Annual Grant Award Dollars

Investigator Title Sponsor ID Dates Amount
Abhishek Singh Molecular mechanisms controlling American Society of Hematology ASH_SINGH 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $33,334
Andrew Volk, PhD The role of CHAF1B in maintaining the undifferentiated state of myeloid leukemic stem cells The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society LLS, Volk, A. 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $67,000
Andrew Volk, PhD The Role of Chromatin Assembly in Down Syndrome-related Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia Ohio Cancer Research Associates Volk, A. OCR 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $30,000
Benjamin E Tourdot, PhD The Racial Disparity in platelet PAR4 signaling enhances thrombus formation National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R00HL136784 4/1/2021-3/31/2022 $249,000
Damien Reynaud, PhD Normal and Pathological Hematopoietic stem cells in obesity National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01HL141418 4/1/2021-3/31/2022 $397,500
Daniel Lucas, PhD Cellular crosstalk in the hematopoietic microenvironment National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01HL136529 5/1/2021-4/30/2022 $394,381
Daniel T. Starczynowski, PhD Decoding inate immune signaling in normal and myeloidysplastic hematopoiesis National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R35HL135787 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $737,482
Daniel T. Starczynowski, PhD Rational therapeutic targeting of oncogenic immune signaling states in myeloid malignancies The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 8021-20 4/1/2021-3/31/2022 $250,000
Daniel T. Starczynowski, PhD Exploring the contribution of the microbiome to the pathogenesis of myelodysplastic syndromes Edward P. Evans Foundation Starczynowski, D., E 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 $200,000
Daniel T. Starczynowski, PhD
Mohammad Azam, PhD
Azam NIH 12 2019 National Cancer Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01CA250516 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $244,207.50
Dao Pan, PhD Manipulation of microRNA for CNS delivery: implication to treatment of neurological LSD Ntl Inst of Neuro Disorders & Stroke National Institues of Health (NIH) R56NS114124 9/15/2020-8/31/2021 $555,040
Elisa Boscolo, PhD Venous Malformations (VM): A Murine Model to Identify Therapies to Target Aberrant Venous Development National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01HL117952 2/15/2021-1/31/2022 $572,400
James Mulloy, PhD Instructive role of MLL fusion proteins in lineage deter The University of Chicago (National Cancer Institute) National Institues of Health (NIH) R01CA215504 3/1/2020-2/28/2022 $708,554
James Mulloy, PhD the role of Hedgehog signaling in gastric tissue repair and regeneration University of Arizona (National Institutes of Health) National Institues of Health (NIH) 567639 11/1/2019-4/30/2021 $23,023
James Mulloy, PhD
Yi Zheng, PhD
Leukemia Stem Cell Polarity and Differentiation therapy National Cancer Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01CA204895 8/1/2020-7/31/2021 $442,805
Jay Pundavela, PhD Immune-Schwann Cell Signaling in Neurofibroma Development Department of Defense Army W81XWH2010116 4/1/2021-3/31/2022 $159,000
Jennifer PatrittiCram Understanding the role of purinerigic signaling on tumor formation in a mouse of NF-1 The Children's Tumor Foundation 2020-01-006 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $32,000
Jianqiang Wu, MD miR-155 and RUNX function in neurofibroma tumorigenesis Ntl Inst of Neuro Disorders & Stroke National Institues of Health (NIH) R01NS097233 7/1/2020-6/30/2022 $341,250
Jianqiang Wu, MD
Nancy Ratner, PhD
Targeting Complement 5a-Mediated Immunoregulation for Neurofibroma Therapy Ntl Inst of Neuro Disorders & Stroke National Institues of Health (NIH) R33NS112407 5/1/2021-2/28/2022 $397,451
John E Robinson Leveraging systemic AAV vectors to ameliorate autistic phenotypes in neurofibromatosis type 1,” to the SFARI Bridge to Independence RFA. Simons Foundation 663007 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $165,000
