2006 Research Awardees

TSFRE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

William E. Stansfield, MD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Molecular Characterization of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Regression”

Samuel S. Kim, MD University of Pennsylvania Hospital
“The Role of B-Cell Depletion in Augmenting the Immunotherapy”

TSFRE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Amit N. Patel, MD University of Pittsburgh
“Autologous Stem Cell Treatment for Heart Failure”

TSFRE NHLBI K08 MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Shahab A. Akhter, MD University of Cincinnati
“Myocardial Regulation of BARK 1 by Protein Kinase C”

Michael J. Mann, MD University of California, San Francisco
“The Role of S1P Signaling in Surgical Cardiac Remodeling”

Daniel Kreisel, MD Washington University
“Vascular Endothelium Directs the Development of Regulatory T Cells”

“As I study the application of heat shock proteins in heart failure I only hope a fraction of the knowledge and work habits of Dr. Nina Starr Braunwald and Dr. Pedro del Nido have been instilled in me and will enable me to launch to the next level. None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of the Nina Starr Braunwald Research Grant.”

– Barbara Robinson, MD