Colorado Pilot Program (CO-Pilot)
Past Awards
The Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) is pleased to announce the CCTSI Pilot Grant Awardees for the Colorado Pilot (CO-Pilot) program. Congratulations to the awardees of the grants in this program.
2024 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Colin Clay, PhD Nanette Santoro, MD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine | Convergent Mechanisms Underlying Reprometabolic Syndrome in Women and Sheep |
| Susanna Molas, PhD | CU Boulder College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Neuronal basis of sociability deficits during nicotine withdrawal |
| Ana Gutierrez-Colina, PhD | Colorado State University College of Health and Human Science | Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Ecological Momentary Assessment Protocol in Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescent Females at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes |
| Jun Inamo, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Uncovering dynamic immunophenotypes for preventive strategies for rheumatoid arthritis |
| Ester Oh, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Equol and Vascular Function in Murine Model of Postmenopausal Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Elizabeth Vargas, DO | CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Children’s Hospital Colorado | Mental and Behavioral Health of Latinx Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Mixed Methods Study |
| Isaac Harley, MD, PhD, MS | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Validating an animal model of the common risk allele of largest effect size for human SLE |
| Nikita Pozdeyev, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Hereditary syndromes associated with thyroid cancer: a population-scale whole genome/exome sequencing data analysis |
2023 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Steve Conrad, PhD Mustafa Ozkaynak, PhD | Colorado State University College of Engineering and Applied Science CU Anschutz Medical Campus College of Nursing | Use of Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate EHR Documentation in Emergency Departments |
| Laura Wiley, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | HEALTH: Harmonized, Equitable and Actionable Learning Translational Healthcare |
| Lynn Pezzanite, DVM, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Immune instructive printed scaffolds to stimulate healing in rotator cuff tendon repair |
| Meghan Pauley, DO | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Establishing relationships between plasma biomarkers of neurodegeneration and diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes |
| Sarah Mann, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Characterization of Monkeypox Antibody Response after JYNNEOS Vaccination Among Persons with HIV |
| Jacob Basak, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | The role of aging on inflammasome activation in the brain after cardiac arrest |
| Soham Ghosh, PhD | Colorado State University Department of Bioengineering | Mechanistic targeting of chromatin mechanobiology in mesenchymal stromal cells for scalable therapy |
| Geetha Bhagavatula, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Creatine kinase expression and function in inflammatory bowel disease |
| Antonio Porras Perez, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Public Health | Identification of intracranial hypertension in pediatric patients using CT images and machine learning |
| Sarah Wherry, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Bone Resorption Response to Acute Endurance Exercise in Women on Bisphosphonate Medications |
2022 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Elizabeth Ryan, PhD Nichole Reisdorph, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Pharmacy | Longitudinal profiling of eicosanoids and pro-resolving lipid mediators in Coloradoans with and without post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) |
| Karyn Hamilton, PhD Benjamin Greenwood, PhD | Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology | Does the Hartley guinea pig model of musculoskeletal inflammaging also mimic the progressive cognitive decline observed in human aging? |
| Charlotte Avanzi, PhD, PharmD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Deciphering leprosy transmission in Côte d'Ivoire |
| Laura Ramzy, PhD | Denver Health and Hospital Authority CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work within Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Qualitative Examination of Intervention Impact Across Frontline Staff |
| Mazen Al Borno, PhD | CU Denver (Downtown Campus) CU School of Medicine | Integrating Motion Sensing and Actuation for Stroke Rehabilitation in VR |
| Yael Aschner, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Role of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase in Fibroproliferative ARDS |
| Layne Dylla, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Sex-based Differences in the Metabolic Response to Stroke |
| Jasper Heinsbroek, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Early life anesthesia-induced neurotoxicity and substance use disorder |
| Emma Robinson, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Targeting HDAC11 in Visceral Adipose Tissue to Treat Cardiometabolic Disease |
| Xiaoli Yu, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Drug discovery targeting multiple sclerosis serum induced neuronal cell death |
| Alexander Baumgartner, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Naturalistic sleep assessed by wearable devices and direct recordings of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's Disease |
