Recent Awards

The Department of Medicine celebrates new and competing renewals of more than $100,000 that were awarded over the past 12 months.

Lindquist, Lee (General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics)
Decision Making and Implementation of Aging-in-Place/Long Term Care Plans among Older Adults, National Institute on Aging
McNeil, Benjamin (Allergy & Immunology)
The molecular basis of Interleukin-31 driven itch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Sznajder, Jacob (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
Role of hypercapnia on the lung airways, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Sznajder, Jacob (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
Training Program In Lung Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Wolinsky, Steven (Infectious Diseases)
Northwestern CORE Clinical Research Site: Trans-omics for HIV/AIDS Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Crispino, John (Hematology & Oncology)
Identifying the pathways that drive progression of the MPNs to AML, National Cancer Institute
Eklund, Elizabeth (Hematology & Oncology)
Molecular mechanisms for bone marrow failure and clonal progression during the innate immune response in Fanconi Anemia, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Han, SeungHye (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
Mitochondrial regulation of lung development, injury and repair, Francis Family Foundation
Morgans, Alicia (Hematology & Oncology)
Patient-Centered Treatment Decision-Making in Advanced Prostate Cancer, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Perlman, Harris (Rheumatology)
CONQUER Registry, Scleroderma Research Foundation
Reyfman, Paul (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
Investigating Pulmonary Fibrosis Pathobiology using Single-Cell Transcriptomics, Francis Family Foundation
Wolf, Michael (General Internal Medicine)
Development & Implementation of the Technology-Enabled Alliance for Medication Therapy Management (TEAM), Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation
Zhang, Bin (Hematology & Oncology)
Immune control of triple negative breast cancer by WEE1 inhibition, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

Reyfman, Paul (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Single Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Pulmonary Fibrosis, ATS Foundation Inc.

Varga, John (Rheumatology)
Targeting NAD metabolism to treat systemic sclerosis, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Gottardi, Cara (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Cadherin-catenin regulation in dividing epithelial cells, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Szmuilowicz, Eytan (Hospital Medicine)
Special Innovations Project: PACT as a Local Quality Improvement Intervention, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Taiwo, Babafemi (Infectious Diseases)
Intensive Combination Approach to Rollback the Epidemic (iCARE) in Nigerian Adolescents, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Liu, Jing (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
The transcription factor Miz1-mediated mechanisms of lung aging, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Lowe, William (Endocrinology)
Predicting Newborn and Childhood Adiposity: An Integrated Omics Approach, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Platanias, Leonidas (Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center)
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute
Quaggin, Susan (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Kidney Therapeutics: Translating Discoveries into Prevention, Treatment and Cures for Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Eklund, Elizabeth (Hematology and Oncology)
Molecular mechanisms of relapse after therapy discontinuation in chronic myeloid leukemia, American Society of Hematology
Hultquist, Judd (Infectious Diseases)
The Influence of Early Integration Events on HIV Latency and Reactivation Potential, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Liu, Xiaolei (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Cardiac lymphatic endothelial cells: novel players in cardiomyocyte survival during heart development and repair, American Heart Association
Pandolfino, John (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Disordered Tissue Biomechanics as a Driver of Esophageal Disease, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Passman, Rod (Cardiology)
Vulnerable Substrate for AF and Stroke, American Heart Association
Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind (Rheumatology)
Clinical Trials Awareness Modules for the Lupus Conversations Academic-Community Partnership, Office of Minority Health
Varga, John (Rheumatology)
Novel Role for A20 in Fibrosis Susceptibility, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

D'Aquila, Richard (Infectious Diseases)
Next-Generation Phylodynamics-targeted Partner Service Models for Combined HIV Prevention, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Hussain, Maha (Hematology and Oncology)
Clinical, Environmental, Genetic and Genomic profile of Men with Early Onset Lethal Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Foundation
Kulik, Laura (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Statin Intervention to Slow the Time to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence in Cirrhotics Awaiting Liver Transplantation, National Cancer Institute
Lin, Jennie (Nephrology)
Modulation of Macrophage Function through Alternative Splicing in Cardiometabolic Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
McDermott, Mary (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
NICotinomidE riboside with and without resveratrol to improve functioning in peripheral artery disease: The NICE Trial, American Heart Association
Winter, Deborah (Rheumatology)
Understanding the molecular link between cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis, American Heart Association
Wolf, Michael (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Ambulatory Care-Based, Technology-Enabled Universal Medication Schedule Strategy to Promote Safe Use and Adherence to Complex Regimens, Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.

Misharin, Alexander (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Differential role of tissue-resident and monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages in the development of pulmonary fibrosis, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Tetreault, Marie-Pier (Gastroenterology)
Molecular Mechanisms of Epithelial Contribution to Esophageal Inflammation and Tissue Repair, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Yu, Jindan (Hematology and Oncology)
Targeting chemokine signaling and MAPK/ERK pathway in advanced prostate cancer, Prostate Cancer Foundation