Principal Investigators

As of September 1, 2009, the NHLBI has supported hundreds of principal investigators (PIs) with American Recovery and Reinvestment (the Recovery Act) funds, using existing mechanisms, such as expansion of the research paylines from 2008 and 2009, as well as new programs created specifically for the Recovery Act, including Challenge Grants, and Grand Opportunities (GO) grants. Learn more about the scientists who are directing projects or programs supported by grants.

Below are profiles of Recovery Act-funded scientists who provided their photographs to the NHLBI. To find out more about their projects or to see all the NHLBI-funded Recovery Act projects, use the search tool on the right. If you are a PI, please consider sharing your Recovery Act story and photograph for publication on these Web pages.

William G. Adams, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, BU-CTSI Director of Clinical Research Informatics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts Health Disparities Monitoring System Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,886,428 More information about the grant

Héctor Leonardo Aguila, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut Osteoclasts from hESCs as Vectors to Deliver Molecules in the Bone Marrow Space Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $792,159 More information about the grant

Ferhaan Ahmad, M.D., C.M., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Molecular Mechanisms of Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $75,750 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Molecular Mechanisms of Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $75,750 More information about the grant Total funding: $151,500

Ali Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Neurohormonal Blockade and Outcomes in Diastolic Heart Failure Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $512,787 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $184,843 More information about the grant Total funding: $697,630

Fakhrul Ahsan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Amarillo, Texas Anti-PAH Drugs in Inhalable Nanoparticles for Sustained Pulmonary Vasodilation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch Y 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $428,533 More information about the grant

Barbara T. Alexander, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi Low Birth Weight, the Kidney, and Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,297 More information about the grant

Alvaro Alonso, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota Risk Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical, Biological, and Genetic Markers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $492,694 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Risk Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical, Biological, and Genetic Markers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $474,529 More information about the grant Total funding: $967,223

Jeffery Amack, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York Regulation of Ciliated Cells that Control Cardiac Laterality Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $341,280 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regulation of Ciliated Cells that Control Cardiac Laterality Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $349,830 More information about the grant Total funding: $691,110

James F. Antaki, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Multi-Scale Model of Thormbosis in Artificial Circulation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $363,774 More information about the grant

Andrea J. Apter, M.D., M.Sc. Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A Patient Advocate and Literary-Based Treatment of Asthma Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $505,555 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Individualized Interventions to Improve Asthma Adherence Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $9,178 More information about the grant Total funding: $514,733

Stephen L. Archer, M.D. Harold H. Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois O2 sensing in the Human and Rabbit Ductus Arteriosus Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $454,816 More information about the grant

Shalom Avraham, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $50,510 More information about the grant

Kenneth Melvin Baker, M.D. Professor, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas Role of Retinoid Mediated Signaling in Diabetes and Cardiac Remodeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $393,750 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Role of Retinoid Mediated Signaling in Diabetes and Cardiac Remodeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $399,227 More information about the grant Total funding: $792,977

Agnieszka Balkowiec, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biosciences, Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry, Portland, Oregon Neutrophins and Development of Baroreceptor Pathways Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $174,342 More information about the grant

Mike Bamshad, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington ARRA - NHLBI Lung Cohorts Sequencing Project Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,594,102 More information about the grant Additional Funding: ARRA - NHLBI Lung Cohorts Sequencing Project Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,561,111 More information about the grant Total funding: $5,155,213

Utpal Banerjee, Ph.D. Iriving and Jean Stone Chair in Life Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $19,829 More information about the grant

R. Graham Barr, M.D., Dr.P.H. Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine; Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York Genome-wide and Linkage Study of Quantitative Emphysema Phenotypes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,863 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Genome-wide and Linkage Study of Quantitative Emphysema Phenotypes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $470,593 More information about the grant Total funding: $970,456

Craig T. Basson, M.D., Ph.D. Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York Let-7 miRNA Control of Heart Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,998 More information about the grant

Sompop Bencharit, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Role of Programmed Cell Death10 (PDCD10) in p38 MAP kinase activation and PDK1 si Administered by the the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $185,000 More information about the grant

Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., Sc.M. Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts Risk Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical, Biological, and Genetic Markers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $492,694 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Risk Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical, Biological, and Genetic Markers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $474,529 More information about the grant Total funding: $967,223

Ivor J. Benjamin, M.D. Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Reductive Stress in the Pathogenesis of R120GCryAB Cardiomyopathy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $433,005 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Reductive Stress in the Pathogenesis of R120GCryAB Cardiomyopathy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $441,466 More information about the grant Total funding: $874,471

Nanette H. Bishopric, M.D. Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Coral Gables, Florida Transcription Programming in Cardiac Growth Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $23,984 More information about the grant

J. Edwin Blalock, Ph.D. Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Therapeutics for Chronic Lung Diseases: Antagonists of PGP, Chemokines and CXCR Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $411,364 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Effect of Macrolide Treatment on a Novel Pathway of Neutrophilic Inflammation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $42,413 More information about the grant Therapeutics for Chronic Lung Diseases: Antagonists of PGP, Chemokines and CXCR Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $411,690 More information about the grant Total funding: $865,467

Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D. Director, Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas Building on GWAS for NHLBI Diseases: The CHARGE Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $12,281,613 More information about the grant

Gary M. Bokoch, Ph.D. Professor, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California G Protein Regulation of the Neutrophil NADPH Oxidase Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $710,981 More information about the grant

Julie Buring, Sc.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts The Women's Health Study: Addition of New Data to Maximize its Research Impact Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,778 More information about the grant Additional Funding: The Women's Health Study: Addition of New Data to Maximize its Research Impact Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $492,524 More information about the grant Total funding: $992,302

Michael Busch, M.D., Ph.D. Vice President, Research and Scientific Affairs, Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California Viral/Immune Parameters of Dengue and WNV in Donors: Blood Safety Implications Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,051,726 More information about the grant

Joseph G. Cannon, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia Influence of Physical Activity on Leptin Receptor Expression in Adult Women Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $220,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Influence of Physical Activity on Leptin Receptor Expression in Adult Women Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $183,750 More information about the grant Total funding: $404,250

Thomas P. Cappola, MD, Sc.M. Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Genomics of Myocardial Transcription Factors in Cardiac Remodeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $214,295 More information about the grant

Greg P. Carman, Ph.D. Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California A Novel Thin Film Nitinol Covered Stent to Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Jeffrey L. Carson, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey Transfusion Trigger Trial in Coronary Artery Disease: A Pilot Study Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,392,130 More information about the grant

Jason R. Carter, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan Fish Oil and Neurovascular Control in Humans Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $20,904 More information about the grant

Trevor P. Castor, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer, Aphios Corporation, Woburn, Massachusetts CFI Pathogen Inactivation Technology Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Ching-Pin Chang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Mechanisms for Neural Crest Cell Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $354,196 More information about the grant

Ruey-Kang Chang, M.D., M.P.H. LA BioMed Principal Investigator, Pediatric Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California Screening for Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,968 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Screening for Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $499,954 More information about the grant Total funding: $999,922

Peng-Sheng Chen, M.D. Medtronic-Zipes Chair in Cardiology, Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Autonomic Nerve Activity and Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,870 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Fibrillation and Defibrillation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $385,000 More information about the grant Fibrillation and Defibrillation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $382,551 More information about the grant Total funding: $785,421

Pi-Wan Cheng, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska Biosynthesis of Tracheal Mucous Glycoproteins Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $468,688 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Biosynthesis of Tracheal Mucous Glycoproteins Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $538,489 More information about the grant Control of Mucin Glycan Branching in Membrane-bound and Secreted Mucins Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $185,625 More information about the grant Control of Mucin Glycan Branching in Membrane-bound and Secreted Mucins Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $199,131 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,391,933

