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Extracellular RNA Communication

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
Clinical Utility of Extracellular RNA for Biomarker Development (UH2/UH3) RFA-RM-12-013 In 2015, the awards below transitioned into their UH3 phase. The UH2 phase (first phase) of these awards focused on discovery and feasibility, while the UH3 phase will focus on testing and validation of the biomarkers.
CARTER, BOB S (contact) HOCHBERG, FRED H	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO	exRNA Biomarkers for Human Glioma
DAS, SAUMYA (contact) KWONG, RAYMOND Y ROSENZWEIG, ANTHONY SABATINE, MARC S	BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER	Plasma miRNA predictors of adverse mechanical and electrical remodeling after MI
FREEDMAN, JANE E	UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER	Extracellular RNAs: Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk and Disease
JENSEN, KENDALL(contact) ADELSON, P. DAVID HUENTELMAN, MATTHEW KALANI, YASHAR	TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INST	exRNA signatures Predict Outcomes after brain injury
LAURENT, LOUISE C	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO	ExRNAs for Early Identification of Pregnancies at Risk for Placental Dysfunction
PATEL, TUSHAR	MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE	Extracellular non-coding RNA biomarkers of hepatocellular cancer
SAUGSTAD, JULIE ANNE (contact) QUINN, JOSEPH F	OREGON HEALTH AND SCI UNIVERSITY	Clinical Utility of MicroRNAs as Diagnostic Biomarkers of Alzheimers Disease
TUSCHL, THOMAS (contact) SUTHANTHIRAN, MANIKKAM	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	Clinical utility of extracellular RNA as marker of kidney disease progression
WEINER, HOWARD L	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	Circulating MicroRNAs as Disease Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis
WONG, DAVID T	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES	Clinical Utility of Salivary ExRNA Biomarkers for Gastric Cancer Detection

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
Clinical Utility of Extracellular RNA for Therapy Development (UH2/UH3) RFA-RM-12-014 In August 2015, the awards below transitioned into their UH3 phase. The UH2 phase (first phase) of these awards focused on discovery and feasibility, while the UH3 phase will focus on testing and validation of the therapeutics.
ARONIN, NEIL	UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER	Exosome based therapeutics in Huntingtons disease
KRAIG, RICHARD P	UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	Exosome RNA-Therapeutics to Promote CNS Myelination
QUESENBERRY, PETER J	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	Regulation of renal and bone marrow injury by extracellular vesicle non-coding RN
SOOD, ANIL K (contact) CALIN, GEORGE A LOPEZ-BERESTEIN, GABRIEL	UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CTR	Novel extra cellular RNA-based combinatorial RNA inhibition therapy
ZHANG, HUANG-GE (contact) GUO, PEIXUAN	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	Fruit exosome-like particles for therapeutic delivery of extracellular miRNAs

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13/U13) PA-13-347
GUO, PEIXUAN	GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES	2 015 RNA Nanotechnology Gordon Research Conference
QUESENBERRY, PETER J	GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES	2016 Extracellular Vesicles Gordon Research Conference
WITWER, KENNETH W	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	International Society for Extracellular Vesicles - Education Day & Meeting
WOODLAND, DAVID L.	KEYSTONE CONFERENCE CENTER	Exosomes/Microvesicles: Novel Mechanisms of Cell-Cell Communication

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
Defining A Comprehensive Reference Profile of Circulating Human Extracellular RNA (U01) RFA-RM-13-014
FREEDMAN, JANE E (contact) GERSTEIN, MARK BENDER MUKAMAL, KENNETH JAY ODONNELL, CHRISTOPHER J	UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER	Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Human Extracellular RNA
GALAS, DAVID J. (contact) NICKERSON, DEBORAH A WANG, KAI	PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE	Reference Profiles of Extracellular RNA in 4 Body Fluids of Healthy Humans
GHIRAN, IONITA CALIN	BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER	Impact of circadian rhythm in obtaining reference profiles of exRNAs in healthy in healthy individuals
LAURENT, LOUISE C	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO	Reference Profiles of ExRNAs in Normal Human Pregnancy
TEWARI, MUNEESH	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR	Reference Profiles of ExRNA in Biofluids from Well-Defined Human Cohorts
WOODRUFF, PRESCOTT G (contact) ERLE, DAVID J	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO	Defining A Comprehensive Reference Profile of Circulating Human Extracellular RNA

