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  • Hu, B. Testing Cerebro-protective Interventions with Rodent Ischemic Stroke Models for the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network (SPAN). Funded by NINDS – National Institutes of Health, 2023-2026. Amount: $1,813,734.
  • Dameff C. Modeling Cyber Attack Impacts on Patient Outcomes. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, 2022-2026. Amount: $655,000.
  • Hu, B. Novel Anti-Stroke Agents Targeting Toxic Protein Aggregation. Funded by VA BLRD Merit Award. 2022 – 2026 (renewed). Amount $1,295,978.
  • Coyne C. Improving emergency care and outcomes of immune-related adverse events: The immune-related emergency disposition index (IrEDi). Funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2022-2025. Amount: $637,699.
  • LaFree A.  Assessing Patient Preferences regarding Covid-19 Vaccination and Treatments in a Primarily Hispanic Border Town Population. Funded by the UC San Diego Health Sciences Academy of Clinician Scholars, 10/22 - 10/23.  Amount: $10,000.
  • Pelucio M. Training Emergency Medicine Residents in Trauma Informed Care: Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Funded by Sanford Institute of Empathy and Compassion, 7/22-6/22. Amount: $12,000.
  • Pelucio M. The Co-Production of Empathic Communication Interventions in Adolescents (COPE) Study. Funded by Sanford Institute of Empathy and Compassion, 7/22-6/22. Amount: $2,000.
  • Wardi G. Implementation of Continuum of Care Sepsis Phenotyping and Risk Stratification. Funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 5/22-4/27.
  • Wardi G. Co-Investigator with Dr. Shamim Nemati (PI) and Dr. Atul Malhotra (PI). VentNet: A Real-Time Multimodal Data Integration Model for Prediction of Respiratory Failure in Patients with COVID-19. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, 2/22-1/26.
  • Sadler C. Investigation of Sequelae of COVID 19 in Divers. Funded by the PADI Foundation, 2022. Amount: $15,000.
  • Lasoff D. Calbridge Behavioral Health Navigator Program. Funded by the Public Health Institute of California, 2022. Amount: $240,000.
  • Dameff C. Studying Methods for Ethical and Human Subjects Protections Issues in Digital Health Project. Funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, 2021-2025. Amount: $1,049,908.
  • Vilke G. A hospital-based retrospective chart review to assess the management of acute agitation in adult patients with schizophrenia and related disorders, and bipolar disorder presenting to the emergency department (ED) in the US. Funded by BioXcel, 2021.  Amount: $58,151.15.
  • Lindholm, P. Co-investigator with Dr. Parambir Dulai (PI). Hyperbaric Oxygen for Hospitalized UC Flares. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, 9/21-present.
  • Castillo E. Enhancing US Surveillance of Laboratory Confirmed SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, and other Respiratory Viruses through a Network of Emergency Departments (RECOVER-CDC). Funded by the Centers for Disease Control, 9/21-8/24. Amount: $620,712.
  • Wardi G. Co-Investigator with Dr. Shamim Nemati (PI). GeneRAlizable Sepsis Phenotyping (GRASP) using Electronic Health Records and Continuous Monitoring Sensors. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, 8/21-5/26.
  • Lindholm P. Building a Doppler repository for artificial intelligence and big data in diving research. Funded by the PADI foundation, 7/21-6/23. Amount: $20,000.
  • Lindholm, P. Freediving and DCS. Funded by the Divers Alert Network, 7/21-6/22. Amount: $24,000.
  • Wardi G. Development and Implementation of a Real Time Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict Tracheal Intubation in Patients with COVID19. Funded by UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, 5/21-4/22. Amount: $30,000.
  • Killeen J. Improving real-time COVID-19 monitoring through smartphone voice analysis. Funded by Sonde Health, Inc., 2/21-9/21.
  • Tolia V. REUSE N95 - Clinical Investigation of N95 Extended Use and Reuse. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control, 2/21-8/22. Amount: $92,500.
  • Castillo E. High Sensitivity Near Patient Cardiac Troponin (High Note). Funded by Quidel Corporation, 1/21-12/22.
