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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Rebecca D. Jackson, M.D.Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Women's Health Initiative Sequencing Project (WHISP)
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,117,232 More information about the grant
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Women's Health Initiative Sequencing Project (WHISP) Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $2,411,094 More information about the grant
Total funding: $4,528,326
Howard Jacob, Ph.D. Director, Human and Molecular Genetics Center; Warren P. Knowles Chair in Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mechanistic Characterization of Genes for Hypertension and Renal Disease
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $3,382,614 More information about the grant
Donald Weldon Jacobsen, Ph.D. Professor and Staff, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Homocysteine: Vascular Biochemistry and Metabolism
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $18,212 More information about the grant
Paul Janmey, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Novel antibacterial agents resistant to inactivation by polyelectrolytes
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $438,243 More information about the grant
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Novel antibacterial agents resistant to inactivation by polyelectrolytes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $451,390 More information about the grant
Total funding: $889,633
Paul M. L. Janssen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Electrical and Mechanical Behavior of Live Human Myocardium in Health and Disease
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant
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Electrical and Mechanical Behavior of Live Human Myocardium in Health and Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant
Total funding: $1,000,000
Nizar Jarjour, M.D. Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Role of Eosinophils in Airway Inflammation and Remodeling
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,868 More information about the grant
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Viral Induced Asthma Exacerbations Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $8,934 More information about the grant
Total funding: $26,802
Hong-Long Ji, M.D. Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas ENaC Expression in Human COPD Airway and Lung Tissues
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $70,500 More information about the grant
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Regulation of Lung Epithelial Sodium Channels by CGMP Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $204,647 More information about the grant
Total funding: $275,147
Ishwarlal Jialal, M.D., Ph.D. Robert E. Stowell Endowed Chair in Experimental Pathology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Davis, California CRP, Diabetes, and Atherothrombosis
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $456,130 More information about the grant
Bing-Hua Jiang, Ph.D. Associate Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia WC-Co Nanoparticles in Initiating Angiogenesis by Reactive Oxygen Species
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $424,850 More information about the grant
Bruce D. Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota Pulmonary Limitations in Chronic Heart Failure
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,896 More information about the grant
Anne Joseph, M.D., M.P.H. Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota High Throughput Methods to Measure Disparities in Childhood Exposure to Tobacco
Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $641,593 More information about the grant
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High Throughput Methods to Measure Disparities in Childhood Exposure to Tobacco Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $549,812 More information about the grant
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