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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last Updated: March 16, 2010