New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3037-SCR-E-0
Alice Y. Liu, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Grant Award $181,580
Title:  Neuroprotective Function of Molecular Chaperones
Final Report [pdf 3mb]
Publication [pdf 27.7mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3038-SCR-E-0
Christopher Rongo, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Waksman Institute
Grant Award $191,712
Title:  The Role of Notch/LIN-12 Glutamate Receptor Signaling and Excitotoxic Neuronal Damage
Final Report [pdf 3.8mb]
Publication [pdf 8.8mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3039-SCR-E-0
Mengqing Xiang, Ph.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Center For Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine
Grant Award $400,000
Title:  Role of Foxn4 in Spinal Cord Development & Regeneration
Final Report [pdf 3.8mb]
Publication [pdf 10.3mb]
Publication [pdf 13.6mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3040-SCR-E-0
Michael Matise, Ph.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology
Grant Award $400,000
Title:  Molecular Control of Spinal Cord Neuronal Progenitor Differentiation
Final Report [pdf 1.5mb]
Publication [pdf 9.7mb]
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Individual Research Grant Number 05-3041-SCR-E-0
Noshir A. Langrana, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Grant Award $150,000
Title:  Bifunctional Biomaterial Design for Spinal Cord Regeneration
Final Report [pdf 5.6mb]
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Individual Research Grant Number 05-3042-SCR-E-0
Renping Zhou, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Department of Chemical Biology
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Grant Award $ 397,888
Title:  Role of Ephrin-A5 in Spinal Cord Development
Final Report [pdf 2.1mb]
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Individual Research Grant Number 05-3043-SCR-E-0
William G. Wadsworth, Ph.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Department of Pathology
Grant Award $315,204
Title:  Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Guidance
Final Report [pdf 1.6mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3044-SCR-E-0
Ron Weiss, Ph.D., Princeton University
Grant Award $391,189
Title:  Programmed Tissue Engineering for Spinal Cord Regeneration
Final Report [pdf 10mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3045-SCR-E-0
Martin Yarmush, M.D., Ph.D., Rutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Grant Award $221,130
Title:  Microfabrication of a Neural Stem Cell Differentiation System
Final Report [pdf 2.9mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3046-SCR-E-0
Wise Young, M.D., Ph.D., Rutgers University, W.M. Keck Ctr. Collaborative Neuroscience
Grant Award $191,704
Title:  OEG Remyelination of Axons after SCI
Final Report [pdf 7.8mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3047-SCR-E-0
Randall D. McKinnon, Ph.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Department of Surgery & Neurosurgery
Grant Award $360,690
Title:  Netrin-Directed Glial Migration
Final Report [pdf 2.6mb]
Publication [pdf 5.4mb]
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Individual Research Grant Number 05-3048-SCR-E-0
Melitta Schachner, Ph.D., Rutgers University, W.M. Keck Ctr. Collaborative Neuroscience
Grant Award $317,768
Title:  Genes Involved in Spinal Cord Regeneration in Zebrafish
Final Report [pdf 4.6mb]
Publication [pdf 1.3mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3049-SCR-E-0
Yasuhiro Maeda, M.D., Veterans Bio-Medical Research Institute, Inc.
Grant Award $196,900
Title:  Effect of Erythropoietin Therapy on Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Mechanism of Action
Final Report [pdf 2.1mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3050-SCR-E-0
Frank V. Castello, M.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Department of Pediatrics
Grant Award $147,459
Title:  The Effect of FES on Children with Spinal Cord Injury
Final Report [pdf 3.8mb]

Individual Research Grant Number 05-3051-SCR-E-0
Hosea F. S. Huang, Ph.D., UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
Grant Award $390,602
Title:  Preservation of Sperm Functions after Spinal Cord Injury
Final Report [pdf 3.9mb]
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Individual Research Grant Number 05-3052-SCR-E-0
Ronald P. Hart, Ph.D., Rutgers University, W.M. Keck Ctr. Collaborative Neuroscience
Grant Award $185,573
Title:  Differentiation of Therapeutic Stem Cells Using Micro RNAs
Final Report [pdf 4.3mb]
Publication [pdf 10mb]
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Fellowship Research Grant Number 05-2906-SCR-E-0
Yu-Wen Chang, Rutgers University, W.M. Keck Ctr. Collaborative Neuroscience
Grant Award $30,000
Title:  Isolation of NSC from ES Cells and Applications in SCI
Final Report [pdf 3.3mb]

Fellowship Research Grant Number 05-2907-SCR-E-0
Gary Monteiro, Rutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Grant Award $60,000
Title:  In-Vivo Thresholds for Spinal Cord Injury
Final Report [pdf 261kb]
Publication [pdf 2.2mb]
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Fellowship Research Grant Number 05-2908-SCR-E-0
Christopher Gaughan, Rutgers University, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Grant Award $60,000
Title:  In-Vivo Thresholds for Spinal Cord Injury
Final Report [pdf 2.1mb]

Fellowship Research Grant Number 05-2909-SCR-E-0
Hyuk Wan Ko, Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology
Grant Award $100,000
Title:  Shh Signaling and Neuronal Differentiation of ES Cells
Final Report [pdf 2.9mb]

Fellowship Research Grant Number 05-2910-SCR-E-0
Tanya Borsuk, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
Grant Award $60,000
Title:  QTL Mapping and Phenotypic Analysis of Dreher Suppressing Modifying Loci
Final Report [pdf 8.3mb]

Fellowship Research Grant Number 05-2911-SCR-E-0
Ahryon Cho, Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology
Grant Award $60,000
Title:  The Role of FK-506 Binding Protein 8 in Mammalian Neural Patterning and
Axon Guidance
Final Report [pdf 3.7mb]

Fellowship Research Grant Number 05-2912-SCR-E-0
Margaret Julias, Rutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Grant Award $60,000
Title:  A Novel Micromechanical Method for Controlling Microstructure in Nerve Grafts
Final Report [pdf 16.9mb]