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RESEARCH CATEGORY

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

PROJECT
TITLE

 

odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Acree, T L
N Y Agriculture EXPT Station; Food Science and Technology; Geneva; New York; 14456

 

Odor and Aroma Release from Food: Stimulation and Measurement
odors and irritation

Gulf War Illnesses

 

Baringer, J. Richard, M.D. Herpes Virus Latency in Human Nervous Tissue
odors and irritation

Beauchamp, Gary K.
Monell Chemical senses Center
3500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308

 

Chemosensory Clinical Research
multiple chemical exposures

EI/MCS

Gulf War Illnesses

 

Bell, Iris R., M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Acquired Chemical Intolerance as a Marker for Limbic Sensitization
multiple chemical exposures

Gulf War Illnesses

Bittikofer, John A., Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Durham, NC

 

Investigation Into the Gulf War Veterans Syndrome
Gulf War Illnesses

EI/MCS

Blackburn, Jr., Warren D., M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs Birmingham AL

The Symptomatic Persian Gulf Veterans Protocol: An analysis of Risk Factors with an Immunologic and Neuropsychiatrtric Assessment

 

odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Boatright, W L XI
University of Kentucky; Animal Science; Lexington; Kentucky; 40546

 

Lipid-Derived Flavors/ Odors and their Association with food Proteins
odor and irritation Bottcher R W

Interior Environment and Energy Use in Poultry and other Livestock Facilities

 

Gulf War Illnesses

Chronic Fatigue

EI/MCS

Brown, Terry M., D.O.
Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical Center ;810 Vermont Ave. N.W.; Washington D.C.; 20420

 

Polysomnographic and Psychometric Analysis of a Group of Patients Complaining of the Gulf War Fatigue Syndrome
EI/MCS

Buchwald, Debra
Harborview Medical Center
325 9th Ave ZA-60
Seattle, WA 98104

 

Core - Clinical Care
multiple chemical exposures

Carter, Dean E.
University of Arizona
1703 E Mabel
PO Box 210207
Tucson, Az 85721-0207

 

Toxicity, Transport & Bioremediation at Superfund Sites
odors and irritation Chowdhury SI

BHV-1 and BHV-5 Neuropathogenesis Studies

 

odors and irritation

Cometto Muniz, J Enrique (UNIV. OF CALIF., San Diego; 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0957; LA LOLLA, CA 92093-0957)

 

Chemical sensory Irritation--Contrast with olfaction
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Costanzo, Richard M (Virginia Commonwealth UNIV; P O Box 980551; Richmond VA 23298-0551)

 

Properties of olfactory Receptors--Neural Regeneration
EI/MCS

IAQ

Cote, I.
Health Effects Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

 

Indoor Air Pollution Activities
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Gulf War Illnesses

 

Crowin, June Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical Center; New York, NY
Olfactory Identification and Aging: True Deficits vs. Task Artifacts
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Cudd, Timothy A (Texas A&M University; College station, TX 77848)

 

Ovine Model System for Alcohol Related Birth Defects
odor trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Dalton, Pamela (Monell Chemical Senses Center; 3500 Market St.; Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308

 

Non-sensory Factors in Environmental Odor Perception
odor and trigeminal stimulation threshold

Dessem, Dean A (Univ. Of Maryland Dental School; 666 W Baltimore St.; Baltimore, MD 21201

 

Tooth Mechanoreceptor and Jaw Movement
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Doty, Richard L (University of Pennsylvania; 3400 Spruce St. - 5 Ravdin Bldg; Philadelphia, PA19104

 

Development and Application of Clinical Olfactory Diagnostic Tests
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Essick, G K
(University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7455)

 

Somatosensory Channel Interactions in Trigeminal Nerve-injured Patients
odors and irritation

Farbman, Albert I (Northwestern University MED SC; 303 East Chicago, S-219; Chicago IL 6061-3008)

 

Control of Olfactory and Gustatory Neuron Regeneration
odor and trigeminal stimulation threshold

