| K99 Projects Awarded as of 6:58 a.m. on November 30, 2006 sorted by IC then by Project Number. | ||||||||
| Additional awards are expected to be made in the next few weeks and this list will be updated periodically. | ||||||||
| This list reflects the first of three rounds of awards to be made in FY07. Additional projects will listed after each of the next rounds of awards are made. | ||||||||
| IC | Inst St | Budget Start | Type | Actv | Project | PI Name | Institution | Title |
| AA | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | AA016731-01 | SABINO, VALENTINA | SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Role of sigma receptors in ethanol reinforcement |
| AG | CT | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | AG029726-01 | TOWN, TERRENCE C | YALE UNIVERSITY | Blocking TGF-Beta immune signaling as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's diseas |
| AG | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | AG029760-01 | ROSSI, DERRICK J. | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Stem Cell Aging: Functional Decline, DNA damage and Therapeutic Targets |
| AI | MA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | AI072834-01 | GALONIC, DANICA P | HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) | Methylation in Antibiotic Biosynthesis: Methylcobalamin-Radical SAM Enzymes |
| AI | CT | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | AI072955-01 | KAGAN, JONATHAN C | YALE UNIVERSITY | Cellular and molecular aspects of Toll-like receptor signal transduction. |
| AI | MA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | AI072973-01 | ALTER, GALIT | MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | Anergizing effect of NK cell receptor expression on HIV-specific CD8+ T cells |
| CA | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | CA125937-01 | XIN, LI | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES | Characterization of prostatic stem cells and prostate cancer-initiating cells |
| CA | NY | 3/1/2007 | 1 | K99 | CA125991-01 | LI, ZIQIANG | YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | Dissect roles of mismatch repair proteins in Lymphomagenesis and Ig diversity |
| CA | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | CA126173-01 | ZHANG, YOU-WEI | SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES | Roles of the Checkpoint Kinase Chk1 in Cancer Biology and Therapy |
| CA | NY | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | CA126186-01 | HE, LIN | COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY | Functions of microRNAs in lymphomagenesis |
| DA | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | DA023700-01 | XU, XIANGMIN | SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES | Local Connections and In Vivo Physiology of Inhibitory Cortical Neurons |
| DE | OR | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | DE018088-01 | EBERHART, JOHANN | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | Genetic Hierarchies and Cellular Behaviors during Zebrafish Palatogenesis |
| DK | CA | 7/1/2007 | 1 | K99 | DK077427-01 | SRINIVASAN, SUPRIYA | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | The Role of Serotonin in Energy Homeostasis in C. elegans |
| DK | MA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | DK077445-01 | ZHOU, QAIO | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | Diversity and Specification of Pancreatic Progenitor Cells |
| DK | TX | 4/1/2007 | 1 | K99 | DK077573-01 | HOSTETLER, HEATHER A | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | The role of long chain acyl-CoAs in nuclear receptor regulation |
| EB | WI | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | EB007129-01 | ALLEN, MATTHEW J | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON | Increasing the Utility of Contrast Agents for MRI |
| EB | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | EB007151-01 | KARTALOV, EMIL P | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Integrated Nanofluidic BioMEMS for Biomedical Diagnostics and Analysis |
| EB | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | EB007182-01 | LIU, CHUNLEI | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | High Resolution Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 300-Micron Level |
| ES | MD | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | ES015426-01 | NYLAND, JENNIFER F | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | Mercury exposure and the innate immune response in autoimmune heart disease |
| ES | IL | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | ES015428-01 | SABLE, HELEN J | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN | Assessment of Psychostimulant Addiction Risk Following Developmental PCB Exposure |
| EY | PA | 1/1/2007 | 1 | K99 | EY018042-01 | DING, LONG | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | Neuronal basis of reward-biased visual perception |
| GM | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | GM079921-01 | JONES, TONI I | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | Spinal Cord Signal Transduction in a Rat Model of Post-Surgical Pain |
| GM | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | GM079922-01 | GARG, NEIL K | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | New Asymmetric Transformations and Chemical Synthesis of Natural Products |
| GM | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | GM079955-01 | SCHULDINER, MAYA B | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | Exploring Regulation of ER Homeostasis Using Quantitative Genetic Interaction Map |
| GM | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | GM079960-01 | LEE, TAE-HEE | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Dynamics in Translation: the Role of Fluctuation in Protein Synthesis |
| GM | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | GM080099-01 | SONG, YUN S | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS | Novel Methods for Characterizing Recombination and Selection |
| HD | MD | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HD055030-01 | TAMASHIRO, KELLIE L | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | Influences of the prenatal environment on metabolic programming |
| HD | IL | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HD055033-01 | SLATER, SANDY J | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO | Is the Built Environment Associated with Youth Physical Activity and Weight? |