| Elizabeth Boggs, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Post-hospitalization transitions for Medicaid populations: Examining the effects of access to outpatient follow-up |
| Lindsay Forbes, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Impact of Hypoxia on Resting and Exertional Right Ventricular Performance - A PILOT STUDY |
| David Harrison, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Psychological trauma and PTSD in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD): The PTSD in ACHD Study |
| Honey Hendesi, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Role of gut microbiome in intermittent fasting-enhanced bone fracture healing in obesity |
| Eun Joo Kim, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | The influence of primary cilia and Hedgehog signaling in airway epithelia on fibroproliferation |
| Mihyun Nam, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Saving Vision after Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Andrew Park, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Extracellular Microvesicles After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury and their Effects on Brain Endothelial Cells |
| Jacob Pellinen, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Developing a Seizure Screening Tool for Non-Specialists |
2021 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Josiane Broussard, PhD Kristen Boyle, PhD | Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Impact of weight loss on the intrinsic circadian clock in human skeletal muscle |
| Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | The role of Galectin-3 in liver regeneration |
| Katharine Hamlington Smith, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Using Oscillometry in Toddler Aerodigestive Patients to Monitor Lung Function Response to Treatment |
| Joseph Hippensteel, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Development of a Pre-Clinical Murine Model of Sepsis-associated Delirium |
| Allison Shapiro, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Implementation of a novel, interdisciplinary protocol to study the pancreatic-hypothalamic axis in vivo in human adults |
| Allison Shapiro, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Implementation of a novel, interdisciplinary protocol to study the pancreatic-hypothalamic axis in vivo in human adults |
| Joshua Bear, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus Children’s Hospital Colorado CU School of Medicine | Spike-Associated Networks Predict Seizure Freedom after Epilepsy Surgery |
| Erin Englund, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Evaluating the peripheral vascular blood flow and oxygenation responses to exercise in type 2 diabetes with time-resolved, quantitative MRI |
| Joshua Gowin, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Mu opioid antagonism in reward circuity: effects on alcohol motivation |
| Shu-Yi Liao, MD, MPH, ScD | National Jewish Hospital CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | A multi-Omics approach to determine the susceptibility, treatment effects, and progression of sarcoidosis |
| Sarah Purcell, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Evaluating the impact of acute resistance exercise on appetite regulation in breast cancer survivors with loss of gonadal function |
| Alicia Rizzo, MD, PhD | Denver Health CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | ARDS endotyping via analysis of glycocalyx fragments in exhaled breath |
| Stephanie Gilley, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Early Iron Exposure on the Gut Microbiota in Young Infants |
| Maureen Banach, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine | Properties of SARS-CoV-2-specific B cells and antibodies derived from convalescent COVID-19 patients |
| Brecca Gaffney, PhD | CU Denver (Downtown Campus) College of Engineering, Design, and Computing | Hip Morphological and Biochemical Changes after Long-Term Prosthesis Use |
| Alexa Spittler, DVM, MS | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Efficacy of Cannabidiol in a Murine Model of Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis |
2020 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Kelly Doran, PhD | PhD CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Immunology and Microbiology | Implications of Zinc Deficiency on Vaginal Microbiome Health and Perinatal Bacterial Infections |
| Jessica Metcalf, PhD | Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences | |
| Dawn Duval, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Clinical Sciences | Development of a comparative oncology functional genomics screening platform using a CRISPR-Cas9 library to identify critical dependencies and mechanisms of treatment resistance in canine cancers |
| James Costello, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology | |
| Seonil Kim, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences | Beta amyloid-induced hippocampal network dysfunction via selective inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in interneurons |
| Won Chan Oh, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology | |
| Dae Won Park, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus & CU Denver College of Engineering, Design and Computing Department of Bioengineering | Engineered nanoparticles towards retinal ganglion cell axon regeneration and visual function recovery |
| Jozsef Vigh, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences | |
| Christopher Depner, PhD | University of Colorado Boulder Department of Integrative Physiology Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory | Linking Sleep Health with Risk of Metabolic Disorders: A Machine Learning Approach |
| Evgenia Dobrinskikh, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary Sciences | MUC5B in the Genesis of the Lung IPF Honeycomb Cyst |
