Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Projects

Projects per year 1975 1989 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2025

• 61 Not started
• 556 Active
• 3191 Finished

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  Building Research Capacity to Address the Challenge of Non Communicable Diseases and Injuries in Rwanda The GUKORANA Research Center

  Castle, P. E.

  9/14/17 → 8/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Medical informatics 100%
  • Data Science 96%
  • Monitoring 40%

• Generation of a Complete Set of Precise Null Bar-Coded Deletion Mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Jacobs Jr., W. R.

  9/14/17 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Tuberculosis 100%
  • Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis 49%
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis 39%
  • Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 30%
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions 26%

• Developing and pilot testing an intervention to increase opioid tapering in primary care

  Perez, H. R.

  9/1/17 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Opioid Analgesics 100%
  • Primary Health Care 76%
  • Pain 65%
  • Chronic Pain 29%
  • Retention in Care 23%

• Development of a Topical siRNA Therapy to Promote Burn Wound Healing via Depletion of the Novel Microtubule Regulatory, Fidgetin-Like-2

  Sharp, D. J.

  9/1/17 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Wounds and Injuries 100%
  • Wound Healing 90%
  • Microtubules 80%
  • Cicatrix 35%
  • Small Interfering RNA 34%

• Myeloid Cell Regulation of Plasma cell engraftment into Bone Marrow

  Fooksman, D. R.

  9/1/17 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • antibodies 100%
  • bone marrow 61%
  • bone marrow cells 46%
  • cells 41%
  • vaccination 34%

• Myeloid Cell Regulation of Plasma cell engraftment into Bone Marrow

  Fooksman, D. R.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  9/1/17 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • plasma cells 100%
  • bone marrow 98%
  • antibodies 75%
  • bone marrow cells 35%
  • cells 34%

• Development of a Topical siRNA Therapy to Promote Burn Wound Healing via Depletion of the Novel Microtubule Regulatory, Fidgetin-Like-2

  O'Rourke, B. & Sharp, D. J.

  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

  9/1/17 → 2/28/18

  Project: Research project

  • Microtubules 100%
  • Wound Healing 96%
  • Small Interfering RNA 73%
  • Wounds and Injuries 71%
  • Cicatrix 25%

• Understanding the molecular regulation of autophagy during aging

  Singh, R.

  National Institute on Aging

  9/1/17 → 5/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Autophagy 100%
  • Light 77%
  • Messenger RNA 34%
  • Autophagy-Related Proteins 31%
  • Autophagosomes 26%

• Cellular impact of X-linked dyskeratosis congenita

  Meier, U. T.

  9/1/17 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • NAP57 100%
  • Dyskeratosis Congenita 56%
  • Ribonucleoproteins 16%
  • telomerase RNA 12%
  • RNA 9%

• Phase 2 Study: Intranasal Oxytocin vs. Placebo for the Treatment of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome [IND 121109 acknowledged 8/27/14]

  Hollander, E.

  9/1/17 → 8/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Prader-Willi Syndrome 100%
  • Oxytocin 67%
  • Hyperphagia 51%
  • Placebos 25%
  • Rare Diseases 11%

• MRI of Diabetic Retinopathy

  Duong, T. Q.

  9/1/17 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Diabetic Retinopathy 100%
  • Retina 62%
  • Contrast Media 44%
  • Ocular Vision 40%
  • Echo-Planar Imaging 32%

• Understanding the molecular regulation of autophagy during aging

  Singh, R.

  9/1/17 → 5/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Autophagy 100%
  • Light 91%
  • Messenger RNA 40%
  • Autophagy-Related Proteins 37%
  • Autophagosomes 31%

• MRI of Diabetic Retinopathy

  Duong, T.

  NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

  9/1/17 → 5/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Diabetic Retinopathy 100%
  • Retina 68%
  • Contrast Media 48%
  • Ocular Vision 44%
  • Echo-Planar Imaging 36%

• Administrative Core

  Greally, J. M.

  9/1/17 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Career development 100%
  • regulatory compliance 66%
  • basic research 53%
  • fatigue 53%
  • project management 52%

• Gene therapy of alcoholic liver disease

  Wang, D. Q. H.

  8/20/17 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Alcoholic Liver Diseases 100%
  • Adeno-associated virus-2 75%
  • Ethanol 67%
  • Liver 41%
  • Triglycerides 39%

• Gene therapy of alcoholic liver disease

  Wang, D. Q. H.

  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  8/20/17 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Alcoholic Liver Diseases 100%
  • Adeno-associated virus-2 75%
  • Ethanol 67%
  • Genetic Therapy 62%
  • Liver 41%

• Antibodies associated with protection against tuberculosis in nonhuman primates

  Achkar, J. M.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  8/18/17 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Tuberculosis 100%
  • Primates 89%
  • Antibodies 54%
  • Infections 32%
  • Antigens 19%

• Antibodies associated with protection against tuberculosis in nonhuman primates

  Achkar, J. M.

