What You Need To Know
- The New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) has awarded Hackensack Meridian Health 16 grants totaling nearly $477,000 for important research and community health projects.
- The grants will support work at Hackensack Meridian Health Research Institute, the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and many other sites.
- Among the areas supported by the grants: research into cancer, genetics, tuberculosis, autism, as well as projects involving homeless children, health literacy, mobile health and contraception counseling.
Based in Princeton, the NJHF fosters a culture of innovation in New Jersey by supporting research to cure diseases and find solutions to health-related needs. It also supports donor-specified research and educational programs through the management of an endowment portfolio.
“The New Jersey Health Foundation, with this exceptional support, is putting a down payment on our collective future,” said Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D., the dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Grants
- Johannes Zakrzewski, M.D.
$35,000
CDI, HMSOM
Next Generation Precision Medicine of Hematologic Malignancies with a Nano-Immuno-Molecular Therapeutic Platform - Jigar V Desai, Ph.D.
$34,855
CDI, HMSOM
Defining Fungal Genetic Network Governing Phagocytosis and Fungal Clearance - Rachel Rosenstein, M.D. Ph.D.
$34,949
CDI, HMSOM
Investigation of a role for CDH11 in sclerotic GVHD (Graft-versus-host disease - a life-threatening complication that can occur after certain stem cell or bone marrow transplants.) - Kevin Tong, Ph.D.
$34,942
CDI, HMSOM
The Role of SMAD4 in Cancer Invasion and Tumor Microenvironment - Alvin Makohon-Moore, Ph.D
$34,900
CDI
Defining the Evolution of Cancer Cells that Resist Nutrient Starvation and Treatment - Jansy Sarathy, Ph.D.
$34,436
CDI
Identification of lipid droplet-associated proteins in dormant drug-tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Nitin Yerram, M.D.
$35,000
Hackensack University Medical Center, John Theurer Cancer Center, HMSOM
Purification and Multi-Omic Analysis of Bladder-Specific Extracellular Vesicles for Detection of Bladder Tumor Biomarkers - David Siegel, M.D., Ph.D.
$35,000
John Theurer Cancer Center, CDI, HMSOM
Evaluating the Impact of a 12-Month Multi-Modal Lifestyle Management Intervention on Disease Relevant Biomarkers Associated With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance (MGUS) and Smoldering Myeloma (SM): A Prospective Intervention Pilot Study
Community Health, Social Service and Education Grants
- Oana deVinck-Baroody, D.O.
$25,000
Hackensack Meridian Children's Health at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, HMSOM
Role of a Developmental Coping Tool in Improving Care for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Hospital Setting - Brett Biller, Psy.D.
$22,812
Audrey Hepburn Children’s House
Creating “No Hit Zones” in HMH Children’s Hospitals - David Kountz, M.D., MBA, MACP
$25,000
HMSOM
M.I.N.D.S. Program: Expanding Medical Career Opportunities for Underserved Students - Steven Kairys, M.D.
$25,000
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, HMSOM
Comprehensive Evaluation of Homeless Children Program (EHCP) - Beryl Sowah, APN
$25,000
JFK University Medical Center, HMSOM
Improving Care for Underserved Hispanics through Health Literacy Education, Support and Advocacy - Chinwe Ogedegbe, M.D., MPH, FACEP
$25,000
Hackensack University Medical Center Emergency Department, HMSOM
Alcohol Use Disorders and Barriers to Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) - Erin Speiser, Ph.D., MA, CCRP
$25,000
Hackensack University Medical Center
Ramapough Lunaape Mobile Health Program (RLMHP) - Juanita Foncham, M.D.
$25,000
Hackensack University Medical Center - Obstetrics
Comprehensive Contraception Counseling: Empowering Resident and Patient Shared Decision Making