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.

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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 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

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

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

Barbara T. Alexander, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,297

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

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

Andrea J. Apter, M.D., M.Sc. Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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: $9,178 Additional Funding: A Patient Advocate and Literacy-Based Treatment of Asthma Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 Total funding: $509,178

Stephen L. Archer, M.D. Harold H. Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine, Univeristy 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 Additional Funding: Impaired Mitochondrial Fusion in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 Total funding: $954,816

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