Current Funding
NIH/NHLBI R01 HL077301-05.
T Cell-Mediated Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
Victor Laubach (PI). 07/2010 - 06/2014.
This project explores the role of T cells, the IL-17/IL-23 axis, and
oxidative stress in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Research Grant, Roche Organ Transplant Research Foundation,
Meggen, Switzerland
Improving Lung Transplantation with Immediate Ex Vivo
Perfusion
Irving Kron (PI). 04/01/2012 – 03/31/2014.
This project studies the appliation of ex vivo lung perfusion
(EVLP) to non-heart beating donor lungs for the rehabilitation of these
lungs for successful transplantation.
NIH/NHLBI T32 HL007849. CardioThoracic Surgery Training
Grant.
Irving Kron (PI). 07/2000 - 06/2015.
This grant provides training of surgery residents in laboratory
research with a goal of developing quality academic surgeons. This
program entails close collaboration between basic scientists and
surgical faculty. Salary for two surgery residents per year (for two
years each resident) are provided, for a total of 10 different trainees
over a five year period.
NIH/NHLBI R01 HL092305. Inflammation and oxidative stress in
hyperglycemic exacerbation of infarct size.
Brent French and Irving Kron (MPI). 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2013.
This project studies whether acute hyperglycemia exacerbates
myocardial infarct size by enhancing CD4+ T cell activation and RAGE
stimulation and whether this will be abolished by adenosine A2A recptor
activation.
NIH/NHLBI K08 HL094704. Adenosine 2A receptor signaling in
lung transplant injury and rejection.
Christine L. Lau (PI). 01/2009 - 12/2013.
NIH/NHLBI K08 HL098560. The effects of KLF4 in experimental
aortic aneurysm formation.
Gorav Ailawadi (PI).
