Announcing research awards – June and July 2015

Congratulations to these general medicine faculty who are recent recipients of research funding.

C. Voils

Corrine I. Voils, PhD, has received an award (1R34-HL125669-01A1) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled “Incentivizing Behavior Change Skills to Promote Weight Loss.” Total funding will be $715,500. Read more about this announcement here.

 

 

Lesley H. Curtis, PhD, has received a sub-award (HHSF22320091006I) through the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. for a project entitled “Blood-SCAN Feasibility Evaluation, Phase 3 – Amendment.” Total funding will be $33,603.

 

 

SchulmanKKevin A. Schulman, MD, has received an award (PO #IP123304) from the Food and Drug Administration for a project entitled “FDA Fellow’s Course 2015.” Total funding will be $40,000.

 

 

ReedShelby Reed, PhD
Recipient of three recent awards:
(1) a sub-award (327333) through the University of Pennsylvania for a project entitled “Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Patient and Provider Risk-Benefit Preferences for Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy.” Total funding will be $37,490.

(2) an award from Genzyme Corporation for a project entitled “High-Efficacy Treatments for Relapsing-Remitting MS pts.” Total funding will be $285,271.

(3) an award from Janssen Research & Development, LLC for a project entitled “Preference Studies in Alzheimer’s Disease: General Population Surveys.” Total funding will be $254,600.