The following is a list of publicly funded research projects for each UC Davis college, school or division received from April 1 2007 through Feb. 1 of this year. Each is listed by principal investigator and the administering department. Amounts listed are for awards received (as stated in award documents) and rounded to the nearest thousand. For multiyear projects, as noted in parentheses, future amounts are contingent upon availability of funds and satisfactory progress of project per sponsor requirements.

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Miller, Marion; Environmental Toxicology — $2,540,000 (7/1/07–6/30/10), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, Extension Service, IR-4, Minor Crop Pest Management.

Klimley, Peter; Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology — $970,000 (10/1/07–9/30/09), California Department of Fish and Game, Population Biology Distribution and Environmental Optima of Green Sturgeon.

Tjeerdema, Ronald; Environmental Toxicology — $885,000 (4/1/07–3/1/10), California EPA Water Control Board, PIN#8920: Watershed-Scale Evaluation of Agricultural BMP Effectiveness in Protecting Critical Coastal Habitats.

Bostock, Richard; Plant Pathology — $830,000 (7/1/07–6/30/08), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Western Regional Center in the National Plant Diagnostic Network.

Moyle, Peter; Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology — $723,000 (4/20/07–9/30/10), Environmental Protection Agency, Preventing Loss of Ecosystem Service Provided by Chinook Salmon in California: Management Options to Overcome the Effects of Climate Change.

Kueltz, Dietmar; Animal Science — $700,000 (4/15/07– 3/31/10), CALFED Bay-Delta Authority, Quantitative Indicators and Life History Implications of Environmental Stress on Sturgeon.

Eviner, Valerie; Plant Sciences — $500,000 (7/1/07–6/30/11), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, Understanding Rangeland Seeding Dynamics: A Tool to Increase Forge Quality and Quantity While Providing Multiple Ecosystem Services.

Block, David; Viticulture and Enology — $455,000 (9/1/07–8/31/10), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, A Systematic Study of the Effect of Cell Lipid Biliayer Composition on Resistance to Alcohol-Induced Changes.

College of Biological Sciences

Korf, Ian; Genome Center — $1,540,000 (9/1/07–6/30/12), NIH–National Human Genome Research Institute, Advances in Computational Gene Finding.

Stahlberg, Henning; Molecular, Cellular Biology — $1,362,000 (8/1/07–6/30/12), NIH–National Institute of General Medical Science, Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins.

Lagarias, J. Clark; Molecular and Cellular Biology — $1,318,000 (9/1/07–6/30/11), NIH–National Institute of General Medical Science, Molecular Mechanisms of Phytochrome Signaling

McNally, Francis; Molecular and Cellular Biology — $1,091,000 (7/15/07–6/30/11), NIH–National Institute of General Medical Science, Mechanisms of Asymmetric Cell Division During Female Meiosis.

Sinha, Neelima; Plant Biology — $420,000 (4/15/07–3/31/10), National Science Foundation, Regulation of Compound Leaf Development in Tomato.

Farnham, Peggy; Genome Center — $418,000 (7/1/07–6/30/09), NIH–National Cancer Institute, Scaling the ChIP-Chip Assay to Improve Analysis of Clinical Biospecimens.

Comai, Luca; UC Davis Genome Center — $400,000 (8/1/07–7/31/10), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Tilling Resources for the Tomato Genomics Community.

Cheng, Hwai-Jong; Center for Neuroscience — $257,000 (6/1/07–5/31/10), March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Molecular and Cellular Basis of Stereotyped Axon Pruning in the Central Nervous System.

School of Education

Kurlaender, Michal; Education — $471,000 (7/1/07– 6/30/09), U.S. Department of Education, The Effects of Institutional Practices on Postsecondary Trajectories — Matriculation, Persistence and Time-to-Degree.

Levine, Harold; Education — $355,000 (9/15/07–9/14/08), WESTED, P-16 Council on Closing the Achievement Gap-Monitoring Proposal.

Abedi, Jamal; Education — $300,000 (8/15/07–7/31/10), National Science Foundation, Validation of a Model for Science and Technology Teacher Professional Development.

Ambrose, Rebeca; Education — $273,000 (9/27/07– 9/30/11), California Postsecondary Education Commission, Robla/UCD/SCOE Early Childhood Mathematics Alliance.

College of Engineering

Mohapatra, Prasant; Computer Science — $4,271,000 (6/1/07–11/30/10), Department of Army Engineer Research and Development Labs, ARSENAL: A Cross Layer Architecture for Secure Resilient Tactical Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.

McDonald, Karen; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science — $3,100,000 (8/15/07–7/31/12), National Science Foundation, IGERT: Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering.

