Last Update: October 2009
See descriptions of these awards.
AHA/ASA/American Academy of Neurology Foundation Lawrence M. Brass, M.D., Stroke Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
Award Recipient:
Julie Siegenthaler, Ph.D., University of San Francisco City/State: San Francisco, Calif. Project title: Regulation of blood vessel formation in the meninges and cerbral cortex by the transcription factor Foxc1. Program Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship Award start date: 07/01/2007 Award end date: 06/30/2009 Award amount: $81,000
AHA/CCF Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Research Award
Award Recipients:
George Porter, M.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Project title: Calcium channel disruption, a new model of non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Program Type: Grant-in-Aid Award start date: 07/01/2008 Award end date: 06/30/2010 Award amount: $198,000
Jay Reddy, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Project title: Delineating autoimmunity in postinfectious myocarditis. Program Type: Scientist Development Grant Award start date: 07/01/2009 Award end date: 06/30/2013 Award amount: $308,000
AHA/ASA/EMF/SAEM Emergency Medicine Research Fellow-to-Faculty
Transition Award
Award Recipients:
Erik Paul Hess, M.D., Univeristy of Ottawa City/State: Ontario, Canada Project title: A Study to Derive and Validate a Clinical Decision Rule for Triage of Patients with Chest Pain. Program Type: Fellow-to-Faculty Award start date: 07/01/2007 Award end date: 06/30/2012 Award amount: $593,000
Micahel Cudnick, M.D., The Ohio State University City/State: Columbus, Ohio Project title: Improving Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Regional Geospatial Analysis. Program Type: Scientist Development Grant Award start date: 07/01/2008 Award end date: 06/30/2012 Award amount: $308,000
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
AHA/FARA Ataxia Cardiology Research Award
Award Recipients:
Mark Payne, M.D., Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind. Project title: Use of TAT-Frataxin to reverse the cardiomyopathy of Friedreich's Ataxia. Program Type: Grant-in-Aid Award start date: 07/01/2008 Award end date: 06/30/2010 Award amount: $143,000
Jonathan Silberg, PhD, Rice University, Houston, Texas Project title: Split protein biosensors for imaging mitochondrial iron-sulfur clusters. Program Type: Beginning Grant-in-Aid Award start date: 07/01/2009 Award end date: 06/30/2011 Award amount: $140,000
AHA-Philips Resuscitation Fellowship Award
Award Recipients:
Zeng-Jin Yang, Ph.D., John Hopkins University City/State: Baltimore, Md. Project title: Mechanisms of neonatal brain injury after asphyxic cardiac arrest. Program type: Postdoctoral Fellowship Award start date: 07/01/2007 Award end date: 06/30/2009 Award amount: $100,000
Ohad Ziv, M.D., Rhode Island Hospital City./State: Providence, R.I. Project title: The influence of underlying heart disease and genetic background on mechanism of Ventricular Fibrillation. Program Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship Award start date: 07/01/2008 Award end date: 06/30/2010 Award amount: $100,000
Patrick Sips, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital City/State: Boston, Mass.. Project title: Impact of the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway on the outcome of cardiac arrest and resuscitation. Program Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship Award start date: 07/01/2009 Award end date: 06/30/2011 Award amount: $100,000
AHA/PHA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Award Recipients: Awardees will be selected from the January-February 2010 applicants.
ASP/AHA Career Development Award
Award Recipients:
David Seo, M.D., University of Miami City/State: Miami, Fla. Project title: Identifying Novel Blood Biomarkers for Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly. Program type: Beginning Grant-in-Aid Award start date: 07/01/2006 Award end date: 06/30/2008 Total award amount: $132,000
Brian Stauffer, M.D., Denver Health Hospital City/State: Denver, Colo. Project title: Metabolic Syndrome and Endothelial t-PA Release in Older Adults. Program type: Beginning Grant-in-Aid Award start date: 07/01/2007 Award end date: 06/30/2009 Total award amount: $132,000
Erik Schelbert, M.D., University of Pittsburgh City/State: Pittsburgh, Pa. Project title: Risk Stratification with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Program type: Scientist Development Grant Award start date: 07/01/2009 Award end date: 06/30/2013 Total award amount: $308,000
