Extramural grants funded
- ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, Hyperphosphorylated tau-induced neurodegeneration, $200,000, $181,727 direct, Awarded 09/2009 – 08/2010, Co-investigator
2 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, Hyperphosphorylation of tau, $148,846, $127,500 direct, Awarded 09/2009 – 08/2012, Co-investigator
3 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ORNL, Synthesis of biomimetic polyphenol - bionanoparticle hybrids, $65,000, $65,000 direct, Awarded 06/2009 – 05/2011, Co-PI
4 NULASTIN INC., Improvement of wound care, $38,028, $38,028 direct, Awarded, 03/2008 – 02/2009, Co-PI
5 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, Acquisition of a confocal microscope for interdisciplinary research, $479,752, $479,752 direct, Awarded 08/2004 – 07/2007, PI
6 MERCK-AAAS, Development and in vivo Utilization of Metal-Organic Nanomaterial, $60,000, $60,000 direct, Awarded, 06/2003 – 06/2006, Co-PI
7 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, Acquisition of an X-ray micro-analysis system with WDS spectrometer for elemental analyses, $226,587, $226,587 direct, Awarded, 07/2002 – 06/2003, PI
- AUTISM SPEAKS, Molecular and neuroendocrine mechanisms of DBP-induced Autistic-like behavior in mice. Submitted 11.2001 (Abdeslem El Idrissi, PI)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, Microtubule associated protein modifications, cytoskeleton and cell fate. Submitted 09.2011(Alejandro Alonso, PI)
- DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY - MATERIEL COMMAND, Confocal microscope for neuroscience, autism, and cancer research. Submitted 09.2011. (PI)
- PSC-CUNY, Role of HGF and its cognate receptor cMet in phagocytosis of outer segments by RPE, $3,000.
- CUNY Collaborative Incentive Grant, Living copolymer-antibody conjugates for imaging applications, $60,000, 09/2009 – 08/2011. Co-PI
3 PSC-CUNY, Atomic force measurements of glycated extracellular matrix proteins, $3,700, 07/2009 – 06/2010.
4 CUNY MACROMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES INSTITUTE, Synthesis and polymerization of recombinant human elastin for novel tissue engineering applications, $24,000, $24,000 direct, Awarded, 05/2009 – 04/2010 Co-PI
5 CUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLABORATIVE, Synthesis and characterization of biosensors prepared from conducting polymer/enzyme nanocomposites, $30,000, $30,000 direct, Awarded, 12/2006 – 7/2007, Co-PI
6 PSC-CUNY, Synthesis and characterization of polysiloxane nanotube networks through the use of collagen as a biological template., $3,600, $3,600 direct, Awarded, 07/2003 – 06/2004, PI
7 PSC-CUNY, Apoptosis in tick salivary glands, $3,300, $3,300 direct, Awarded, 07/2001 – 06/2002, PI
8 PSC-CUNY, MMP localization in rat model of diabetic retinopathy, $5,000, $5,000 direct, Awarded, 07/2000 – 06/2001, PI
9 PSC-CUNY, Growth factor induced expression of metalloproteinases during retinal neovascularization, $5,350, $5,350 Direct, Awarded, 07/1999 – 06/2000, PI
10 PSC-CUNY, VEGF induced expression of metalloproteinases during retinal neovascularization, $5,400, $5,400 direct, Awarded, 02/1998 – 12/1998, PI
11 PSC-CUNY, Identifying Mechanisms of Reduced Uptake in Urea- Resistant Fly Populations, $5,888, $5,888 direct, Awarded, 07/2002 – 06/2003, Co-PI - City University of New York, Graduate Research and Training initiative, Round 11, Addition of analytical equipment for the Advanced Imaging Facility, $71,250
13 City University of New York, Graduate Research and Training initiative, Round 10, Addition of analytical equipment for the Biological and Chemical Sciences/Advanced Imaging Facility, $122,198
14 City University of New York, Graduate Research and Training initiative, Round 9, Addition of analytical microscopes for the Advanced Imaging Facility, $96,000
15 City University of New York, Graduate Research and Training initiative, Round 7 supplemental, Upgrade of analytical instruments for the Advanced Imaging Facility, $95,900
16 City University of New York, Graduate Research and Training initiative, Round 7, Upgrade of analytical instruments for the Advanced Imaging Facility, $106,712
17 College of Staten Island CELT Mini Grant, Updating the physiology laboratories: Acquisition of computerized physiographs, $4,190