Medical & Scientific Research Grants FY2012

OrganizationLocation Grant DescriptionAmount Paid
Iowa State UniversityAmesIADevelop an immuno-based treatment for the parasitic disease, leishmaniasis.
$50,000
Iowa State UniversityAmesIASupport for basic research on a DNA repair mechanism involved in genetic disease.
$123,490
Iowa State UniversityAmesIATo develop a laboratory model for molecular study of certain gastrointestinal disorders.
$119,100
Iowa State UniversityAmesIAStudy the mosquito-borne infection mechanism of a pathogen that causes the disease filariasis in developing countries.
$79,169
Iowa State UniversityAmesIATo develop a laboratory system for examining cellular migration patterns.
$106,248
Iowa State UniversityAmesIAConduct a basic research study on a human disease-related biochemical signaling pathway, using a simple marine worm as a laboratory model system.
$115,609
Iowa State UniversityAmesIATo support a major initiative in the field of biomolecular structure.
$3,150,000
Iowa State UniversityAmesIAAssist with the purchase of a confocal/multiphoton microscope.
$217,500
University of IllinoisUrbanaILFund the development of a computer-based model for molecular analysis of malignant brain tumors.
$115,000
University of IllinoisUrbanaILStudy the molecular basis for a particular form of inherited epilepsy.
$100,000
University of IllinoisUrbanaILTo study biochemical factors involved in tissue regeneration, using the fruit fly as the laboratory model system.
$135,166
University of IowaIowa CityIAResearch and outreach program to address health issues among Muscatine middle school students.
$250,000
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport a dental health study among Iowa youth.
$113,912
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport a study on dental malocclusion.
$90,000
University of IowaIowa CityIAContinue an effort to preserve animal populations used in biomedical research.
$193,200
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport a statewide community based health education initiative.
$92,039
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport a symposium on childhood hearing loss.
$18,900
University of IowaIowa CityIAAssist in the development of a shared facility for analytical chemistry.
$230,689
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport for endowment and capital projects at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
$3,376,900
Total$8,676,922