| EXTERNAL FUNDING |
| No. |
Project Title |
Agency |
Project |
Amount
(Direct Cost) |
17 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
Regulation of P. aeruginosa PoxB oxacillinase by AmpR and a two-component
system
(Role:PI) |
NIH-NIGMS |
04/08 – 03/12 |
$1,238,000 |
15 |
SEI+II: An integrated database approach to genome-scale analysis
(Role: Co-PI; PI: Giri Narasimhan) |
NIH-NIGMS |
04/06 – 03/08 |
$189,058 |
14 |
Research in nanoelectronics and bio-nano sensors (II)
(Role: Co-PI: PI: Kinzy Jones)
|
AFOSR |
04/06 – 02/08 |
$400,000 |
13 |
Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ß-lactamase genes
(Role: PI) |
NIH-NIGMS |
04/05 – 03/08 |
$581,287 |
12 |
Ginseng as an antibacterial agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(Role: PI)
|
NIH-R15 AREA |
02/05 – 01/08 |
$207,075 |
11 |
Microbial community organization and development of a pathogenic microbial
consortium
(Role: Co-Investigator; PI: L. Richardson)
|
NIH-MBRS
SCORE |
02/04 – 01/08 |
$845,678 |
10 |
Development of a mold remediation process using hydrogen peroxide
catalyzed by Fe(II) Ions
(Role: Co-PI; PI: G. Tachiev, FIU HCET)
|
Environmental Protection Agency |
08/04 – 03/05 |
$92,000 |
9 |
Effect of ginseng on the expression of virulence factors in Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
(Role: Mentor; PI: C. Bigger) |
NIH-MBRS MARC |
04/01 – 12/05 |
None |
8 |
Mucoid conversion of P. aeruginosa associated with chronic pulmonary
infection in patients
(Role: Mentor; PI: C. Bigger) |
NIH- MBRS RISE: R25 GM61347 |
04/99 – 12/05 |
None |
7 |
Training in alternative tropical botanical medicine
(Role: Co-PI; PI: B. Bennett)
|
NIH-NCCAM |
01/02 – 12/05 |
$1,146,485 |
6 |
Regulation of b-lactamase genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(Role: PI) |
NIH-MBRS SCORE |
04/01 – 3/04 |
$482,402 |
5 |
Discovery and characterization of bacterial quorum sensing signals and their
inhibitors
(Role: Co-PI; PI: C.L. Koh)
|
Malaysian Research Council |
02 – 04 |
$20,000 |
4 |
Immuno-modulation by ginseng
(Role: PI)
|
Dansk Droge A/S, Denmark |
03/02 – 09/02 |
$2,052 |
3 |
Ginseng as a possible therapeutic agent
(Role: PI)
|
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
04/01 – 07/02 |
$43,200 |
2 |
Investigation for the effect of Chinese herb ginseng, provided by Dansk Droge A/S,
on Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with cystic fibrosis patients
(Role: Co-PI; PI: A. Kharazmi) |
Dansk Droge A/S, Denmark |
08/00 – 07/01 |
$37,500 |
1 |
Molecularbiological and immunobiological strategies for prevention and treatment
of P. aeruginosa from chronic lung infection in cystic fibrosis
(Role: Co-PI; PI: N. Høiby) |
Danish Research Council |
01/98 – 12/02 |
$321,000 |
|
| No. |
Project Title |
Agency |
Project |
Amount
(Direct Cost) |
11 |
The airway microbiome in COPD.
(Role: CoPI; PI: Giri Narasimhan, FIU and Adam Wanner, University of Miami)
|
Florida DOH Challenge Grant |
04/10 - 03/12 |
$748,400
($314,408 FIU Portion)
|
10 |
Cystic fibrosis sputum profiling
(Role: PI)
|
FIU-NIH FREA |
08/06 – 12/06 |
$5,000 |
9 |
Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpR in transcription regulation of amp genes
(Role: PI)
|
FIU-NIH FREA |
07/04 – 12/04 |
$2,000 |
8 |
Phage Therapy Agents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
(Role: PI)
| FIU – Provost |
05/04 – 09/04 |
$5,000 |
7 |
Phage Therapy Agents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms – Travel Grant
(Role: PI) |
FIU-NIH FREA |
11/03 – 12/03 |
$1,000 |
6 |
Topology analysis P. aeruginosa AmpG permease.
