New National Kidney Foundation Research Awards, Effective July 1, 2006

Fellowships

National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York/National Kidney Foundation Fellowships

Cristina Cebrian, PhD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York
Title of Project: Modulation of Kidney Development by Pea3 and Erm
Sponsor: Frank Costantini, PhD

Stefanie Krick, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Title of Project: Role of Peroxisomal Proteins in Oxidative Stress Pathways in Diabetic Nephropathy
Sponsor: Erwin Bottinger, MD

National Kidney Foundation/American Society of Transplant Surgeons Folkert Belzer Fellowship

Au H. Bui, MD
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Title of Project: Toll-like receptor (TLR) System in the Pathophysiology of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury (IRI) in Liver Transplantation
Sponsor: Jerzy W. Kupiec – Weglinski, MD, PhD

National Kidney Foundation Fellowships

William S. Asch, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Title of Project: Identification of WNK4 Protein Interactions
Sponsor: Richard P. Lifton, MD, PhD

Olivier Bonny, MD, PhD (Third Year Fellowship)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Title of Project: Regulation of Distal Tubule Calcium Transport Proteins
Sponsor: Orson Moe, MD

Andy Choi, MD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Title of Project: HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease
Sponsor: Ann Margaret O’Hare, MD

Scott Cohen, MD
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Title of Project: Effect of a Social Support Intervention in ESRD Patients
Sponsor: Paul Kimmel, MD

Maite Courel, PhD
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Title of Project: Catecholamine Storage Vesicle Formation: Role of Chromogranin A
Sponsor: Laurent Taupenot, PhD

Denis Glenn, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Title of Project: Characterization of the Vitamin D System in Normal and Hypertrophied Heart
Sponsor: David Gardner, MD

Julie Goodwin, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Title of Project: Acute Glucocorticoid-Mediated Hypertension
Sponsor: David S. Geller, MD, PhD

Scott J. Harvey, Ph.D. (Third Year Fellowship)
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Title of Project: Role of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Glomerular Filtration
Sponsor: Jeffrey H. Miner, PhD

Akio Kobayashi, PhD
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Title of Project: Molecular Dissection of Kidney Development and Repair
Sponsor: Andrew P. McMahon, PhD

Timmy Lee, MD
University of Alabama
Birmingham. Alabama
Title of Project: Postoperative Ultrasounds to Improve AV Fistula Outcomes
Sponsor: Michael Allon, MD

Roy Matthew, MD
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Title of Project: Role of Urinary Kallkrein as Marker of Renovascular Dysfunction in Acute Kidney Injury
Sponsor: Ravindra Mehta, MD

Luis Fernando Menezes, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Title of Project: Use of Pertubation Analysis to Study Gene Regulatory Networks in Renal Development
Sponsor: Gregory G. Germino, MD

Kelly Krock Parsons, PhD
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Title of Project: Actions of Angiotensin II in Vascular Smooth Muscle
Sponsor: Thomas M. Coffman, MD

Martin Senitko, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Title of Project: TLR4 Regulated Genes in Acute Ischemic Renal Injury
Sponsor: Christopher Y. Lu, MD

Edward Siew, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Title of Project: Role of Insulin Resistance on Hypercatabolism in Acute Kidney Injury
Sponsor: Alp Ikizler, MD

Akira Suzuki, MD, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Title of Project: The Role of Beta-Catenin in PKD
Sponsor: Peter Igarashi, MD

Patricia Liu Weng, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Title of Project: Genetic Determinants of Vesicoureteral Reflux
Sponsor: Ali G. Gharavi, MD

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Young Investigator Grants

IRA Greifer, MD Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Clemens Bergwitz, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: Role of the Renal Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter NaPi-IIc in Phosphate Homeostasis

National Kidney Foundation/National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York Young Investigator Grant

Markus Bitzer, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
Title of Project: Urinary Markers for Progressive Renal Fibrosis

American Society of Nephrology Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Dmitry Grigoryev, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Title of Project: Genomic Basis of Acute Renal Failure Induced Lung Injury

Amgen Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Adriana Hung, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Title of Project: Effect of an IL-1 Receptor Antagonist on Inflammation and Metabolism in ESRD

Da Vita Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Ivan Maya, MD
University of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Title of Project: Stent vs. Angioplasty for Treatment of Thrombosed AV Grafts: Long-Term Outcomes

Glaxo Smith Kline Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Farzana Perwad, MD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Title of Project: Molecular Regulation of P450c1a gene by FGF-23

Fresenius Medical Care Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Mark Lynn Unruh, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Title of Project: Sleep and Function: Influence of Automated PD

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Clinical Scientist Awards

Satellite Dialysis
Clinical Scientist Award of the National Kidney Foundation

Jonathan Bret Jaffery, MD
Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Title of Project: eHealth, Health Literacy, and Dietary Phosphorous Intake

National Kidney Foundation Clinical Scientist Awards

Anil Chandraker, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: Effect of Quinolones on BK Virus in Transplant Patients

Roberto Sami Kalil, MD
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Title of Project: The Role of Endothelial Function in Predicting Progression of Coronary Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients

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Council of Nephrology Social Workers Grants

Lori Tilman, MSW
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Title of Project: K-Power: Kidney, Persistence, Optimism, Willingness, Energy, Responsibility

Robert Whitlock, MSSW, MHA, LCSW
University of Missouri
Title of Project: Correlates of Adherence in Hemodialysis: A Foundation for Future Intervention

Council on Renal Nutrition Grants

Laura Bynham-Gray, PhD
UMDNJ
Title of Project: Effect of Aggressive Osteodystrophy Management on Clinical Outcomes in Stage 5 CKD

Haewook Han, PhD
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Title of Project: Does Nutrition Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire Measure the Impact of Nutrition on the Health Related Quality of Life in HD Patients?

