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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last Updated: March 16, 2010