Awarded: Jul 01, 2014
$8.04M over 3 years
In 2014, 17 physician-scientists received three-year grants to support their transition to mentored to independent clinical research careers. Sixteen awardees received $486,000 each. One awardee was co-funded by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and received $261,000 from DDCF.
2014 CSDA Grantees
Wael Asaad, M.D., Ph.D.
Brown University
Project: “Breaking Beta: Decoding and Manipulating Critical Neural State Transitions in Parkinson's Disease”
Eran Bendavid, M.D.
Stanford University
Project: “Rigorous Evaluations of Global Health Programs and Policies”
Kathrin M. Bernt, M.D.
University of Colorado
Project: “Targeting DOT1L in MN1-High Acute Myeloid Leukemia”
Chetan Bettegowda, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Project: “Blood Based Biomarkers for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Using Neurofibromatosis 1 as a Model”
Alex R. Carter, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
Project: “Understanding How Different Therapies Reshape Brain Networks to Promote Stroke Recovery”
Ilseung Cho, M.D.
New York University
Project: “Hypermethylation as a Microbiome-Mediated Epigenetic Phenomenon in CIMP(+) Colorectal Cancers”
Todd E. Druley, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
Project: “Functional Characterization of Deleterious Germline Variability in MLL3 in Infant Leukemia”
Edward C. Hsiao, M.D., Ph.D.
University Of California San Francisco
Project: “Dissecting Human Osteoprogenitor Function using iPS Cells”
Michael C. Kruer, M.D.
Sanford Research, University of South Dakota
Project: “New Insights into Molecular Mechanisms Driving Pediatric Movement Disorders”
Edward B. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Project: “Transcriptional Silencing of C9orf72 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration”
Brian R. Lindman, M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
Project: “Novel Prediction Models for Patient-Centered Clinical Outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis”
Ta-Chiang Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
Project: “Small Intestinal Paneth Cell Phenotype in Crohn's Disease: Clinical Relevance and Genetic Associations”
Steven A. Lubitz, M.D., M.P.H.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Project: “Improving Stroke Care by Predicting Atrial Fibrillation “
Stephen Oh, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
Project: “Targeting Aberrant Signaling Pathways in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms”
(Doris Duke-Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator)
Daniel L. Popkin, M.D., Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Project: “Pharmacologic NK Harness to Seek and Destroy the HIV Reservoir”
Rebecca J. Scharf, M.D., M.P.H.
University Of Virginia
Project: “Early Predictors and Biomarkers of Cognition and Growth in Impoverished Children”
Cyndya A. Shibao, M.D.
Vanderbilt University
Project: “Racial Differences in Vagal Control of Glucose Homeostasis”