| Chelsea Magin, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Departments of Medicine and Bioengineering Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine | Mechanically Tunable Hydrogel Biomaterials to Improve In Vitro Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Natalie Nokoff, MD | Children’s Hospital Colorado CU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Division of Endocrinology | The effects of hormone therapy on renal hemodynamic function in transgender youth |
| Corey Rynders, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine | Entrainment of metabolic rhythms to the timing of energy intake |
| Celine Vetter, PhD | University of Colorado Boulder Department of Integrative Physiology Circadian and Sleep Epidemiology Lab | The Pathways Pilot Study - Pathways from Shift Work to Type 2 Diabetes Risk |
| Zachary L. Watson, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Division of Reproductive Sciences | Revealing the roles of bone marrow-derived adipocytes in ovarian cancer progression |
| Vienna Brunt, PhD | University of Colorado Boulder Department of Integrative Physiology Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab | The Short-Chain Fatty Acid Acetate for Improving Age-Associated Arterial Dysfunction |
| Cristy Geno Rasmussen, MPH, PhD | Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Division of Clinical Epidemiology CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | Psychosocial Health in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot & Feasibility Study |
| Sarah Gitomer, MD | Children’s Hospital Colorado CU School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology | Early identification and mitigation of hearing loss associated with bacterial meningitis in children |
| Jesse Hinckley, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Division of Substance Dependence | Characterization of endocannabinoid and endogenous opioid levels in adolescents with cannabis use disorder |
| Hollis Karoly, PhD | Colorado State University College of Natural Sciences Department of Psychology Divisions of Cognitive Neuroscience and Counseling Psychology | Exploring the Effects of Acute Cannabidiol Administration on Blood Alcohol Level and Intoxication in Adult Human Subjects |
| Carolina Mehaffy, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology | Development of a chemiluminescent ELISA for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins in host serum exosomes and diagnosis of Latent TB Infection |
| Dori Miller, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Geriatrics | Impact of Estrogens on Adipogenesis |
| Prakruti Patel, PT, PhD | Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences Movement Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Laboratory | Functional Consequence and Mechanisms of Impaired Bilateral Gait Coordination after Stroke |
| Jenna Yager, PharmD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | HIV outpatient monitoring evaluation (HOME) through self-collection of dried blood spots (DBS |
2019 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Ramesh Akkina, DVM, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology | Modeling Zika Virus Pathogenesis In Humanized Mice |
| David Beckham, MD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases | |
| Mary-Keara Boss, DVM, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences | Impact Of Regional Lymph Node Irradiation On The Anti-Tumor Immune Response For Patients With Advanced Head And Neck Cancer |
| Sana Karam PhD, MD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Radiation Oncology | |
| William Cornwell, MD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology | New Insights Into Right Ventricular Performance In Health And Disease Using High-Fidelity Conductance Catheters To Generate Real-Time Pressure-Volume Loops At Rest And With Exercise |
| Christine Swanson, MD MCR | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes | The Effects Of Insufficient Sleep On Bone Metabolism |
| Vera Fridman, MD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Neurology | Role Of Atypical Sphingolipids In Diabetic Neuropathy |
| Walter Knight, PhD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology | High Throughput Screening For Novel Compounds For The Treatment Of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes |
| Katie Sikes, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Clinical Sciences Orthopaedic Research Center | The Role Of Toll-Like Receptors In A Murine Model Of Tendinopathy |
| Simona Zarini, PhD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes | Exploring The Relationship Between Human Skeletal Muscle Deoxysphingolipid Accumulation And Insulin Resistance |
| Terry Fry, MD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Departments of Pediatrics, Hematology and Immunology Robert and Kathleen Clark Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cancer Therapeutics Children’s Hospital Colorado, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders | Development Of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Immunotherapy For Canine Malignancies As A Platform For Testing Novel Human CAR Constructs |
| Doug Thamm, VMD, DACVIM | Colorado State University Barbara Cox Anthony Professor of Oncology Director of Clinical Research Flint Animal Cancer Center | |
| Kasey Couts, PhD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology | The Role Of BRAF Fusions In Melanoma Anti-Tumor Immune Responses |
| Maheen Abidi, MD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Infectious Disease | CMV Immune Monitoring Utilizing CMV-Specific Fluorospot Assay In High-Risk Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Treated With Letermovir For CMV Prophylaxis |