Naomi Chesler, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Vascular Collagen Accumulation & Mechanical Mechanisms in Pulmonary Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $22,643 More information about the grant

William M. Chilian, Ph.D. Chairperson, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences; Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio Stem Cell Induction of Coronary Arteriogenesis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Athar H. Chishti, Ph.D. Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Functional Studies of Erythrocyte Dematin Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $392,500 More information about the grant

Sunghee Cho, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurology/Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York The Role of CD36 in Ischemic Inflammation and Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $271,827 More information about the grant

John W. Christman, M.D. Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Macrophage Gene Expression in Acute Lung Inflammation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $564,767 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Macrophage Gene Expression in Acute Lung Inflammation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $555,446 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,120,213

Mina Kay Chung, M.D. Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $37,178 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $250,814 More information about the grant Total funding: $287,992

William A. Coetzee, D.Sc. Professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York Conditional Knockout Mice Lacking K(ATP) Channel Subunits Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $338,166 More information about the grant

Francis Sessions Cole, M.D. Park J. White, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Genetic Regulation of Surfactant Deficiency Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $10,605 More information about the grant

Simon J. Conway, Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Regulation of Periostin by TGFbeta and BMP in Heart Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $471,000 More information about the grant

Keith Elliot Cook, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Complaint Thoracic Artificial Lungs Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $21,717 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Complaint Thoracic Artificial Lungs Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $256,406 More information about the grant Total funding: $278,123

John P. Cooke, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California NCE-based Strategy for Nuclear Reprogramming and Regenerative Medicine Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,349,898 More information about the grant

Scott C. Corbett, Ph.D. Lead Systems Engineer, Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts Minimally Invasive VAD for Treatment of Acute Right Heart Failure Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,832 More information about the grant

David Cornfield, M.D. Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Postnatal Lung Development: Mechanisms of Molecular and Vascular Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $753,250 More information about the grant

Peter Cram, M.D., MBA Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Cardiac Care in Specialty and General Hospitals Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $317,087 More information about the grant

John Crispino, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois Identification of Altered Molecular Signatures of Down Syndrome iPS Cells Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Jianmin Cui, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri CA2+ Dependent K+ Channels: Allosteric Gating Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,138 More information about the grant

Brian P. Cupps, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 3D Myocardial Strain Vectors in Ischemic Heart Diseases Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $437,249 More information about the grant Additional Funding: 3D Myocardial Strain Vectors in Ischemic Heart Diseases Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $441,849 More information about the grant Total funding: $879,098

David T. Curiel, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Development of Double-Targeted Vectors for Long-Term Vascular Expression in Vivo Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $586,759 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Development of Double-Targeted Vectors for Long-Term Vascular Expression in Vivo Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $611,075 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,197,834

George Daley, M.D., Ph.D. Samuel E. Lux, IV Chair in Hematology; Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Childrens Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts Comparative Phenotypic, Functional, and Molecular Analysis for ESC and iPSC Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,748,199 More information about the grant

Agustin P. Dalmasso, M.D., D.M.Sc. Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Activation of Xenogeneic Endothelium to Resist Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $487,552 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Activation of Xenogeneic Endothelium to Resist Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $493,228 More information about the grant Total funding: $980,780

Kumuda Das, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas Regulation of caspase-1 by Sod2 in the heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $217,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regulation of caspase-1 by Sod2 in the heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $181,250 More information about the grant Total funding: $398,750

Salil K. Das, Sc.D., D.Sc. Professor of Biochemistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee Abnormality in Gene Expression of Key Mediators of Vitamin A Action in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $73,250 More information about the grant

Karina Davidson, Ph.D. The Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York Comparison of Depression Interventions after Acute Coronary Syndrome (CODIACS) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,155,291 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Comparison of Depression Interventions after Acute Coronary Syndrome (CODIACS) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $1,981,597 More information about the grant Total funding: $4,136,888

Jerry Dempsey, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Targeted Therapies for Selected Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $399,974 More information about the grant

Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D. William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Biomimetic Approach to the Fabrication of Red Blood Cell Mimics Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $361,926 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Biomimetic Approach to the Fabrication of Red Blood Cell Mimics Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $361,994 More information about the grant Total funding: $723,920

Jorge Di Paola, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado Use of Microfluidics to Determine Hemostatic Phenotypes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,999 More information about the grant

Richard A. F. Dixon, Ph.D. Director, Wafic Said Department of Molecular Cardiology Research, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas Prostacyclin-Secreting Cells as Therapy for Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Prostacyclin-Secreting Cells as Therapy for Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,000,000

Siobhan Dolan, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York Ethical and Social Implications of Genetic Testing in the Case of Unexpected Deaths Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $455,941 More information about the grant

Pamela Douglas, M.D., M.A.C.C., F.A.S.E., F.A.H.A. Ursula Geller Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina PROMISE Trial: Clinical Coordinating Center Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,566,450 More information about the grant Additional Funding: PROMISE Trial: Clinical Coordinating Center Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $8,046,691 More information about the grant Total funding: $13,613,141

Xiaoping Du, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $19,468 More information about the grant

Jeanne F. Duffy, M.B.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Circadian & Genetic Evaluation of Extreme Sleep Timing Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Disases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Resarch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,307 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Adaption of Circadian Responses to Light Treatment Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Disases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Resarch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $698,837 More information about the grant Adaption of Circadian Responses to Light Treatment Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Disases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Resarch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $700,768 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,414,912

Donald L. Durden, M.D., Ph.D. Aflac Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Role of Syk and Rac2 in Regulation of HIF1alpha and Neovascularization Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $49,338 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Role of Syk and Rac2 in Regulation of HIF1alpha and Neovascularization Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $144,412 More information about the grant Role of Syk and Rac2 in Regulation of HIF1alpha and Neovascularization Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $231,750 More information about the grant Total funding: $425,500

Charmane Eastman, Ph.D. Professor, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Phase Response Curves for Home Remedies to Treat Circadian Misalignment Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,212 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Phase Response Curves for Home Remedies to Treat Circadian Misalignment Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $58,725 More information about the grant Phase Response Curves for Home Remedies to Treat Circadian Misalignment Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $59,610 More information about the grant Total funding: $134,547

David M. Eckmann, M.D., Ph.D. Horatio C. Wood Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Activation of Clotting & Cell Adhesion: Gas Embolism Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $449,030 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Activation of Clotting & Cell Adhesion: Gas Embolism Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $458,232 More information about the grant Total funding: $907,262

Thomas M. Egan, M.D., M.Sc. Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Ex-Vivo Perfusion and Ventilation of Lungs to Assess Transplant Suitability Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $722,679 More information about the grant

Duane C. Eichler, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida Regulation of the Endothelial Citrulline-Nitric Oxide Cycle Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $416,397 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regulation of the Endothelial Citrulline-Nitric Oxide Cycle Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $406,965 More information about the grant Total funding: $823,362

Leonard M. Eisenberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York Examining the Cellular Heterogeneity of Adult Myocardium Using Transgenic Mice Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $397,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Examining the Cellular Heterogeneity of Adult Myocardium Using Transgenic Mice Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $397,500 More information about the grant Total funding: $795,000

Brian Elbel, Ph.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York Influence of Calorie Labeling on Food Choices Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $616,818 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Influence of Calorie Labeling on Food Choices Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $559,166 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,175,984

Serpil C. Erzurum, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $23,713 More information about the grant

Lorraine S. Evangelista, R.N., Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California Examining the Effects of High Protein Diet on Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $522,191 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Examining the Effects of High Protein Diet on Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $499,983 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,022,174

Guo Chang Fan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Physiological and Pathophysiological Roles of Hsp20 in the Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $267,314 More information about the grant