Firestein, Stuart J (Colombia University; 922 Fairchild Center; New York, NY 10027)

 

Molecular Physiology of Vertebrate Olfactory Transduction
multiple chemical exposures

Fowle, J.
Health Effects Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

 

Health Effects of Drinking Water Contaminants
EI/MCS

odor and irritation

Green, Barry G.
John E. Pierce Laboratory, Inc.
New Haven, CT 06519

 

Trigeminal Chemoreception
gulf war

Haller, Ronald G., M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical Center; Dallas, TX

 

Fatigue in Persian Gulf Syndrome - Physiologic Mechanism
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Herber, A J Jo
Purdue University; AGRI Engineering; West Lafayette; Indiana; 47907

 

Environmental Quality in Animal Housing
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds Horton, D R
Agricultural Research Service, Yakima; Washington; 98901

Development of New Control Strategies for Green Peach Aphid and Colorado Potato Beetle

 

odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds Keagy, P M
Western Regional RES Center; Albany; California; 94710

Flavor Optimization of Major Food Crops Through Control of Metabolic Processes

 

odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Kokitkar, P B
3900 Collins Rd. NATURA, Inc.; Lansing; Michigan; 48909

 

Production and Utilization of 2,3-Pentanedione from lactic acid
Gulf War Illnesses

Immune dysfunction

Koopman, William J.,M.D.
Department of Veteran Affairs; Medical Center; Birmingham, AL

 

Immunological Evaluation of Persian Gulf War Veterans
EI/MCS

Gulf War Illness

Kroll, Donald A., M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
West Los Angeles, CA

 

Xenobiotics and Persian Gulf War Veterans
EI/MCS

multiple chemical exposures

fragrance

 

Lorig, Tyler S.
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450-1920
Indoor Air Odors Effect on Brain and Behavior
odors and irritation

Lucero, Mary T (UNIVERSITY OF UTAH; 410 Chipeta Way, RM 156; Salt Lake City; Utah

 

Dopaminergic Modulation of olfactory signal Transduction
Gulf War Illnesses

EI/MCS

Luk, Gordon D., M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical Center; Dallas, TX

 

Survey of Gulf War Syndrome
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Marriot, NG
Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Food Science and Technology; Blacksburg; Virginia; 24061

 

Enhancing the Global Competitiveness of U.S. Red Meat
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Michel, William C (University of Utah; 410 Chipeta way #156; Salt Lake City; UT 84108

 

Mechanisms of Olfactory Receptor Neuron Adaptation
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Mistretta, Charlotte M (University of Michigan 1011 N University; AnnArbor, MI 48109-1078)

 

Development of the sense of Taste
odor and trigeminal stimulation threshold

Mokha, Sukhbir S (Mehary Medical College; 1005 D B Todd Blvd.; Nashville; Tennessee

 

Control of Transmission in the Medullary Dorsal Horn
Gulf War Illnesses

EI/MCS

PTSD

 

Morgan, Joel E., Ph.D
Department of Veteran Affairs;; Medical Center; East Orange , NJ
Neuropsychological of War
Veterans w. PTSD: Comparisons of Vietnam with Persian Gulf Veterans
odors and irritation

Most, April E.
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Ave
Farmington, CT 06030

 

Taste and Smell Clinic - Clinical and Database Studies
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Murphy, Claire L (San Diego State University; 5300 Campanile Dr.; San Diego CA 92182- 1863)

 

Olfactory Disfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
Gulf War Illnesses

EI/MCS

Chronic Fatigue

 

Natelson, Benjamin H., M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical center; East Orange , NJ
NJ Center for Environmental Hazards Research
EI/MCS

multiple chemical exposures

Gulf War Illnesses

 

Ozonoff, David M., M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Boston, MA
Boston Environmental Hazards Center
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Patterson J A
Purdue University; Animal Science; West Lafayette; Indiana; 47907

 

