Research Support

The Injury Research Center funded the following four Pilot Seed Projects for Fiscal Year 2003.

1. Project Title:  Validity of Neuron Specific Enolase and S100B Serum Levels in Predicting Neurocognitive and Behavioral Outcomes in
    Children with Moderate to Severe Closed Traumatic Brain Injury
    Principal Investigator: Subhankar Bandyopadhyay, MD
    Institution:  Medical College of Wisconsin  Pediatric Emergency Medicine

2. Project Title:  Development of a Human Surrogate System: Fall-related Injury
    Prevention Research
    Principal Investigator: Kyu-Jung Kim, PhD
    Institution:  College of Engineering and Applied Science  UW-Milwaukee  

3. Project Title:  Pediatric Emergency Department Child Abuse Study
    Principal Investigator: Demetrios Kyriacou, MD, PhD, MPH
    Institution:  Northwestern University  Pediatric Emergency Medicine

4. Project Title:  Child Fall Injury Patterns in an Inner City Neighborhood
    Principal Investigator: Karen Bruner Stroup, PhD
    Institution:  Indiana University  Riley Hospital for Children

One Pilot Seed Project was funded by the Injury Research Center for Fiscal Year 2002   

1. Project Title:  Mechanisms of Ankle Fractures with Syndesmotic Involvement  
    Principal Investigator: Richard Marks, MD
    Institution:  Medical College of Wisconsin  Orthopaedic Surgery