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Research Support

  • Co-Principal Investigator with Michael Hicks
    Cellular mechanisms for the degeneration and aging of human rotator cuff tears
    National Institute for Health/ National Institute for Aging
    1 R21 AG081739-01
    Direct Costs $275,000
    Received score 11% percentile from study section- NIA pay line is below 15% percentile
  • 4/21/2023 - 6/30/2025
  • Co-Investigator with PI Clark Hung, PhD
    Columbia University SIRS/STAR grant: OCT Imaging as a Novel Tool for Pain Management Research in the Knee” $85,000 for 12 months
  • 1/1/2021 - 1/1/2022
  • Principal Investigator - NIH Award from the National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
    Schwann Cell Control of Chronic Nerve Injury
    2R01NS049203-06A1
    ($1,653,862)
  • 1/19/10 - 12/31/15
  • Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinician Scientist Training Grant - Minal Tapadia Schwann Cell-Derived Hedgehog as a Therapeutic Adjunct for Compressive Neuropathies Role: Primary Mentor($20,000)
  • 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
  • OREF Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant - Tom Chao A Novel Method to Preserve the Neuromuscular Junction After Traumatic Nerve Injury.
    Role: Primary Mentor ($20,000)
  • 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association Resident Grant
    Preservation of the Neuromuscular Junction after Nerve Injury (Role: Primary Mentor)($8,000)
  • 1/1/11 - 1/1/12
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Research Fellowship for Undergraduate Students - Nima Nassiri
  • 3/30/09 - 7/10/09
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, Undergraduate Research Opportunity - Ryan Anderson
    The Role of Durotomy and Duraplasty Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in an Animal Model($600)
  • 12/23/08 - 6/30/09
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, Undergraduate Research Opportunity - Nima Nassiri
    Schwann Cell Integrin Expression Following Peripheral Nerve Injury ($600)
  • 12/23/08 - 6/30/09
  • Principal Investigator - American Society for Surgery of the Hand
    Altered Myelination with Compression Neuropathies: The Role of Schwann Cell Mechanotransduction
    ($19,187 annual direct costs)
  • 11/1/06 - 10/31/07
  • Co-Investigator (5% effort) - NIH Award from the National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
    Post-doctoral Training Program in Neural Regeneration
    T32 NS-07486
    ($218,860 annual direct costs)
  • 07/15/01 - 06/30/06
  • Co-Investigator (5% effort) -NIH Award from the National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
    Summer Research Training in Neuroscience
    T35 NS-45563
    ($38,280 annual direct costs)
  • 07/01/03 - 06/30/07
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Medical Student Summer Orthopaedic Research Fellowship - Michael Gray
    Macrophage mediated effects with chronic nerve compression injury($2500)
  • 6/1/05 - 9/1/05
  • Principal Investigator - NIH Award from the National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
    Schwann cell regulation of chronic nerve injury
    5R01 NS049203
    ($1,670,679)
  • 7/1/04 - 4/30/10
  • Co-Investigator / Sponsor, Whitaker Foundation - Tom Chao
    Mechanical Stimulation of Peripheral Neural Tissue Alters the Process of Myelination ($4500)
  • 6/1/03 - 9/1/03
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, NIH Post-doctoral fellowship - Phong Bui
    Evaluation of Schwann cell responses to different injury models($5500)
  • 6/1/03 - 9/1/03
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, Undergraduate Research Opportunity - Michael Gray
    The role of vascular endothelial growth factor in compressive neuropathy($3000)
  • 6/1/03 - 9/1/03
  • Principal Investigator, AirCast Orthopaedic Research Foundation
    Schwann Cell Response to Biomechanical forces of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome($100,000)
  • 8/1/03 - 7/31/05
  • Principal Investigator, University Academic Senate Faculty Desktop Computing Initiative Allocation ($2250)
  • 2/4/02
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, AOA Honor Medical Society Student Research Fellowship - Kasra Rowshan
    Development of a transgenic model for compression Neuropathy($3500)
  • 3/14/02 - 12/31/02
  • Co-Investigator/Sponsor, UCI Undergraduate Research Opportunity-Phong Bui
    Induction of Schwann cell apoptosis with chronic nerve injury($2000)
  • 6/1/00 -6/1/01
  • Principal Investigator, NIH Award from the National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke 5K08 NS02221
    Transduction of Chronic Nerve Injury by Schwann Cells($645,300)
  • 09/30/00 - 08/31/05
  • Co-Investigator/Mentor, NIH Post-doctoral fellowship-Dara Chafik Response of Schwann cells to shear stress($5500)
  • 6/1/00 - 9/1/00
  • Principal Investigator, UCI Whitaker Foundation Bioengineering Grant
    The development of a chronic in-vitromodel for chronic nerve injury ($4500)
  • 6/99 - 8/99
  • Principal Investigator, University of Pennsylvania Seed Grant
    The Effect of Laminar Fluid Flow on Fibroblasts Derived from Dupuytren's Tissue($1700)
  • 1/1/96 - 1/1/97

Research Support (Under Review)

  • Principal Investigatorwith Oswald Steward (Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior and Anatomy & Neurobiology and the Director of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center) and Drs. Sam Ward & Samir Shah (UCSD) and Drs. Jeff Kocsis and James Clune (Yale)and Drs. John Morrison and AndrewLi (UC Davis)
    Pathogenesis of Post-traumatic Motor Endplate Degeneration
    National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
    U01 submitted1 U01 TR003198-01 (7/10/2020)
    Direct Costs $3,000,000 over 4 years
  • Principal Investigator
    Log Number: DM190788
    Application Title: Understanding Post-Traumatic Human Motor Endplate Remodeling to Improve Functional Recovery in Warfighters
    Award Mechanism: FY19 Defense Medical Research and Development Program -Restoring Warfighters with Neuromusculoskeletal Injuries Research Award
    Mechanism Option: Research Level 2
  • Principal Investigator with Oswald Steward (Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior and Anatomy & Neurobiology and the Director of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center) and Drs. John Morrison and Andrew Li (UC Davis)
    Pathogenesis of Post-traumatic Motor Endplate Degeneration
    National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
    R01 Grant13287590 submitted (11/5/2021)
    Direct Costs $2,750,000 for 9/1/2022-8/31/2027 ($3,571,808)
  • Co-Investigator with Michael Hicks
    Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms for the Degeneration and Aging of Human Rotator Cuff Tears
    National Institute for Aging
    R21 grant submission November 1, 2021
    Direct Costs $275,000

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