Ronald E. LaPorte CURRICULUM VITAE: RESEARCH SUPPORT

Previously Funded Research

• Principal Investigator
  Lipoprotein cholesterol in the spinal cord injured patient (1981) Research Development Fund, University of Pittsburgh
  The relationship of alcohol consumption to a high density lipoprotein cholesterol (1982-84) United States Brewers Association High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
  Echocardiography of the spinal cord injured patient (1985) Harmarville Rehabilitation Center Grant
  Diabetes epidemiology cost analysis (1984) Pennsylvania Department of Health
  The epidemiology of physical activity (1983-84) NIH
  Development of a method for the assessment of early fetal loss associated with environmental events (1985-88) Environmental Protection Agency
  Epidemiology of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type 1 diabetes): Natural History (1983-86) NIADDK
  Serious Eye Injury Registry, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh (1987-88)
  Morbidity and Mortality Follow-up of Polio patients. (1988-89) March of Dimes Foundation
  Epidemiology of IDDM Mortality in Four Countries (1986-90) NIH
  Morbidity and Mortality Follow-up of Polio Patients (1989-91) March of Dimes Foundation
  American Diabetes Association Post-Graduate Mentor Program (1989-92)
  Review of 49 CFR 391.41 (B) (3) Regarding Diabetic Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers (1990-1991) Federal Highway Administration Diabetes Epidemiology Training Grant (1987-91) NIDDK
  Epidemiology of Sports Injuries (1988-1993) NIAMS
  St. Margaret's Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Database (1990-93)
  Role of Health Services in the Excess Mortality of IDDM (1990-93) AHCPR
  The Epidemiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (1992-93) Arthritis Foundation
  
• Co-Principal Investigator/Investigator
  Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus: Epidemiology and Etiology (1978-93) NIDDK
  NHLBI Community Surveillance - Pilot Studies (1982-84), NHLBI
  Cardiovascular risk factors, sex hormones and HDL-cholesterol (1981-82) HRSF
  Life styles and bone density in the aged (1986-88) NIA
  Assessment of physical activity in lower socio-economic populations (1985-87) Centers for Disease Control
  Epidemiology of Hormones and Osteoporosis (1986-88) NIAMS
  Epidemiology of Diabetic Complications (1990-95), NIDDK
  Factors Related to Cancer Risk in Families (1987-88) Research Development Fund, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh
  St. Margaret's Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Data Base (1983-1990)
  Long Term Exercise Intervention in Cystic Fibrosis (1988-92) NIH
  Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Birth Weight (1988-90) NIOSH
  Epidemiology and Etiology of Juvenile Diabetes in Poland (1989-1992) NIH, U.S. Poland Health Cooperation Program
  The Familial Clustering of Diabetes Complications (1987-92) NIH
  

Currently Funded

• Principal Investigator
  Epidemiology of IDDM Mortality in Four Countries (1990-1994) NIH
  American Diabetes Association Post-Graduate Mentor Program (1993-96)
  Epidemiology of Childhood Diabetes in China (1993-1996) NIH
  Diabetes Epidemiology Training Grant (1992-97) NIDDK
  
• Co-Principal Investigator/Investigator
  Epidemiology of Male Infertility: Cryptorchidism (1993-96)
  Epidemiology of Diabetic Complications (1990-95) NIDDK
  Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus: Epidemiology and Etiology (1993-98) NIDDK
  Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Genetic Determinants (1989-1994) NIDDK
  Global Epidemiology of IDDM: Study of Host-Susceptibility (1990-1994) NIADDK
  Role of Physical Activity in NIDDM Development (1991-1995) NIADDK
  
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