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
Data Management and Resource Repository (DMRR) on Extracellular RNA (U54) RFA-RM-12-010
MILOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR (contact) GALAS, DAVID J. GERSTEIN, MARK BENDER	BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	Data management and Resource Repository for the exRNA Atlas

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
Extracellular RNA Biogenesis, Biodistribution, Uptake, and Effector Function (U19) RFA-RM-12-012
BLELLOCH, ROBERT H	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO	In Vivo Regulated Release and Function of Extracellular Small RNAs
BREAKEFIELD, XANDRA OWENS (contact) CHAREST, ALAIN GOULD, STEPHEN J KRICHEVSKY, ANNA M. MEMPEL, THORSTEN ROMAN	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSP	exRNA released by glioblastoma alters brain microenvironment
COFFEY, ROBERT J.	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MED CTR	Secreted RNA during CRC progression biogenesis function and clinical markers
MCMANUS, MICHAEL T	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO	Genetic models for exRNA communication
TUSCHL, THOMAS	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	Definition of Serum Ribonucleoprotein Composition and its Regulation and Function

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
Clinical Utility of Extracellular RNA for Biomarker Development (UH2/UH3) RFA-RM-12-013
CARTER, BOB S (contact) HOCHBERG, FRED H	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO	exRNA Biomarkers for Human Glioma
DAS, SAUMYA (contact) KWONG, RAYMOND Y ROSENZWEIG, ANTHONY SABATINE, MARC S	BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER	Plasma miRNA predictors of adverse mechanical and electrical remodeling after MI
FREEDMAN, JANE E	UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER	Extracellular RNAs: Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk and Disease
JENSEN, KENDALL(contact) ADELSON, P. DAVID HUENTELMAN, MATTHEW KALANI, YASHAR	TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INST	exRNA signatures Predict Outcomes after brain injury
LAURENT, LOUISE C	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO	ExRNAs for Early Identification of Pregnancies at Risk for Placental Dysfunction
PATEL, TUSHAR	MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE	Extracellular non-coding RNA biomarkers of hepatocellular cancer
SAUGSTAD, JULIE ANNE (contact) QUINN, JOSEPH F	OREGON HEALTH AND SCI UNIVERSITY	Clinical Utility of MicroRNAs as Diagnostic Biomarkers of Alzheimers Disease
TUSCHL, THOMAS (contact) SUTHANTHIRAN, MANIKKAM	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	Clinical utility of extracellular RNA as marker of kidney disease progression
WEINER, HOWARD L	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	Circulating MicroRNAs as Disease Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis
WONG, DAVID T	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES	Clinical Utility of Salivary ExRNA Biomarkers for Gastric Cancer Detection

PI Name	Institution Name	Title
Clinical Utility of Extracellular RNA for Therapy Development (UH2/UH3) RFA-RM-12-014
ABDEL-MAGEED, ASIM B	TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA	Targeting Tumor-Derived exRNA-Containing Microvesicles by High Throughput Screeni
ARONIN, NEIL	UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER	Exosome based therapeutics in Huntingtons disease
KRAIG, RICHARD P	UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	Exosome RNA-Therapeutics to Promote CNS Myelination
MATIN, AC	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	HER2-targeted exosomal delivery of therapeutic mRNA for enzyme pro-drug therapy
QUESENBERRY, PETER J	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	Regulation of renal and bone marrow injury by extracellular vesicle non-coding RN
SCHMITTGEN, THOMAS D (contact) PHELPS, MITCH A	OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY	Targeted delivery of microRNA-loaded microvesicle for cancer therapy
SOOD, ANIL K (contact) CALIN, GEORGE A LOPEZ-BERESTEIN, GABRIEL	UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CTR	Novel extra cellular RNA-based combinatorial RNA inhibition therapy
ZHANG, HUANG-GE (contact) GUO, PEIXUAN	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	Fruit exosome-like particles for therapeutic delivery of extracellular miRNAs

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