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Collaboration Area	ASU Investigators	Partner Investigators	Research Description
Alzheimer's Disease	Graciela Gonzalez, Ph.D. Biomedical Informatics	Geoffrey L. Ahern, MD, Ph.D. Department of Neurology	The Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Core Center (ADCC) is intended to capitalize on Arizona's scientific and organizational resources in the understanding, very early detection, and tracking of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in the discovery of disease-slowing and prevention therapies
Cancer	Peter Jurutka, Ph.D. Mathematics & Natural Sciences Division New College	Elizabeth Jacobs, MD Arizona Cancer Center	Vitamin D status, genetic variation in Vitamin D signaling and metabolism, and risk for colorectal neoplasia
Cancer	Sidney Hecht, Ph.D. Chemistry/Biochemistry	Laurence Hurley, Ph.D. College of Pharmacy	Study of i-motif structures that appear in the regulatory domains of many genes involved in cancer
Cancer	Linda Larkey, Ph.D. College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation	Ana Maria Lopez, MD Center for Latin American Studies Denise Roe, DrPH College of Public Health Cynthia Thompson, Ph.D. Department of Nutritional Sciences Neil Weinstein, Ph.D. Arizona Cancer Center	Testing storytelling versus standard, didactic learning methods of teaching about importance of CRC screening and procedures for prep and scheduling in low-income clinics
Diabetes	Randall Nelson, Ph.D. Molecular Biomarkers Laboratory Biodesign Institute	Craig Stump, MD Hussein Yassine, MD Diabetes Research Program	Development of proteomic biomarkers of microvascular complications of diabetes
Geriatrics	Colleen Keller, Ph.D. Nelma Shearer, Ph.D. College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation	Martha Mohler, Ph.D. College of Medicine	Improve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nursing professionals in geriatric nursing
Healthcare Delivery	Denis Cortese, MD Robert Smoldt, MBA Healthcare Delivery & Policy Program	William Crist, MD Lyle Bootman, Ph.D. Mindy Fain, MD Peter Catinella, MD James Stover	Development/expansion of a network of health systems capable of providing the spectrum of care
Hormone Physiology	Peter Jurutka, Ph.D. Mathematics & Natural Sciences Division New College	Mark Haussler, Ph.D. Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine-Phoenix	Vitamin D hormone signaling in bone mineral homeostasis
Integrated Technologies	Nongjian Tao, Ph.D. Bioelectronics and Biosensors	Craig Stump, MD Department of Medicine	Implement and evaluate a new intervention approach for management and prevention of overweight and obesity
Integrated Technologies	Nongjian Tao, Ph.D. Bioelectronics and Biosensors	Jeff Burgess, MD College of Public Health	Develop, optimize, and establish the use of the first wireless hand-held monitor for fire overhaul activities
Neuroscience	Valentin Dinu, Ph.D. Biomedical Informatics	Amelia Gallitano, MD Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine-Phoenix	Genomics analysis of genetic variants and pathways associated with schizophrenia
Neuroscience	Graciela Gonzalez, Ph.D. Biomedical Informatics	Amelia Gallitano, MD Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine-Phoenix	Analysis of gene expression data for prioritization of relevant targets in the study of schizophrenia
Patient Registry	William G. Johnson, Ph.D. Biomedical Informatics		AZHQ Repository and CHiR Trauma Registry project
Regenerative Medicine	Jeanne Wilson-Rawls, Ph.D. Alan Rawls, Ph.D. School of Life Sciences	Ronald Allen, Ph.D. Department of Animal Sciences	Signaling pathways regulating growth and repair of skeletal muscle
Regenerative Medicine	Kenro Kusumi, Ph.D. School of Life Sciences	Rebecca Fisher, Ph.D. Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine-Phoenix	Transcriptome analysis and functional anatomy of spinal cord regeneration in the Anolis lizard
Regenerative Medicine	Kenro Kusumi, Ph.D. Jeanne Wilson-Rawls, Ph.D. Alan Rawls, Ph.D. School of Life Sciences	Rebecca Fisher, Ph.D. Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine-Phoenix	Genetic model of erector spinae muscle development associated with congenital scoliosis