Research
Past seed/pilot-grant projects conducted by University of Nevada, Reno faculty:
Effects of Hyperhomocysteinemia Due to Folate Deficiency on Rats of Varying Ages
Principal Investigator: David Wilson
Department: Nutrition
Amount: $9,576
Utilization of Nurse Practitioners in Home Care
Principal investigator: Alice Running
Department: Nursing
Amount: $10,000
Cognitive Slowing in the Elderly and Processing Spoken Sounds
Principal investigator: William Wallace
Department: Psychology
Amount: $10,000
Fish Oil: Potential Treatment for Cancer in the Aged
Principal investigator: Ronald Reitz
Department: Biochemistry / Agriculture
Amount: $9,997
The Effects of Age on the Purinergeni Axis of Cardiac Vessels
Principal investigator: Iain Buxton
Department: Pharmacology
Amount: $10,000
Using the Actigraph to Assess the effectiveness of Music in Promoting Improved Sleep
Among the Elderly
Principal investigator: Julie Johnson, Denise Montcalm, Judith Sugar
Department: Nursing
Amount: $9,225
Intimacy and Conflict Patterns in Elderly Couples
Principal investigator: Alan Fruzetti, Jane Fisher
Department: Psychology
Amount: $10,000
The Role of the Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase in Bioenergetic Diseases of the Elderly
Principal investigator: Paul Anziano
Department: Pediatrics
Amount: $10,000
Effects of Age on the Introduction of Antioxidant Enzymes
Principal investigator: Chris Pritsos
Department: Nutrition
Amount: $9,630
Isolation of Molecule Regulating Acetylochinesterase in Hippocampus
Principal investigator: John Peacock
Department: VA Medical Center
Amount: $10,000
Correlates of Health Promotion in Elders
Principal investigator: Linda Scott
Department: Nursing
Amount: $1,000
Proposal to Investigate Elder Abuse in Two Latino Communities of Nevada
Principal investigator: Yolanda Sanchez
Department: Human Development and Family Studies
Amount: 10,000
A Lifetime of Dignity
Principal investigator: Gerald Ackerman
Department: Nevada Area Health Education Center Program
Amount: $10,000
Involving Seniors in School Wide Literacy Programs: Growing Generations of Literate Communities
Principal investigator: Donald Bear, Lynn Terry
Department: Center for Learning and Literacy
Amount: $8,740
A Proposal to Conduct a Longitudinal Telephone Survey Using Individuals Aged 55 and Older Recently Identified in the Lee/Calder Study
Principal investigator: Judy Calder
Department: Center for Applied Research
Amount: $10,000
Behavior Support Services for Alzheimer’s Patients
Principal investigator: Jane Fisher
Department: Psychology
Amount: $10,000
Evaluation of the Lake Tahoe Wellness Conference for Seniors
Principal investigator: Alice Running
Department: Nursing
Amount: $8,228
The Effects of Simplified 24 Form Tai Chi
Principal investigator: Jiping Shih, Charles Bullock
Department: Health Ecology
Amount: $9,285
Prealbumin Screening for Early Nutrition Interventions in Long-Term Care Settings
Principal investigator: Lori Silverstein, Jessica Krenkel
Department: Nutrition Education and Research
Amount: $10,000
The Social Psychology of Health Inequalities: Socioeconomic Status, the Aging Process, and Health
Principal investigator: Marta Elliot
Department: Sociology
Amount: $10,000
The Effectiveness of a Senior Exercise Video as a Home Exercise Program
Principal investigator: Nora Constantino
Department: Health Ecology
Amount: $9,875
Socioeconomic Status, Personality and Health (across the adult life course)
Principal investigator: Marta Elliot
Department: Sociology
Amount: $2,000
Examining the Role of Antioxidants in Elderly Women Suffering with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Principal investigator: Roberta Schweitzer
Department: Nursing
Amount: $10,000
Gastrointestinal Motility in Elderly Individuals - Role of Internal Cells of Cajal
Principal investigator: Sean Ward
Department: School of Medicine
Amount: $10,000
Reduce Bone Mineral Losses in Elderly
Principal investigator: John Caruso
Department: Health Ecology
Amount: $9,800
