The research lab works on two main grants for research into TBI early diagnosis - one granted to KSU, and another grant out of Pennsylvania State University. Details are given below:
Current Grant
Department of Defense grant: (2011-2013), $2.4 million
| Agency: |
Department of the Army – USAMRAA (Department of Defense), Fort Worth, VA |
| Title: |
Validation of AMPA Receptor Peptide Assay to Improve Diagnostic Certainty of mTBI |
| Patient cohorts: |
500 patients with concussions and mTBI & 100 healthy volunteers |
| Recipient: |
Kennesaw State University |
| Principle Investigator: |
Dr. Svetlana Dambinova |
| Co-Principle Investigators: |
Dr. Joseph Maroon, M.D., Pittsburgh University
Dr. Kerstin Betterman, M.D., Ph.D, Penn State University |
|
New Grant Application
NIH grant: submitted in 2011 (2012-2016), $3.6 million
| Agency: |
National Institute Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS), NIH, Bethesda, MD |
| Title: |
Biomarkers for Acute Brain Ischemia Study (BABIS) |
| Patient cohorts: |
700 total:
400 patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) & stroke,
200 stroke mimics,
100 controls. |
| Recipient: |
Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine |
| Principle Investigator: |
K.Bettermann, Ph.d., M.D. (Principle Investigator) |
| Co-Principle Investigators: |
Svetlana Dambinova, DSc, PhD, Kennesaw State University
Jose Biller, M.D., FACP, FAAN, FAHA, Loyola university Chicago - Stritch School of Medicine. |
|
|
