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Research Profile

line graph showing growth in research dollars, with x-axis containing FY 2015 at five million five hudred fourty five thousand nine hundred thrity three, FY2016 at five million two hundred fifty nine thousand nine hundred & thirty seven, & current seven million seven hudred fourty five thousand four hundred fourty four, with y-axis containing four, five, six, seven & eight million, and legend is total research dollars in gold line

In the past year, the mission to provide a strong focus on clinical, translational and basic research has been showcased through growth in extramural research funding at the Case Cardiovascular Research Institute.

Currently, benchtop researchers hold a total of 19 NIH awards; 13 R01 grants, six career development awards (K-level awards from NIH), as well as a T32 training grant. Researchers also hold a significant number of industry and foundation awards. Most recently, three researchers in the CVRI received additional AHA funding in the past month. Total grant support for CVRI researchers currently exceeds $35 million.

In recent news, we would like to congratulate the following recent grant awardees:

  1. David Sweet, MSTP Student, Jain Lab: Awarded a Pre-Doctoral F30 award
  2. Yuyan Shen, Ph.D. Research Associate, Jain Lab: Awarded a National AHA award for her proposal "The role of Neutrophils in Cardiomyopathy"
  3. Jixin Zhong, Ph.D., M.D. Assistant Professor: Awarded a National AHA award for his proposal "DPP4-ADA interaction as a metaflammatory target in atherosclerosis therapy"
  4. Sanjay Rajagopalan, M.D. Division Chief of Cardiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Director of the Case Cardiovascular Research Institute: Awarded an R01 from the National Institute of Health for his proposal "ASPIRE: Air Pollution: Strategies for Personalized Intervention to Reduce Exposure"
  5. Lihua Duan, M.D. Ph.D. Post-doctoral Researcher, Zhong Lab: Awarded a Fellowship with the American Institutute of Immunologists for his proposal "Regulatory Role of DPP4-ADA Interaction"