Awarded: Jan 01, 2008
$8,100,000 over 3 years
In 2008, 20 junior physician-scientists each received three-year grants of $405,000
Gregory P. Bisson, MD, MSCE
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Project: "HAART and Clearance of C. Neoformans from CSF in Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis"
Sandeep Dave, MD, MS
Duke University
Project: "Targeted NF-kB Inhibition in Molecular Subgroups of Patients with Lymphoma"
Jose C. Florez, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Project: "Pharmacogenetic Evaluation of Insulin Resistance Genes in Humans"
Christine K. Garcia, MD, PhD
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Project: "Genetics of Adult-Onset Pulmonary Fibrosis"
Timothy E. Graham, MD
Harvard Medical School
Project: "RBP4 Receptor Expression and Function in Human Adipose Tissue"
Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD
Brown University
Project: "Neural Interfaces for Restoration of Function After Paralysis"
Marion Hofmann-Bowman, MD, PhD
The University of Chicago
Project: "The Role of the Pro-Inflammatory S100 Proteins in Acute Coronary Syndrome"
Deborah T. Hung, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Project: "Understanding Adaptive Mechanisms that Generate Drug Resistance in TB"
Peter W. Hunt, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Project: "Immunologic Determinants of CD4+ T Cell REcovery in Treated HIV+ Africans"
Miriam K. Laufer, MD, MPH
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Project: "The Molecular Epidemiology of Malaria During Pregnancy"
Michelle A. Lowes, MD, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Project: "Characterization of Inflammatory Dendritic Cells in Psoriasis"
Arya Mani, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Project: "The Genetic Etiology of Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Syndrome"
Ingo Mellinghoff, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Project: "Determinants of Response to Targeted Therapy in Glioblastoma"
Aanand D. Naik, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Project: "Controlled Trial of Goal-Setting for Diabetes Control in Minority Communities"
Sattva S. Neelapu, MD
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Project: "Immunosuppression in Lymphoma Tumor Microenvironment"
Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
Yale University
Project: "Glutamate in OCD: A Novel Perspective on Pathophysiology and Treatment"
Dominic N. Reeds, MD
Washington University
Project: "Effect of Diet-Induced Weight Loss on HIV-associated Metabolic Syndrome"
Dorry L. Segev, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Project: "Frailty in Elderly Patients Considering Kidney Transplantation"
Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Project: "Blockade of CTLA-4 to Induce Effective Anti-Tumor Immune Response in Cancer Patients"
David A. Stevenson, MD
University of Utah
Project: "Effects of Germline Mutations Within the Ras Pathway on Bone Remodeling"