Dr. Joseph Gardiner and Dr.
Hwan Chung received an R01 award for $288,461 for
the period October 2007-September 2008 from the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for a study
titled “Statistical Innovations in Health Services
Research”. This new 3-year award continues the
research led by Dr. Joseph Gardiner addressing the
development, evaluation and application of methods for
cost-effectiveness analyses, and sponsored by AHRQ (http://www.ahrq.gov/rice/gardsum.htm).
Dr. Ellen Velie, Sarah Nechuta
(Epidemiology PhD candidate), and Dr. Joe Gardiner
received an R03 grant award for $100,000 from the
National Cancer Institute for a study titled “A
Population-Based Study of Maternal Birth Characteristics
and Premenopausal Breast Cancer”. The study will
utilize statewide
Michigan
cancer and birth registry information, assisted by Glenn
Copeland, Michigan Department of Community Health. In
addition, Sarah Nechuta received a doctoral
dissertation award from Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
for $3500.
Drs.
Katherine Alaimo (Food Science and
Human Nutrition) and Ellen Velie (Epidemiology)
received a Robert Wood Johnson award for $243,000 for a
study titled, “Evaluating the Impact of Two School
Nutrition Policy and Environmental Interventions on
Low-Income Middle-School Students in
Michigan”.
Drs. Said Omar
(Neonatology), Ali
Artaman (Epidemiology graduate student), Hossein
Rhabar (Epidemiology) and Nigel Paneth
(Epidemiology) received an RO3 grant award worth
$100,000 from the National Institutes of Health for a
study titled “Oxygen and phototherapy as risk factors
for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.” This is in addition
to an earlier $20,000 award from the Children’s Leukemia
Research Association.
Obesity Council Funds Researchers Working on Obesity
Related Projects.
In June 2007, the Obesity
Council provided some seed funds to researchers who are
either close to submitting an obesity related grant for
external funding review or who are already funded but
need some seed money for some aspect of their work. The
goal is to boost the number of obesity related external
grants awarded to MSU, a key component of the
University’s strategic plan and the Family Research
Initiative. The funded individuals include:
Dr. Ellen Velie
(Department of
Epidemiology) and colleagues received $2500 for
background work on a planned NIH proposal titled
“Lifetime Energy Balance and Premenopausal Breast Cancer
in Black and White women.” The money will be used to
support a master’s student (Renee Bloome) and a PhD
student (Sarah Nechuta) who are working with Dr. Velie.
Dr. Jim Pivarnik
(Departments of
Kinesiology and Epidemiology Center for Physical
Activity and Health) received $2500 to support an
application for an R21 grant under review that deals
with the role of maternal exercise on offspring chronic
disease risk factors, such as BP, physical inactivity,
and obesity. The funds will also help in analyzing pilot
data from the Student Health Survey, an online
instrument developed by Dr Pivarnik and his group in
concert with the Michigan Department of Community Health
that assesses the physical activity and nutrition
behaviors of all middle and high school students in the
state of Michigan.
All funded investigators
will acknowledge support from the MSU Obesity Council on
all publications and presentations related to the funded
projects.
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