| HD | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HD055034-01 | TANEYHILL, LISA A | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Functional Roles of Wnt and Snail2 Target Genes in Neural Crest Development |
| HD | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HD055052-01 | CHEN, XIN | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Epigenetic Regulation of Germ Cell Differentiation from a Stem Cell Lineage |
| HG | MA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HG004183-01 | SCHROEDER, CHARLES M | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | Single Molecule Technology for Genome-Wide Association Studies |
| HL | OH | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087462-01 | TIKUNOVA, SVETLANA B | OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY | Influence of Troponin C on the Rate of Cardiac Muscle Relaxation |
| HL | WA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087513-01 | MAHONEY, WILLIAM M | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Molecular Characterization of Arterially-Restricted RGS5 |
| HL | NC | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087560-01 | DESHPANDE, DEEPAK A | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | Molecular Mechanisms of Airway Smooth Muscle Relaxation |
| HL | OH | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087561-01 | SILVA, RANASINGHE A | UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI | The Role of Apolipoprotein A-II in the Modulation of HDL Function |
| HL | CO | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087591-01 | O'CONNELL, KRISTEN M | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-FORT COLLINS | Cell Biology of Cardiac Kv Channels |
| HL | IN | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087607-01 | WANG, MEIJING | INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS | Testosterone in TNFR1 Signaling During Acute Myocardial Injury |
| HL | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087614-01 | ENNIS, DANIEL B | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Myocardial Structure, Function, and Remodeling in Mitral Regurgitation |
| HL | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087618-01 | MOSNIER, LAURENT OLIVIER | SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Direct Cellular Effects of Blood Coagulation Proteases |
| HL | NC | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087621-01 | GRIFFIN, COURTNEY T | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL | ATP-Dependent Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes and Vascular Development |
| HL | MI | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087927-01 | NORTHCOTT, CARRIE A | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Paraventricular Nucleus Signaling Mechanisms in Hypertension |
| HL | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL087936-01 | CHING-CHENG, CHEN | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Paired lg-Like Receptor as a Regulator of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function |
| HL | GA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088000-01 | FUCHS, SEBASTIEN | EMORY UNIVERSITY | Importance of the Two Catalytic Sites of ACE in Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury |
| HL | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088017-01 | ROVNIAK, LIZA | SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY | WalkLink: Email-Based Walking Program for Cardiovascular Disease Risk-Reduction |
| HL | WA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088021-01 | SORROR, MOHAMED | FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER | Impact of Comorbidities on Outcomes of Allogeneic Transplantation |
| HL | MN | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088048-01 | RODRIGUEZ-PORCEL, MARTIN | MAYO CLINIC COLL OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER | Role of Oxidative Stress in Stem Cell Differentiation and Survival |
| HL | NC | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088317-01 | ARJUN, DEB | DUKE UNIVERSITY | Role of Sfrp2 in Cardiac Regeneration |
| HL | MA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088514-01 | KONTARIDIS, MARIA IRENE | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER | Molecular Pathogenesis of the Cardiomyogenic Defects in LEOPARD Syndrome |
| HL | NC | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088528-01 | TEMEL, RYAN E | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | Mechanisms For PPARdelta Agonist-Induced Elevation of HDL in Non-Human Primates |
| HL | TX | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | HL088692-01 | BRUNETTI-PIERRI, NICOLA | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | HDAd-mediated gene therapy for hemophilia B |
| MD | MD | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | MD002271-01 | CARSWELL, STEVEN BERNARD | FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | Risk Factors for HIV Among Urban African American Youth |
| MH | CA | 9/25/2006 | 1 | K99 | MH080599-01 | YE, BING | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | Mechanisms Differentiating Dendrite Development form Axon Development |
| NS | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | NS057906-01 | CUI, BIANXIAO | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Imaging nerve growth factor signal transduction in live neurons |
| NS | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | NS057931-01 | COLON-RAMOS, DANIEL A | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Synaptic target selection in the thermotaxis neural circuit of C. elegans |
| NS | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | NS057934-01 | ROLL-MECAK, ANTONINA | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | Elucidation of the Biochemical Mechanism and In Vivo Functions of Spastin |
| NS | MD | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | NS058111-01 | WEST, ANDREW B | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | The Role of LRRK2 in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease |
| RR | CA | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | RR024110-01 | BHALLA, NEEDHI | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY | Characterization of the Synapis Checkpoint in C. elegans Meiosis |
| RR | TN | 12/1/2006 | 1 | K99 | RR024119-01 | LIN, FANG | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | G-protein Signaling in Zebrafish Primordial Germ Cell Migration |