  • Lasoff D. Behavioral Health Provider Project. Funded by the California Department of Healthcare Services, 1/21-12/21. Amount: $150,000.
  • Sadler C. Investigation of Sequelae of COVID 19 in Divers. Funded by the PADI Foundation, 2021. Amount: $15,000.
  • Coyne C. ACTIV-2. Funded by The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2020-2023. Amount: $293,318.
  • Lindholm P. Where is the gas?  A new method to study nitrogen during diving and decompression. Funded by the Office of Naval Research Department of Defense, 8/20-7/23. Amount: $1,009,127.                                      
  • Coyne C. Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma of Outpatients. Funded by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2020-2021. Amount: $64,441.
  • Wardi G. Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm to Predict Delayed Tracheal Intubation in Patients in Emergency Department With and Without COVID19. Funded by the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine, 7/20-6/21.  Amount: $30,000.
  • Lindholm P. Automated detection of venous gas emboli on ultrasound recordings. Subaward to UNC Dr. Papadopoulou. Funded by the Office of Naval Research Department of Defense, 6/20-6/23. Amount: $356,995.
  • Castillo E and Shadyab A. Outcomes in Older COVID-19 Patients with Comorbidities in the Geriatric Emergency Department. Funded by the University of California Office of the President, 3/20-10/20. Amount: $24,527.
  • Tomaszewski C. Multi-center registry of potential COVID-19 patients presenting to US emergency departments. Funded by Indiana University, 3/20-6/21. Amount: $30,000.
  • Lasoff D. Substance Use Screening and Treatment Approach in the ED. Funded by the American College of Medical Toxicology, 1/20-12/20. Amount: $3,700.
  • Sadler C. Investigation of hypoxic signature and hypoxia training in closed circuit rebreather divers. Funded by the PADI Foundation, 2020. Amount: $8,805.
  • Sadler C. Investigation of Sequelae of COVID 19 in Divers. Funded by the UC San Diego Health Sciences Academy of Clinician Scholars, 2020. Amount: $7,500.
  • Coyne C. Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPALLA). Funded by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, 2019-2023. Amount: $261,785.
  • Wardi G. Co-Investigator with Dr. Shamim Nemati (PI). SEP1+: A composite measure to accurately assess early sepsis management. Funded by The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 11/19-2/20. Amount: $498,750.
  • Wardi G. Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP). Funded by the National Institutes of Health, 9/19-8/24.
  • Tolia V. The Gary and Mary West Senior Emergency Department: Phase IV: Gary and Mary West Senior Emergency Care Network. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, 7/19-6/23. Amount: $4,399,977.
  • Wardi G. Funded by the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Research Grant, 7/19-6/21. Amount: $40,000. 
  • Lasoff D. MAT Access Points Project. Funded by the Sierra Health Foundation, 7/19-7/20. Amount: $145,000.
  • Wardi G. Applying machine- learning algorithms to reduce sepsis readmissions. Funded by the Academy of Clinician Scholars Research Grant, 7/19-6/20. Amount: $10,000.
  • Lasoff D. California Bridge Program. Funded by the Public Health Institute of California, 1/19-7/20. Amount: $260,000.
  • Hu, B. Change in NSF ATPase Activity Leads to Brain Ischemia Reperfusion Injury (5RO1NS102815). Funded by NINDS – National Institutes of Health. 2018-23 (transfer). Amount: $1,347, 107
  • Hu B. Novel Focal Abdominal Cavity Cooling REBOA Strategy for the Treatment of Noncompressible Torso Hemorrhage. Funded by DOD – USAMRAA. 2018-23 (transfer). Amount: $2,387,868.
  • Coyne CJ. FOCUS program (On the Frontlines of Communities in the United States): Routine Screening for HCV Infection at the UCSD Hillcrest and Thornton Emergency Departments. Funded by Gilead, 2018-present. Amount: $306,770.
