COMPLETE PILOT LIST (1992-2006)

Year 01 (1992-1993)  

Psychosocial Intervention in Elderly Stroke Patients: Screening and Assessment
Thomas A. Glass, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University

Prevention of Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard University

Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly: Role of Left Ventricular Function on Prognosis and Management
Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Year 02 (1993-1994) 

Psychosocial Intervention in Elderly Stroke Patients: Intervention
Thomas A. Glass, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University

Identifying Precipitating Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Sharon K.Inouye, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard University

Study of Older Driver Assessment Instrument
Richard A. Marottoli, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Predicting Differential Patterns of Response to Challenge
Teresa Seeman, Ph.D.
UCLA

Year 03 (1994-1995) 

Dissemination of Fall Reduction Information
Dorothy I. Baker, Ph.D., R.N.
Yale School of Medicine, Research Scientist (Geriatrics)

Depression in Elderly Medical Homecare Patients
Martha L. Bruce, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Cornell University

Cumulative Call Back Rate in Mammography
Joann Elmore, M.D.
University of Washington

The Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Medical Expenditures Prior to Death
Colleen M. Grogan, Ph.D.
University of Chicago

Functional MRI Studies of Motor Recovery from Stroke
Dana Leifer, M.D.
New York University

Cognitive Function Self Efficacy Beliefs and Behavioral Function in the Elderly
Emily Richardson, Ph.D.
University of Colorado

Response to Challenge as a Mechanism of Successful Aging
Teresa Seeman, Ph.D.
UCLA
and
Loretta DiPietro, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health

Year 04 (1995-1996) 

Measuring Satisfaction with Medical Services for Elderly Veterans with Comorbid Medical and Psychiatric Illnesses
Benjamin G. Druss, M.D., M.P.H.
Emory University

Factors Associated with Short-term Mortality and Site of Death of Older Homecare Patients.
Terri R. Fried, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Predictors of Recovery of ADL Function among Disabled Older Persons Living in the Community
Thomas M. Gill, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Analysis of Age-Related Changes in Human Osteoblasts
Mark C. Horowitz, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Professor Orthopaedics

Stressors as Risk Factors for Late Onset Major Depression
Carolyn Mazure, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry

Studies on the Relationship Between Lactational Vasometer Episodes and Those of Menopause
Steven F. Palter, M.D.

Gold Coast IVF

Impact of Treatment and Adherence and Adequacy of Follow-up Health Care on Outcome of Congestive Heart Failure (2 years)
Viola L. Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D.
Emory University

Year 05 (1996-1997) 

Goal-Setting in the Care of Patients with Dementia: The Differing Perspectives of Patient, Family, Case Manager, and Physician
Sidney T. Bogardus, Jr., M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor Internal Medicine (Geriatrics)

Acute Effects of Exercise on Glucose Disposal, Growth Hormone and IGF-I in Healthy Older People
Loretta DiPietro, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health

Iodide Channels in Thyroid Gland
Peying Fong, Ph.D.
John Hopkins University

The Role of IL-6 in Osteoporosis
Karl Insogna, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Identifying Risk Factors Influencing Glycemic Control in Outpatient Elderly Patients
Sandra Moody-Ayers, M.D.
VAMC (San Francisco)

Measuring the Meanings Underlying Global Self-Rated Health
Carol van Doorn, Ph.D.
University of Maryland

Depression and Marriage in Older Couples
Mark Whisman, Ph.D.
University of Colorado

Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) and Survival of Identified Ganglion Subtypes in the Aging Primate Retina
Kenneth Wikler, Ph.D.
Molecular Circuitry Inc.

