NSF Org:	OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
Recipient:	BARNARD COLLEGE
Initial Amendment Date:	April 3, 1998
Latest Amendment Date:	April 3, 1998
Award Number:	9726709
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Rose Gombay OISE  Office of International Science and Engineering O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	April 15, 1998
End Date:	March 31, 2001 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$13,760.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$13,760.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1998 = $13,760.00
History of Investigator:	Rae Silver (Principal Investigator) qr@columbia.edu Ann-Judith Silverman (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Barnard College 3009 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY  US  10027-6909 (212)854-2708
Sponsor Congressional District:	13
Primary Place of Performance:	Barnard College 3009 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY  US  10027-6909
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	13
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	LPQ1NHRK78M9
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, WESTERN EUROPE PROGRAM
Primary Program Source:	app-0198
Program Reference Code(s):	5918, 9183, BIOT
Program Element Code(s):	119300, 598000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.079

ABSTRACT

This two-year award supports US-France cooperative research in neuroendocrinology. It involves Rae Silver and Ann Silverman at Barnard College and Philippe Chemineau, Yves Combarnous and J. Claude Thierry at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). The objective of their research is to study the role of brain mast cells in the physiology of reproduction and seasonal reproduction. They hypothesize that changes in mast cell activity, acting on blood vessels and/or on neurons, participate in seasonally induced alterations in the central nervous system and in hormonal modulation. Sheep will be used as the experimental model. The US investigators bring to this collaboration expertise in tissue techniques and brain mast cells. This is complemented by French expertise in developing models using sheep and other farm animals.

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