  • Popa D. Investigation of hypoxic signature and hypoxia training in closed circuit rebreather divers. Funded by the DAN Bill Hamilton Memorial Dive Medicine Research Grant, 2018. Amount: $10,000.
  • Minns A. Improving medication safety in the geriatric emergency department population. Funded by the UC San Diego Health Sciences Academy of Clinician Scholars, 10/2018 – 9/2019. Amount: $5,000.
  • Coyne C. Assessment of an EMR-based Solution to Improve the Management of Cancer Related Pain in the Emergency Department. Funded by the UC San Diego Health Sciences Academy of Clinician Scholars, 10/2018 – 9/2019. Amount: $5,000.
  • Hu, B. Novel anti-NPC Aggregation Strategy Against Brain Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (5RO1NS097875).  Funded by NINDS – National Institutes of Health. 2017-23 (transfer). Amount: $1,687,193
  • Sundararajan R. Expanding HIV testing among Ugandan adults who utilize traditional healers. Funded by the National Institute of Health, 7/2017 - 6/2021. Amount: $731,471.
  • Tolia V and Chan T. The Gary and Mary West Senior Emergency Care Unit (SECU): Phase 3 – Existing Space SECU Implementation. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, 3/17-8/18. Amount: $2,405,584.
  • Sundararajan R. HIV-Related Knowledge and Practices Among Higher Education Students in Maputo. UCSD Center for AIDS Research. Amount: $39,450.
  • Castillo EM and Barash I (ED Leads). Advanced MRI Applications for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). Funded by the NFL and GE Healthcare.
  • Killeen J and Chan T. Implementation of Telehealth Services in Assisted Living. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute. 11/16-10/18. Amount: $2,616,445 Partnered Research Project.
  • Savaser D. Hyperbaric Medicine Video Education Modules – HBOMS (Hyperbaric Oxygen Module Series). American College of Emergency Physicians. 7/16 - 12/17. Amount: $8,905.
  • Killeen J. BEACH CCR Sandbox Project. Funded by the Chronic Disease Surveillance Branch of the California Department of Public Health, 7/16-6/17. Amount: $84,397.
  • Castillo E. The Impact of a Senior Center on Healthcare Utilization. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute. 7/16-12/16. Amount: $49,055.
  • Castillo E. OSHPD Healthcare Utilization Studies. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, 6/16-2/17. Amount: $49,728.
  • Chan T. The Gary and Mary West Geriatric Center of Excellence (West COE): Phase II – SED Pre-Launch Operational Implementation. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, 4/16-9/16. Amount: $261,500.
  • Killeen J and Chan T. The Gary and Mary West Geriatric Center of Excellence (West COE): Phase 1 Research Development. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, 9/15 – 3/16. Amount: $243,610.
  • Castillo EM Acute Home Care as an Alternative to Inpatient Admission from the Emergency Department. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, 2015 – 2016. Amount: $499,125.
  • Castillo EM. Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection (abSSSI) Practice Pattern Assessment. Funded by Durata Therapeutics International B.V., 2014-2015. Amount: $15,000.
  • Castillo EM. Exploring emergency room physician's knowledge and attitudes concerning the use of appropriate and safe home care as an alternative to hospital admission. Funded by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, 2014-2015. Amount: $123,152.
  • Vilke GM. Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Regional Clinical Center, San Diego, funded by the NIH, 7/14 to 12/15. Amount: $1,389,389
  • Castillo EM.  Evaluation of downward force placed onto prone subjects. Funded by the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc., 2014-2015. Amount: $7,500.
  • Castillo EM. Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection (abSSSI) Practice Pattern Assessment. Funded by Durata Therapeutics International B.V., 2014-2015. Amount: $15,000.
  • Chan T. San Diego Beacon Community Grant to foster Health Information Technology and Exchange in the San Diego region. Funded by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology. 2010-2013. Amount: $15.3 Million. 
  • Castillo EM. Restraint Chair Literature Review and Policy Gap Analysis. Funded by the Ministry Community Safety & Correctional Services, Ontario Canada, 2013. Amount: $15,000.