Michael Henry Farrell, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Population Health, Bioethics Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee A Rapid-Throughout Feedback Intervention for Population-Scale Communication Quality Assurance Projects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,940 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Improvement of Communication Process and Outcomes After Newborn Genetic Screening Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $336,885 More information about the grant Total funding: $836,825

Loren J. Field, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Transgenic Reporters for Cardiac Growth and Regeneration Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $192,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Transgenic Reporters for Cardiac Growth and Regeneration Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $231,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $423,500

Jeffrey B. Fowlkes, Ph.D. Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Quantification of Blood Volume Flow using Ultrasound Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $318,641 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Quantification of Blood Volume Flow using Ultrasound Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $362,698 More information about the grant Total funding: $681,339

Lisa E. Freed, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts Affiliated Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Rational Design of a Cardiac Tissue Engineering Scaffold Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $690,516 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Rational Design of a Cardiac Tissue Engineering Scaffold Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $575,413 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,265,929

Robert Friedman, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts TeleHealth and Remote Measurement Technologies to Improve Med Adherence in HTN Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,912 More information about the grant Additional Funding: TeleHealth and Remote Measurement Technologies to Improve Med Adherence in HTN Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $499,478 More information about the grant Total funding: $999,390

Robert E. Friesel, Ph.D. Scientific Director, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine Regulation of Endothelial Cell Function by Sprouty Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $406,955 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regulation of Endothelial Cell Function by Sprouty Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $412,466 More information about the grant Total funding: $819,421

Brenda Oriana Fuentes, M.Ed. Research Associate/Instructional Specialist in Bilingual Education, University of Texas, El Paso, Texas Health Literacy and ESL: Integrating Community-Based Models for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $231,804 More information about the grant

Tobias Funk, Ph.D. Principal Physicist, Triple Rings Technologies, Newark, California A Low-Dose Fluoroscope for Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $488,526 More information about the grant

Stacey B. Gabriel, Ph.D. Co-director of the Genome Sequencing and Analysis Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts Comprehensive Sequencing and Analysis of Variation in NHLBI Cohorts Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $10,157,633 More information about the grant

Sheila Gahagan, M.D., M.P.H. Martin Stein Endowed Chair and Chief, Division of Child Development and Community Health University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California Biopsychosocial Determinants of Adolescent Obesity/Cardiovascular Risk Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $125,568 More information about the grant

Linda C. Gallo, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California Ancillary to HCHS/SOL: Sociocultural Factors and CVD Risk/Prevalence in Hispanics Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,478,412 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Ancillary to HCHS/SOL: Sociocultural Factors and CVD Risk/Prevalence in Hispanics Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,232,193 More information about the grant Total funding: $4,710,605

Hongwei Gao, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Stat3 and Its Acetylation in Acute Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $268,637 More information about the grant

Christine Kim Garcia, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas Pulmonary Fibrosis and Telomerase Dysfunction Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,700 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Pulmonary Fibrosis and Telomerase Dysfunction Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $228,568 More information about the grant Total funding: $244,268

Mark W. Geraci, M.D. Professor of Medicine; Head, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado Prostacyclin Synthase and Receptors in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,090 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Molecular Physiology Core Applied to Acute Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $527,802 More information about the grant Total funding: $545,892

Anthony M. Gerdes, Ph.D. Professor, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Vasculature in Adult Myocardium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $412,235 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Vasculature in Adult Myocardium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $401,360 More information about the grant Total funding: $813,595

P. Peter Ghoroghchian, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer, Vindico NanoBioTechnology, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles as Artificial Oxygen Carriers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $199,683 More information about the grant

Ira Goldberg, M.D. Dickinson Richards Professor of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York Mechanisms of Fatty Acid Uptake By Cardiac Muscle Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $400,750 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Mechanisms of Fatty Acid Uptake By Cardiac Muscle Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $402,500 More information about the grant Total funding: $803,250

Victor R. Gordeuk, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,100 More information about the grant

Timothy A. Graubert, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Whole Genome Sequencing of Myelodysplastic Syndromes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,224,842 More information about the grant

Courtney Gray-McGuire, Ph.D. Assistant Member, Oklahoma Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma African American Sarcoidosis Genetics Resource Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,700,000 More information about the grant

Mitchell Grayson, M.D., F.A.A.A.A.I., F.A.C.A.A.I. Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dendritic Cells in Atopic and Virus-Induced Airway Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $276,422 More information about the grant

Marion Greaser, M.S. Ph.D. Director of Muscle Biology Lab, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Titin Splicing Mechanisms and Physical Implications Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $410,019 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Titin Splicing Mechanisms and Physical Implications Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $363,063 More information about the grant Total funding: $773,082

Beverly Green, M.D., M.P.H. Group Health Family Physician, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington Collaborative Behavioral e-Care to Decrease Cardiovascular Risk (e-Compare) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,972 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Collaborative Behavioral e-Care to Decrease Cardiovascular Risk (e-Compare) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $489,278 More information about the grant Total funding: $989,250

Kathy K. Griendling, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Vascular Oxidases in Migration Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,556 More information about the grant Additional Funding: NOXR1, A Regulation of NOX4-Dependent Cytoskeletal Remodeling in Vascular Cells Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $484,375 More information about the grant Total funding: $491,931

Gabriele Grunig, D.V.M., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York Muscularization of Pulmonary Arteries Induced by an Adaptive Immune Response Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $180,089 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Muscularization of Pulmonary Arteries Induced by an Adaptive Immune Response Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $232,440 More information about the grant Total funding: $412,529

Lan Guan, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas Crystallization of Eukaryotic Facilitated Glucose Transporters Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,038 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Crystallization of Eukaryotic Facilitated Glucose Transporters Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $200,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $216,038

Julius Guccione, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Northern California Institute For Research and Education Inc., San Francisco, California Simulation of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Surgical Ventricular Restoration Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $789,768 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Simulation of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Surgical Ventricular Restoration Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $762,298 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,552,066

Zhongmao Guo, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Meherry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Foam Cell Formation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $428,120 More information about the grant

Patrice G. Guyenet, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia Organization of Central Sympathetic Pathways Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $512,283 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Organization of Central Sympathetic Pathways Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $475,439 More information about the grant Total funding: $987,722

Ellen J. Hahn, D.N.S., R.N. Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky An Intervention for Promoting Smoke-free Policy in Rural Kentucky Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $19,780 More information about the grant Additional Funding: An Intervention for Promoting Smoke-free Policy in Rural Kentucky Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $276,884 More information about the grant Total funding: $296,664

David P. Hajjar, Ph.D. Frank H.T. Rhodes Distinguished Professor, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York Eicosanoid Regulation in Atherosclerosis: Involvement of Inducible NO Synthase Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $427,100 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Eicosanoid Regulation in Atherosclerosis: Involvement of Inducible NO Synthase Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $430,964 More information about the grant Total funding: $858,064

Roger Joseph Hajjar, M.D. Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, New York Regression of Cardiac Hypertrophy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $521,276 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regression of Cardiac Hypertrophy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $537,956 More information about the grant Picot and Cardiac Hypertrophy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $155,377 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,214,609

Jill S. Halterman, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York Using a Novel Technology to Improve Adherence: School-Based Asthma Treatment Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $453,871 More information about the grant

Heidi E. Hamm, Ph.D. Chair, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Regulation of Vascular Permeability by Thrombin Mediated Signaling Pathways Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,500 More information about the grant

Scott M. Hammond, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Micro RNA Regulation of Human Airway Epithelial Phenotype Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Edward L. Hannan, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, New York Long-Term Survival Following Coronary Revascularizations Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $469,709 More information about the grant

William David Hardie, M.D. Associate Professor, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,000 More information about the grant

Robert A. Harrington, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A. Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina ACC/Duke Partnership for a National Cardiovascular Research Infrastructure (NCRI) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,328,715 More information about the grant Additional Funding: ACC/Duke Partnership for a National Cardiovascular Research Infrastructure (NCRI) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $1,302,058 More information about the grant Total funding: $2,630,773