| Susan Calcarterra, MD, MPH, MS | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Internal Medicine | Identifying Barriers To Providing Addiction Treatment For Hospitalized Patient |
| Nicole Darling, PhD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary Science and Critical Care | Mechanically Tunable Hydrogel Biomaterials To Improve Three-Dimensional (3D) Models Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) |
| Nikki Farnsworth, PhD MS BS | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes | The Role Of Protein Kinase C Delta And Extracellular Matrix Interactions In Beta-Cell Decline In Type 1 Diabetes |
| Caroline Hall, MD PhD | Children's Hospital Colorado Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hematology and Nutrition Digestive Health Institute | Evaluation Of The Role Of Creatine Transporter And Creatine In Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| Brad Haverkos, MD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Hematology | Leveraging Immunotherapy To Improve Treatments For Newly Diagnosed Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas |
| Laura Sole Codina, PhD MS BA | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences | Molecular Physiology Of Nav1.6 Epileptic Encephalopathy Mutations: Analysis Of Channel Function And Trafficking |
| Xiaoqiao Xie, PhD MS BS | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Department of Surgery Division of Urology | Beyond The Neurons: The Role Of Peripheral Glia In Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction |
| Shuo Zhou, PhD | CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Colorado School of Public Health Department of Community & Behavioral Health | Using Virtual Reality To Assess The Influence Of Environmental Smoking Cues On Craving Among Smokers |
2018 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Melanie Joy, PharmD, PhD | Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Skaggs School of Pharmacy CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Medical Device for Kidney Disease Indication: From Canines to Humans |
| Geoff Heffner, DVM | Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital | |
| Karen King, PhD | Division of Research Department of Orthopedics School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Improving bone repair in the presence of diabetes |
| Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, MS, Diplomate ACVS | Colorado State University School of Biomedical Engineering Department of Clinical Sciences Division of Surgical Oncology | |
| Tiffany Weir, PhD | Colorado State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition | Exploring a Novel Role for the Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Inflammation in Obesity-Related Vascular Dysfunction |
| Chris Gentile, PhD | Colorado State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition | |
| Sean Colgan, PhD | Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | |
| Audrey Bergouignan, PhD | Division of Endocrinology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Effect of frequent interruptions of sedentary time on glucose homeostasis in free living pre-diabetic overweight adults |
| Melanie Cree-Green, MD, PhD | Division of Endocrinology Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Do alterations in serum testosterone mediate systemic insulin sensitivity and hepatic health via the gut microbiota? |
| Anna Jovanovich, MD | Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Changes in Vascular Function after Acute Kidney Injury |
| Kristina Legget, PhD | Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Effects of exercise on brain functional connectivity deficits in autism spectrum disorders |
| Kristen Nowak, PhD, MPH | Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Daily Caloric Restriction and Intermittent Fasting in Overweight and Obese Adults with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| Daniel Sherbenou, MD, PhD | Division of Hematology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Ex Vivo Drug Resistance Screening to Personalize Treatment in Multiple Myeloma |
| Elizabeth Thomas, MD | Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Pilot study of time restricted feeding as a weight loss intervention in adults with overweight and obesity |
| Kolene E. Bailey, MD | Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Bioengineered Hydrogels to Improve Three-Dimensional (3D) Models of Lung Regeneration in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
| Petter Bjornstad, MD | Division of Endocrinology Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Impact of Bariatric Surgery on intrarenal hemodynamic function in obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes |
| Josiane Broussard, PhD | Department of Integrative Physiology CU Boulder | Impact of insufficient sleep on adipose and skeletal muscle tissue |
| Sarah Clark, PhD | Department of Immunology and Microbiology School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Pulmonary Immune Suppression by Bacterial-Derived Products |
| Jordan Hoffman, MPH, MD | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Surgery School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Evaluation of Right Ventricular Performance in Patients undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation |
| Michael Kriss, MD | Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | A novel translational model to define the relationship between gut-bacteria derived butyrate, hepatic innate immunity, and early allograft outcomes following living donor liver transplant |
| Matthew D. McGraw, MD | Division of Pulmonology Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Airway Epithelial ‘Stem Cells’ for Bronchiolitis Obliterans |