Phyllis Sun, MS, RD
Caritas St Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Title of Project: Sevelamer Use and Circulating Endotoxin and Inflammatory Markers in HD Patients

Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians Grant

Donna Calvin, MS, CS-APN, CNN
University of Illinois
Title of Project: African Americans’ Perception of Risk for Diabetes Complications

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New National Kidney Foundation Research Awards, Effective July 1, 2005

Fellowships

Satellite Dialysis Centers Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Katherine Wesseling, MD
University of California
Los Angeles, California
Title of Project: Parathyroid Hormone Resistance in Childhood Chronic Kidney Disease
Sponsor: Isidro Salusky, MD

National Kidney Foundation/American Society of Transplant Surgeons Folkert Belzer Fellowship

David Donghyung Lee, MD
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Title of Project: Immunologic Barriers to Transplantation
Sponsor: S. Forrest Dodson, MD

National Kidney Foundation Fellowships

Eunnyyung Bae, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Sponsor: Jordan Kreidberg, MD, PhD
Title of Project: Integrin Dependent Gene Expression in Kidney Development

Fady Botros, PhD
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Title of Project: The Role of Heme Oxygenase on Renal Microcirculation and on Renal Function in 2K1C Hypertensive Rats
Sponsor: L. Gabriel Navar, PhD

Antje Habicht, MD
Children’s Hospital of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: Role of B7-H3 in Allograft Rejection and Tolerance
Sponsor: Mohamed Sayegh, MD

Andrea Havasi, MD
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: HSP70 as a Cytoprotectant Protein: Interactions with BCL2 Family Members
Sponsor: Steven Borkan, MD

Tobin Hoppes, MD (award effective 7/1/04-6/30/05 and 7/1/06-6/30/07)
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Title of Project: Regulation of Apical Ion Channels in Proximal Tubule

Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Title of Project: Role of EP4 Receptor in Kidney Function
Sponsor: Matthew Breyer, MD

Jeong-Ah Kim, PhD
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Title of Project: Molecular Mechanism of Aquaporin-2 Induction by Hypertonicity
Sponsor: Hyug Moo Kwon, PhD

Elizabeth Lillie, PhD
University of California
San Diego, California
Title of Project: Gender-Gene Interaction in Hypertension Etiology
Sponsor: Daniel T. O’Connor, MD

Christine Logar, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Title of Project: Role of Cyclin I in Podocyte Apoptosis
Sponsor: Stuart Shankland, MD

Anisa Nayeem, MD
University of California
San Francisco, California
Title of Project: Optimizing Hospital Care Models for ESRD Patients
Sponsor: Glenn Chertow, MD, MPH

Joo-Seop Park, PhD
Harvard College
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: Role of Wnts in Tubulogenesis in Developing Kidneys
Sponsor: Andrew McMahon, PhD

Gregory Proctor, MD
University of Colorado Health Science Center
Denver, Colorado
Title of Project: Role of SREBPs in Diabetic Nephropathy
Sponsor: Moshe Levi, MD

James P. Smith, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Title of Project: Role of the EGF Receptor Axis in Chronic Renal Injury
Sponsor: Raymond Harris, MD

Alexander Staruschenko, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Title of Project: ENaC Stoichiometry
Sponsor: James Stockand, PhD

Astrid Weins, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: Role of Proteasome in Alpha-Actinin-4-Mediated Kidney Disease
Sponsor: Martin Pollak, MD

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Young Investigator Grants

Franklin McDonald/Fresenius Medical Care Clinical Research Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Mona Doshi, MD
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Title of Project: Impact of Cardiovascular Screening and Revascularization Procedures in Patients with ESRD

Pfizer Laboratories Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Yves Gorin, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Title of Project: NAD (P)H Oxidases, Mitochondria and Diabetic Nephropathy

Hilda Gershon Sugarman Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Weining Lu, MD
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: Molecular Pathology of Vesicoureteral Reflux

Satellite Dialysis Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Rong Ma, PhD
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Title of Project: TRPC1, A Novel Contributor to Contractile Function of Glomeruli

Bristol Myers Squibb Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Surena Matin, MD
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Title of Project: Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Patricia Welder Robinson Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Boris Nikolic, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts<
Title of Project: Mouse Model of Wegener’s Granulomatosis

George E. Schreiner, MD, Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation

Zubaida Saifudeen, Ph.D.
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Title of Project: Role of p53 in Early Kidney Development

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Clinical Scientist Awards

John Bower, M.D.
Clinical Scientist Award of the National Kidney Foundation

Robyn A. Cunard, M.D.
Veterans Medical Research Foundation
San Diego, California
Title of Project: Immunomodulatory Effects of Fibrates

Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MBBS
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: TGF-beta 1 and Interleukin-6 Polymorphisms in CKD

Ali Gharavi, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
Title of Project: Genetic Investigation of Renal and Urological Development Abnormalities

Stephen I- Hong Hsu , MD, PhD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Title of Project: “At Risk” Haplotypes for Renal and Urologic Diseases

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