Grants fund laboratory-based, translational and clinical research to understand the causes of human diseases and develop new treatments and cures
11/19/2008
Four Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute researchers recently received grants totaling more than $2.3 million:
- Charis Eng, MD, PhD, Chair, Genomic Medicine Institute, was awarded a total of $250,000 over 1 year for “Differential Biallelic Expression of PTEN in Patients with Heterozygous Germline (new) and Genes that Affect Mitochondrial Function as Novel Mediators of Breast Cancer Susceptibility (continuing).” Funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
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James Finke, PhD, Immunology, was awarded $240,598 over 2 years for “Defining the Mechanisms by which Sunitinib Regulates T-regulatory and Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Resulting in Improved T cell Immunity.” Funded by Pfizer, Inc.
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Neetu Gupta, PhD, Immunology, was awarded $115,875 over 1 year for “A Systems Biology Approach to Evaluate Ezrin as a Therapeutic Target in Breast Cancer." Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.”
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Steven Lietman, MD, Biomedical Engineering, was awarded $1,713,265 over 5 years for “Molecular Mechanisms in Bone Resorption (R01).” Funded by the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research/NIH.
About Lerner Research Institute
Lerner Research Institute is home to Cleveland Clinic’s laboratory-based, translational and clinical research. Its mission is to understand the causes of human diseases and to develop new treatments and cures. Total research funding was $244 million in 2007.
About 1,200 people, including nearly 160 principal investigators, pursue research programs focused on cardiovascular, cancer, neurologic, musculoskeletal, allergic and immunologic, eye, metabolic, and infectious diseases. It is among the top 10 recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health among research institutes or independent hospitals.
About the Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S.News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey.
Approximately 1,800 full-time salaried physicians and researchers at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2007, there were 3.5 million outpatient visits to Cleveland Clinic and 50,455 hospital admissions. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 80 countries. Cleveland Clinic’s website address is www.clevelandclinic.org.
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