2009 Class Hartwell Individual Biomedical
Research Awards
Memphis, TN, April 01, 2010 --
The Hartwell Foundation today officially announced its
2009
Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards,
which offer support for three years at $100,000 direct
cost per year. Ten individuals, representing nine
institutions, were selected as Hartwell Investigators:
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Richard Goldstein, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Boston
University, for “A Vaccine Against Streptococcus
Pneumoniae Based on Bacterial Surface Proteins
Phylogenically Certified as Highly Conserved”
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Jonathan T. Butcher, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Cornell University, for “Anatomically
Precise Engineered Living Valved Conduits for
Pediatric Applications”
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Ruth E. Ley, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology,
Cornell University, for “Host-Microbial Interactions
Underlying Metabolic Syndrome”
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Charles A. Gersbach, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Duke University, for “Engineering
Synthetic Enzymes for the Genetic Correction of
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”
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Boris I. Gramatikov, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology,
The Johns Hopkins University, for “Pediatric Vision
Screening Instrument for Early Detection of
Amblyopia ('Lazy Eye')”
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Asim Beg, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, The
University of Michigan, for “Activity-Dependent
Remodeling of the Corticospinal Motor System”
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Peter Murray, Ph.D.,
Associate Member, Departments of Infectious Diseases
and Immunology, St Jude Children’s Research
Hospital, for “Tumor Associated Macrophages:
Molecular and Functional Dissection in Models of
Childhood Solid Tumors”
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Sanjay S. Joshi, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering, University of California,
Davis, for “New Human-Computer Interface for
Severely Paralyzed Children
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Michael Timko, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Biology, University of
Virginia, for “Tailored Probiotic Delivery of
Therapeutic Peptides for Prevention of and Recovery
from Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)”
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De-Ann Pillers, MD, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, The University
of Wisconsin, for “Genetics of the Innate Response
of the Infant as a Potential Biomarker for Premature
Birth”
The Hartwell Foundation is honored to
provide financial support to these exceptional
researchers pursuing biomedical research to
advance children’s health. The ten award-winning
research proposals in 2009 represent innovative and
cutting edge technology from disciplines that include
molecular biology, diagnostics, infectious disease,
tissue engineering and neurobiology.
In selecting awardees, The Hartwell Foundation takes into
account the nature of the proposed innovation, the
extent to which a strategic or translational approach
might promote rapid clinical application of research
results, the supportive role and extent of collaboration
in the proposed research, and the institutional
commitment to provide encouragement and technical
support to the investigator.
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2009 Hartwell
Investigator Charles Gersbach, Ph.D., Duke University
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Jonathan Butcher, Ph.D.,
Cornell University
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Asim Beg, Ph.D.,
The University of Michigan
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Ruth Ley, Ph.D.,
Cornell University
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Richard Goldstein, Ph.D.,
Boston University
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Michael Timko, Ph.D.,
University of Virginia
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Boris Gramatikov, Ph.D.,
The Johns Hopkins
University
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Peter Murray, Ph.D.,
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2009 Hartwell
Investigator Sanjay Joshi, Ph.D.,
University of California, Davis
2009 Hartwell
Investigator De-Ann Pillers, MD, Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin
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