Intramural Awards
The Saban Research Institute 2010 Intramural Awards recipients have been announced!
Pre-Doctoral Award
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Nadya Andini, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
TSRI Program: Microbial Pathogens and Immunology Initiative
Mentor: Kevin Nash, PhD
Project: “Trans-Translation and Susceptibility to Antimicrobial Agents in Mycobacteria”
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Sargis Sedrakyan, PhD Candidate
Division of Surgery
TSRI Program: Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Mentor: Roger De Filippo, M.D.
Project: “Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells and Their Role in Pathophysiology of Renal Chronic Inflammation and Fibrosis” |
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Chien-Hua Wang, PhD Candidate
Division of Neurology
TSRI Program: Developmental Neuroscience
Mentor: Richard Simerly, PhD
Project: “Sexual dimorphism of leptin-sensitive circuits” |
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Career Development Fellowship Award (RCDF)
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Feng Chi, PhD
Division of Infectious Disease
TSRI Program: Microbial Pathogens and Immunology Initiative
Mentor: Sheng-he Huang, MD
Project: “Regulation of Meningitic Inflammation By α7 Nocotinic.” |
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Rahul Mittal, PhD
Division of Infectious Disease
TSRI Program: Microbial Pathogens and Immunology Initiative
Mentor: Prasadarao Nemani, PhD
Project: “A novel mode of E. coli K1 interaction with Fc-gamma receptor 1 alpha chain contributes to the onset of meningitis in neonates.” |
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Research (Faculty) Career Development Award (RCDA)
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Takako Makita, PhD
Division of Neurology
TSRI Program: Developmental Neuroscience
Mentor: Richard Simerly, PhD
Project: “Role of vascular-derived endothelins in sympathetic axon guidance” |
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Career Development Award (CRACDA)
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Araz Marachelian, MD
Division of Hematology/Oncology
TSRI Program: Cancer Research
Mentor: Robert Seeger, MD and Judith Villablanca, MD
Project: “Biomarkers and imaging evaluation of tumor response in children with high-risk neuroblastoma” |
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Johanna Olsen, MD
Division of Adolescent Medicine
TSRI Program: Community Health Outcomes and Intervention Research
Mentor: Marvin Belzer, MD and Leslie Clark, PhD, MPH
Project: “Treating transgender youth: the impact of a multidisciplinary care team approach” |
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The deadline for submitting an application for The Saban Research Institute 2010 Intramural Awards was February 1, 2010. All applications go through a peer-review process by a study section to determine their scientific and scholarly merit, followed by an administrative review by TSRI.
For further information please contact Evie Martin at 323-361-4110
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