Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Application Deadline: January 24, 2008
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association is funding PH research directly by raising money and making grants. These applications will be reviewed by the Lung, Respiration and Resuscitation Study Group of volunteer scientists selected by the American Heart Association and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. These applications will be reviewed by the Great America Research Consortium of the American Heart Association. Recruitment of peer reviewers will specifically reflect the targeted science-based subject areas to include experts with experience in related research.
How to Apply
PHA Research Fellowship
Winners
2007
Yinglin Liu, Ph.D.
2007 PHA Research Fellowship Award Winner Announced
2006
Brian Hawkins, PhD
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania, PA
"Role of Thrombin in Pulmonary Endothelial Mitochondrial Function"
Term: July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2008
Michelle Beutz, MD
Sponsor: University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, CO
"Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension"
Term: July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2008
2005
George El Ferzli, MD
University of Alabama, AL
Sponsor: Namasivayam Ambalavanan, MD
"Lung Assist Device in Neonatal Porcine Respiratory Failure: Effect on Pulmonary Histopathology and Lung Mechanics"
Term: July 1, 2005 - July 1, 2006
Cristhiaan Ochoa, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, MA
Sponsor: Charles Hales, MD
"Thrombospondin-1 in Hypoxic Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling"
Term: July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2007
2004
Georg Hansmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Sponsor: Marlene Rabinovitch, M.D.
"Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Mediated Gene Regulation in the Pathobiology of Pulmonary Hypertension"
Term: July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2006
Anita Umesh, PhD
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Sponsor: James Sham, Ph.D.
"Integrin-mediated intracellular signaling in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells under normoxia and chronic hypoxia"
Term: July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2006
2003
Edda Frauke Speikerkoetter, MD
Stanford University, CA
Sponsor: Marlene Rabinovitch, MD
"Stromal Derived Factor Modulates Homing and Differentiation of Stem Cells in Pulmonary Hypertension"
Term: July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2005
Ying Yu, MD, PhD
University of California at San Diego
Sponsor: Jason X.J. Yuan, MD, PhD
"Roles of TRPC6 Channel in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension"
Term: July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2005
2002
Wai Patrick Wong, PhD
Columbia University, NY
Sponsor: James A. Knowles, MD, PhD
"Molecular Studies of Primary Pulmonary hypertension Gene Identification and Functional Analysis"
Term: October 1, 2002 - September 30, 2004
Hideyuki Beppu, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Sponsor: En Li, PhD
"The Genetic Basis of PH - Studies in Genetically Modified Mice"
Term: July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2004
2001
Todd Bull, MD
University of Colorado, Denver
"Characterization of Circulating Endothelial Cells in Severe Pulmonary Hypertension"
Nesrine El-Bizri, PhD
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
"Mts 1 and Pathobiology of Pulmonary Vascular Disease"
2000
Dominador Manalo, PhD
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
"Role of HiF-1 in Mice in Regulation of Endothelin-1 Expression During Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension"
Dr. Manolo received the Gabrielle Miyara and Rachel Hoyt Memorial Research Fellowship. This award was funded by the Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Research Fund (PPHRF) which merged into the Pulmonary Hypertension Association in 2000.
Jacques Benisty, MD
Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA
"The Role of Angiogenic Growth Factors in Pulmonary Hypertension"
Shahrzad Rezaie-Majd, MD
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
"The Role of Neuroendocrine Cells in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension"
