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Dihydroceramide Desaturase-1 Inhibitors for Treatment of Diabetes and Other Metabolic Diseases
$749,999Jeremy Blitzer · Potrero Hill Therapeutics, Inc. · R44 · FY2019 · DK
Role and Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Dynamics in Type 2 Diabetes
$749,999John P. Kirwan · Lsu Pennington Biomedical Research Ctr · R01 · FY2025 · DK
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers
$749,999Geri A. Dino · West Virginia University · U48 · FY2023 · DP
Prevention Research in the Digital Age: Public and Private Partnerships for Sustainable Impact at Scale
$749,999Rafael Perez-Escamilla · Yale University · U48 · FY2022 · DP
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DESPITE NUTRITION-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES AND CONDITIONS INCREASING, SUCH AS OBESITY AND DIABETES, MOST MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSION TRAINING IS LAGGING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT, HOUSTON-AREA OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING IN OBESITY & NUTRITION (HOUSTON) ACADEMY 2.0, WILL PROVIDE 12-MONTHS OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN A HEALTH CARE PROFESSION. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION, APPLIED RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES LED BY MEDICAL/DENTAL/NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER-HOUSTON (UTHEALTH), IN ADDITION TO PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. A TOTAL OF 40 UNDERGRADUATES, PRIMARILY FROM MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES NOT DESIGNATED AS TOP RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, AND BE PROVIDED A SCHOLARSHIP. THE TRAINEES WILL ENGAGE IN A 10-WEEK MULTIFACETED SUMMER NUTRITION PROGRAM WHERE THE LEARNING WILL OCCUR IN THE GARDEN, KITCHEN, AND SIMULATION LAB. THE TRAINEES WILL ALSO ENGAGE IN STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH FOCUSED ON NUTRITION-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES AND CONDITIONS OCCURRING IN THE SCHOOLS OF NURSING, DENTISTRY, PUBLIC HEALTH, OR MEDICINE. LAST, TRAINEES WILL EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT NUTRITION AND BE EXPOSED TO CAREERS RELATED TO FOOD THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES INCLUDE COMPLETING A TOTAL OF 440 INTERNSHIP HOURS, COMPLETING AN ORAL PRESENTATION, AND CONTRIBUTING TO A POSTER/MANUSCRIPT FOR PUBLICATION. STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF VALUE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WILL ALSO BE MEASURED. GRADUATION AND MATRICULATION TO GRADUATE SCHOOL/JOB PLACEMENT ARE LONG-TERM MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. OVERALL, HOUSTON ACADEMY 2.0 UNDERGRADUATE TRAINEES WILL HAVE EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS NUTRITION-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES AND CONDITIONS.
$749,999University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston · · FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Cancer Center Support Grant
$749,998D Gary Gilliland · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · P30 · FY2016 · CA
Prevention Research Center in St. Louis
$749,997Ross C Brownson · Washington University · U48 · FY2019 · DP
Expanding the Use of Proven-Effective Pediatric Weight Management Interventions in Community Health Centers
$749,996Elsie Mireya Taveras Benavidez · Massachusetts General Hospital · U18 · FY2019 · DP
Increasing Effective Mental Health Care for LGBT Clients
$749,995Bradley O Boekeloo · Univ Of Maryland, College Park · U48 · FY2021 · DP
Prevention Research in the Digital Age: Public and Private Partnerships for Sustainable Impact at Scale
$749,989Rafael Perez-Escamilla · Yale University · U48 · FY2023 · DP
Prevention Research Center in St. Louis
$749,986Ross C Brownson · Washington University · U48 · FY2022 · DP
Expanding the Use of Proven-Effective Pediatric Weight Management Interventions in Community Health Centers
$749,984Elsie Mireya Taveras Benavidez · Massachusetts General Hospital · U18 · FY2020 · DP
Prevention Research in the Digital Age: Public and Private Partnerships for Sustainable Impact at Scale
$749,975Rafael Perez-Escamilla · Yale University · U48 · FY2019 · DP
Packaging and Spreading the Stanford Pediatric Weight Control Program - A Family-Based, Group, Behavioral Weight Control Program for Children with Obesity and their Families
$749,970Thomas N Robinson · Stanford University · U18 · FY2019 · DP
Reserve against Disability in Early Multiple Sclerosis (RADIEMS) Longitudinal Cohort Study
$749,958James Francis Sumowski · Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai · R01 · FY2021 · HD
Enhanced Behavioral Intervention to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss in Young Adults
$749,948John M Jakicic · University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh · U01 · FY2009 · HL
Increasing Effective Mental Health Care for LGBT Clients
$749,944Bradley O Boekeloo · Univ Of Maryland, College Park · U48 · FY2019 · DP
Packaging and Spreading the Stanford Pediatric Weight Control Program - A Family-Based, Group, Behavioral Weight Control Program for Children with Obesity and their Families
$749,920Thomas N Robinson · Stanford University · U18 · FY2020 · DP
HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Uganda: The H2U Consortium
$749,900Gregory D Kirk · Johns Hopkins University · U54 · FY2015 · CA
HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Uganda: The H2U Consortium
$749,900Gregory D Kirk · Johns Hopkins University · U54 · FY2016 · CA
HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Uganda: The H2U Consortium
$749,899Gregory D Kirk · Johns Hopkins University · U54 · FY2014 · CA
The microbiome and aging in Clostridioides difficile infection
$749,862Vincent B Young · University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor · R01 · FY2024 · AI
Hyperglycemia and Pregnancy Outcome(HAPO) Follow Up Study
$749,861Boyd E Metzger · Northwestern University At Chicago · U01 · FY2016 · DK
Virtual Advisors for Physical Activity Promotion in Underserved Communities
$749,856Abby C King · Stanford University · R01 · FY2014 · HL
Immunometabolic impact of stress hyperglycemia on tuberculosis treatment outcomes and risk of diabetes mellitus
$749,831Matthew James Magee · Emory University · R01 · FY2025 · AI