  • Castillo EM. Point-of-Care Testing for Illicit Drugs and Alcohol Intoxication in an Emergency Room. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse through Seacoast Science, Inc., 2013-2015. Amount: $50,163.
  • Killeen J and Castillo EM. Integrating Environmental Data into a PHR for Asthma Patients. Funded by the California Health and Human Services Agency, Office of Health Information Integrity, 2013-2014. Amount: $202,079.
  • Killeen J and Castillo EM. Mitigating Legal Risk in the Emergency Department: A UC Health System Wide Collaboration. Funded by University of California Office of the President, Division of Health Sciences and Services, Center for Health Quality and Innovation, 2015-2017. Amount: $264,465
  • Vilke GM. Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Protocol -ALPS, funded by the NIH, 7/1/13 - 12/31/15.Amount: $289,003
  • Vilke GM.EXCITATION Study: Unexplained In-Custody Deaths: Evaluating Biomarkers of Stress and Agitation. Funded by the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 11/1/2012 - 6/30/2016. USDOJ Federal Award # 2012-R2-CX-K006. Amount: $431,943
  • Castillo EM, Diagnostic Evaluation using ClearView in Decision Making in the Emergency Room. Funded by EPIC Research and Diagnostics, Inc, 2012-2014. Amount: $650,840.
  • Vilke GM.  A Phase II, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MN-221 when Administered Intravenously as an Adjunct to Standard Therapy to Adults with an Acute Exacerbation of Asthma. Funded by MediciNova, Inc. 1/1/11 - 1/31/12. Amount: $50,000
  • Vilke GM. AKINESIS: Acute Kidney Injury N-gal Evaluation of Symptomatic heart failure. Funded by Alere and Abbott, 4/1/11 - 6/30/12. Amount: $32,000
  • Vilke GM. Evaluation of Ecallantide (DX-88) for the Acute Treatment of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Induced Angioedema, a Phase II, double-blind study. Funded by Dyax Corporation. 4/1/11 - 6/30/12. Amount: $20,000
  • Vilke GM. REAL: Rapid Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury with NGAL in Acutely Ill Patients in the ICU. Funded by Alere, 5/1/11 - 6/30/12. Amount: $74,435
  • Vilke GM. A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Surveillance Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Shortened Infusion Time of Intravenous Ibuprofen Protocol CPI-CL-015. Funded by Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6/1/11 - 6/30/12. Amount: $50,000
  • Clark R. A Multi-center, Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of a New Formulation of Acetylcysteine Injection. Funded by Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10/10 - 01/15. Amount: $10,000.
  • Ly B. Poison Control Stabilization and Enhancement Program - Funded by Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), from 9/2001 - 8/2010, $625,120
  • Vilke GM. STAT MERCURY: Studying the Treatment of Acute Hypertension: A Multicenter Emergency Department Clevidipine Utilization Restry. Funded by the Medicines Company, 7/27/10 - 11/1/11. Amount: $1,400
  • Vilke GM. Ventilatory Effects of Prone Restraint on Obese Human Subjects. Funded by the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc, 1/09 - 12/09. Amount: $13,423
  • Vilke GM. FAST TRAC: Finding ACS with Serial Troponin Testing for Rapid Assessment. Funded by the Nanosphere, Inc. 2/09 - 2/11. Amount: $85,000
  • Vilke GM. CHOPIN: Copentin Helps in the Early Detection of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Funded by Brahms AG, 8/09 - 8/12. Amount: $103,950
  • Vilke GM and Hall C.  RESTRAINT - Risk of Death in Subjects That Resisted: Assessment of Incidence and Nature of fatal events. Funded by the Vancouver Island Health Authority. 7/09 - 6/11. Amount: $50,000.
  • Chan T and Killeen J. San Diego Safety Net Health Information Exchange. Project funded by Pacificare/United Healthcare, 2008-2011. Amount: $715,000.
  • Chan T and Castillo EM. California ED Diversion Project Evaluation. Funded by the California Healthcare Foundation, 05/2008 - 11/2008. Amount: $50,990.
