Administrative Support:

Jeff Wetmore,
Research Development and Proposal Services Coordinator
(405) 271-6751 x47385

Paula A. Meder,
Senior Administrative Manager
(405) 271-6593 x47271

Research

Current Grants Awarded to Faculty

Modulation of Host Defense by SP-A-TLR4 Interaction
Shanjana Awasthi, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - American Heart Association-Grant in Aid
Pancreatic cancer therapy with GRP receptor-targeted imageable diphenyl difluoroketone
Vibhudutta Awasthi, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - NCI-NIH (R03)
Biologic evaluation of liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin
Vibhudutta Awasthi, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - NHLBI-NIH (R01)
Effectiveness of an educational intervention on the caring behaviors and referral activities of community pharmacists for migraine patients
Shane Desselle, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - Merck & Company, Inc.
Evaluation of Merck's Headache School: A quasi-experimental phase 4 examination of effectiveness
Shane Desselle, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - Merck & Company, Inc.
The role of IL-6 in jet fuel irritant dermatitis
Randle Gallucci, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - NIOSH-NIH (R03)
The role of IL-6 in diabetic wound healing
Randle Gallucci, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - OCAST/Regular
Integration of diabetes self-management education in a patient-centered medical home
Nancy Letassy, Pharm.D., CDE - Principal Investigator Agency - American Association of Diabetes Educators
Study of the pharmacokinetics of daptomycin in children with renal disease
Teresa Lewis, Pharm.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Bacteriophage control of DNA repair in streptococcus pyogenes
W. Michael McShan, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - NIAID-NIH (R15)
Mobile element SpyCIM1 Enhances Survival in S. pyogenes
W. Michael McShan, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - OCAST/Regular
Deep South Musculoskeletal CERTS (DSMC)
Michael Miller, Ph.D. - OUHSC PI (Subcontractor) Agency - Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (DSMC)
Development of an antimicrobial peptide therapeutic for Pseudomonas infections
H. Anne Pereira, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - NIAID-NIH U01
New therapeutics based on a natural antibiotic peptide
H. Anne Pereira, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - OCAST-OARS
CAP37 and ocular inflammation
H. Anne Pereira, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - NEI-NIH (R01)
New Drugs for Bad Bugs
H. Anne Pereira, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - State of Oklahoma-EDGE (Economic Development Generating Excellence)
Bridging anticoagulation in patients who require temporary interruption of warfarin therapy for an elective invasive procedure or surgery (BRIDGE).
Toni L. Ripley, Pharm.D. - Co-investigator Agency - Duke University-subcontract for NIH grant U01HL087229
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Poison Prevention Outreach Project
Scott Schaeffer, D.Ph., DABAT - Principal Investigator Agency - HRSA Poison Center Incentive Grant
Real-time surveillance of events associated with nonprescription cough and cold preparations
Scott Shaeffer, DPh, DABAT - Principal Investigator Agency - Consumer Healthcare Products Assn (CHPA)
Host immune response to E. faecalis biofilm
Nathan Shankar, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - NIH-NIDCR (R21)
Linking Medicare, West Virginia Medicaid, and West Virginia cancer registry data to study the burden of the beast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers in West Virginia
Michael Smith, Ph.D. - OUHSC PI (subcontractor) Agency - AHRQ-West Virginia University subcontract
How Often Do Catastrophic Injury Victims Become Medicaid Recipients?
Michael J. Smith, Ph.D. - Co-Investigator Agency - West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Orphanin FQ regulates tyrosine hydroxylase expression
Kelly Standifer, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - OCAST/Regular
Blockade of nociceptin signaling reduces biochemical, structural and cognitive deficits after traumatic brain injury
Kelly Standifer, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - DoD, Hypothesis Development Award
Molecular mechanism of chronic pain and its modulation by post traumatic stress disorder and nociceptin/orphanin FQ
Kelly Standifer, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - DoD - US Army (USAMRAA)
Targeted delivery and remote-controlled release of chemotherapeutic agents
Youngjae You, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - DoD-US Army (USAMRAA)
Synthesis and in vitro study to longer-wavelength absorbing photosensitizers targeting cancer cells for PDT (photodynamic therapy) in recurrent breast cancers
Youngjae You, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center Seed Grant
New BODIPY-type photosensitizers absorbing near IR light
Youngjae You, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Agency - OCAST/Regular