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
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
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
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
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
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
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