TSFRE Research Fellowships provide support of up to $35,000 a year for up to 2 years for surgical residents who have not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training.
	Antonio D. Lassaletta, M.D., Alpert Medical School of Brown University “Improving myocardial perfusion in a diabetic swine model of chronic cardiac ischemia”
	Smita Sihag, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital “Gene Expression Signatures and Mechanistic Pathways of Tolerance and Rejection in Orthotopic Swine Lung Allografts”
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 $40,000 a year for up to 2 years are made each year to support the work of an early-career cardiothoracic surgeon (within 5 years of first faculty appointment).
	Jules Lin, M.D., Duke University “The Role of Dkk-3 Overexpression in the Invasion and Metastasis of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma as a Downstream Mediator of the TGF-beta Pathway”