RUSH/CCH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Four projects have received funding from the 2000 round of competition for Collaborative Research Awards. The funded projects are:

Title: Investigation of Gait in the Spectrum of Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition (CPPD)-Associated Disease
Principal Investigator:    John Case, MD (CCH  Medicine/ Rheumatology) 

Title:    Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix in the Treatment of Venous Stasis Ulcers
Principal Investigator:    Mark D. Hoffman, MD (Rush Dermatology) 

Title:   Antioxident Modulation of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Principal Investigator:   Mary Jo Atten, MD (CCH Medicine/Gastroenterology)

Title:    Social and Cultural Barriers to Papanicolau Smear Screening in an Urban Population
Principal Investigator:    Kian Behbakht, MD (Rush OB/GYN Gynecologic Oncology)
 

Congratulations to all the awardees.  If you are interested in applying for a Rush/CCH Collaborative Research Award in 2001, look for an announcement in late winter or early spring. 

REMINDER: 
As of April 1, 2000, all submissions to the CCH/Bureau IRB and all institutional approval forms for grants originating at CCH or in ACHN must be on the new forms. You can download the new forms here.

The Rush/Cook County Collaborative Research Award competition has been announced for 2000. Deadline for receipt of Letters of Intent is May 1.  Go to the announcement for a complete description of this opportunity.

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