Mechanisms of Epileptogenesis in the Aged Brain
Anne Williamson, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Year 06 (1997-1998) 

Evoked Potentials Evidence for Premature Aging in Alcoholic Subjects
Nashaat N. Boutros, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor Psychiatry

Do Changes in Heterochromatin Affect Drosophila Life Span?
Stewart A. Frankel, Ph.D.
University of Hartford

Alcohol Consumption among Cognitively Impaired Adults: Prevalence, Patterns of Use and Association with Functional Dependence
M. Carrington Reid, M.D.
Cornell University

Visual Attention Training for Older Drivers
Emily Richardson, Ph.D.
University of Colorado

Year 07 (1998-1999) 

A Diagnostic Criteria for Traumatic Grief in Late Life
Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D.
Harvard University

Year 08 (1999-2000) 

Feasibility of Using Congoint Analysis to Access Preferences in Treatment of Knee Oseoarthritis in Adults
Liana Fraenkel, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Skeletal Effects of Age Related Changes in Calcium Metabolism in Men
Barbara I. Gulanski, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Effects of Aging and Stresss on Hippocampal Plasticity and Memory
Jeansok J. Kim, Ph.D.
University of Washington

Identification of Protein Kinase Mediators of Drug Desensitization
Henrik G. Dohlman, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina

Premature Aging a Genetic Disorder, Williams Syndrome
Barbara Pober, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor Genetics / Pediatrics

Year 09 (2000-2001) 

Mind-Heart Study
Becca Levy, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Public Health (Chronic Disease Epidemiology)

Investigation into Underlying Mechanisms of Racial Differences in Susceptibility to Osteoporosis
Urszula Masiukiewicz, M.D.
Pfizer, Inc.

Therapy for Traumatic Grief in Widowed Seniors
Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D.
Harvard University

Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia
Vincent J. Quagliarello, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Disease)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Older Adults with Chronic Back pain
M. Carrington Reid, Ph.D., M.D.
Cornell University

Year 10 (2001-2002) 

Mind-Heart Study
Becca Levy, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Public Health (Chronic Disease Epidemiology)

Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia
Vincent J. Quagliarello, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Disease)

Year 11 (2002-2003) 

Involuntary Job Loss Among Older Workers
William T. Gallo, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Research Scientist (Epidemiology & Public Health)

Alterations in Oxidation Stress Response with Human Aging
Nikki J. Holbrook, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine

Modifiable Risks for Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia
Vincent J. Quagliarello, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Disease)

Year 12 (2003-2004)

Novel Cognitive Enhancer for the Aged: Protein Kinase C Inhibition
Amy Arnsten, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurobiology

Improving Shared Decision Making in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Trial
Liana Fraenkel, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Year 13 (2004-2005)

Age-Related Differences in Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Dawn Bravata, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General)

Mechanisms of Rod-Dependent Cone Survival in Aging Retina
Caroline Zeiss, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Yale School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and Opthamology

Year 14 (2005-2006)

Aging and Memory CD8+T Cell Survival
Insoo Kang, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Research Career Development Awardees

2002
Sidney Bogardus, M.D. - Medicine (Geriatrics)
Joel Dubin, Ph.D. - Epidemiology and Public Health (Biostatistics)
William T. Gallo, Ph.D. - Epidemiology and Public Health
Cary Gross, M.D. - Medicine (General)
Margaret Pisani, M.D. - Medicine (Pulmonary)

2003
Karyn Frick, Ph.D. - Psychology

2004
Joseph Agostini, M.D. (Geriatrics)
Albert Shaw, M.D. (Infectious Disease)

2005
Joanne Foody, M.D. (Cardiology)
Daniel Goldstein, M.D. (Cardiology)
Julie Ann Sosa, M.D. (Surgery)

Research Development Projects

2002 - 2003
Peter N. Peduzzi, Ph.D.
Joel Dubin, Ph.D.
Cynthia Brant, M.D.
Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D.

2003 - 2004
Theodore Holford, Ph.D.
Peter Van Ness, Ph.D.

2005 - 2006

Josephine Hoh, Ph.D.
Terri Fried, Ph.D.

Supplemental Awards

1999 - Peter Charpentier, M.P.H.

2000 - Thomas Gill, M.D.

2001 - Peter Charpentier, M.P.H.

2002 - Heather Allore, PhD, M.S.