Irma and Paul Milstein Program for Senior Health Awards

2019 Research Project Award

Project Name: Association between Retinal Microvascular Abnormalities and Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia among Elderly Chinese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study

Primary Investigator: Wuxiang Xie, PhD

Chinese Institution: Peking University Clinical Research Institute

US Institution: University of Washington

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2019 Fellowship Award

Project Name: Modulating Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis TWEAK-Fn14 Pathway Mediate Cardiovascular Protective Effects of Influenza Vaccination

Primary Investigator: Cunjin Wu, MD PhD

Chinese Institution: The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University

US Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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MMAAP Foundation Awards in Dermatology

2019 Research Project Award

Project Name: CRISPR/Cas Gene Correction in Murine Mutant Models of Ichthyosis

Primary Investigator: Wenhui Wang, MD

Chinese Institution: Peking University Third Hospital

US Institution: Duke University School of Medicine

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2019 Fellowship Award

Project Name: The Role of NRAS Protein Kinase STK19 in the Development of Melanoma and Its Targeted Drug Screening

Primary Investigator: Weinan Guo, MD

Chinese Institution: Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University

US Institution: Boston University School of Medicine

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MMAAP Foundation Awards in Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine

2019 Project Award

Project Name: Mechanisms of the Interaction of the Extrinsic Proinflammatory and Intrinsic Innate Immune in Regulating Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Primary Investigator: Yile Zhou, MD PhD

Chinese Institution: The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine

US Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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MMAAP Foundation Awards in Translational Medicine

2019 Research Project Award

Project Name: The Effects and Underlying Mechanism of KBP on the Development of Diabetic Foot by Regulating the Polarization of Macrophages and the Activation of Fibroblasts and Identification of KBP Inhibitor

Primary Investigator: Ti Zhou, MD PhD

Chinese Institution: Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University

US Institution: University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

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MMAAP Foundation Awards in Translational Medicine

2019 Fellowship Award

Project Name: Targeting PRMT1 Mediated FLT3 Methylation in MLL- Rearranged B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Primary Investigator: Lei Zhang, MD

Chinese Institution: Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of medicine, Zhejiang University

US Institution: City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

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