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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Bruce Sachais, M.D., Ph.D. Director of Transfusion Services, HUP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Proatherogenic Properties of Platelet Factor 4 Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $170,374 More information about the grant

Monika M. Safford, M.D. Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama REGARDS - MI Study Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences , Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $24,539 More information about the grant Additional Funding: REGARDS - MI Study Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences , Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $291,741 More information about the grant Total funding: $316,280

Umadevi S. Sajjan, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Co-Infections of Rhinovirus and Bacteria in Chronic Lung Disorders Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $192,522 More information about the grant

Kathleen Miho Sakamoto, M.D., Ph.D. Principal Investigator, University of California Los Angeles, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Myeloproliferative Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $46,200 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Myeloproliferative Disease Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $46,200 More information about the grant Total funding: $92,400

Kathryn L. Sandberg, Ph.D. Director, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia Posttranscriptional Regulation of Angiotensin Receptors Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $19,034 More information about the grant

Philip L. Sannes, Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology, North Carolina State University Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina Differentiation of Alveolar Epithelium in Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $74,459 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Differentiation of Alveolar Epithelium in Pulmonary Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $74,500 More information about the grant Total funding: $148,959

Rashmin C. Savani, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. Professor and William Buchanan Chair in Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas ABCA3 and the Response to Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $200,415 More information about the grant Additional Funding: ABCA3 and the Response to Lung Injury Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $15,700 More information about the grant Total funding: $216,115

Frank A. J. Scheer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts New Faculty in Sleep Medicine Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $372,480 More information about the grant

Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.B.M.R. Director, Institute of Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management; Dean, Maharishi College of Perfect Health, Maharishi University of Management, Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa Usefulness of Stress Reduction in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in African Americans Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $498,918 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Usefulness of Stress Reduction in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in African Americans Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $499,588 More information about the grant Total funding: $998,506

David A. Schwartz, M.D. Director, Center for Genetics and Therapeutics, National Jewish Center, Denver, Colorado Lung Genomics Research Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,987,215 More information about the grant

Frank C. Sciurba, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Lung Genomic Research Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,987,215 More information about the grant

Craig Selzman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Mechanisms of Myocardial Recovery Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $359,901 More information about the grant

Shey-Shing Sheu, Ph.D. Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $17,610 More information about the grant

Paula K. Shireman, M.D. Associate Professor and Staff Physician, University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Chemokines and Immune Cells in Hind Limb Ischemia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $166,273 More information about the grant

Joanne Hetzler Shorter, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts Breath Analysis Using Quantum Cascade Lasers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,821 More information about the grant

Edwin Silverman, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Unclassified Spirometric Abnormalities: Radiology, Epidemiology, and Genetics Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,878 More information about the grant

Dan Sorescu, M.D. Assistant Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Nox4 and Cardiac Fibrosis Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act funding: $273,118 More information about the grant

John Spertus, M.D., M.P.H. Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri Transforming PCI Informed Consent into an Evidence-based Decision-making Tool Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $2,121,454 More information about the grant

Robert C. Speth, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $197,044 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $15,611 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $46,099 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $172,199 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $15,611 More information about the grant Brain Specific NON-AT1, NON-AT2 Angiotensin Binding Site Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $6,866 More information about the grant Total funding: $453,430

Avrum Elliott Spira, M.D., M.Sc. Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Lung Genomic Research Consortium Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Airway Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $5,987,215 More information about the grant

Gregory L. Stahl, Ph.D., F.A.H.A. Paul Allen Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Innate Immunity, Biomarkers, and Myocardial Infarction Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $494,636 More information about the grant

Martin H. Steinberg, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine; Director of the Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Genetic Diversity of Sickle Cell Anemia Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,796,727 More information about the grant

Troy Stevens, M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama Student and/or teacher summer research experiences Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $16,202 More information about the grant

Victor Stevens, Ph.D. Senior Investigator, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Research Institute, Portland, Oregon Analysis of Five Year Follow-Up Data from the Weight Loss Maintenance Trial Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $499,546 More information about the grant

David Stevenson, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Therapeutic Use of Heme Analogs: Absorption in Intestine Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,006 More information about the grant

Kerry J. Stewart, Ed.D. Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Diet and Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $612,415 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Diet and Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $797,675 More information about the grant Two Diets with Exercise in Abdominal Obesity: Cardiovascular Effects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $785,169 More information about the grant Two Diets with Exercise in Abdominal Obesity: Cardiovascular Effects Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $806,472 More information about the grant Total funding: $3,001,731

Jay F. Storz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska Mechanisms of Hemoglobin Adaptation to Hypoxia in High-Altitude Rodents Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Blood Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $220,774 More information about the grant

Bela Suki, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Effects of Mechanical Forces on Lung Injury and Repair Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $496,539 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Effects of Mechanical Forces on Lung Injury and Repair Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $494,887 More information about the grant Total funding: $991,426

Mark Sussman, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California Engineering Cardiac Progenitor Cells to Enhance Myrocardial Regeneration 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

Last Updated: March 16, 2010