Seigo Hatada, Ph.D. Research Scientist II, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California Targeted Gene Correction in Multipotent Hematopoietic Cells Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $256,250 More information about the grant

D. Neil Hayes, M.D. Assistant Professor, Clinical Research, Hematology/Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Micro RNA Regulation of Human Airway Epithelial Phenotype Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Elizabeth P. Henske, M.D. Director, Center for LAM Research and Clinical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts The Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Genome Atlas Administered by the NHLBI Divisions of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,988 More information about the grant

Brian P. Herring, Ph.D. Professor, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Function of the 130kDa MLCK in Vasculature Physiology and Pathophysiology Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $342,443 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Function of the 130kDa MLCK in Vasculature Physiology and Pathophysiology Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $375,513 More information about the grant Total funding: $717,956

Mark Hlatky, M.D. Professor of Health Research and Policy and of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Improved Estimates of the Comparative Treatment Effects of CABG and PCI Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,846 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Improved Estimates of the Comparative Treatment Effects of CABG and PCI Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $499,082 More information about the grant Total funding: $998,928

Karin Hoffmeister, M.D. Associate Biologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Carbohydrate-Mediated Platelet Clearance Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $274,944 More information about the grant

Jeffrey Holmes, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia Anisotropy in Healing Myocardial Scar Tissue Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $454,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Anisotropy in Healing Myocardial Scar Tissue Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $456,483 More information about the grant Total funding: $910,983

Robert A. Hromas, M.D. Professor and Chief Hematology - Oncology, University of New Mexico, Alburquerque, New Mexico Transposase Protein Metnase in Leukemic Decatenation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $168,000 More information about the grant

Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts Dietary Patterns of Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $565,093 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Dietary Patterns of Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $480,674 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,045,767

Li Shin Huang, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Columbia University Health Sciences, New York, New York Regulation of APOB Secretion in Inbred Mouse Strains Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $21,457 More information about the grant

Joachim H. Ix, M.D, M.A.S. Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California Fetuin-A: A Novel Biomarker of Vascular Calcification and Diabetes Mellitus Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences , Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $159,268 More information about the grant

Rebecca D. Jackson, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Women's Health Initiative Sequencing Project (WHISP) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,117,232 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Women's Health Initiative Sequencing Project (WHISP) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,411,094 More information about the grant Total funding: $4,528,326

Howard Jacob, Ph.D. Director, Human and Molecular Genetics Center; Warren P. Knowles Chair in Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mechanistic Characterization of Genes for Hypertension and Renal Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $3,382,614 More information about the grant

Donald Weldon Jacobsen, Ph.D. Professor and Staff, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Homocysteine: Vascular Biochemistry and Metabolism Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,212 More information about the grant

Paul Janmey, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Novel antibacterial agents resistant to inactivation by polyelectrolytes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $438,243 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Novel antibacterial agents resistant to inactivation by polyelectrolytes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $451,390 More information about the grant Total funding: $889,633

Paul M. L. Janssen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Electrical and Mechanical Behavior of Live Human Myocardium in Health and Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Electrical and Mechanical Behavior of Live Human Myocardium in Health and Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,000,000

Nizar Jarjour, M.D. Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Role of Eosinophils in Airway Inflammation and Remodeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,868 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Viral Induced Asthma Exacerbations Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $8,934 More information about the grant Total funding: $26,802

Hong-Long Ji, M.D. Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas ENaC Expression in Human COPD Airway and Lung Tissues Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $70,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regulation of Lung Epithelial Sodium Channels by CGMP Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $204,647 More information about the grant Total funding: $275,147

Ishwarlal Jialal, M.D., Ph.D. Robert E. Stowell Endowed Chair in Experimental Pathology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Davis, California CRP, Diabetes, and Atherothrombosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $456,130 More information about the grant

Bing-Hua Jiang, Ph.D. Associate Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia WC-Co Nanoparticles in Initiating Angiogenesis by Reactive Oxygen Species Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $424,850 More information about the grant

Bruce D. Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota Pulmonary Limitations in Chronic Heart Failure Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,896 More information about the grant

Anne Joseph, M.D., M.P.H. Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota High Throughput Methods to Measure Disparities in Childhood Exposure to Tobacco Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $641,593 More information about the grant Additional Funding: High Throughput Methods to Measure Disparities in Childhood Exposure to Tobacco Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $549,812 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,191,405

Naftali Kaminski, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Molecular Phenotypes Within and Across Disease Boundaries in IPF and COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,265 More information about the grant

Peter M Kang, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Apoptosis Inducing Factor in Cardiac Apoptosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $527,240 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Apoptosis Inducing Factor in Cardiac Apoptosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $529,912 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,057,152

George Kelley, D.A., F.A.C.S.M Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia Aerobic Exercise, Diet and Cholesterol: A Meta-Analysis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $139,166 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Aerobic Exercise, Diet and Cholesterol: A Meta-Analysis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $120,428 More information about the grant Total funding: $259,594

Steven Kelsen, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia Ancillary Study: Identification of Plasma Biomarkers in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $784,389 More information about the grant

Raouf A. Khalil, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Vascular Mechanisms in Pregnancy-induced Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $24,017 More information about the grant

Farrah Kheradmand, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Immune Modulators of Inflammation in Severe COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $411,039 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Immune Modulators of Inflammation in Severe COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $435,346 More information about the grant Total funding: $846,385

Roya Khosravi-Far, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Tumor Selective Apoptosis by Trail Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $266,055 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Tumor Selective Apoptosis by Trail Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $646,990 More information about the grant Tumor Selective Apoptosis by Trail Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $632,013 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,545,058

Mark W. Kieran, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Phase II Trial Lonafarnib, Pravastatin, and Zoledronic Acid in Progeria Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,662,201 More information about the grant

Abby King, Ph.D. Professor of Health Research and Policy and of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Modifying Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior via Mobile Phone Technology Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $498,741 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Modifying Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior via Mobile Phone Technology Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $468,637 More information about the grant Total funding: $967,378

Elizabeth Klerman, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Human Circadian Sensitivity to Very Short Light Pulses Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $642,690 More information about the grant

Jay K. Kolls, M.D. Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana IL-23 / IL-17 and Lung Host Defense Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,690 More information about the grant Additional Funding: CD8 T-Cells and Host Defense Against P. CARINII Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,690 More information about the grant Total funding: $15,380

David F. Kong, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina ACC/Duke Partnership for a National Cardiovascular Research Infrastructure (NCRI) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,328,715 More information about the grant

Darrell Kotton, M.D. Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Characterization of Human Hematopoietic and Endodermal Progenitors Derived from iPS Cells Free of Reprogramming Transgenes Administered by the NHBLI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,396,542 More information about the grant

William E. Kraus, M.D., F.A.H.A., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.S.M. Professor of Medicine (tenure), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Genetic Mediators of Metabolic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,820,437 More information about the grant

Ronald M. Krauss, M.D. Senior Scientist, Children's Hospital Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, California HMG-CoA Reductase Alternative Splicing and LDL Response to Statin Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $240,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: HMG-CoA Reductase Alternative Splicing and LDL Response to Statin Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $200,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $440,000

Nancy Kressin, Ph.D. Director, Health/Care Disparities Research Program, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts Health Disparities Monitoring System Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,886,428 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Massachusetts Health Disparities Monitoring System Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $1,673,516 More information about the grant Total funding: $3,559,944

Sunil Kripalani, M.D., M.Sc., F.H.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Pharmacist Intervention for Low Literacy in Cardiovascular Disease (PILL-CVD) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $168,431 More information about the grant