Jensen, Niels; Applied Science — $2,999,000 (9/30/07– 9/29/10), U.S. Department of Energy, Radiation Damage in Nuclear Fuel for Advanced Burner Reactors: Modeling and Experimental.

Ludaescher, Bertram; Computer Science — $1,700,000 (9/1/07–8/31/10), National Science Foundation, SDCI NMI Improvement: Development of Kepler CORE–A Comprehensive, Open, Robust, and Extensible Scientific Workflow Infrastructure.

Piedrahita, Raul; Biological and Agricultural Engin-eering — $1,145,000 (7/1/07–6/30/10), Dept. of California Water Resources, Delta Smelt Culture and Research Program.

Mukherjee, Amiya; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science — $521,000 (9/1/07–8/31/10), National Science Foundation, Advanced Nanocrystalline Ceramic Matrix Composites with Improved Fracture Toughness: Processing, Characterization and Modeling.

Chen, Hao; Computer Science — $400,000 (7/1/07– 6/30/12), National Science Foundation, CAREER: Securing Broadband Cellular Data Networks-Discovering New Threats and Exploring Unique Opportunities.

Munir, Zuhair; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science — $400,000 (8/15/07–7/31/09), National Science Foundation, Nanometric Effects at Ultra-Small Crystallite Size: Investigation of Low-Temperature Protonic Conductivity in Dense Functional Oxide Ceramics.

LETTERS & SCIENCE: DIVISION OF Humanities, Arts and Cultural STUDIES

Macri, Martha; Native American Studies — $279,000 (8/1/07–7/31/10), National Science Foundation, J.P. Harrington Database Project: Transcription, Coding, and Indices.

LETTERS & SCIENCE: DIVISION OF Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Calderon de la Barca, Manuel; Physics — $800,000 (4/1/07–3/31/12), National Science Foundation, CAREER: Studies of Heavy Quarkonium Production in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions.

Power, Philip; Chemistry — $505,000 (8/15/07–8/14/10), U.S. Department of Energy, Activation of Hydrogen Under Ambient Conditions by Main Group Molecules.

Richter, Matthew; Physics — $472,000 (8/15/07–7/31/10), National Science Foundation, High-Resolution, Mid-Infrared, Spectroscopy of Young Stellar Environments.

Chiang, Shirley; Physics — $440,000 (8/1/07–7/31/10), National Science Foundation, LEEM and STM Studies of Metal on Semiconductor Growth and Phase Transitions.

Balch, Alan; Chemistry — $435,000 (8/15/07–7/31/10), National Science Foundation, Manipulation of the Interior and Exterior of Endohedral Fullerenes .

Vershynin, Roman; Mathematics — $314,000 (6/15/07– 5/31/10), National Science Foundation, FRG: Collaborative Research: Fourier Analytic and Probabilistic Methods in Geometric Functional Analysis and Convexity .

Knox, Lloyd; Physics — $290, 000 (9/1/07–8/31/10), National Science Foundation, Development and Application of Analysis Methods for Dark Energy Probes.

Acton, Gary; Geology — $162,000 (9/1/07–8/31/09), National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: Magnetic Ocean Crust: High-Fidelity Geomagnetic Field Recorder and Sensitive indicator of Magmatic, Tectonic, and Alteration Processes.

LETTERS & SCIENCE: DIVISION OF Social Sciences

Zane, Nolan; Psychology — $3,941,000 (7/16/07–5/31/12), NIH–National Institute of Mental Health, Asian American Center on Disparities Research.

Whitney, David; Center for Mind and Brain — $1,825,000 (4/1/07–3/31/12), NIH–National Eye Institute, Localizing Objects in Dynamic Scenes.

Rivera, Susan; Center for Mind and Brain — $1,274,000 (8/8/07–5/31/12), NIH–National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Visual Processing and Later Cognitive Effects in Infants with Fragile X Syndrome.

Mangun, George; Center for Mind and Brain — $600,000 (9/1/07–8/31/10), National Science Foundation, Studies of Attentional Control.

Rivera, Susan; Center for Mind and Brain — $418,000 (9/1/07–5/31/09), NIH–National Institute of Mental Health, Amygdala Function in Children and Adolescents with Fragile X Syndrome.

Lagattuta, Kristin; Center for Mind and Brain — $378,000 (8/15/07–7/31/10), National Science Foundation, Children's Reasoning about Future-Oriented Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions.

Carroll, Patrick; Science and Technology Studies — $160,000 (1/1/08–12/31/10), National Science Foundation, California Delta: The Engineered Heart of a Modern State Formation

Eerkens, Jelmer; Anthropology — $120,000 (4/1/07–8/3/08), Department of California Parks and Recreation, For the John Marsh/Cowell Ranch Site Stabilization/Creek Erosion Control Project.