| Richard Tobin, PhD | Division of Surgical Oncology Department of Surgery School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Determining the role of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in gut microbiome-associated clinical responses to anti-PD1 therapy in melanoma patients |
2017 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Lori Walker, PhD | Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Cardiovascular Risks of Marijuana |
| Christine Tompkins, MD | Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Cardiovascular Risks of Marijuana |
| David Kao, MD, PhD | Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Cardiovascular Risks of Marijuana |
| Rui Zhao, PhD | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics School of Medicine CU Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus | Targeting splicing factor U2AF35 for ovarian cancer therapy |
| Susan LaRue, DVM, PhD (CSU) | Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences Colorado State University | Therapeutic intervention of radiation-induced dermatitis for canine cancers treated with radiation therapy |
| Xiao-Jing Wang, MD, PhD (UCD) | Department of Pathology School of Medicine CU Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus | |
| Indrajit Ray, PhD (CSU) | Department of Computer Science College of Natural Sciences Colorado State University | Novel Protocols for Anonymous Patient De-duplication in Regional Data Networks for Accurate Cohort Identification |
| Toan Ong, PhD (UCD) | Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine CU Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus | |
| Colm Collins, PhD | Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | High Risk; Cannabis use to alleviate symptoms of intestinal inflammation |
| Mustafa Ozkaynak, PhD | College of Nursing CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Developing a predictive model for optimal discharge decision for asthma patients in pediatric EDs |
| Sangeeta Rao, BVSc, MVSc, PhD | Division of Epidemiology Department of Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Colorado State University | Rapid detection and profiling of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus and Salmonella human infections: A novel application using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry |
| Neera Tewari-Singh, PhD | Division of Toxicology Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Therapeutic Strategy for corneal healing in diabetic and non-diabetic dry eye models |
| Courtney Jones, PhD | Division of Hematology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities of Leukemia Stem Cells |
| Brice McConnell, MD, PhD | Department of Neurology School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Application of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Modulation of Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment |
2016 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Richard Vandivier, MD | Division of Pulmonology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Targeting Steroid Resistance During Acute Exacerbations of COPD with Respiratory Failure -The AECOPD Resistance Study |
| Chang-Wei Liu, PhD | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics School of Medicine CU Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus | Identifying leading chemical compounds that inhibit a deubiquitinating enzyme for anti-cancer drug development |
| Dohun Pyeon, PhD | Department of Immunology and Microbiology School of Medicine CU Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus | Developing a Novel Antitumor Immunotherapy by Chemokine Modulation |
| Peter Sottile, MD | Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Development of a Computerized Algorithm to Detect and Assess the Association between Ventilator Dyssynchrony and Sedation |
| Donald Beqollari, PhD | Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Sex differences in skeletal muscle ageing |
| Kristy Howell, PhD | Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Gene-Environment interactions underlying neurodevelopmental disorders: Examining the impact of obstetric complications on the placenta, AKT1, brain development and function |
| Michael Regner, MD | Division of Neuroradiology Department of Radiology School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | Insular inhibitory neuromodulation to reduce cigarette craving and alter brain function in smokers |
| Kerstin Pohl, PhD | Division of Pulmonology Department of Medicine National Jewish Health | CFTR modulation restores Mycobacterium abscessus killing by neutrophils in cystic fibrosis |
| Kasey Couts, PhD | Division of Medical Oncology Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus | |
| Jesse Wilson, PhD | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Biomedical Engineering Colorado State University | Low-cost platform for in vivo, noninvasive melanoma and pigmented lesion histopathology, combining transient absorption laser microscopy and digital signal processing |
2015 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Thomas Campbell, MD | Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Genetic associations with Kaposi's sarcoma and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus |
| James DeGregori, PhD | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics School of Medicine and UCCC CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Analyzing changes in human hematopoietic mutational landscapes with age |
| Benzi Kluger, MD MS | Division of Movement Disorders Department of Neurology School of Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Rhythmic Enhancement of Motor Performance: Cortical Mechanisms in Healthy Older Adults and Parkinson's Disease |
| Maki Nakayama, MD PhD | Barbara Davis Center Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Identification of T cell Autoantigens Critical for the Development of Human Type 1 Diabetes |
