Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Projects

Projects per year 1975 2024

• 28 Not started
• 338 Active
• 1666 Finished

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• A new molecular pathway for diabetic cardiomyopathy

  Kitsis, R. N. & Yoshioka, J. U. N.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  1/15/16 → 12/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Thioredoxins 100%
  • Diabetic Cardiomyopathies 98%
  • bcl-2-Associated X Protein 41%
  • Hyperglycemia 22%
  • Systolic Heart Failure 16%

• Adipose tissue Inflammation is a critical mediator of host response to T. cruzi

  Tanowitz, H. B.

  2/1/16 → 1/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • adipose tissue 100%
  • adipocytes 97%
  • Chagas disease 61%
  • Trypanosoma cruzi 57%
  • infection 31%

• Inhibition of methionine biosynthesis eliminates persistent M. tuberculosis.

  Berney, M.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  2/15/16 → 1/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Methionine 100%
  • Tuberculosis 89%
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis 75%
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations 47%
  • Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 28%

• Antibody differentially alters Histoplasma extracellular vesicles

  Nosanchuk, J. D.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  2/15/16 → 1/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Histoplasma 100%
  • Extracellular Vesicles 67%
  • Antibodies 33%
  • Fungi 30%
  • Monoclonal Antibodies 16%

• Attenuated HSV Vaccines That Induce Protective Mucosal Antibodies

  Herold, B.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  3/1/16 → 2/28/21

  Project: Research project

  • Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines 100%
  • Human Herpesvirus 2 82%
  • Human Herpesvirus 1 74%
  • Attenuated Vaccines 72%
  • Vaccines 42%

• Avance III HD Console and Paravision upgrade for 9.4T microMRI

  Duong, T. Q.

  3/1/16 → 2/28/18

  Project: Research project

  • Shims 100%
  • Magnetic resonance imaging 94%
  • Imaging techniques 86%
  • Diffusion tensor imaging 34%
  • Magnets 23%

• Inhibitors of Maf1-dependent transcriptional repression

  Willis, I. M.

  National Institute of General Medical Sciences

  4/1/16 → 3/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Anti-Obesity Agents 100%
  • Transfer RNA 76%
  • Obesity 72%
  • Genes 70%
  • Peptides 66%

• PI3K Isoform Dependence in Adult Hematopoiesis and Myeloid Leukemia

  Gritsman, K.

  National Cancer Institute

  4/1/16 → 3/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Myeloid Leukemia 100%
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases 95%
  • Hematopoiesis 89%
  • Protein Isoforms 73%
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia 31%

• HGF/HGFR Axis and Fatty Liver Disease

  Zarnegar, R.

  National Institutes of Health

  4/1/16 → 3/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases 100%
  • Hepatocyte Growth Factor 70%
  • Protein Kinases 65%
  • Fatty Liver 47%
  • Liver Diseases 36%

• Calmodulin Regulation Na Channels: From Function and Structure to Disease

  Tomaselli, G. F. & Tomaselli, G. F.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  4/1/16 → 3/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Calmodulin 100%
  • Long QT Syndrome 83%
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias 53%
  • Single Molecule Imaging 43%
  • Mutation 35%

• Causally connecting neural activity to behavior with caged compounds

  Nicola, S. M.

  NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

  4/1/16 → 3/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Neurons 100%
  • Animals 48%
  • Light 45%
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists 44%
  • Glutamate Receptors 35%

• Therapeutic targeting of glutamine metabolism in MDS

  Verma, A. K. & Verma, A. K.

  4/1/16 → 3/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes 100%
  • Glutaminase 64%
  • Glutamine 39%
  • CB-839 38%
  • Neoplasms 12%

• Anti-Axl and anti-Mer antibody treatment to reduce the clinical course of EAE

  Shafit-Zagardo, B.

  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  4/1/16 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • growth arrest-specific protein 6 100%
  • Brain Diseases 46%
  • Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies 33%
  • Antibodies 19%
  • Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein 19%

• Evaluation of HIV-associated Cardiac Dysfunction in Women

  Kaplan, R. C. & Kizer, J.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  4/1/16 → 3/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • HIV 100%
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 43%
  • Triglycerides 31%
  • Fibrosis 28%
  • HIV Infections 22%

• Roles of formins in breast cancer invasion

  Hodgson, L.

  National Cancer Institute

  4/6/16 → 3/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • biosensors 100%
  • breast neoplasms 84%
  • guanosinetriphosphatase 63%
  • microfilaments 59%
  • molecular motor proteins 46%

• WNK KINASES IN DEVELOPMENT

  Jenny, A.

  National Institute of General Medical Sciences

  5/4/16 → 9/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Phosphotransferases 100%
  • Catenins 63%
  • Gordon syndrome 47%
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism 40%
  • Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Symporters 40%

• TNF alpha and IL-1 beta as pro-geronic factors in intestinal aging

  Huffman, D. M.

