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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William G. Adams, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, BU-CTSI Director of Clinical Research Informatics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts Health Disparities Monitoring System Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $1,886,428 More information about the grant

Héctor Leonardo Aguila, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut Osteoclasts from hESCs as Vectors to Deliver Molecules in the Bone Marrow Space Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapeutics Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $792,159 More information about the grant

Ferhaan Ahmad, M.D., C.M., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Molecular Mechanisms of Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $75,750 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Molecular Mechanisms of Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $75,750 More information about the grant Total funding: $151,500

Ali Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Neurohormonal Blockade and Outcomes in Diastolic Heart Failure Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $512,787 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $184,843 More information about the grant Total funding: $697,630

Fakhrul Ahsan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Amarillo, Texas Anti-PAH Drugs in Inhalable Nanoparticles for Sustained Pulmonary Vasodilation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch Y 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $428,533 More information about the grant

Barbara T. Alexander, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi Low Birth Weight, the Kidney, and Hypertension Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $14,297 More information about the grant

Alvaro Alonso, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota Risk Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical, Biological, and Genetic Markers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $492,694 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Risk Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical, Biological, and Genetic Markers Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Epidemiology Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $474,529 More information about the grant Total funding: $967,223

Jeffery Amack, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York Regulation of Ciliated Cells that Control Cardiac Laterality Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $341,280 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Regulation of Ciliated Cells that Control Cardiac Laterality Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2010 Recovery Act Funding: $349,830 More information about the grant Total funding: $691,110

James F. Antaki, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Multi-Scale Model of Thormbosis in Artificial Circulation Administered by the NHLBI Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $363,774 More information about the grant

Andrea J. Apter, M.D., M.Sc. Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A Patient Advocate and Literary-Based Treatment of Asthma Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $505,555 More information about the grant Additional Funding: Individualized Interventions to Improve Asthma Adherence Administered by the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Lung Biology and Disease Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $9,178 More information about the grant Total funding: $514,733

Stephen L. Archer, M.D. Harold H. Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois O2 sensing in the Human and Rabbit Ductus Arteriosus Administered by the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $454,816 More information about the grant

Shalom Avraham, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Student and/or teacher training opportunities Administered by the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Cell Biology and Physiology Center FY 2009 Recovery Act Funding: $50,510 More information about the grant

Last Updated: March 16, 2010