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PEER-REVIEWED GRANTS
Extramural grants funded
  1. 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
Extramural grants pending
  1. AUTISM SPEAKS, Molecular and neuroendocrine mechanisms of DBP-induced Autistic-like behavior in mice. Submitted 11.2001 (Abdeslem El Idrissi, PI)
  2. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, Microtubule associated protein modifications, cytoskeleton and cell fate. Submitted 09.2011(Alejandro Alonso, PI)
  3. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY - MATERIEL COMMAND, Confocal microscope for neuroscience, autism, and cancer research. Submitted 09.2011. (PI)
Intramural Grants Funded
  1. PSC-CUNY, Role of HGF and its cognate receptor cMet in phagocytosis of outer segments by RPE, $3,000.
  2. 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
  3. 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