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Funding
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| Our research is funded by a variety of sources,
including extramural grants, private donations, local support
groups, departmental money, and Wayne State University. While
our studies have been funded continuously for 17 years, current
support comes from the following: |
| ACTIVE |
| $582,263 (McAllister portion of project); $2,651,826;
Michigan Life Sciences Corridor Fund; Functionally Active Biocompatible
Encapsulation (FABE) for Neural Stimulation; Co-PI with Gregory
W. Auner, Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Wayne State University; 9/15/02 – 9/14/06 |
| $238,856; Wayne State University Research Enhancement
Program; Technological Advances to Aid Children with Brain Injury:
Smart Shunts for the Improved Treatment of Hydrocephalus 5/1/04
– 4/31/06 |
$344,274; Novel Detachment Mechanisms for Implantable
Coils; Co-PI with Gregory W. Auner, Ph.D., Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, and Richard
Fessler, M.D.,
Department of Neurological Surgery 10/1/04 – 9/31/06 |
| $50,000 (McAllister portion of project); $150,000;
Michigan Universities Commercialization Initiative; Mid-Infrared
Light Source for Selective Laser Ablation; Co-PI with Mohammed
N. Islam, PhD, PI, University of Michigan Department of Electrical
Engineering; 3/1/04 – 1/31/04 |
| $25,000; STARS Support Group; Inhibition of Glial
Scar Formation in Neonatal Hydrocephalus 12/1/04 – 12/31//05 |
| $25,000; STARS Support Group; Development of Laser
Ablation for Clearing Shunt Obstructions in Hydrocephalus; with
Mohammed Islam, Ph.D. University of Michigan Department of Electrical
Engineering 12/1/04 – 12/31//05 |
| $40,000 per year; Ligon Center for Artificial Vision;
Department of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute and Wayne State
University School of Medicine; Retinal and Cortical Implants for
Artificial Vision; Co-Investigator with Gary Abrams, M.D. 7/1/03
- present |
| $32,000 ($177,000 initially); WOMC
Christmas Is For Kids; Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
Pathophysiology of Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida 1/1/99 - present
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| $430,000; Hydrocephalus Patient Support
Group; Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Hydrocephalus Research
10/1/97 – present |
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| PENDING |
| $4,967,174; NIH Bioengineering Research
Partnership; Functionally Active Bioencapsulation for Neural Implants;
Co-PI with Gregory Auner, Ph.D., Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, Wayne State University; pending, revision
submitted 7/1/04, 9/30/04 –9/29/08 |
| $1,334,746; NIH/NINDS R01: Ischemic
Area Infusion: A Potential Therapy in Stroke; Consultant with
Yuchuan Ding, M.D., Ph.D., PI; submitted 2/3/03, 10/1/03-9/30/07 |
| NIH R01; Exercise and Neurovascular
Mechanisms for Stroke Therapy; Co-Investigator with Yuchuan Ding,
M.D., Ph.D.., PI, submitted 6/1/04 4/1/05 – 3/31/08 |
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| PAST/INACTIVE |
| $25,000 per year; Pathophysiology of Hydrocephalus;
from Ligon Center for Artificial Vision; Department of Ophthalmology,
Kresge Eye Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine
6/20/99 – 8/1/02 |
| $2,100; Inner Vision Imaging, Inc.; Development
of Endoscopic Real-Time Imaging 1/5/01 – 8/1/02 |
| $35,000; Diabetes Research Grant; Diabetes Center;
Wayne State University School of Medicine; Effects of Diabetes
on C-peptide Function in the Central Nervous System; Co-Investigator
with Zhen-quo Li, M.D., Ph.D. 5/15/99 - 5/14/00 |
| $10,000; Research Incentive Fund; 1 year; Wayne
State University School of Medicine; Learning and Memory Formation
of Motor Skills in Clinical Hydrocephalus; Co-Investigator with
Yuchuan Ding, M.D., Ph.D. & Qin Lai 5/15/99 - 5/14/00 |
| $35,000; Research Stimulation Grant; 1 year; Wayne
State University School of Medicine Dean’s Office; Pathological
Relations to Visual Impairment in Hydrocephalus; Co-Principal
Investigator with Yuchuan Ding, M.D., Ph.D. 1/1/99 - 12/30/99 |
| $175,000 total costs; 5 years; Children’s
Hospital of Michigan; Pathophysiology of Infantile Hydrocephalus;
10/1/97 - 9/30/02 |
| $100,000 total costs; 2 years; Wayne State University
School of Medicine Dean’s Startup Account; Pathophysiology
of Hydrocephalus 10/1/97 - 9/30/99 |
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