Research Grants

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Research is composed of both clinical and basic science faculty and clinical research support staff that provides support to clinical research studies conducted within the department and also provide pre and post grant management.

Our department has an excellent reputation in clinical research, focused in Gynecological Oncology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Our basic scientists have received intermural and extramural grants including several federal grants to study ovarian and breast cancer.

Title
Principal Investigator
Sponsor
Award Date
Title:

BSC – Sucrose Non-Fermenting Related Kinase in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Principal Investigators:
Sponsors:
Advancing Healthier Wisconsin - Cancer Center Seed Grant
Title:

The Role of MMP-9 in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Principal Investigators:
Sponsors:
Women's Health Research Program (WHRP)
Title:

The Role of Ovarian Cancer Spheroids in Metastasis and Recurrence

Principal Investigators:
Sponsors:
Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance
Award Dates:
06/25/2024 06/26/2024
Principal Investigator Sponsor Project Title Award Date
Chaluvally-Raghavan, Pradeep, PhD Department of Defense (DoD) Translational Regulation of Oncoproteins by FXR1 CNV in Ovarian Cancer 5/15/2021 5/14/2025
Chaluvally-Raghavan, Pradeep, PhD NIH Cancer Institute Role of RNA activation in Tumor Progression and Metastasis 9/10/2019 8/24/2024
Davidson, Emily, MD; Koduri, Sumana, MD; Newcomer, Julianne, MD CTSI Ensemble Fecal Incontinence Ensemble 1/20/2020
Davidson, Emily, MD (co-investigator);
Kathryn Flynn, PhD (PI)
NIH Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) Wisconsin Exploratory Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology 9/1/2020 6/30/2022
McIntosh, Jennifer, DO NIH Heart Lung and Blood Institute Novel Role for Placental Endothelial Mitochondria in Preeclampsia 12/17/2019 11/30/2024
Palatnik, Anna, MD NIH (R01) Gestational Diabetes and Pharmacotherapy (GAP) 3/3/2022 2/28/2027
Palatnik, Anna, MD American Heart Association Social Risks-Focused Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Preeclampsia in AA Women 7/1/2021 6/30/2022
Peterson, Erika, MD; Kruper, Abbey, PsyD CTSI Ensemble Grant Bioethics: Drug Oversight - Public Health & Ethics (DOPE} Ensemble 2/20/2020
Pradeep, Sunila, PhD Department of Defense (DoD) Translational Adaptations in Macrophage for Ovarian Cancer Progression 7/01/2022 6/30/2024
Pradeep, Sunila, PhD NIH Cancer Institute (R01) Role of exosomal SPHK1 in ovarian cancer progression 2/1/2022 1/31/2027
Pradeep, Sunila, PhD Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Epigenetic Causes of Acquired Resistance of Anti_VEGF Therapy 9/1/2017 1/31/2023
Pradeep, Sunila, PhD Department of Defense (DoD) Sphingosine-Mediated Immune Suppressive Effects in Ovarian Cancer 6/1/2021 5/31/2023
Pradeep, Sunila, PhD Department of Defense (DoD) Targeting Epigenomic Adaptations to Overcome Drug Resistance in Ovarian Cancer 6/1/2021 5/31/2025
Rader, Janet S., MD, FACOG NIH Cancer Institute (R21) Defining HPV Integration Sites of Unknown Significance in Invasive Cervical Cancer 7/1/2020 6/30/2022
Rader, Janet S., MD, FACOG and Kaljo, Kristina, PhD NIH Cancer Institute Student-Centered Pipeline to Advance Research in Cancer Careers (SPARCC) for Underrepresented Minority Students 9/1/2018 8/31/2023