  8/18/17 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Tuberculosis 100%
  • Infections 30%
  • Primates 19%
  • Antigens 18%
  • Macaca 15%

• Preventing neurodegeneration by boosting molecular chaperone expression

  Singer, R. H.

  8/15/17 → 4/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Molecular Chaperones 100%
  • Protein Isoforms 98%
  • Protein Aggregates 77%
  • Protein Unfolding 55%
  • Neurons 50%

• Preventing neurodegeneration by boosting molecular chaperone expression

  Vera Ugalde, M. & Singer, R. H.

  National Institute on Aging

  8/15/17 → 4/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Molecular Chaperones 100%
  • Protein Isoforms 71%
  • Protein Aggregates 56%
  • Protein Unfolding 40%
  • Neurons 36%

• Cell autonomous versus non-cell autonomous aging in intestinal decline and tumorigenesis

  Huffman, D. M.

  8/15/17 → 5/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Parabiosis 100%
  • Carcinogenesis 77%
  • Stem Cells 59%
  • DNA Damage 53%
  • Cellular Senescence 44%

• Cell autonomous versus non-cell autonomous aging in intestinal decline and tumorigenesis

  Huffman, D. M.

  National Institute on Aging

  8/15/17 → 5/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Parabiosis 100%
  • Carcinogenesis 89%
  • Stem Cells 59%
  • DNA Damage 53%
  • Cellular Senescence 44%

• Advance Care Coordination and Enhanced Linkage and Retention Among Transitional Re-Entrants Living with Hepatitis C-The HCV-ACCELERATE Trial

  Akiyama, M. J.

  NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

  8/15/17 → 3/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Hepacivirus 100%
  • Hepatitis C 84%
  • Criminal Law 37%
  • Mentors 22%
  • Risk-Taking 17%

• Leveraging the electronic health record to reduce opioid analgesic prescriptions

  Bachhuber, M. A.

  National Institute on Drug Abuse

  8/15/17 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Opioid Analgesics 100%
  • Electronic Health Records 86%
  • Prescriptions 77%
  • Implementation Science 11%
  • Research Personnel 10%

• Minimizing losses from HIV care under universal treatment in Rwanda

  Ross, J.

  8/4/17 → 7/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • HIV 100%
  • Rwanda 59%
  • Therapeutics 57%
  • Africa South of the Sahara 45%
  • Health Services 36%

• Astrocytic Target Mechanisms in Obesity

  Yang, Y.

  8/1/17 → 7/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Obesity 100%
  • Astrocytes 87%
  • Adenosine 58%
  • Agouti-Related Protein 57%
  • Diet 32%

• Calcium biosensors for deep-tissue imaging and spectral multiplexing

  Verkhusha, V.

  8/1/17 → 7/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Calcium 100%
  • Phytochrome 35%
  • Proteins 30%
  • Opsins 29%
  • Optogenetics 27%

• Astrocytic Target Mechanisms in Obesity

  Yang, Y.

  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

  8/1/17 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Obesity 100%
  • Astrocytes 94%
  • Adenosine 62%
  • Agouti-Related Protein 61%
  • Diet 35%

• Calcium biosensors for deep-tissue imaging and spectral multiplexing

  Verkhusha, V.

  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  8/1/17 → 7/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Biosensing Techniques 100%
  • Calcium 67%
  • Phytochrome 25%
  • Proteins 22%
  • Opsins 21%

• Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in Normal Cardiac Biology and Heart Failure

  Kitsis, R. N.

  7/15/17 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy 100%
  • Mitophagy 24%
  • Heart Failure 8%
  • Cardiac Myocytes 8%
  • Macroautophagy 8%

• Chaperone Mediated Autophagy in Normal Cardiac Biology and Heart Failure

  Kitsis, R. N.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  7/15/17 → 6/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy 100%
  • Heart Failure 38%
  • Mitophagy 32%
  • Cardiac Myocytes 11%
  • Macroautophagy 7%

• A Trojan Horse bispecific antibody strategy for broad filovirus therapeutics

  Lai, J. R. & Chandran, K.

  7/14/17 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Filoviridae 100%
  • Monoclonal Antibodies 33%
  • Bispecific Antibodies 27%
  • Ebolavirus 26%
  • Sudan 17%

• A Trojan Horse bispecific antibody strategy for broad filovirus therapeutics

  Chandran, K. & Lai, J. R.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  7/14/17 → 6/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Filoviridae 100%
  • Bispecific Antibodies 78%
  • Monoclonal Antibodies 36%
  • Ebolavirus 28%
  • Sudan 18%

• Role of bacterial aggregation and biofilms in gonococcal pathogenesis

  Stein, D. T.