Jose Cancelas-Perez, MD, PhD Mitochondria mediated intercellular metabolic coupling in bone marrow Ntl Inst of Diab & Digest & Kidney Dis National Institues of Health (NIH) R01DK124115 7/1/2020-4/30/2021 $279,840
Jose Cancelas-Perez, MD, PhD Disseminating Curative Biological Therapies for Rare Ped Children's Hospital Boston (Natl. Ctr for Advancing Translational Sc)National Institues of Health (NIH) U01TR001814 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $166,838
Kalen P Berry, PhD Berry NIH-UC T32 University of Cincinnati (National Cancer Institute) National Institues of Health (NIH) 1014415 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 $50,376
Kalen P Berry, PhD Targeting Neuronal Activity for Treating Pediatric Malignant Brain Tumors Cancer Free Kids CFK Berry 12/30/2020-12/30/2021 $50,000
Lai Man Wu, PhD Identification of Cellular heterogeneity and oncogenic networks in MPNST by single cell transcriptomics and epigenomics for targeted therapy Department of Defense Army W81XWH2010443 6/1/2020-5/31/2021 $79,500
Lai Man Wu, PhD Identification of cellular heterogeneity and tumor-initiating cells driving NF-to-MPNST by single-cell multi-omics for targeted therapy Pablove Foundation Wu, Pablove Fdn. 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $52,500
Leah J Kershner Kershner T32-UC 2018 University of Cincinnati (National Cancer Institute) National Institues of Health (NIH) 1014415 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 $53,460
LEI HUANG, MD Defining neuron- and microglia-specific contributions to prefrontal cortex dysfunction in chronic stress University of Cincinnati (National Institutes of Health) National Institues of Health (NIH) 012928-002 5/6/2020-2/28/2021 $46,444
LEI HUANG, MD Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Cardiac Glycosides Against Medulloblastoma Department of Defense Army W81XWH2010870 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 $190,787
LEI HUANG, MD Evaluating an orally active proteasome inhibitor, CEP-18770, in the treatment of primary and recurrent medulloblastoma Cancer Free Kids CEP-18770 1/1/2021-12/30/2021 $50,000
LEI HUANG, MD Identification of causal factors underlying cognitive deficits in a mouse model of childhood leukemia survival University of Cincinnati (National Institute of Nursing Research) National Institues of Health (NIH) 013249-002 9/7/2020-6/30/2021 $55,230
Marie-Dominique Filippi, PhD The Role Of Mitochondria In Bone Marrow Failure Department of Defense Army W81XWH2010689 8/1/2020-7/30/2021 $254,505
Marie-Dominique Filippi, PhD Filippi VA 2019 Cincinnati Veterans Administration VA, Filippi, M. 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 $6,645
Marie-Dominique Filippi, PhD The Role of Mitocondria in hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) RHL151654A 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $553,593
Marie-Dominique Filippi, PhD
Harry Leighton Grimes, PhD
Regulation of functionally discrete hematopietic s Ntl Inst of Diab & Digest & Kidney Dis National Institues of Health (NIH) R01DK121062 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $264,219.50
Mark Wunderlich Therapeutic insights through patient derived leukemia xe National Cancer Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R50CA211404 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 $172,232
Mark Wunderlich Development and Testing of CAR-NK Cells for Relapsed Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Free Kids CFK, Wunderlich 12/31/2020-12/30/2021 $50,000
Md Nasimuzzaman, PhD Role of PAR in organ dysfunctions and pathologies of sickle cell anemia American Society of Hematology Nasimuzzaman, MD, AS 3/1/2021-2/28/2022 $150,000
Mei Xin, PhD
Richard Lang, PhD
Light and hyaloid Hippo National Eye Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01EY032029 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $173,393
Nancy Ratner, PhD Mitogenic Activities in Neurofibromatosis Ntl Inst of Neuro Disorders & Stroke National Institues of Health (NIH) R01NS028440 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $445,976
Nancy Ratner, PhD Single cell analyses of NF1 Plexiform Neurofibroma and Atypical Neurofibroma in Human and and in Mouse Models Department of Defense W81XWH1910816 9/30/2020-9/29/2021 $290,052
Nicolas Nassar, PhD
Jose Cancelas-Perez, MD, PhD
