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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Andrea Ladd, Ph.D. Assistant Staff, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Role of pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing Programs in Heart and Muscle Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $353,250 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Role of pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing Programs in Heart and Muscle Development Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $353,250 More information about the grant Total funding: $706,500

Edward Lammer, M.D. Principal Investigator, Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, California Chromosomal Microdeletions Causing Heart Defects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $668,140 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Chromosomal Microdeletions Causing Heart Defects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $663,675 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,331,815

Kenneth R. Laurita, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Targeted Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $495,951 More information about the grant

John W. Lawler, Ph.D. Professor of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Thrombospondin 4 A1 Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $711,148 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Thrombospondin 4 A1 Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $701,914 More information about the grant Total funding: $1,413,062

Charles W. Leffler, M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Physiology and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $220,946 More information about the grant

Vijaya Mohan Rao Lella, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas Initiation and Regulation of Blood Coagulation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $408,932 More information about the grant

Michelle R. Lennartz, Ph.D. Professor, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York Role of Macrophage Activation in Carotid Plaque Instability Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $210,306 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Role of Macrophage Activation in Carotid Plaque Instability Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $196,250 More information about the grant Total funding: $406,556

Laurel K. Leslie, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts Medical Center, Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts The Comparative Effectiveness of ECG Screening in Children with ADHD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $495,907 More information about the grant

Jennifer Li, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Comparative Effectiveness of Medications Used in Congenital Heart Surgery Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $450,815 More information about the grant

Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Immunology and Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut Novel Chaperone Mechanism for Platelet Disorder Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $500,000 More information about the grant

Jonathan R. Linder, M.D. Professor, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, Oregon Molecular Imaging of Ischemic Memory with Ultrasound Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $498,823 More information about the grant

Jerry B. Lingrel, Ph.D. Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Functional Studies of the NA,K-ATPASE Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $67,510 More information about the grant

John LiPuma, M.D. Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan The Lung Microbiota in Cystic Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,999 More information about the grant

Lin Liu, Ph.D. Professor, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Stillwater, Oklahoma MicroRNA Expression Profiling in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $73,850 More information about the grant Additional Funding: MicroRNA Expression Profiling in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $73,850 More information about the grant Role of Micrornas in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $221,550 More information about the grant Role of Micrornas in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $184,625 More information about the grant Total funding: $553,875

Wanqing Liu, Ph.D. Research Associate, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Genetic Role of EGFR Pathway in Interstitial Lung Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $78,000 More information about the grant

Michael Longaker, M.D. Professor of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Derivation of iPS Cells and iPS Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes 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

Dwight C. Look, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Induction of COPD Exacerbation by Haemophilus Influenzae Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $8,916 More information about the grant

Hongbo Luo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Molecular basis of neutrophil spontaneous death Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $292,346 More information about the grant

Last Updated: March 16, 2010