  7/6/17 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • lipid-linked oligosaccharides 100%
  • Biofilms 38%
  • Microbial Drug Resistance 26%
  • opacity proteins 24%
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae 15%

• Mortality among WTC rescue and recovery workers

  Hall, C. B.

  7/1/17 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • mortality 100%
  • worker 44%
  • cause 16%
  • cause of death 15%
  • death 15%

• Early Detection of Hematologic Malignancies in New York City Firefighters Exposed To World Trade Center Dust After The 9/11 Attacks

  Prezant, D. J.

  7/1/17 → 6/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Firefighters 100%
  • B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 25%
  • Paraproteinemias 22%
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes 20%
  • Hematologic Neoplasms 18%

• Benfotiamine in Alzheimer's Disease: A pilot study

  Fonzetti, P.

  7/1/17 → 5/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Thiamine 100%
  • Alzheimer Disease 91%
  • benphothiamine 81%
  • Brain 48%
  • Glucose 39%

• All Africa IeDEA Conference

  Anastos, K.

  7/1/17 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • HIV 100%
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 94%
  • Epidemiology 76%
  • Databases 58%
  • Africa South of the Sahara 53%

• All Africa IeDEA Conference

  Anastos, K. & Nash, D.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  7/1/17 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 100%
  • HIV 92%
  • Epidemiology 88%
  • Databases 67%
  • Africa South of the Sahara 49%

• Energy Homeostasis: GABAergic and Non-GABAergic POMC neurons

  Jo, Y.

  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

  7/1/17 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Pro-Opiomelanocortin 100%
  • Neurons 49%
  • Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus 43%
  • Homeostasis 33%
  • Liver 30%

• Function and Mechanism of Viperin, a radical SAM antiviral protein

  Almo, S. C. & Grove, T. L.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  6/26/17 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Cytidine Triphosphate 100%
  • S-Adenosylmethionine 89%
  • Antiviral Agents 61%
  • Viruses 38%
  • Interferons 26%

• Function and Mechanism of Viperin, a radical SAM antiviral protein

  Almo, S. C.

  6/26/17 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Cytidine Triphosphate 100%
  • S-Adenosylmethionine 74%
  • Antiviral Agents 61%
  • Viruses 38%
  • Interferons 26%

• Beta-catenin in vascular homeostasis and remodeling

  Sibinga, N. E. S.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  6/15/17 → 2/29/20

  Project: Research project

  • Vascular Remodeling 100%
  • beta Catenin 85%
  • Homeostasis 69%
  • Blood Vessels 61%
  • Smooth Muscle Myocytes 57%

• Beta-catenin in vascular homeostasis and remodeling

  Sibinga, N. E. S.

  6/15/17 → 2/28/21

  Project: Research project

  • Blood Vessels 100%
  • Smooth Muscle Myocytes 93%
  • Homeostasis 77%
  • Atherosclerosis 51%
  • Vascular Remodeling 50%

• Enhancing HIV Research Training Capacity in University of Rwanda's Research Office

  Adedimeji, A. A.

  6/1/17 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Rwanda 100%
  • research support 42%
  • medicine 42%
  • funding 17%
  • infrastructure 17%

• Engineered, multispecific antibodies as broad anti-filovirus therapeutics

  Lai, J. R.

  6/1/17 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Filoviridae 100%
  • Ebolavirus 43%
  • Monoclonal Antibodies 43%
  • Marburgvirus 25%
  • Viruses 18%

• Engineered, multispecific antibodies as broad anti-filovirus therapeutics

  Lai, J. R.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  6/1/17 → 5/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Filoviridae 100%
  • Ebolavirus 47%
  • Monoclonal Antibodies 46%
  • Antibodies 30%
  • Marburgvirus 27%

• Enhancing HIV Research Training Capacity in University of Rwanda's Research Office

  Adedimeji, A. A. & JANSEN, S.

  Fogarty International Center

  6/1/17 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Rwanda 100%
  • research support 33%
  • medicine 33%
  • funding 14%
  • infrastructure 13%

• 2017 Phagocytes Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar

  Cox, D.

  5/8/17 → 5/7/18

  Project: Research project

  • Phagocytes 100%
  • Research Personnel 24%
  • Yin-Yang 12%
  • Students 12%
  • Bioengineering 11%

• Development and pilot testing of a PrEP mobile outreach intervention for women

  Blackstock, O. J. & Norton, B. L.

  5/1/17 → 4/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • prophylaxis 100%
  • risk behavior 6%