Irving L. Kron, M.D. Professor of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Adenosine Receptor Activation in Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,550 More information about the grant

Calvin Kuo, M.D. Associate Professor of Hematology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California VEGF Regulation of Hepatic Erythropoietin Synthesis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $187,911 More information about the grant

Periannan Kuppusamy, Ph.D. Professor of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio PTENuating Restenosis: An Innovative PTEN Promoter for Cardioprotection Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $187,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: PTENuating Restenosis: An Innovative PTEN Promoter for Cardioprotection Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $225,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $412,500

Michael Kyba, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Lillehei Endowed Scholar, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Probing the Hematopoietic Hox Code Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,724 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Probing the Hematopoietic Hox Code Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $256,096 More information about the grant Lineage-Specific Reprogramming to Blood with a Transcription Factor Cocktail Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $354,349 More information about the grant Total funding: $629,169

Andrea Ladd, Ph.D. Assistant Staff, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Role of pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing Programs in Heart and Muscle Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $353,250 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Role of pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing Programs in Heart and Muscle Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $353,250 More information about the grant Total funding: $706,500

Edward Lammer, M.D. Principal Investigator, Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, California Chromosomal Microdeletions Causing Heart Defects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $668,140 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Chromosomal Microdeletions Causing Heart Defects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $663,675 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,331,815

Kenneth R. Laurita, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Targeted Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $495,951 More information about the grant

John W. Lawler, Ph.D. Professor of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Thrombospondin 4 A1 Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $711,148 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Thrombospondin 4 A1 Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $701,914 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,413,062

Charles W. Leffler, M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Physiology and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $220,946 More information about the grant

Vijaya Mohan Rao Lella, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas Initiation and Regulation of Blood Coagulation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $408,932 More information about the grant

Michelle R. Lennartz, Ph.D. Professor, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York Role of Macrophage Activation in Carotid Plaque Instability Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $210,306 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Role of Macrophage Activation in Carotid Plaque Instability Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $196,250 More information about the grant Total funding: $406,556

Laurel K. Leslie, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts Medical Center, Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts The Comparative Effectiveness of ECG Screening in Children with ADHD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $495,907 More information about the grant

Jennifer Li, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Comparative Effectiveness of Medications Used in Congenital Heart Surgery Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $450,815 More information about the grant

Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Immunology and Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut Novel Chaperone Mechanism for Platelet Disorder Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Jonathan R. Linder, M.D. Professor, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, Oregon Molecular Imaging of Ischemic Memory with Ultrasound Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $498,823 More information about the grant

Jerry B. Lingrel, Ph.D. Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Functional Studies of the NA,K-ATPASE Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $67,510 More information about the grant

John LiPuma, M.D. Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan The Lung Microbiota in Cystic Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,999 More information about the grant

Lin Liu, Ph.D. Professor, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Stillwater, Oklahoma MicroRNA Expression Profiling in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $73,850 More information about the grant Additional Funding: MicroRNA Expression Profiling in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $73,850 More information about the grant Role of Micrornas in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $221,550 More information about the grant Role of Micrornas in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $184,625 More information about the grant Total funding: $553,875

Wanqing Liu, Ph.D. Research Associate, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Genetic Role of EGFR Pathway in Interstitial Lung Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $78,000 More information about the grant

Michael Longaker, M.D. Professor of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Derivation of iPS Cells and iPS Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Dwight C. Look, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Induction of COPD Exacerbation by Haemophilus Influenzae Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $8,916 More information about the grant

Hongbo Luo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Molecular basis of neutrophil spontaneous death Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $292,346 More information about the grant

Jun Ma, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Staff Scientist, Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education, Inc., Palo Alto, California Can Diet- and Exercise-induced Weight Loss Improve Asthma Control in Obese Adults? Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,040 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Can Diet- and Exercise-induced Weight Loss Improve Asthma Control in Obese Adults? Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $282,092 More information about the grant Total funding: $297,132

Calum MacRae, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Functional Evaluation of GWAS Loci for Cardiovascular Intermediate Phenotypes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $544,391 More information about the grant

Ronald R. Magness, Ph.D. Vice Chair for Research Administration, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Endothelium-derived Vasodilators in Pregnancy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,955 More information about the grant

Philip W. Majerus, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Phosphatidylinositol Signaling and Human Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,112,914 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Phosphatidylinositol Signaling and Human Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $1,144,086 More information about the grant Total funding: $2,257,000

Douglas L. Mann, M.D. Lewin Professor and Chief, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Cytoprotective Cytokine Signaling in the Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $392,147 More information about the grant

Karen L. Margolis, M.D. Professor, HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Case Management to Control Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,848 More information about the grant

Clay Marsh, M.D. Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Intracellular Pathways of Monocyte Survival Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,010 More information about the grant

Molly A. Martin, M.D. Assistant Professor, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois A Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Asthma Management in Latino Children Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $216,310 More information about the grant Additional Funding: A Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Asthma Management in Latino Children Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $183,940 More information about the grant Total funding: $400,250

Fernando J. Martinez, M.D., M.S Professor of Internal Medicine; Associate Chief for Clinical Research, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan CTRIP: Molecular Phenotypes of Rapidly Progressive Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $4,219,951 More information about the grant

Francisco Soto Mas, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Health Education, Department of Teacher Education, University of Texas, El Paso, Texas Co-Director, Translational Hispanic Health Research Initiative (THHRI), El Paso, Texas Health Literacy and ESL: Integrating Community-Based Models for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $231,804 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Health Literacy and ESL: Integrating Community-Based Models for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $188,278 More information about the grant Total funding: $420,082

Jason R. McCarthy, Ph.D. Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Multimodal Nanoagents for the Detection and Treatment of Atherosclerosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $265,125 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Multimodal Nanoagents for the Detection and Treatment of Atherosclerosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $221,250 More information about the grant Total funding: $486,375

Jeanette McCarthy, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina Pharmacogenetics of Lipid Response to Estrogen Therapy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $154,850 More information about the grant

Jeannine S. McCune, Pharm.D. Associate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Population Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics in Nonablative Stem Cell Recipients Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $293,934 More information about the grant

Edward E. McKee, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Mitochondrial Toxicity of Antiviral Nucleosides in AIDS Therapy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $404,061 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Mitochondrial Toxicity of Antiviral Nucleosides Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $399,854 More information about the grant Total funding: $803,915

Frank D. McKeon, Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Monoclonal Antibody and Genetic Markers of Airway Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Jamie McKnight, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Early Events in Lipoprotein Assembly Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $375,000 More information about the grant

Scott W. J. McPhee, Ph.D., M.P.H. Vice President of Clinical Development, Asklepios Biopharmaceutical Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina Self-Complementary AAV2 Factor IX for Hemophilia B Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,999,988 More information about the grant

Cynthia J. Meininger, Ph.D. Professor, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas Treating Endothelial Dysfunction with Targeted Nanoparticle-based BH4 Delivery Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $198,950 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Treating Endothelial Dysfunction with Targeted Nanoparticle-based BH4 Delivery Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $225,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $423,950

Thomas A. Mellman, M.D. Professor, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies, Office of the Director FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $60,608 More information about the grant

Salim Merali, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biochemistry; Director of the Proteomics Core, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ancillary Study: Identification of Plasma Biomarkers in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $784,389 More information about the grant

Deborah Meyers, Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Linking Genetics, Genomics, and Phenomics to Better Understand Asthma Severity Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,701,308 More information about the grant

Carol H. Miao, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington Ultrasound-Mediated Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $25,978 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Nonviral Gene Medicine for Hemophilia A Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,198,239 More information about the grant Nonviral Gene Medicine for Hemophilia A Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $1,157,090 More information about the grant Total funding: $2,381,307

