Grid Awards 2005

Synergy
The role of microtubule-severing protein in Alzheimer’s Disease
P.I.: Wenqian Yu, Ph.D.
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, College of Medicine
Co-I: Aleister Saunders, Ph.D.
Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, College of Arts and Sciences

Synergy
Building a Model for Financing Local Health Departments in Pennsylvania
P.I.: Dennis Gallagher, MPA
Dept. of Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health,
Co-I: Jennifer Kolke, MPH
Co-I: Janet Davidson, M.Ed., MBA
Dept. of Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health
Co-I: Kerry Anne McGeary, Ph.D.
Department of Economics, LeBow College of Business

Synergy
An Evaluation of the Combined Effects of Environmental Particulate Exposures and Dietary Deficiencies on Pediatric Asthma Severity in Inner City Philadelphia
P.I.: Hernando R. Perez, Ph.D., MPH
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health
Co-I: Zekarias Berhane, Ph.D.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Co-I: Mariana M. Chilton, Ph.D., MPH
Department of Community Health and Prevention, School of Public Health
Co-I: Patrick Gurian, Ph.D.
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Synergy
Determining pathways for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor endocytosis via novel multi-channel scanning probe methods
P.I.: Jonathan Spanier, Ph.D.
Department of Materials Science, College of Engineering
Co-I: Joel Horowitz, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine
Co-I: Elisabeth Papazoglou, Ph.D.
School of Biomedical Engineering

Innovation
Large-Scale High-Resolution Automated Connectivity Mapping of Human Brain
P.I.: Jonathan Nissanov
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, College of Medicine
Co-I: Lise Rioux
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, College of Medicine

Critical Fellowships
Paul Bidez. School of Biomedical Engineering
Devrim Kilinc, School of Biomedical Engineering
Lisa Payne, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Liang Qiang, Dept of Neurobiology and Anatomy, College of Medicine