2007 Research Awardees

TSFRE Career Development Award

TSFRE Career Development Awards provide salary support of up to $50,000 a year for up to two years for applicants who have completed their residency training and who wish to pursue investigative careers in cardiothoracic surgery

Mark S. Bleiweis, M.D.
University of Florida
“Cell Therapy for RV Failure in Tetralogy of Fallot”

Michael Argenziano, M.D.
Columbia-Presbyterian
“Remodeling of the TASK-1 Potassium Current in Atrial Fibrillation: A Novel Therapeutic Target”

TSFRE Research Grant

TSFRE Research Grants provide operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program. Awards of up to $30,000 a year for up to two years are made each year to support the work of an early-career cardiothoracic surgeon (within 5 years of first faculty appointment).

Lorenzo E. Ferri, M.D.
McGill University
“Mechanisms of Esophageal Cancer Metastasis: The Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules on the Migratory Ability of Esophageal Cancer Cells”

Nina Starr Braunwald Award

Nina Starr Braunwald Award provides a biennial award of $100,000 for two years to support the research career development of a woman cardiac surgeon who holds a full-time faculty appointment and who is within ten years of completion of thoracic surgery residency.

Jennifer S. Lawton, M.D.
Washington University
“The Role of the Mitochondrial KATP Channel in Myocyte Volume Response to Stress”

Rosemary F. Kelly, M.D.
University of Minnesota
“Revascularization of Chronic Hibernating Myocardium Reverses Reduction in Regional Function and Normalized Bioenergetic Adaptations of the Mitochondria”