Targeted Inhibition in Leukemia National Cancer Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01CA237016 7/8/2020-6/30/2021 $502,536
Oluwabukola T Gbotosho, PhD Role of macrophages in inflammation and hemin-induced acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease American Society of Hematology Gbotosho, O., ASH 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $50,000
Paul Andreassen, PhD DNA Damage Response Pathways in Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation University of California-Davis (Ntl Inst of General Medicine Sciences) National Institutes of Health (NIH) A21-2844-S001 11/1/2020-1/31/2021 $7,041
Punam Malik, MD Reducing Error-Prone Repair for Therapeutic correction of sickle cell anemia Doris Duke Charitable Foundation DorisDukes - Punam,M 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 $330,000
Punam Malik, MD Reducing Error-Prone Repair for Therapeutic correction of sickle cell anemia-Supplement Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 2019114A 2/1/2021-1/31/2022 $137,500
Puneet Agarwal, PhD Role of gut microbial signals on treatment-resistant AML cells Cancer Free Kids CFK Agarwal 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $50,000
Puneet Agarwal, PhD Investigating the role of microbial products on the progression of hematologic malignancies The Ohio State University Research Fnd OSU, Agarwal 3/1/2021-2/28/2022 $74,578
Qing Richard Lu, PhD Therapeutic targeting of a novel tumor suppressor in aggressive medulloblastoma Team Connor Childhood Cancer Foundation Lu, Qing, TCCCF 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $100,000
Qing Richard Lu, PhD Novel effective proton beam delivery system to target malignant medulloblastoma in animal models Pray Hope Believe Foundation Lu, PHBF 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $100,000
Ronald R Waclaw, PhD
Kenneth J Campbell, PhD
Campbell Resub R01MH090740 National Institute of Mental Health National Institues of Health (NIH) 2R01MH090740 5/1/2021-4/30/2022 $289,417
Ruhikanta Amom Meetei, PhD A Novel FANCD2-Chromatin Bound Complex in Replication Stress Response and HSC Maintenance Department of Defense Army W81XWH1910262 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $258,372
Sandra Schrenk, PhD Semaphorin 3A and 3F in TIE2-mutated Venous Malformation American Heart Association - National 833891 5/1/2021-4/30/2022 $69,446
Timothy M Chlon, PhD The Role of DDX41 in Inherited Myelodysplastic Syndromes Ntl Inst of Diab & Digest & Kidney Dis National Institues of Health (NIH) K01DK121733 8/1/2020-7/31/2021 $107,995
Timothy M Chlon, PhD Modeling DDX41-mutated Myelosdysplastic Syndromes to Identify Therapeutic Vulnerability Edward P. Evans Foundation Chlon, Tim, EPEF 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 $125,000
Vishnu M Modur, PhD PRC2 in maintaining an immunologically ‘cold’ microenvironment in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Tumors Cancer Free Kids CFK, Modur 12/30/2020-12/31/2021 $50,000
Yi Zheng, PhD Targeting TET1 signaling to treat acute myeloid leukemia City of Hope (National Cancer Institute) National Institues of Health (NIH) R01CA211614 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 $68,640
Yi Zheng, PhD Treating Fanconi Anemia Cancer Fanconi Anemia Research Fund FARF 2019 Zheng 11/1/2020-10/31/2021 $100,000
Yi Zheng, PhD Novel mechanism of intestinal stem cell aging National Institute on Aging National Institues of Health (NIH) R01AG063967 9/15/2020-5/31/2021 $505,734
Yi Zheng, PhD Rational Targeting Oncogenic Kras and Sos Interaction in JMML University of Wisconsin-Madison (Department of Defense Army) 812 8/1/2020-7/31/2021 $160,000
Yi Zheng, PhD
Jose Cancelas-Perez, MD, PhD
Small molecules targeting RhoA for platelet cold storage in cancer care National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institues of Health (NIH) R01HL147536 3/1/2021-2/28/2022 $560,172
Total Annual Grant Award Dollars $13,081,449

Annual Industry Award Dollars

Investigator Industry Sponsor Amount
Daniel T. Starczynowski, PhD Kurome Therapetics $107,187
John P Perentesis, MD Varian Medical Systems, Inc. $568,924
Nicolas Nassar, PhD Sanofi Synthelabo $125,000
Qing Richard Lu, PhD Sanofi Synthelabo $125,000
Total Annual Industry Award Dollars $926,111