| Jennifer Honda, PhD | Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Investigating the Pathogenesis of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease in Patients from Oahu, Hawaii |
| Suzhao Li, MD PhD | Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine School of Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Mechanistic Study of IL-37 in Protecting Against Obesity Induced Inflammation and Insulin Resistance |
| Christopher Martens, PhD | Department of Integrated Physiology CU Boulder | Nicotinamide-Riboside Supplementation for Improving Physiological Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| Anita Quintana, PhD | Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | HCFC1 regulates brain development by modulating the expression of PHACTR4 in neural precursors |
| Lindsay Weitzel, PhD | Department of Anesthesiology School of Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | The Role of the A2B Receptor in a Mouse Model of Stroke |
| Bryan Yunker, PhD | Department of Bioengineering College of Engineering and Applied Science CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Estimation of regional blood flow within a Region of Interest set within a 3D medical image volume by reconstructing vessel structure, including autonomous angle correction for 3D Color Doppler data sets |
| Gagan Deep, PhD | Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | A novel strategy to target hypoxic cells in prostate tumor |
| Marcela Henao-Tamayo, MD PhD | Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Colorado State University | In vivo role of perilipin-2 and macrophage lipid metabolism in tuberculosis pathogenesis: mechanisms of induction, treatment response and relapse |
| Rachael Van Pelt, PhD | Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus | Aging and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Response to Overfeeding |
2014 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Karen King, PhD | Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Dysregulation of phosphorus is the common denominator for age-related CKD, CVD, and renal osteodystrophy |
| Adit A. Ginde, MD, MPH | Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Proton Pump Inhibitors for Prevention of Septic Acute Kidney Injury |
| Sarah K. Parker, MD | Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infection Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Pilot study of Metronidazole Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Patients |
| Kathleen M. Gavin, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Measurement of Bone Marrow-derived Adipocytes in Humans |
| Traci R. Lyons, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Characterization of pro-lymphangiogenic molecules in postpartum breast cancers |
| Leah R. Villegas, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Pediatrics/ Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Targeted Delivery of an Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Biotherapeutic to the Pulmonary |
| Neil Box, PhD | Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Chemoprevention of skin cancer – towards a better sunscreen |
| Isabel R. Schlaepfer, PhD | Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Pilot study to enhance 18F-FDG-PET imaging of human prostate cancer with ranolazine |
| Deborah Garrity, PhD | Department of Biology, Colorado State University | Characterization of zebrafish models of filamin C cardiomyopathy |
| Jill Litt, PhD | Department of Environmental Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Changing industries, landscapes, and environments: Implications for the public's health in Colorado |
2013 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Christine Lin, MD | Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Mechanisms of Antibody-Dependent Transplant Injury and Rejection |
| Jennifer Salstrom, MD | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Identifying novel therapeutic targets for high risk FLT3-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
| Nicholas Walter, MD | Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | microRNA response to a emerging hyper-virulent M. tuberculosis lineage |
| Robert Doebele, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Novel gene fusions as targets for NSCLC |
| Benzi Kluger, MD, Innovation in Translational Neuroscience Award | Neurology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Cortical Physiology as a Parkinson's Disease Biomarker |
| Maria Nagel, MD, Innovation in Translational Neuroscience Award | Neurology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Purinergic signaling in VZV vasculopathy |
| Eric Schmidt, MD | Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Heparanase mediates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury |
| Hang (Hubert) Yin, PhD | Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder | Optimizing Small Molecule Inhibitors of TLR3 as Potential Atherosclerosis Drug |
| Arthur Gutierrez-Hartmann, MD | Departments of Medicine and of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Silencing transcription factor ESE-1 in vivo with tumor-targeted sonoporation to treat breast cancer |
| Marcelo Sousa, PhD | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Division of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder | ArnA inhibitors to defeat Pseudomonas antibiotic resistance in Cystic Fibrosis |
| Kimberly Bjugstad, PhD, Collaborative Research in Translational Neuroscience Award | Pediatrics/Genetics, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | The Key to Reversible Tau Phosphorylation and Neural Tissue Engineering Might Be Found in Hibernating Squirrels: A Look Towards Treating Alzheimer's Disease |
| Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD, Collaborative Research in Translational Neuroscience Award | Pediatrics/Neurology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Defining signaling pathway perturbations in epilepsy |
2012 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| John Hartney, PhD | Immunology, National Jewish Health | Thromboxane receptor inhibition for COPD |
| Isabelle Buard, PhD | Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Multimodal neuroimaging of motor dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Claudia Jakubzick, PhD | Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology, National Jewish Health | Pulmonary CD103+ DCs are cross-presenting DCs required for cancer immunity. |
| Kathryn Chatfield, MD, PhD | Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Cardiolipin Metabolism in Pediatric Heart Failure |
| Amrut Ambardekar, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Longitudinal Effects of Unloading with a Left Ventricular Assist Device on Myocyte Contractility and Left Ventricular Mechanics |
| Roger Bannister, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | RGK proteins and ALS muscle |
| Marco Gonzalez, PhD | Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | The Role of Proteolysis in Epilepsy |
| Geeta Sharma, PhD | Departments of Cell & Developmental Biology and Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Cholinergic modulation of neurogenesis in adult CNS |
| Sally Tarbell, PhD | Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Anxiety Risk in Youth with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: Threat Perception, Coping and Physiological Reactivity |
| Rui Zhao, PhD | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Targeting a transcriptional co-repressor CtBP for cancer therapy |
2011 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Audrey Bergouignan, PhD | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | A novel tracer method to understand the mechanisms of reduced dietary fat oxidation in obese and reduced-obese humans |
| Melanie Cree-Green, MD, PhD | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Role of androgens and obesity in insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease in polycystic ovarian disease |
| Jose Castillo-Mancilla, MD | Medicine Department and Infectious Diseases Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | The effect of CYP3A5, ABCB1 and SLCO1B1 polymorphisms on the metabolism of atazanavir in HIV-1 infected patients |
| Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD | Medicine Department and Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, National Jewish Health | Effects of sildenafil on CFTR-dependent ion transport activity |
| Mark Rentschler, PhD, PE | Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Colorado Boulder | Gastrointestinal Tract Tissue Mechanics |
| Wenbo Zhou, PhD | Medicine Department and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Screening drugs that may stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease |
| Bolin Liu, MD | Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Abrogation of Herceptin-resistant breast cancer phenotype in in vivo tumor xenograft model |
| Greg Austin, MD, MPH | Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Gastrointestinal and Neuronal Responses to Meals as Mediators of Weight Loss and Weight Regain” |
| Matt Taylor, MD, PhD | Medicine Department and Cardiology Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Whole exome DNA sequencing for novel gene discovery in cardiomyopathy |
| Dan Feldheim, PhD | Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of Colorado Boulder | A Rapid TB Diagnostic Assay For Resource-Poor Settings |
| Tim McKinsey, PhD | Medicine Department and Cardiology Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Pre-Clinical Evaluation of an HDAC Inhibitor in a Model of Diastolic Heart Failure |
| Kurt Stenmark, MD | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | A Systems Biology Approach to Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Integrating Vascular Stiffness with Cardiac Function and Microvascular Disease |
2010 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Dr. Ellen Elias | Children's Hospital Colorado | Investigating the Genetic Etiologies causing Autism Spectrum Disorder in Patients with Down Syndrome |
| Dr. Rocio Pereira | Endocrinology Department, Endocrinology Division and Denver Health Community Health Service, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Adiponectin as an Independent Determinant of Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance |
| Dr. Jeffrey Olson | Opthalmology Department and Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Novel Intraocular Device for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy |
| Dr. Russell Bowler | Medicine Department and Pulmonary/Critical Care, Medicine Division, National Jewish Health | The role of CD4+ Regulatory and T17 Helper T Cells in Emphysema |
| Dr. Chris Coldren | Department of Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Genome-Wide Analysis of Private Copy Number Variation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Disease |
| Dr. Janine Higgins | Pediatrics Department and Center for Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Optimal Strategies For Weight Gain In Anorexia Nervosa: A Translational Approach |
| Dr. Timberley Roane | Integrative Biology Department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado Denver | Molecular Comparisons of Bacterial Microbiota Associated with Affected and Unaffected Skin of Children with Atopic Dermatitis |
| Dr. Linda Watkins | Psychology and Neuroscience Departments, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder | Exploration of a novel microparticle-based gene therapy approach for treating diseases of the central nervous system |
