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    CounterACT Grants for Chemical Countermeasures Research

    By Global Biodefense StaffOctober 20, 2015
    NIH CounterACT Chemical Countermeasure Program
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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) CounterACT program fosters and supports research and development of new and improved therapeutics for chemical threats, including traditional chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and pesticides.

    In Fiscal Year 2015, the following awards were made in the chemical defense medical countermeasures research area:

    U01 Cooperative Research Awards

    Blocking Arsenicals-induced Cutaneous Injury
    Mohammad Athar, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Development of the Vitamin B12 Analog Cobinamide as a Hydrogen Sulfide Antidote
    Gerry R. Boss, M.D. University of California San Diego

    Bromine Inhalation Induced Lung Injury: Novel Mechanisms and Treatment Strategies
    Sadis Matalon, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Molecular Imaging of Chemical Threats and Countermeasures
    Charles M. Thompson, Ph.D. University of Montana Missoula

    R21 Exploratory/Developmental Grants

    Targeting the Glutamatergic System to Counteract Soman Toxicity in Immature Rats
    Maria F.M. Braga, D.D.S., Ph.D. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    Therapy for Ocular Mustard Gas Exposure Using Engineered FGF Derivatives
    David D. Eveleth, Ph.D. E&B Technologies, LLC

    Mechanisms and Countermeasures of Halogen-Induced Injury to Pregnant Mice
    Sadis Matalon, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Amelioration of Soman-Induced Neuropathology with NAAG-related Compounds
    Joseph T. McCabe, Ph.D. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    Glutathione Monoesters to Counteract Ocular Chemical Injury
    Vasilis Vasiliou, Ph.D. Yale University

    Atropine for Chlorine Inhalation Toxicity
    Livia A. Veress, M.D.
    University of Colorado, Denver

    CounterACT is part of the U.S. Health and Human (HHS) Services Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE), which coordinates medical countermeasure efforts across HHS and federal interagency partners. This NIH-led program includes a comprehensive network of Research Centers of Excellence, individual co-operative research projects, small business innovation research grants, contracts, and interagency agreements with the Department of Defense.

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