  National Institute on Aging

  5/15/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Interleukin-1 100%
  • Stem Cell Niche 70%
  • Parabiosis 59%
  • Interleukin-1beta 51%
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha 38%

• PC4PrEP: Integrating PrEP into Primary Care

  Bauman, L. J.

  National Institute of Mental Health

  5/27/16 → 2/28/21

  Project: Research project

  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis 100%
  • Primary Health Care 50%
  • HIV 10%
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 6%
  • Prescriptions 5%

• Regulation of T Cell Responses by Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy

  Macian-Juan, F.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  6/1/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy 100%
  • T-Cell Antigen Receptor 49%
  • T-Lymphocytes 36%
  • Autophagy 28%
  • Adaptive Immunity 9%

• Long term outcomes of therapy in women initiated on lifelong ART because of pregnancy in DR Congo

  Yotebieng, M.

  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

  6/1/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Congo 100%
  • Quality Improvement 75%
  • HIV 60%
  • Retention in Care 53%
  • Maternal Health 48%

• Resilience in HIV infected drug users

  Cunningham, C. O.

  NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

  6/1/16 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Drug Users 100%
  • HIV 70%
  • Viral Load 51%
  • Cocaine 26%
  • Opioid Analgesics 17%

• Deciphering the roles of Nfatc1 in developmental coronary angiogenesis

  Zhou, B. & Zheng, D.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  6/1/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • NFATC Transcription Factors 100%
  • Gene Regulatory Networks 33%
  • Coronary Vessels 25%
  • Gene Expression 18%
  • Developmental Biology 13%

• Deciphering Neural Circuits Underlying Hippocampal Suppression of Food Intake

  Yang, Y.

  National Institute of Mental Health

  6/1/16 → 2/28/21

  Project: Research project

  • Anorexia Nervosa 100%
  • Hippocampus 70%
  • Eating 66%
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders 53%
  • Anorexia 40%

• Molecular basis of receptor-ligand recognition in the Immunological Synapse

  Fiser, A.

  National Institute of General Medical Sciences

  6/1/16 → 4/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Immunological Synapses 100%
  • Ligands 51%
  • Abatacept 29%
  • Proteins 22%
  • Biological Products 20%

• Comprehensive Evaluation of Aging-Related Clinical Outcomes and Geroproteins

  Kizer, J.

  6/1/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Proteins 100%
  • Muscle Strength 79%
  • Longevity 69%
  • Dementia 64%
  • Parabiosis 63%

• Dissecting Skp2 functions in pRb and p53 doubly deficient tumorigenesis

  Schwartz, E. L.

  6/3/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • prostatic neoplasms 100%
  • neoplasms 63%
  • castration 61%
  • carcinogenesis 59%
  • mice 31%

• Early cellular sensing of blood stage Plasmodium Parasites by Innate Immune Cells

  Lauvau, G.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  6/9/16 → 5/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Interferon Type I 100%
  • Plasmodium 77%
  • Malaria 68%
  • Parasites 54%
  • Plasmodium yoelii 27%

• Delineating the Reward Circuitry of Anhedonia

  Ely, B. A.

  National Institute of Mental Health

  6/11/16 → 6/10/19

  Project: Research project

  • Anhedonia 100%
  • Major Depressive Disorder 78%
  • Reward 70%
  • Habenula 41%
  • Ventral Tegmental Area 36%

• Mechanism of Met-Induced Hepatocyte Survival

  Zarnegar, R.

  National Institutes of Health

  6/15/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases 100%
  • Protein Kinases 65%
  • Hepatocyte Growth Factor 43%
  • Hepatocytes 30%
  • Necrosis 22%

• The Mediator complex in the coordinate regulation of lipogenic gene expression

  Pessin, J. E. & Yang, F.

  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

  6/15/16 → 4/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • gene expression regulation 100%
  • DNA-directed RNA polymerase 85%
  • insulin resistance 76%
  • liver 61%
  • phosphotransferases (kinases) 53%

• Mechanism of HIV-1 Latency and Reactivation Kinetics Using Single Cell Analysis

  Kalpana, G. V.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  6/16/16 → 1/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Single-Cell Analysis 100%
  • HIV-1 73%
  • Kinetics 53%
  • RNA 26%
  • gag Gene Products 10%

• Functional Neuroanatomy of Circuits Governing Parental Behavior

  Autry, A. E.