School of Medicine

Rogers, Sally; Psychiatry — $15,313,000 (9/20/07– 7/31/12), NIH–National Institute of Mental Health, Multi-Scale Randomized Study of Intensive Treatment for Toddlers with Autism.

Kost, Gerald; Pathology — $8,554,000 (9/30/07–6/30/12), NIH–National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Rapid Multipathogen Detection for POCT and National Disaster Readiness.

Berman, Robert; Neurological Surgery — $4,214,000 (9/30/07–6/30/12), NIH–National Institute of Neurological Disorders, Stroke, Defining Critical Periods, Molecular Targets.

Gershwin, Merrill; Internal Medicine — $3,477,000 (9/6/07 -8/31/12), NIH–National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Epidemiology of PBC: A Genome-Wide Association Study.

Carter, Cameron; Psychiatry — $2,523,000 (8/1/07– 7/31/12), NIH–National Institute of Mental Health, Pathophysiology of Cognitive Disability in Schizophrenia.

Deng, Wenbin; Human Anatomy — $1,992,000 (8/22/07–6/30/12), NIH–National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Oligodendroycytes, Flutamate Receptors, and Lead Neurotoxicity.

Chiamvimo, Nipawan; Internal Medicine — $1,520,000 (4/15/07–2/28/11), NIH–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Functional Interactions of Cardiac Ion Channels

Miller, Joshua; Borowsky, Alexander; Pathology — $573,000 (9/1/07–8/31/09), Department of Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Folate and DNA Methylation in a Model of Breast Cancer.

School of Veterinary Medicine

Barthold, Stephen; Center for Comparative Medicine — $1,880,000 (2/1/08-1/31/13), NIH–National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Humoral Responses to Lyme Borreliosis: A Model.

Ramsey, Jon; Molecular Biosciences — $1,457,000 (9/15/07–8/31/12), NIH–National Institute on Aging, Alterations in Membrane Composition and Function with Calorie Restriction.

Meyers, Stuart; Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology — $1,331,000 (6/18/07-3/31/11), NIH–National Center for Research Resources, Response of Sperm to Freezing: Recovery from Osmotic and Oxidative Stress.

Sischo, William; Population Health and Repro-duction — $600,000 (9/1/07–8/31/10), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension, Reducing the Environmental Load of Food and Waterborne Pathogens on CAFOS.

Solnick, Jay; Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology — $579,000 (8/1/07–7/31/09), NIH–National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Prophylactic and Therapeutic Immunization against H. Pylori.

Gardner, Ian; Medicine and Epidemiology — $375,000 (9/15/07–9/14/09), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Epidemiologic Characteristics and Detection of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp Paratuberoulosis "Supper Shedder" Cows in Dairy Herds.

Tell, Lisa; Medicine and Epidemiology — $362,000 (9/15/07–9/14/08), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, FARAD.

Thurmond, Mark; Medicine and Epidemiology — $182,000 (9/15/07–2/14/09), USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Global Models and Surveillance to Forecast Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

Office of Research

Capitanio, John; Primate Center — $3,267,000 (9/30/07–8/31/11), NIH–National Institute of Drug Abuse, Methamphetamine, Stress and SIV: Effects at Blood-Brain Barrier and Lymph Nodes.

Kravitz, Richard; Center for Health Care Policy and Research — $2,934,000 (9/27/07–7/31/12), NIH–National Institute of Mental Health, Targeted and Tailored Messages to Enhance Depression Care and Reduce Stigma.

Tarantal, Alice; Primate Center — $2,167,000 (8/1/07–7/31/11), California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Preclinical Model for Labeling, Transplant, and In Vivo Imaging of Differentiated Human Embryonic Stem Cells.

Kurani, Kenneth; Institute of Transportation Studies — $1,500,000 (6/30/07–6/30/09), Cal EPA Air Resources Board, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Demonstration and Consumer Education, Outreach, and Market Research.

Wexler, Anthony; Air Quality Research Center — $839,000 (6/1/07–5/15/10) Cal EPA Air Resources Board, Toxicity of Source-Oriented Ambient Aerosol.

Schladow, S. Geoffrey; John Muir Institute of the Environment — $559,000 (8/1/07–7/31/08), California Tahoe Conservancy, Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program Project Development and Implementation.

Largier, John; Bodega Marine Laboratory — $500,000 (10/1/07–9/30/08), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, A Regional System for Observations and Decision Support in Central, Northern Calif. Bays and Coastal Waters.

Lund, Jay; John Muir Institute of the Environment — $490,000 (6/30/07–6/30/08), Cal EPA Water Control Board, Data Synthesis and Research on Emerging Bay-Delta Issues Including the Pelagic Organism Decline.

Compiled by Carolyn Sawai, director of communications for the Office of Research.