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 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

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: $454,688

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nanette H. Bishopric, M.D. Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Coral Gables, Florida Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $23,984

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 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $42,413 Total funding: $453,777

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jason R. Carter, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 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: $20,904

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

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

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

Peng-Sheng Chen, M.D. Medtronic-Zipes Chair in Cardiology, Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 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: $17,870

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

Naomi Chesler, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $22,643

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

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

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

Mina Kay Chung, M.D. Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $37,178

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

Francis Sessions Cole, M.D. Park J. White, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 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: $10,605

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

Keith Elliot Cook, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 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: $21,717

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

David Cornfield, M.D. Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Professor of Pediatrics, 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

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

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

Jianmin Cui, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 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: $14,138

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

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

George Daley, M.D., Ph.D. Samuel E. Lux, IV Chair in Hematology; Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program at 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

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

Kumuda Das, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Univeristy 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

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

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

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

Jorge Di Paola, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado The Use of Microfluidics to Determine Hemostatic Phenotypes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,000

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

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

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

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

Jeanne F. Duffy, M.B.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Disases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Resarch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,307

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: $193,750

Charmane Eastman, Ph.D. Professor, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $ 16,212

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 Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $449,030

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

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

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

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

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 Additional Funding: Imaging Inflammation in Asthma Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,681 Total funding: $523,394

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

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

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

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

Lisa E. Freed, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts<br>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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christine Kim Garcia, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,700

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Courtney Grey-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

Kathy K. Griendling, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,556

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

Lan Guan, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,038 Additional Funding: Crystallization of eukarotic facilitated glucose transporters Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $200,000 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

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

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

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: $276,884 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $19,780 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

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 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $155,377 Total funding: $676,653

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

Heidi E. Hamm, Ph.D. Chair, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Robert A. Hromas, M.D. Professor and Chief Hematology - Oncology, University of New Mexico, Alburquerque, New Mexico Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $168,000

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

Li Shin Huang, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Columbia University Health Sciences, New York, New York Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $21,457

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

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

Donald Weldon Jacobsen, Ph.D. Professor and Staff, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,212

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

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: $499,535

Nizar Jarjour, M.D. Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,868 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $8,934 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

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

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

Bruce D. Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,896

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

Naftali Kaminski, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Human Genetics, and Computational Biology; Director, Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Center for ILD; Director, Lung, Blood, and Vascular Center for Genomic Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,265

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: $519,223

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

Raouf A. Khalil, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $24,017

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

Roya Khosravi-Far, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Tumor Selective Apoptosis by TRIAL Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $266,055 Additional Funding: Tumor Selective Apoptosis by TRIAL Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $646,990 Total funding: $913,045

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

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

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

Jay K. Kolls, M.D. Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,690 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,690 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

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

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

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

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

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 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,7 Total funding: $187,186

Irving L. Kron, M.D. Professor of Surgery, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia 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: $18,550

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

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

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: $347,625

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

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

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

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

Vijaya Mohan Rao Lella, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemstry, Univeristy 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

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

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

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

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

Jerry B. Lingrel, Ph.D. Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $67,510

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 Additional Funding: 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 Total funding: $295,400

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

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

Dwight C. Look, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 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: $8,916

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

Jun Ma, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Staff Scientist, Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education, Inc., Palo Alto, California Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,040

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

Ronald R. Magness, Ph.D. Vice Chair for Research Administration, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,955

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

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

Karen L. Margolis, M.D. Professor, HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,848

Clay Marsh, M.D. Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 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: $17,010

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

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

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

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

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

Edward E. McKee, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Dissecting of the Tbx20 Regulatory Network Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $404,061

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

Jamie McKnight, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts DEarly 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

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: $197,850

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

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

Carol H. Miao, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington 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: $25,978

Peter A. Michaely, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington 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: $25,978 Additional Funding: 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: $12,560 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: $230,954

Lindsey A. Miles, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $21,899

Dianna M. Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Director, Univerity of Texas Health Sciences Center Houston, Houston, Texas Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,223

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

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

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

Daria Mochly-Rosen, Ph.D. Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $292,784

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 Additional Funding: Alloantibodies to MHC Induces Autoimmunity and Obliterative Airway Disease (OAD) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $380,000 Total funding: $941,803

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

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: $808,001

Deane Fremont Mosher, M.D. Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry and Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $7,425

Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., M.P.H. Co-Director, Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and 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 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 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

Frederick Naftolin, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.R.C.O.G. Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Reproductive Biology Research New 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jerry A. Nick, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Health Center, Denver, Colorado 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: $14,102

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

Mark Nicolls, M.D. Staff Physician, Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education, Inc., Palo Alto, California 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: $58,013

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

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: $490,000

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

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

Hugh O. O'Bradovich, 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

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

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

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

Christina Maria Pabelick, M.D. Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,896

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

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

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

Daniel E. Polsky, M.P.P., Ph.D. Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $25,956

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: $434,492

Gloria S. Pryhuber, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 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: $13,195

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

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 Additional Funding: Exploring A New Direction to Gene Discovery for Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $152,000 Total funding: $640,000

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

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 Additional Funding: Human Exome Sequencing in Six Well-Phenotyped NHLBI Cohorts Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $817,287 Total funding: $1,312,147

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

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

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

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

Robert Scott Ross, M.D. Principal Investigator, Veterans Medical Research Foundation San Diego, San Diego, California 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: $16,992

Ke-He Ruan, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $24,969

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

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: $291,741 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences , Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $24,539 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

Kathleen Miho Sakamoto, M.D., Ph.D. Principal Investigator, University of California Los Angeles, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $46,200

Kathryn L. Sandberg, Ph.D. Director, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia 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: $19,034

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

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 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: $200,415 Additional Funding: 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: $15,700 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: $337,957

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

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

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

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

Paula K. Shireman, M.D. Associate Professor and Staff Physician, University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 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: $166,273

Joanne Hetzler Shorter, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 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: $14,821

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

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

Francisco Soto Mas, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Health Education in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Texas at El Paso; Co-Director of the 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: $1,796,727

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

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

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, Massachusetts 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

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

David Stevenson, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,006

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: $781,981

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: $226,474

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David A. Tulis, Ph.D., F.A.H.A Assocate Professor, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $34,096

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

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

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 Additional Funding: 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 Total funding: $907,332

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

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

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

David Alan Vorp, Ph.D. Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,884

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

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

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 Services, Newark, Delaware 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

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

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 Additional Funding: Novel Thrombotic and Inflammatory Activities of Platelets in Sepsis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $528,189 Total funding: $753,939

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

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

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

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: $214,614

James M. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Office of the Director FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $28,350

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

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

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

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

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 Additional Funding: Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $20,625 Total funding: $224,031

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 Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $71,380

Cuneyt Yilmaz, M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at 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

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

Jason Yuan, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 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: $23,642

Pamela L. Zeitlin, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $67,043

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

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