Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have received nearly $4 million in cumulative grant funding through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Award and Career Development Program to support research into diabetes, dermatitis, cancer and aging.
The Merit Review Awards Program supports investigator-initiated research conducted by eligible VA researchers at VA Medical Centers or approved facilities. The program is VA's primary vehicle for funding basic, preclinical, and behavioral biomedical and clinical research into diseases and disorders that have a significant impact on Veterans' health.
The goal of the Merit Review Award program is to provide grant funding for applications that are scientifically exemplary and propose research relevant to veterans' health.
Spring 2024 Excellence Award Recipients:
“An emerging role for RIP kinase in pancreatic islet inflammation and beta cell cytotoxicity in type 2 diabetes.”
Andrew T. Templin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine Amount: $1,124,281
“Immunoregulatory role of insulin growth factor-like protein in skin inflammation”
Matthew J. Turner, M.D., assistant professor of clinical dermatology and clinical microbiology and immunology. Amount: $710,000.
“Evaluating the Effects of Intermittent Fasting in Combination with Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
Shadia I. Jalal, MD, Lawrence H. Einhorn Professor of Oncology and Professor of Medicine Amount: $994,479
The Career Development Program attracts, develops, and retains talented researchers working in areas critical to improving the health and medical care of our nation's veterans. Award recipients have gone on to long and successful careers as VA scientists, research administrators, and center directors.
2024 Career Development Award Recipients:
“Harnessing DNA repair and damage as a tool to personalize aging and aging-related diseases”
Nawal Al Nasrallah, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine Amount: $1,138,732
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