Principal Investigators

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last Updated: March 16, 2010