Peter A. Michaely, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Characterization of the Role of ARH on LDLR Function Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $199,830 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Characterization of the Role of ARH on LDLR Function Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $12,560 More information about the grant Total funding: $212,390

Raymond Quezon Migrino, M.D., F.A.C.C. Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Vascular Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Primary Amyloidosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $231,716 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Vascular Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Primary Amyloidosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $149,258 More information about the grant Total funding: $380,974

Lindsey A. Miles, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California Proteomic Analysis of Plasminogen Receptors Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $21,899 More information about the grant

Dianna M. Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Director, Univerity of Texas Health Sciences Center Houston, Houston, Texas Sequencing Candidate Genes for Hyperplastic Vasculomyopathy Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,223 More information about the grant

José Luis Millán, Ph.D. Professor, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California Leads and Target Validation for Medial Vascular Calcification in CKD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,870 More information about the grant

Jeffrey Miller, M.D. Professor, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota NK Cell Differentiation from Stem Cells Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $377,500 More information about the grant

Langdon LeForrest Miller, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, PTC Therapeutics, Inc., South Plainfield, New Jersey Phase 2a Study of Ataluren in Hemophilia A and B Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $498,215 More information about the grant

William M. Miller, Ph.D. Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Director, Master of Biotechnology Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Bioengineering Challenges for Platelet Production from Hematopoietic Stem Cells Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $344,998 More information about the grant

Daria Mochly-Rosen, Ph.D. Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California Protein Kinase C Isozymes in Ischemic Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $292,784 More information about the grant

Thalachallour Mohanakumar, Ph.D. Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Immune Mechanisms of Rejection in Human Lung Allografts Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $561,803 More information about the grant

Emile Mohler, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Validation of a Vascular Health Profile for Cardiovascular Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $456,475 More information about the grant

Ali Mokdad, Ph.D. Professor, Global Health; Adjunct Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Novel Methods of Measuring Health Disparities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,626,800 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Novel Methods of Measuring Health Disparities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $1,727,500 More information about the grant Total funding: $3,354,300

James W. Mold, M.D., M.P.H. Director of Research, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Implementation of Asthma Guidelines in Primary Care: A Comparison of Four Approaches Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $819,626 More information about the grant

Paul Monahan, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Attending Physician, Comprehensive Hemophilia Diagnostic and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Self-Complementary AAV2 Factor IX for Hemophilia B Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,999,988 More information about the grant

Deane Fremont Mosher, M.D. Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry and Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Fibronectin and Platelet Function Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,425 More information about the grant

Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., M.P.H. Co-Director, Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Ancillary: Inflammation/Oxidation, Omega-3's, Post-Op AFiB Cognitive Decline Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,207,492 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Fatty Acids and Major Cardiovascular Outcomes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $283,792 More information about the grant Total funding: $2,491,284

Brian Murphy, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Pneumocystis Jirovecii and Macrophages in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $74,166 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Pneumocystis Jirovecii and Macrophages in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $74,250 More information about the grant Total funding: $148,416

Christopher J.L. Murray, D.Phil., M.D. Professor, Global Health; Adjunct Professor, Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Novel Methods of Measuring Health Disparities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,626,800 More information about the grant

Frederick Naftolin, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.R.C.O.G. Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Reproductive Biology Research, York University School of Medicine, New York, New York Estradiol-Induced Sialyation of NCAM Prevents Leucocyte: Endothelial Adhesion Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $496,482 More information about the grant

Nirinjini Naidoo, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Biomarker for Sleep Loss: A Proteomic Determination Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Biomarker for Sleep Loss: A Proteomic Determination Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,000,000

Amir Naqwi, Ph.D. President, Powerscope, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,250 More information about the grant

David G. Nathan, M.D. Robert A. Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Treatment of Sickle Cell Crisis with Inhibitors of NKT Cell Activation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $868,656 More information about the grant

Robert S. Negrin, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University, Stanford, California Regulatory T Cells in Allogeneic Transplantation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,184,266 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regulatory T Cells in Allogeneic Transplantation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $750,258 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,934,524

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D. Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Project F-EAT: Families and Eating and Activity in Teens Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $737,481 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Project F-EAT: Families and Eating and Activity in Teens Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $736,964 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,474,445

Colin G. Nichols, Ph.D. Carl Cori Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in the Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $304,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in the Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $313,042 More information about the grant Total funding: $617,042

Jerry A. Nick, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Health Center, Denver, Colorado Viral-Induced Adaptation of Neutrophil Response in ARDS Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,102 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Viral-Induced Adaptation of Neutrophil Response in ARDS Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $283,204 More information about the grant Total funding: $297,306

Deborah A. Nickerson, Ph.D. Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington Northwest Genomics Center Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $11,008,061 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Northwest Genomics Center Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $14,019,408 More information about the grant Total funding: $25,027,469

Mark Nicolls, M.D. Staff Physician, Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education, Inc., Palo Alto, California An Autoimmune Basis for Pulmonary Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $58,013 More information about the grant Additional Funding: An Autoimmune Basis for Pulmonary Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $240,149 More information about the grant Total funding: $298,162

Javier Nieto, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.H.S. Helfaer Professor of Public Health, Professor of Population Health Sciences and Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin Novel Population Health Approach to Address CVD and Pulmonary Health Disparities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,675,080 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Novel Population Health Approach to Address CVD and Pulmonary Health Disparities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,651,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $5,326,080

Kazuko Nishikura, Ph.D. Professor, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Control of Cardiogenesis by microRNA Editing Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $490,161 More information about the grant

Stephen L. Nishimura, M.D. Professor of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California Role of Squamous Metaplasia in Airway Wall Thickening in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $470,278 More information about the grant

Imre Noth, M.D. Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Genome-Wide Association and Exon Sequencing Study in IPF Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Hugh O'Brodovich, M.D. Arline and Pete Harman Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California Population Based Study of Genomic Influences on the Development of BPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,141,528 More information about the grant

Michael N. Oda, Ph.D. Associate Scientist, Children's Hospital Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, California Structure of Apolipoprotein A-I on Defined States of HDL Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $400,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Structure of Apolipoprotein A-I on Defined States of HDL Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $412,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $812,000

Brenda Ogle, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Directed Cell Fusion for the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $204,225 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Intrinsic Fluorescence to Guide Characterization and Purification of Stem Cells Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $1,000,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,204,225

Donal S. O'Leary, Ph.D. Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Blood Pressure Control During Exercise in Heart Failure Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $536,200 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Blood Pressure Control During Exercise in Heart Failure Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,706 More information about the grant NTS Adenosine Receptors in Cardiovascular Control Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,706 More information about the grant Integrative Cardiovascular Control During Exercise in Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $531,614 More information about the grant Integrative Cardiovascular Control During Exercise in Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $380,003 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,483,229

Thomas W. Owen, Ph.D. Research Scientist, InnoSense LLC, Torrance, California Multiplexed Cardiac Biomarker Detection Using Electrochemically Active Aptamers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $195,586 More information about the grant

Christina Maria Pabelick, M.D. Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota The Role of Caveolins in Lung Inflammation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,896 More information about the grant Additional Funding: The Role of Caveolins in Lung Inflammation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $255,711 More information about the grant Total funding: $271,607

Sophie Paczesny, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Graft Versus Host Disease Biomarkers: Prediction of Onset and Response to Therapy Administered by the NHBLI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

James Parker, Ph.D. Professor, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama TRPV4 Initiates Ventilator Induced Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $355,200 More information about the grant Additional Funding: TRPV4 Initiates Ventilator Induced Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $356,100 More information about the grant Total funding: $711,300

Winston C. Patterson, M.D., M.B.A. Director of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute at the UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $20,733 More information about the grant

Samuel Patz, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Ventilation Stethoscope Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,775 More information about the grant

Daniel E. Polsky, M.P.P., Ph.D. Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Market Competition and the Quality of Home Health Services Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $25,956 More information about the grant

