July/August 2018 HBCU Health


Hampton University Professor Receives $1,269,500 Grant for Pulmonary Fibrosis


Healthy Recipe


Grilled Mushroom and Carrots with Sesame


INGREDIENTS 12 oz. maitake mushrooms 4 oz. shiitake mushrooms 8 oz. small carrots (about 6), scrubbed, halved lengthwise 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon finely grated peeled ginger 4 scallions, thinly sliced on a diagonal 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds


RECIPE PREPARATION


Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Toss mushrooms and carrots with 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Grill, turning mushrooms oſten and carrots occasionally, until tender and lightly charred in spots, about 4 minutes for mushrooms and 5–8 minutes for carrots. Let cool slightly on a cutting board.


COURTESY OF HAMPTON UNIVERSITY HAMPTON, Va. — Dr. Neelam


Azad, Chairperson and Associate Professor for the Hampton University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received


her second independent investigator award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant is titled, “Targeting Lipogenic and Angiogenic Mediators in Pulmonary Fibrosis,” and is a follow up to her previous grant in 2011. The period of funding is from July 2018 through May 2022, with a first year funding amount of $343,000, and for a total funding amount of $1,269,500 over the next four years.


“Congratulations to Dr. Azad on her very deserving grant award,” said Hampton


University President


Dr. William R. Harvey. “We are very proud of her and are excited to see our professors receiving awards, and serving as great mentors for our hardworking Hampton University students.”


Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and usually fatal disease of the lung. Approximately, 130,000 people in the United States and five million people worldwide suffer from this disease, and the mortality rate among African Americans is twice as that of Caucasians. This grant proposes to use a combination of traditional


molecular novel protein biological


techniques and high-throughput Lipidomics and Proteomics approaches to identify


biomarkers, while investigating their contribution to pulmonary fibrosis. In


and lipid


addition, Dr. Azad will test the potential of provisionally patented


drugs


developed by her group in mitigating disease progression.


“Due to major challenges in both


diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in pulmonary fibrosis, it is important to continue investigating novel drug targets that may help achieve viable therapeutic


outcomes against this


incurable disease,” said Dr. Azad, Chairperson and Associate Professor for the Hampton University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.


Dr. Anand


Hampton University School of Pharmacy


who also


Iyer, Dean of the serves as a


collaborator on the grant commends Dr. Azad on her success and leadership. “The Hampton University School of Pharmacy has a strong biomedical research infrastructure with multiple funded research grants,” said Iyer. “Dr. Azad is an outstanding scientist, and her leadership in research has contributed significantly to our fundraising efforts, which is a major priority for the School and the University.”


Neelam Azad, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Department


of


Hampton University Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy


Neelam Azad, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Department


of


Hampton University Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy


Meanwhile, whisk soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and remaining 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large bowl.


Cut carrots into 2”-long pieces, tear mushrooms into bite-size pieces. Add to bowl with vinaigrette along with scallions and sesame seeds and toss to coat; season with salt and pepper.


Nutritional Content


HIDE NUTRITIONAL CONTENTCalories (kcal) 234 Fat (g) 18 Sodium (mg) 396 Carbohydrates (g) 16 Dietary Fiber (g) 5 Total Sugars (g) 6 Protein (g) 4 Saturated Fat (g) 2 Cholesterol (mg) 0


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