Manipulation of Intestinal Microbial Populations
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Ramachandran, V S (Univ. Calif. San Diego; 9500 Gilman Dr. Dept. 0109; La Jolla, CA 92093-0109

 

Behavioral Correlates of Neural Plasticity
gulf war Robert M (Oregon Health Scis. Univ. 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.; Portland, Oregon 97201-3098)

Oregon Health Sciences University; Portland, OR

 

Persian Gulf War Syndrome--Study of Neuroendocrine Axis
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds Sanders, OG
Alabama A&M University; Home Economics; Normal; Alabama; 35762

Chemoreceptors and the Elderly: Comparison of Long-term Care to congregate Feeding Programs

 

odor and irritation

Schwanzel-Fukuda, Marlene
SUNY Health Sciences Center
450 Clarkson Ave, Box 5
Brooklyn, NY 11203

 

Nervous Terminalis Relay of Chemical Signals
gulf war

Sninsky, Charles A., M.D. Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical Center; Gainseville, FL

 

Diarrhea in Persian Gulf Veterans: An Irritable Bowl-like Disorder?
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Stopfer, Mark A (California Inst. Of Technology; 139-74 DIV of Biolgy; Pasedena, CA 91125)

 

Olfactory Information Coding
Gulf War Illnesses

EI/MCS

Tancer, Manuel E., M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical Center; Detroit, MI

 

A Neuropsychological Examination of Gulf War Veterans: A follow-up Study and Control Group Comparison
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Vanwicklen, G L
University of Georgia; Biological and AGRI Engineering; Athens; Georgia; 30602

 

Interior Environment and Energy use in Poultry and Livestock Facilities
EI/MCS

Gulf War Illnesses

Vincent, Tom, PA-C
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Tucson, AZ

Time-Dependent Sensitization and Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

 

EI/MCS

multiple chemical exposures

Gulf War Illnesses

 

Wallin, Mitchell T., M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Washington, DC
Dysregulation of the Stress Response in the Persian Gulf Syndrome
Gulf War Illnesses

Neurological function

White, Roberta F. Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical Center; Boston, MA

 

Brain Imaging Study to Investigate Neurological Functioning in Persian Gulf War Veterans
EI/MCS

multiple chemical exposures

Gulf War Illnesses

 

White, Roberta F., Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Boston, MA
Brain Imaging Study to Investigate Neurological Functioning in Persian Gulf War Veterans
EI/MCS

multiple chemical exposures

Gulf War Illnesses

 

White, Roberta F., Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Boston, MA
Neuropsychological Functioning in Persian Gulf War Era Veterans
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds Wilkie, A C
University of Florida; Soil and Water science; Gainesville, Florida; 32610

Animal Manure and Waste Utilization, Treatment and Nuisanceavoidance for a Sustainable Agriculture

 

EI/MCS

Gulf War Illnesses

Wolfe, Jessica, Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Boston, MA

Female Gender and Other Potential Predictors Functional Health Status Among Persian Gulf War Veterans

 

odor and irritation

 

Wysocki, Charles
Monell Chemical Senses Center
3500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308
Perception of Volatile Chemicals by the Olfactory and Trigeminal Systems
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Wysocki, Charles J; (Monell Chemical senses Center; 3500 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308)

 

Individual Variation in Olfaction
odor and irritation

Wysocki, Charles J (Monnel Chemical senses Center; 3500 Market Street; Philadelphia, PA 19104

 

Induced Sensitivity to Odorants
odor and trigeminal stimulation thresholds

Young, Eric D (Johns Hopkins Sch. Of Medicine; 720 Rutland Ave., 505 Taylor Bl; Baltimore, MD 21205-2196)

 

Somatosensory Inputs to the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus
Gulf War Illnesses

Neurological Function

Zarantonello, Mattew M.; Ph.D.,
Department of Veterans Affairs
Battle Creek, MI
Neuropsychological Impairment and Psychological Distress in Persian Gulf Veterans

 

 

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