Creighton University

Below is a list of the new competing NIH awards received since July 1, 2007 for the School of Medicine:

• Dr. Yaping Tu, Department of Pharmacology
   National Institutes of Health
  July 1, 2007-June 30, 2012
   “Regulator of G-Protein Signaling (RGS) Proteins in Prostate Cancer”
  Total award:  $1,239,679
   First year award:  $252,249
• Dr. Xian-Ming Chen, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
   National Institutes of Health
   July 1, 2006-June 30, 2010
   “MicroRNAs in Epithelial Innate Immunity to C. parvum”
   Total award:  $1,409,062
   First full year award:  $313,512
• Dr. Laura Hansen, Department of Biomedical Sciences
   National Institutes of Health
   December 1, 2007-November 30, 2012
   “Mechanisms of UV-induced Skin Carcinogenesis”
   Total award:  $1,524,690
   First year award:  $304,938