  • Clark R. Principal Investigator – Bioclone, Inc., A Comparison of Anavip® [Crotalinae (pit viper) equine immune F(ab)2] and CroFab® (Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab, ovine) in the Treatment of Patients with Crotalinae Envenomation: A Randomized, Prospective, Blinded, Controlled, Comparative, Multicenter Study, 7/08 - 01/15. Amount: $10,000.
  • Killeen J. San Diego Safety Net Connect (Safety Net Connect). San Diego County. 2008-2010. Amount: $5,100,000.
  • Chan T and Vilke GM. Evaluation of the Ventilatory and Respiratory Effects of a Restraint Chair on Human Subjects. Funded by the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc., 1/07 - 12/07. Amount: $11,658.00.
  • Chan T. Impact of the State Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratio on ED Crowding, Flow and Patient Care. EMF/ENAF (Emergency Medicine Foundation / Emergency Nurses Association Foundation) Directed Team Grant, ED Overcrowding Research Award, 2007-08. Amount: $50,000.
  • Chan TC. Multi-Center Study of the Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios on Emergency Department Overcrowding. funded by the Emergency Medicine Foundation, 7/07 - 6/08. Amount: $50,000.
  • Chan T. The effect of Taser on Cardiac, Respiratory and Metabolic Physiology in Human Subjects. Funded by the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2007. UCSD No. 2006-0846; USDOJ Federal Award #98-IJ-CX-0079. Amount: $213,941.49
  • Chan T and Killeen J. Improving Medical Home and Primary Care Access to the Community Clinics Through the ED (IMPACT-ED). Funded by the Alliance Healthcare Foundation, 2006-2007. Amount: $25,000.
  • Clark R. Bioclone Inc., Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Aracmyn for Black Widow Spider Envenomation, 1/06 - 1/14. Amount: $10,000.
  • Clark R. Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Comparing the safety of Oral v. IV NAC, 1/06 - 01/09. Amount: $3,000.
  • Clark R. Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Characterization of Repeated Supratherapeutic Ingestion of Acetaminophen in Children: a Retrospective Poison Center Study, 10/06 - 01/08. Amount: $500.
  • Guss D. C1 Inhibitor in Hereditary Angioedema. 2006-2008. Amount: $105,967.
  • Snyder B. The National Emergency Department Safety Study. Funded by AHRQ funded multicenter study examining Emergency department patient safety issues through staff surveys and chart reviews. 9/04-3/06. Amount: $3,800.
  • Daniel D. ROC Interventional Trials: Hypertonic Resuscitation for Traumatic Injury, Trauma Epistry, PRIMED, funded by the NIH, 7/1/06 to 6/30/08. Amount: $331,320
  • Daniel D. ROC Cardiac Epistry, funded by the AHA, 7/1/06 - 6/30/08. Amount: $133,427.
  • Chan T. Emergency Department National Alcohol Screening Day, Alcohol Education Project Funded by NIH, 2005. Amount: $25,000.
  • Castillo EM. Serial Inebriate Program Evaluation. Funded by the California Program on Access to Care, 2005-2006. Amount: $49,000.
  • Clark R. Savage Labs, Retrospective Review of Rattlesnake Bite Patients Treated with CroFab, 07/05-08/05. Amount:$10,000.
  • Clark R. Savage Labs, Solubility Study of CroFab in Intravenous Fluids, 06/05-06/06. Amount: $5,000.
  • Sloane C. The effect of Taser on Cardiac, Respiratory and Metabolic Physiology in Human Subjects. Funded by the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 10/1/2005 - 9/30/2007. UCSD No. 2006-0846; USDOJ Federal Award #98-IJ-CX-0079. Amount: $213,941.49.
  • Clark R. Resources for Management of Exotic Snakebite. Funded by Maternal and Child Health Bureau / Health Resources and Services Administration (MCHB-HRSA), , 02/04- 01/14. Amount: $298,967.     
  • Guss D. REDHOT, Phase II. Funded by Biosite Diagnostic. 2004-2007. $46,400.