Igor A. Prudovsky, Ph.D. Scientist II, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine Release of FGF1 and Pathology of Angiogenesis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $443,128 More information about the grant

Gloria S. Pryhuber, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Cell Specific Responses to TNF-Alpha in Lung Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $13,195 More information about the grant

John Quackenbush, Ph.D. Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts Lung Genomic Research Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,987,215 More information about the grant

Usha Raj, M.D. Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Mechanisms of cGMP-Mediated Vasodilation in Perinatal Lung Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $451,375 More information about the grant

Desikan Rajagopal, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, InVasc Therapeutics, Inc., Tucker, Georgia Development of a New Class of Pharmacological Mediators for Myeloperoxidase Inhibition Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $199,932 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Alpha Lipoic Acid Derivatives for the Treatment of Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $190,703 More information about the grant Total funding: $390,635

Scott H. Randell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Micro RNA Regulation of Human Airway Epithelial Phenotype Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Dabeeru C. Rao, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Development of Data Ontologies for Integrating Multi-Center Cardiovascular Studies Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $488,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Development of Data Ontologies for Integrating Multi-Center Cardiovascular Studies Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $474,912 More information about the grant Exploring a New Direction to Gene Discovery for Hypertension in the Large FBPP Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $152,000 More information about the grant Exploring a New Direction to Gene Discovery for Hypertension in the Large FBPP Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $151,463 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,266,375

Susan Redline, M.D., M.P.H. Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio PHASE II Trial of Sleep Apnea Treatment to Reduce Cardiovascular Morbidity Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,190,865 More information about the grant

Paul W. Rehrig, Ph.D. Director of Program Management, Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania Precise Micro-Steerable Mapping and Ablation Catheters for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,192,113 More information about the grant

William M. Reichert, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $10,296 More information about the grant

Stephen Rich, Ph.D. Professor of Health Sciences; Director, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Copy Number Variants (CNVs) and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in MESA Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $494,860 More information about the grant

Barbara Riegel, M.N., D.N.Sc. Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Impact of Sleepiness on Heart Failure Self-Care Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $71,900 More information about the grant

Mark L. Robbins, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Psychology Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island Feasibility of Expert System to Promote African American Blood Donation for SCD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $247,368 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Feasibility of Expert System to Promote African American Blood Donation for SCD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $186,820 More information about the grant Total funding: $434,188

Simon C. Robson, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Purinergic Thromboregulation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $737,500 More information about the grant

Stanley Rockson, M.D. Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Biomarkers for the Detection of Lymphatic Vascular Insufficiency Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Mary Rogers, Clinical Epidemiologist Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Blood Transfusions: Gender Differences in Utilization, Predictors, and Outcomes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $239,076 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Blood Transfusions: Gender Differences in Utilization, Predictors, and Outcomes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $199,336 More information about the grant Total funding: $438,412

Robert Scott Ross, M.D. Principal Investigator, Veterans Medical Research Foundation San Diego, San Diego, California Integrin Function in Cardiac Remodeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,992 More information about the grant

Ke-He Ruan, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas Prostaglandin I Synthase, Thromboxane A Synthase, and Prostaglandin E Synthase Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $24,969 More information about the grant

David E. Ruggero, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California Role of rRNA Modifications in Dyskeratosis Congenita and Translation Control Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $238,616 More information about the grant

Bruce Sachais, M.D., Ph.D. Director of Transfusion Services, HUP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Proatherogenic Properties of Platelet Factor 4 Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $170,374 More information about the grant

Monika M. Safford, M.D. Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama REGARDS - MI Study Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences , Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $24,539 More information about the grant Additional Funding: REGARDS - MI Study Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences , Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $291,741 More information about the grant Total funding: $316,280

Umadevi S. Sajjan, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Co-Infections of Rhinovirus and Bacteria in Chronic Lung Disorders Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $192,522 More information about the grant

Kathleen Miho Sakamoto, M.D., Ph.D. Principal Investigator, University of California Los Angeles, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Myeloproliferative Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $46,200 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Myeloproliferative Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $46,200 More information about the grant Total funding: $92,400

Kathryn L. Sandberg, Ph.D. Director, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia Posttranscriptional Regulation of Angiotensin Receptors Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $19,034 More information about the grant

Philip L. Sannes, Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology, North Carolina State University Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina Differentiation of Alveolar Epithelium in Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $74,459 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Differentiation of Alveolar Epithelium in Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $74,500 More information about the grant Total funding: $148,959

Rashmin C. Savani, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. Professor and William Buchanan Chair in Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas ABCA3 and the Response to Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $200,415 More information about the grant Additional Funding: ABCA3 and the Response to Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,700 More information about the grant Total funding: $216,115

Frank A. J. Scheer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts New Faculty in Sleep Medicine Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $372,480 More information about the grant

Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.B.M.R. Director, Institute of Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management; Dean, Maharishi College of Perfect Health, Maharishi University of Management, Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa Usefulness of Stress Reduction in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in African Americans Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $498,918 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Usefulness of Stress Reduction in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in African Americans Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $499,588 More information about the grant Total funding: $998,506

David A. Schwartz, M.D. Director, Center for Genetics and Therapeutics, National Jewish Center, Denver, Colorado Lung Genomics Research Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,987,215 More information about the grant

Frank C. Sciurba, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Lung Genomic Research Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,987,215 More information about the grant

Craig Selzman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Mechanisms of Myocardial Recovery Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $359,901 More information about the grant

Shey-Shing Sheu, Ph.D. Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,610 More information about the grant

Paula K. Shireman, M.D. Associate Professor and Staff Physician, University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Chemokines and Immune Cells in Hind Limb Ischemia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $166,273 More information about the grant

Joanne Hetzler Shorter, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts Breath Analysis Using Quantum Cascade Lasers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,821 More information about the grant

Edwin Silverman, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Unclassified Spirometric Abnormalities: Radiology, Epidemiology, and Genetics Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,878 More information about the grant

Dan Sorescu, M.D. Assistant Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Nox4 and Cardiac Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act funding: $273,118 More information about the grant

John Spertus, M.D., M.P.H. Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri Transforming PCI Informed Consent into an Evidence-based Decision-making Tool Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,121,454 More information about the grant

Robert C. Speth, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $197,044 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $15,611 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $46,099 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $172,199 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $15,611 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $6,866 More information about the grant Total funding: $453,430

Avrum Elliott Spira, M.D., M.Sc. Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Lung Genomic Research Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,987,215 More information about the grant

Gregory L. Stahl, Ph.D., F.A.H.A. Paul Allen Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Innate Immunity, Biomarkers, and Myocardial Infarction Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $494,636 More information about the grant

Martin H. Steinberg, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine; Director of the Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Genetic Diversity of Sickle Cell Anemia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,796,727 More information about the grant

Troy Stevens, M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,202 More information about the grant

Victor Stevens, Ph.D. Senior Investigator, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Research Institute, Portland, Oregon Analysis of Five Year Follow-Up Data from the Weight Loss Maintenance Trial Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,546 More information about the grant

David Stevenson, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Therapeutic Use of Heme Analogs: Absorption in Intestine Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,006 More information about the grant

Kerry J. Stewart, Ed.D. Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Diet and Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $612,415 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Diet and Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $797,675 More information about the grant Two Diets with Exercise in Abdominal Obesity: Cardiovascular Effects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $785,169 More information about the grant Two Diets with Exercise in Abdominal Obesity: Cardiovascular Effects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $806,472 More information about the grant Total funding: $3,001,731

Jay F. Storz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska Mechanisms of Hemoglobin Adaptation to Hypoxia in High-Altitude Rodents Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $220,774 More information about the grant