(Role: PI) |
FIU-NIH FREA |
10/03 – 12/03 |
$4,000 |
5 |
Investigation for the effect of Chinese herb ginseng of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(Role: PI) |
DSRT and A & S – Bridge Grant |
04/02 – 9/02 |
$20,229 |
4 |
Undocumented soil microbes of Florida – Search for the unseen novel biosensors
(Role: Co- PI; PI: K. Jayachandran ) |
DSRT Seed Grant |
04/01 – 12/01 |
$4,000 |
3 |
Investigation for the effect of Chinese herb ginseng of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(Role: PI) |
DSRT Seed Grant |
08/00 – 07/01 |
$6,000 |
2 |
LS50B spectrometer upgrade
(Role: PI)
|
DSRT and
A & S |
09/99 – 12/00 |
$7,185 |
1 |
Analysis of alginate promoters that are activated during mucoid conversion of
P. aeruginosa associated with chronic pulmonary infection in patients with cystic
fibrosis
(Role: PI) |
FIU- Faculty Development Grant-in-Aid |
09/99 – 12/00 |
$999 |
| STUDENT/FELLOWS FUNDING/FELLOWSHIPS UNDER K. MATHEE MENTORSHIP |
|
|
| No. |
Project Title |
Agency |
Project |
Amount
(Direct Cost) |
23 |
Diansy Zincke (PhD student)
Regulation of the poxAB operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
NIH-BRI/MBRS |
Summer 2009 |
$3,000 |
22 |
Deepak Balasubramanian (PhD student)
Role of AmpR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
Jan – April 2009 |
$1,500 |
21 |
Raphael Bosse (Undergraduate)
Role of PA4157 encoding an IclR-type
regulator in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
Jan – April 2009 |
$1,500 |
20 |
Diansy Zincke (PhD student)
Function of the poxAB operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. |
NIH-BRI/MBRS |
Summer 2008 |
$3,000 |
19 |
Melissa Doud (PhD candidate)
Detection of fungal organisms in the cystic fibrosis lung using amplicon length
heterogeneity – polymerase chain reaction (LH-PCR). |
NIH-BRI/MBRS |
Summer 2008 |
$3,000 |
18 |
Diansy Zincke (PhD student)
Regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pox operon involved in oxacillin resistance.
|
NIH- MBRS RISE |
Spring 2008 – |
~$30,000 |
17 |
Melissa Doud (PhD candidate)
Deciphering the complex fungal and eubacterial bommunities. |
NIH- MBRS RISE |
Fall 2005 – |
~$30,000 |
16 |
Balasubramanian Danajeyan (Visiting Scholar)
Exploitation of soil metagenomics for monitoring microbial nitrogen transformation
and soil fertility. |
Dept of Science & Technology, India |
Dec 2007 – May 2008 |
~$10,000 |
15 |
Raquel Olavarrieta (Undergraduate)
Regulatory circuitry of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ß-lactam resistance.
|
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
Aug – Dec 2006 |
$1,500 |
14 |
Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate)
Inhibition of quorum-sensing controlled virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
by southern Florida plant extracts. |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
April 2006 –April 2007 |
$1,500 |
13 |
Kok-Fai Kong (PhD candidate)
Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpG in ß-lactam resistance. |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
July – Sept 2005 |
$1,500 |
12 |
Krystal Anson (Undergraduate)
Novel method to remediate mold. |
McNair Program, FIU |
Summer 2005 |
$5,000 |
11 |
Sixto Leal (Undergraduate)
Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa sdaA encoding L-serine deaminase in
bacterial pathogenicity. |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
Jan – Sept 2005 |
$1,500 |
10 |
Robert Sautter (MS candidate)
Prc, a novel protease involved in alginate production.
|
NIH-BRI/MBRS |
Summer 2005 |
$1,500 |
9 |
Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate)
Anti-quorum sensing agents from south Florida medicinal plants. |
NIH-BRI/MBRS |
Summer 2005 |
$3,000 |
8 |
Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate)
Anti-quorum sensing agents from south Florida medicinal plants and their
potential to attenuate P. aeruginosa pathogenicty. |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
Mar – May 2005 |
$1,500 |
7 |
Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate)
Identification of quorum sensing inhibitors in South Florida medicinal plants.
|
NIH- MBRS RISE |
Summer 2005 – Spring 2008 |
~$30,000 |
6 |
Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate)
Identification of quorum sensing inhibitors of south Florida medicinal plants:
an understudied aspect of efficacy. |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
Summer 2005 |
$1,500 |
5 |
Robert Smiddy (Undergraduate)
Identification of novel gene involved in mucoid conversion. |
NIH- MBRS RISE |
Spring 2004 – Fall 2004 |
~$10,000 |
4 |
Sergio Luna (Undergraduate)
Mapping P. aeruginosa amp gene transcripts. |
NIH-MBRS RISE |
Summer 2002 – Spring 2005 |
~$10,000 |
3 |
Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate)
Anti-quorum sensing agents from south Florida medicinal plants. |
FIU |
2005 |
$1,000 |
2 |
Alian Aguila (Undergraduate)
Topology analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpG permease. |
NIH-MBRS MARC |
Spring 2002 – Spring 2003 |
~$11,000 |
1 |
Damaris Ramos (Undergraduate)
Molecular mechanism responsible for mucoid to nonmucoid conversion in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
NIH-MBRS RISE |
May 2001 – Dec 2002 |
~$10,000 |