  • Jacoby, I. Hospital Bed Surge Capacity Training Program for Hospitals in San Diego County. County of San Diego Dept of Health and Human Services, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Medical Response. 2004. Amount: $45,000.
  • Killeen J. Emergency Department Crowding & Safety Net Assessment. Urgent Matters Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 2004 – 2005. Amount: $150,000.
  • Snyder B. National Emergency Department Safety Study (study examining Emergency department patient safety issues through staff surveys and chart reviews). AHRQ. 2004 - 2006. Amount - $3,600.
  • Vilke GM. Co-Investigator, with David Hoyt (PI) for the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium: UCSD / San Diego Resuscitation Research Center, funded by the NIH, 9/1/04 - 6/30/09.. Amount: $2,250,522.
  • Chan T. Wireless Internet Information System for Medical Response to Disasters (WIISARD), funded by the National Library of Medicine. 2003-2008. Amount: $3,200,000. 
  • Guluma K. Clinical trial of the safety and feasibility of induced therapeutic hypothermia with thrombolytic therapy in the setting of acute stroke. University of California, San Diego. 2003 – 2005. (NIH P50N5044148).
  • Guluma K. Acute thrombomodulatory effects of neurotrophic growth factors in acute stroke. University of California San Diego. 2003 – Present. (NIH 5-K12-AG000975-05).
  • Killeen J. Wireless Internet Information System for Medical Response in Disasters. National Institute of Health in junction with University of California. 2003 – 2006. Amount: $4.1 million.
  • Jacoby I. Hospital Bed Surge Capacity in San Diego County. Awarded June 2003 to County of San Diego, Dept of Health and Human Services, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Medical Response. 2003. Amount: $51,150.
  • Ly B Co-Investigator, GHB Abuse: Motivations, Risk Factors and Medical Consequences - California Poison Control System. Funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 7/03-3/07. Amount: $27,589.
  • Snyder B.  IMPAACT – Translating Research into Practice Study (study examining antibiotic prescribing, patient education and the use of C-reactive protein in upper respiratory infections). Funded by AHRQ. 11/03 – 7/07. Amount: $ 60,000
  • Chan TC. Evaluation of the Melker percutaneous cricothyrotomy kit in human cadavers, funded by Cook Medical Products, 2003. Amount: $12,000.
  • Ly B. UCSD Academic Senate Committee on Research Grant, from 2/01-3/02. Amount: $10,000.
  • Vilke GM Evaluation of Hurricane anesthetic in patients with dyspepsia funded by Beutlich Pharmaceuticals for, 2001. Amount: $1,500
  • Snyder B. Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration. MARC undertakes a variety of studies examining asthma and COPD involving over 400 Emergency Departments worldwide. 2000-2001. Participated in:MARC-5.4a Adult ED patients with acute asthma 2003 ($1000)
  • MARC-14 Examining resistance patterns in S. pneumoniae bacteremia 2002-3 ($2000)
  • MARC 29 Examining ACE inhibitor Angioedema 2007 ($5000)
  • MACR 36 Adult ED patients with acute asthma and survey of local asthma centers 2013 ($3500)
  • Guluma K. An assessment of cortical spreading depression and its cerebral metabolic effects following experimental traumatic brain injury. University of Michigan. 1999 – 2001.
  • Vilke GM. Co-Investigator with John Eisele (PI) for the evaluation of positional asphyxia in the hobble restraint position with weight on subjects' backs, funded by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 1998. Amount: $2,500.
  • Chan TC. The Impact of Oleoresin Capsicum Spray on Respiratory Function in Human Subjects in the Sitting and Prone Maximal Restraint Positions. Funded by the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-99. UCSD No. 98-7107; USDOJ Federal Award #98-IJ-CX-0079. Amount: $128,176.
  • Chan TC. Evaluation of the Melker percutaneous cricothyrotomy kit in human cadavers. Funded by Cook Medical Products, 1997. Amount: $10,000.
  • Neuman T. Evaluation of positional asphyxia in the hobble restraint position. Funded by the County of San Diego, 1995. Amount: $33,900.