| Dr. Barbara Frederick | Radiation Oncology Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Enhancement of radiation-induced DNA damage by PARP1 inhibition in the treatment of head and neck cancer |
| Dr. Judith Gault | Neurosurgery and Psychiatry Departments, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Antibody development for Antipsychotic Treatment-Response Biomarker of Psychosis |
| Dr. Magdalena Gorska | Medicine Department, National Jewish Health | The importance of the signaling protein Unc119 in Th2 responses in asthma |
| Dr. Stella Hines | Medicine Department and Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, National Jewish Health | Assessment of Respiratory Health Effects and Immunologic Sensitivity in Epoxy Resin Workers |
| Dr. Lauren Frey | Neurology Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Cysteinyl-leukotrienes and oxidative stress after experimental traumatic brain injury |
| Dr. Eric Schmidt | Medicine Department, Denver Health | Plasma Biomarkers of endothelial glycocalyx injury in human sepsis and acute lung injury |
| Dr. Robert Stearman | Medicine Department and Pulmonary Sciences/Critical Care Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Next-Gen Sequencing of Targeted Genes in Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Dr. Aik-Choon Tan | Medical Oncology Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Developing Circulating MicroRNA Signature to Guide Targeted Therapies in Cancer Treatment |
| Dr. Samuel Chang | Radiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Development and Testing of a “Volumetric Color Doppler Vascular Index” to Predict the Performance of Radiofrequency Ablation Devices in Liver Tumors: Translational Study in an In-vitro Blood Perfused Bovine Liver Model |
| Dr. Marco Gonzalez | Pediatrics Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Regulation of GABA(A) Receptors After Status Epilepticus |
| Dr. Chien-Chi Lin | Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of Colorado Boulder | Biomaterial strategy to regulate local inflammation induced by the pro-inflammatory cytokines |
| Dr. Ryan Mays | Medicine Department and Cardiology Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | A community-based exercise program for patients with claudication resulting from peripheral arterial disease |
| Dr. Eoin McNamee | Medicine Department and Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Lymphotoxin in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Role in Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Target |
| Dr. Siranush Sargsyan | Neurology Department, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | The role of recombinant multiple sclerosis antibodies in disease pathogenesis |
| Dr. Simon Waldbaum | Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Targeting mitochondrial oxidative stress in epileptogenesis with a novel synthetic antioxidant |
| Dr. Nicholas Walter | Medicine Department and Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Signature gene expression profiles in peripheral blood for distinguishing tuberculosis disease state among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected persons in Uganda |
2009 CO-Pilot Program Awards
| Principal Investigator | Affiliation | Project Title |
| Ivor S. Douglas MD, MRCP(UK) | Medical Intensive Care, Denver Health | Rapid bacterial identification and antibiotic resistance testing in critically ill adults at risk for ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP) |
| Robert A. Sclafani, PhD | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Oncology Combined Resveratrol and Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer |
| Kent Hansen, PhD | Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Effects of Estrogen on Adipogenesis |
| Irene Schauer, MD, PhD | Division of Endocrine, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Postprandial lipemia and nocturnal fatty acids in type 1 diabetics compared to nondiabetic controls; a possible mechanism for increased CVD risk in type 1 diabetes |
| Kristen Nadeau, MD | Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Muscle Metabolism in Youth with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes |
| Kerrie L. Moreau, PhD | Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | The role of vascular inflammation in mediating arterial stiffening with sex hormone deficiency in healthy men |
| Melissa Mahoney, PhD | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder | Sustained Delivery of IL10 pDNA for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain |
| Leonard L. Dragone MD, PhD | Pediatric Rheumatology, National Jewish Health | Defining the mechanism of arthritis remission in pregnancy |
| Hubert Yin, PhD | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder | Optimizing the Clinical Efficacy of Opioids by TLR4 Blockade |
| Lucy Golden, PhD | Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Engineering T Cells in Chronic HCV to Confer Novel Reactivity by Using HCV-Specific T Cell Receptor Gene Transfer |
| Jena French, PhD | Division of Endocrine, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Immune Suppression and Papillary Thyroid Cancer |
| Michelle Barron, MD | Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Identifying determinants of antibiotic-associated Clostridium difficile diarrhea |
| Steven Moulton, MD | Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Machine Learning Approach to the Non-Invasive Detection of Acute Blood Loss |
| Yiping Du, PhD | Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Detection of Micro-hemorrhage in Traumatic Brain Injury Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging |