Aaron Lohr
Manager, Media Relations
Phone: (240) 482-1380
Email: alohr@endo-society.org

May 30, 2007

Chevy Chase, Maryland—The Endocrine Society, through its pilot Bridge Grant Program, has awarded five, $50,000 research grants to support established researchers encountering difficulty in obtaining continued funding for vital and productive projects.

In light of the scarcity of federal research dollars, The Endocrine Society instituted the program to provide interim funding for promising research projects that have experienced an interruption in funding. The Society recognizes the importance of not losing momentum in areas of high-value research, and congratulates the recipients of these awards for their outstanding research proposals and dedication to advancing the frontiers of biomedical research.

“The Society’s Bridge Grant program was established to help researchers continue their essential work, even when federal budgetary constraints threatened to derail vital research,” said Dr. Leonard Wartofsky, president of The Endocrine Society. “I am very proud that the Society has undertaken this program at such a critical time.”

Inaugural winners include:

• Roberto Civitelli, MD, Washington University School of Medicine Regulation of Osteogenesis by Cadherins
• Gloria E. Hoffman, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine cFos Maps Activation of LHRH Neurons
• Walter L. Miller, MD, University of California, San Francisco Molecular Biology of Steroidogenic P450 Enzymes
• Sham S. Kakar, PhD, University of Louisville School of Medicine PTTG Role in Ovarian Tumor Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
• Gary M. Leong, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Mater Children’s Hospital and Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Brisbane, University of Queensland, Australia Molecular Regulation of Metabolism and Body Composition by Ski via Crosstalk with Nuclear Hormone Receptor Signaling

 

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