Nutrition Counseling Using Distance Telemedicine Technology in the Rural Elderly
Principal investigator: Judith Ashley
Department: Nutrition Education and Research Program
Amount: $10,000
Outcome Assessment of a Day Activities Program for Alzheimer's Patients
Principal investigator: Charles Bernick
Department: Neurology
Amount: $10,000
Development of an in Vitro Model to Study Gastrointestinal Pacemaker Cell Transplantation in Diabetic Gastroparesis
Principal investigator: Tamas Ordog
Department: Physiology & Cell Biology
Amount: $10,000
Vitamin E and Oxidation of Low Density Lipoproteins in aging Mice
Principal investigator: Stan Omaye
Department: Nutrition
Amount: $10,000
Maturation and Aging of Visual Pathways
Principal investigator: Michael Crognale
Department: Psychology
Amount: $10,000
Social Gerontology and Family Relations
Principal investigator: Karen Kopera-Frye
Department: Human Development & Family Studies
Amount: $4,000
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Care at the End of Life
Principal investigator: Nancy Polatty, Denise Montcalm
Department: Nursing, Social Work
Amount: $2,100
Anthropology of Aging and the Aged
Principal investigator: Marie Boutte
Department: Anthropology
Amount: $2,000
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Used as a Tool to Characterize Glucose Trends in Elderly Patients with Diabetes During Surgery
Principal investigator: Raymond Plodkowski, Diane Chau, Patricia May,
Department: Internal Medicine
Amount: $25,000
Hormone Refractory for Prostate Cancer in Seniors: Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Principal investigator: Ronald Pardini, Judith Ashley, Chris Pritsos, Gary Cutter
Department: Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources
Amount: $39,300
Tissue Engineering Approaches to Replacement of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Aging and Aging-related Diseases
Principal investigator: Tamas Ordog, Doug Redelman, Graca Almeida-Pordad
Department: Physiology & Cell Biology
Amount: $40,000
Over Fifty with HIV: Illness Narrative Analysis Leads to Improved Practice and Quality of Life
Principal investigator: Patricia Holden-Huchton, Marie Boutte
Department: Nursing, Health Ecology
Amount: $27,647
Intensity of Need of Reno’s “Crisis Poverty” Seniors
Principal investigator: Ann Hubbert, Jamie Benedict, Denise Montcalm
Department: Nursing, Nutrition, Social Work
Amount: $17,552
Veterans Preferences for End-of-Life Care
Principal investigator: Neila Shumaker, Alice Running, Jeannine Clark, Nicole Guyette
Department: VA Medical Center, Nursing
Amount: $28,532
Psychosocial Factors Contributing to the Health and Successful Aging of Latino Elders
Principal investigator: Jeanne Hilton, Karen Kopera-Frye, Paul Devereux
Department: HDFS, School of Public Health
Amount: $24,423
DECtalk and VeriVox: Intelligibility, Rate and Preference Differences for Four Listener Groups
Principal investigator: Shelley Von Berg, Dennis Uken, Thomas Watterson, Stephen McFarlane
Department: Speech Pathology, Audiology
Amount: $20,000
Regulation of K+ and Ca2+ Channel Gene Expression in the Colon by Female Steroid Hormones
Principal investigator: Sang Don Koh, Fiona Britton, Christine Cremo, William Gerthoffer, Elizabeth Beckett
Department: Physiology and Cell Biology, Biochemistry
Amount: $24,500
Adaptation and Aging in the Human Visual System
Principal investigator: Michael Webster, George Bebis, Mark Wessinger, Michael Crognale
Department: Psychology, Computer Science
Amount: $20,000
Calibration of Methods for Counting Cells in the Aging Human Brain
Principal investigator: Christopher S. von Bartheld, John Peacock, William Hatton
Department: Physiology & Cell Biology; Internal Medicine, Div. of Neurology; and Pharmacology
Amount: $24,500
Exploring Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Rejuvenate the Aging Testis
Principal investigator: Wei Yan, Dayue Duan, Tamas Ordog
Department: Physiology & Cell Biology and Pharmacology
Amount: $24,500