2018 CVI Seed Grants Recipients
Research Funded by the MCHRI
Multiparametric imaging to study cellular dynamics in Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated dilated cardiomyopathy
PI: Helen Blau, PhD
THE DONALD E. AND DELIA B. BAXTER FOUNDATION PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, BAXTER LABORATORY FOR STEM CELL BIOLOGY
Co-I: Marlene Rabinovich, MD
DWIGHT AND VERA DUNLEVIE PROFESSOR IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
PI: Yu Xin Wang, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Co-I: Mingxia Gu, MD, PhD
INSTRUCTOR, PEDIATRICS - CARDIOLOGY
Identification of metabolic markers during early pregnancy associated with the risk of congenital heart defects in the offspring
PI: Michael Snyder, PhD
STANFORD W. ASCHERMAN, MD, FACS, PROFESSOR IN GENETICS
PI: Mads Melbye, MD
VISITING PROFESSOR, MEDICINE - PRIMARY CARE AND POPULATION HEALTH
Co-I: Liang Liang, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, GENETICS
Functional Characterization of Distinct Bone Marrow Sub-Fractions for Treatment of Myocardial Infarction
PI: Charles KF Chan, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY (PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY)
Co-I: Andrew Lee
GRADUATE STUDENT
PI: Irving Weissman, MD
DIRECTOR, STANFORD INSTITUTE FOR STEM CELL BIOLOGY AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, VIRGINIA & D.K. LUDWIG PROFESSOR FOR CLINICAL INVESTIGATION IN CANCER RESEARCH, PROF OF DEV BIO
PI: Patricia K. Nguyen, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE (CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE) AT THE PALO ALTO VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Novel Intravascular Ultrasound Array Catheter for Quantitative Imaging of Vulnerable Plaque
PI: Jeremy Dahl, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY (PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY)
Co-I: Carl Herickhoff, PhD
RESEARCH ENGINEER, RAD/PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
PI: Matthew Lungren, MD, MPH
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY (PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY) AT THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Co-I: Arsenii Telichko, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, RADIOLOGY
Anesthetics induced myocardial depression through TRPA1 signaling pathway
PI: Detlef Obal, MD, PhD
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ANESTHESIOLOGY, PERIOPERATIVE AND PAIN MEDICINE
Co-I: Ian Ying-Li Chen, MD, PhD
STAFF, CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OPERATIONS
RESIDENT, HS-MEDICINE-SHC
Genome-scale CRISPR Interference Approach to Investigate Statin-induced Myotoxicity
PI: June-Wha Rhee, MD
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR, MEDICINE - CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
PI: Stanley Qi, MD, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOENGINEERING
Co-I: Masataka Nishiga, MD, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
Influence of e-cigarette vapor on experimental aortic aneurysm
PI: Philip Tsao, PhD
PROFESSOR (RESEARCH) OF MEDICINE (CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE)
Co-I: Ronglih Liao, PhD
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE (CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE)
Co-I: Joshua M. Spin MD, PhD
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MEDICINE - CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
Co-I: Juyong Brian Kim, MD
INSTRUCTOR, MEDICINE - CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
Co-I: Nicholas J. Leeper, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY (VASCULAR SURGERY) AND MEDICINE (CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE)
Characterization of the Gut Microbiome-Host Metabolome Interactions in Heart Failure-Related Insulin Resistance
PI: Michael Fowler, MB, FRCP
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE (CARDIOVASCULAR)
Co-I: Thomas Quertermous, MD
WILLIAM G. IRWIN PROFESSOR IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
PI: Petra Mamic, MD
FELLOW IN MEDICINE - CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
Co-I: Michael Snyder, PhD
STANFORD W. ASCHERMAN, MD, FACS, PROFESSOR IN GENETICS
A bioabsorbable external mesh to prevent vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
PI: Alison Marsden, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS (CARDIOLOGY) AND OF BIOENGINEERING
Co-I: Muhammad Owais Khan, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, CARDIOLOGY
PI: Jack Boyd, MD
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Co-I: Alexa Wnorowski, MS
PHD STUDENT
Co-I: Hanjay Wang, MD
RESIDENT IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Does enhancing coronary artery development promote recovery from cardiac injury?
PI: Kristy Red-Horse, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY
Co-I: Daniel Bernstein, MD
ALFRED WOODLEY SALTER AND MABEL SMITH SALTER ENDOWED PROFESSOR IN PEDIATRICS
Evaluation of orphan G-protein-coupled receptor GPR151 as a novel obesity drug target
PI: Erik Ingelsson MD, PhD, FAHA
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE (CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE) AND, BY COURTESY, OF HEALTH RESEARCH AND POLICY (EPIDEMIOLOGY)
Co-I: Mark Mercola, PhD
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE (CARDIOVASCULAR)