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Mission Investments at Yale University & University of Connecticut
Every baby deserves someone in their corner. With your support the March of Dimes continues to fund award-winning research to give all babies a healthy start.
The March of Dimes funds $4 million in research at Yale University and the University of Connecicut to find causes and possible preventions for premature birth and birth defects.
2009 National Research Grants in Connecticut:
Goal: Develop treatment to temporarily disrupt PHD2 (a gene that triggers the growth of abnormal blood vessels of the eyes of premature babies) and prevent retinopathy of prematurity. Funded at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Goal: Understand the causes of birth defects as a basis for development of treatments. Funded at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Goal: Determine whether cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an effective treatment for pregnant women with posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of a previous pregnancy complication or loss. Funded at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Goal: Institute a Pediatric Scientist Development Program. Funded at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Goal: Understand the causes of skeletal birth defects, as a basis for eventually preventing or treating them. Funded at Yale University.
Goal: Prevent and treat spinal and other skeletal defects. Funded at Yale University.
Goal: Understand whether, how and at what stages of development natural cannabinoids and marijuana affect early brain formation and later function, as a basis for counseling pregnant women about any potential risks. Funded at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Goal: Improve understanding of factors that regulate cell division and growth. Funded at Yale University.
Goal: Improve diagnosis and prognosis for velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS), and possibly shed light on the causes of isolated heart defects, oral clefts and neurobehavioral abnormalities. Funded at Yale University.
Goal: Prevent and repair brain defects. Funded at Yale University.
Goal: Explore the concept that placental abruption leads to preterm delivery (PTD) by altering uterine responses to progesterone, and devise optimal hormonal treatment to prevent. Funded at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Goal: Look for genetic differences in uterine responses to progesterone that predispose some women to spontaneous preterm labor and delivery, as a basis for devising better means of prediction and prevention. Funded at the Yale University School of Medicine.
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