Bela Suki, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Effects of Mechanical Forces on Lung Injury and Repair Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $496,539 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Effects of Mechanical Forces on Lung Injury and Repair Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $494,887 More information about the grant Total funding: $991,426

Mark Sussman, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California Engineering Cardiac Progenitor Cells to Enhance Myrocardial Regeneration Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Andrew M. Tager, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts The LPA Pathway in Lung Fibrosis: Novel Mediators and New Therapeutic Targets Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $465,876 More information about the grant Additional Funding: The LPA Pathway in Lung Fibrosis: Novel Mediators and New Therapeutic Targets Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $456,242 More information about the grant Total funding: $922,118

Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $22,248 More information about the grant

Koji Tamada, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland LIGHT co-stimulatory therapy on GVHD and GVL Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $273,614 More information about the grant

Esra Tasali, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Effective Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Prediabetes to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Pathways Linking Reduced Sleep Duration and Quality to Obesity Risk Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $132,374 More information about the grant Total funding: $632,374

Robert J. Thomas, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts ECG-Derived Cardiopulmonary Coupling Biomarkers of Sleep, Sleep-Breathing, and Cardiovascular Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: ECG-Derived Cardiopulmonary Coupling Biomarkers of Sleep, Sleep-Breathing, and Cardiovascular Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,000,000

Joe Y. Tien, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Engineering Functional Lymphatic Networks in Vitro Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $243,750 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Engineering Functional Lymphatic Networks in Vitro Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $203,125 More information about the grant Total funding: $446,875

Matthew C. Trudeau, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland Molecular Physiology of HERG (KCNH2) Pottasium Channels Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $375,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Molecular Physiology of HERG (KCNH2) Pottasium Channels Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $375,780 More information about the grant Total funding: $750,780

Gea-Ny Tseng, Ph.D. Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Molecular Basis for Kv Channel Heterogeneity in the Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $470,828 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Molecular Basis for Kv Channel Heterogeneity in the Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $437,573 More information about the grant Total funding: $908,401

Rubin Tuder, M.D. Director, University of Colorado at Denver School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado Zipcode Based Nano-Imaging of Hypertensive Pulmonary Arteries Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Zipcode Based Nano-Imaging of Hypertensive Pulmonary Arteries Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $499,999 More information about the grant Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $76,792 More information about the grant Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $76,542 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,153,333

David A. Tulis, Ph.D., F.A.H.A Assocate Professor, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina No-Independent CGMP Regulation of Vascular Remodeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $34,096 More information about the grant Additional Funding: No-Independent CGMP Regulation of Vascular Remodeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $228,326 More information about the grant Total funding: $262,422

Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Mechanisms Linking Depression to Cardiovascular Risk Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $780,847 More information about the grant

Dhananjay Madhukar Vaidya, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Genetic Determinants of Premature Vascular Dysfunction in Families Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $733,832 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Genetic Determinants of Premature Vascular Dysfunction in Families Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $701,682 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,435,514

Jennifer E. Van Eyk, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Biological Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Post-translational regulation of embryonic stem cells: a proteomic study Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $407,332 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Post-translational regulation of embryonic stem cells: a proteomic study Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $403,025 More information about the grant Novel Biomarkers in Aortic Aneurysms and Acute Aortic Dissection Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,310,357

Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr., M.D., M.B.A. Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Planning Grant Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Donata Vercelli, M.D. Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Epigenetic Predictors of Asthma in Neonates Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $486,119 More information about the grant

Neeraj Vij, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Mechanisms of VCP/P97 and Proteasomal Pathway in COPD Pathogenesis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $82,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Mechanisms of VCP/P97 and Proteasomal Pathway in COPD Pathogenesis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $82,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $164,000

David Alan Vorp, Ph.D. Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biomechanical Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,884 More information about the grant

Yi Wang, Ph.D. Faculty Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $22,835 More information about the grant

Felix W. Wehrli, Ph.D. Director, Laboratory of Structural NMR Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Integrated MRI-Based Examination for Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $458,607 More information about the grant

William S. Weintraub, M.D., F.A.C.C. Chair of the CathPCI Steering Committee, American College of Cardiology Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia Director, Division of Cardiology, Christiana Care Health System, Washington, District of Columbia ACCF-STS Database Collaboration on the Comparative Effectiveness of PCI and CABG Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 funding: $2,655,996 More information about the grant

James N. Weiss, M.D. Kawata Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Metabolic Oscillations in Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $424,677 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Metabolic Oscillations in Heart Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $433,294 More information about the grant Total funding: $857,971

Andrew S. Weyrich, Ph.D. Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Reverse Transcriptase Activity in Megakaryocytes and Platelets Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $225,750 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Reverse Transcriptase Activity in Megakaryocytes and Platelets Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $188,125 More information about the grant Total funding: $413,875

Jeffrey Whitsett, M.D. Executive Director, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio Unbiased Genome-Wide Screen to Identify Genes Regulating Mucous Cell Hyperplasia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $430,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Reagents for Detection and Isolation of Pulmonary Progenitor Cell Populations Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch 500000: $500,000 More information about the grant Total funding: $930,500

John P. Wikswo, Ph.D. Gordon A. Cain University Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Correlative Multimodal Imaging of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Metabolism Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $566,138 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Correlative Multimodal Imaging of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Metabolism FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch: $540,275 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,106,413

Gordon H. Williams, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Aldosterone, Histone Demethylase, and Cardiovascular Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $631,481 More information about the grant

Emily Wilson, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas TGF-beta Complex Serves as a Mechanosensor in the Vascular Wall Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $216,034 More information about the grant Additional Funding: TGF-beta Complex Serves as a Mechanosensor in the Vascular Wall Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $179,409 More information about the grant Total funding: $395,443

James M. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania DNA Virus as Vectors for Cardiovascular Diseases Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Office of the Director FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $28,350 More information about the grant

Gerard C. Wong, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois Controlling Bacterial Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis Airways Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $290,675 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Controlling Bacterial Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis Airways Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $263,600 More information about the grant Total funding: $554,275

Hector Wong, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio The Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk Model Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,950 More information about the grant

John Wood, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Iron-Mediated Vascular Disease in Sickle Cell Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Joseph Wu, M.D. Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Molecular Imaging of Resident Cardiac Stem Cells Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Biological Insights into Dynamics of Stem Cell Differentiation and Misbehavior Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $277,707 More information about the grant Total funding: $777,707

Zhongjun Wu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland Linking Multiscale Dynamics of Shear-Induced Blood Damage to CFD Modeling Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $203,406 More information about the grant

Judith Wylie-Rosett, M.Ed., Ed.D. Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, New York, New York Chinese American Cardiovascular Health Assessment - CHACHA Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $71,380 More information about the grant

Cuneyt Yilmaz, M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas Quantification of Regional Lung Disease by Computed Tomography Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $78,500 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Quantification of Regional Lung Disease by Computed Tomography Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $78,500 More information about the grant Total funding: $157,000

Stephen Young, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Antibodies to Define Molecular Mechanisms of Hypertriglyceridemia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $409,336 More information about the grant

Jason Yuan, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California Capacitative CA2+ Entry and TRP Channels in Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $23,642 More information about the grant

Neil Zakai, M.D. Assistant Professor, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont Reasons for Racial Disparities in Venous Thromboembolism Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,963 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Reasons for Racial Disparities in Venous Thromboembolism Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $496,163 More information about the grant Total funding: $996,126

Pamela L. Zeitlin, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Chloride Channels in Lung Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $67,043 More information about the grant

Ming Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York The Role of Autoimmune Natural IgM in Human Myocardial Infarction Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $221,617 More information about the grant Additional Funding: The Role of Autoimmune Natural IgM in Human Myocardial Infarction Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $203,323 More information about the grant Total funding: $424,940

Jinying Zhao, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Genetic Variations in the HPA Axis and Comorbidity of Depression and Cardiovascular Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $219,750 More information about the grant

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