  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

  7/1/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Neuroanatomy 100%
  • Urocortins 69%
  • Agonistic Behavior 57%
  • Neurons 56%
  • Infant Behavior 47%

• Intervention to increase access to PEP to prevent HIV infection among Black MSM

  Zingman, B. S.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  7/1/16 → 4/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • HIV 100%
  • HIV Infections 97%
  • Social Media 76%
  • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis 30%
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) 21%

• Promoting Asthma Guidelines and Management through Technology-Based Intervention and Care Coordination (PRAGMATIC)

  Reznik, M.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  7/1/16 → 4/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Asthma 100%
  • Guidelines 86%
  • Technology 73%
  • Psychological Practice 22%
  • Child 19%

• Host biomarkers for M. tuberculosis infection activity in HIV-infected persons

  Achkar, J. M.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  7/2/16 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Tuberculosis 100%
  • HIV 78%
  • Biomarkers 70%
  • Infections 53%
  • Protein Array Analysis 16%

• Broadly Protective Bispecific Antibodies for Treatment of Ebola Virus Disease

  Lai, J. R.

  7/5/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Filoviridae 100%
  • Bispecific Antibodies 81%
  • Epitopes 37%
  • Ebolavirus 29%
  • Antibodies 27%

• Epidemiology of the gut microbiome, prediabetes and diabetes in Latinos

  Kaplan, R. C. & Burk, R. D.

  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

  7/8/16 → 2/28/21

  Project: Research project

  • Prediabetic State 100%
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome 87%
  • Hispanic Americans 86%
  • Epidemiology 61%
  • Microbiota 23%

• pRb Function in Mediobasal Hypothalamus in Diet Induced Obesity

  Chua, Jr., S. C.

  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

  7/10/16 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Hypothalamus 100%
  • Obesity 77%
  • Diet 75%
  • Leptin 49%
  • Neurons 36%

• The development of radiolabeled probes for imaging and therapy which target the chemokine CXCR4

  Amor Coarasa, A.

  National Cancer Institute

  7/13/16 → 7/12/18

  Project: Research project

  • Chemokines 100%
  • Neoplasms 48%
  • Iodine-124 40%
  • Organic Chemistry 37%
  • Publications 35%

• A Novel Recombinant Protein as an Effective Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury

  Yang, W.

  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

  7/15/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Acute Kidney Injury 100%
  • milk fat globule 94%
  • Factor VIII 67%
  • Human Milk 66%
  • Epidermal Growth Factor 59%

• Molecular aspects of CRKL in heart development and human disease

  Zhou, B. & Zhou, B.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  7/15/16 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Human Development 100%
  • Heart 63%
  • Heart Diseases 40%
  • DiGeorge Syndrome 34%
  • Exome 30%

• Structural basis of allostery and mechanical properties of F-actin

  Almo, S. C.

  8/1/16 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Actins 100%
  • Microfilament Proteins 66%
  • Protein Subunits 57%
  • Cryoelectron Microscopy 45%
  • Protein Binding 33%

• Metabotropic glutamate receptor functions in autophagy

  Francesconi, A.

  National Institute of Mental Health

  8/1/16 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors 100%
  • Autophagy 85%
  • Fragile X Syndrome 51%
  • Fasciculation 42%
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders 32%

• Understanding Alzheimer's Disease in the Context of the Aging Brain

  Cuervo, A. M.

  National Institute on Aging

  8/15/16 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy 100%
  • Proteostasis 34%
  • Alzheimer Disease 33%
  • Brain 30%
  • Genetic Enhancement 12%

• A Computational Biomechanical Airway Model for Obese Children at Risk for OSAS

  Arens, R.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  8/15/16 → 4/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea 100%
  • Child 47%
  • Pediatric Obesity 42%
  • Hydrodynamics 23%
  • Child Development 19%

• Evidence for a Distinct Gut Microbiome in Kidney Stone Formers

  Davies, K. & Stern, J. M.

  8/18/16 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Kidney Calculi 100%
  • Kidney Diseases 63%
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome 48%
  • Nutrition Surveys 18%
  • Diet 15%

• Development of integrative models for early liver toxicity assessment

  Wang, T.

  9/1/16 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • High Throughput Screening 100%
  • Environmental Substance 13%
  • QSAR Study 9%
  • Biological Property 9%
  • Bioassay 8%

• Beta & Gamma Oral HPV infection in HIV positive individuals

  Burk, R. D., Schlecht, N. F. & Schlecht, N. F.

  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

  9/1/16 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Papillomavirus Infections 100%
  • HIV 75%
  • Mouth 36%
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (U.S.) 30%
  • HIV Infections 22%

• Incidence, Latency, and Survival of Cancer Following World Trade Center Exposure

  Hall, C. B. & Hall, C. B.

  9/1/16 → 8/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Neoplasms 100%
  • Furans 88%
  • Incidence 75%
  • Occupational Groups 74%
  • Hazardous Substances 71%

• Utilizing Innovative Technology To Improve Compliance With Patient Elevation Guidelines ? The Impact Of Angulus On Adherence To The Evidence-Based VAP-Prevention Bundle

  Gong, M. N.

  9/2/16 → 4/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia 100%
  • Guidelines 43%
  • Critical Care 39%
  • Patient Compliance 32%
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.) 15%