Research Grant Awards

The following departmental faculty were awarded new competitive and non-competitive research grants (of $100,000 +) during calendar year 2022.

Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, PhD

Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD
Mechanisms and Clinical Impact of Myocardial Injury Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Award Date: 5/27/2022
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $377,762

Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP, FACP, FCCP

Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP, FACP, FCCP
Perfluoromethane to Reduce Decompression Sickness
Award Date: 5/19/2022
Funding Agency: Office of Naval Research
Grant Amount: $428,428

Michael Devinney, MD, PhD

Michael Devinney, MD, PhD
The Association of Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown with Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Delirium
Award Date: 5/7/2022
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $161,000

Miriam M. Treggiari, MD, PhD, MPH

Miriam M. Treggiari, MD, PhD, MPH
HPI SMART BP 2021-01
Award Date: 5/5/2022
Funding Agency: Edwards Life Sciences Corporation
Grant Amount: $312,757

Andrea G. Nackley, PhD

Andrea G. Nackley, PhD
A Novel Clinically-Relevant Mouse Model of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions for Screening Analgesics
Award Date: 4/20/2022
Award Type: R61/R33 IGNITE (Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts)
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Grant Amount: $1,106,152

Jamie Privratsky, MD, PhD

Jamie R. Privratsky, MD, PhD
The Role of the IL-1 Receptor in the AKI to CKD transition
Award Date: 4/19/2022
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $375,708

Ru-Rong Ji, PhD

Ru-Rong Ji, PhD
Developing Non-Opiate GPCR Signaling Biased Agents for Pain Management
Award Date: 4/19/2022
Funding Agency: Department of Defense
Grant Amount: $1,608,140

David S. Warner, MD

David S. Warner, MD
Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research
Award Date: 3/29/22
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $1,714,260

David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC

David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
NonInvasix
Award Date: 3/28/22
Funding Agency: NonInvasix, Inc.
Grant Amount: $252,674

Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC

Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC
Remotely Monitored, Mobile Health-Supported High Intensity Interval Training after COVID-19 Critical Illness (REMM HIIT-Covid19)
Award Date: 3/10/22
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $4,059,863

Ian J. Welsby, MB, BS, BSc, FRCA

Ian J. Welsby, MB, BS, BSc, FRCA
GBT ESR
Award Date: 3/2/22
Funding Agency: Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
Grant Amount: $207,779

Madan M. Kwatra, PhD

Madan M. Kwatra, PhD
IL-13Ra1 Signaling in Atopic Dermatitis
Award Date: 2/23/22
Funding Agency: ASLAN Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $368,690

Wei Yang, PhD, FAHA

Wei Yang, PhD, FAHA
Immunosuppression After Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Award Date: 1/2022
Award Type: R01
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Grant Amount: $1,619,689

Chris KeithResearch Grant Awards