Recent Awards

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

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

Munshi, Hidayatullah (Hematology/Oncology)
Galpha13 and pancreatic cancer progression, National Cancer Institute

Bochner, Bruce (Allergy)
Using siglecs and their ligands to treat allergic diseases SALTAD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Schleimer, Robert (Allergy)
Initiators, biomarkers and mechanisms of epithelial dysfunction and immune pathogenesis in chronic rhinosinusitis and aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Wunderink, Richard (Pulmonary)
Successful Clinical Response In Pneumonia Therapy (SCRIPT) Systems Biology Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Hanauer, Stephen (Gastroenterology)
Defining Molecular Pathways in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (B16-147), AbbVie Inc.
Lam, Anna (Pulmonary)
Wnt-beta-catenin cross interactions in alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells in persistence of SSc-ILD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Prickett, Michelle (Medicine/Pulmonary)
A Pilot Study to Define Colistin Population PK and Interrogate Renal TD, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc.

Kumar, Krishan (Hematology- Oncology)
Targeting hyaluronan synthesis and signaling with BET inhibitors in pancreatic cancer, National Cancer Institute
Persell, Stephen (General Internal Med)
Improving Hypertension Using a Smartphone-Enabled Personal Control Program: The Smart Hypertension Control Study, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
Wolf, Michael (General Internal Med)
Developing a Consumer Activation and Engagement Tool for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Eli Lilly and Company
Zhang, Bin (Hematology- Oncology)
PARP inhibition and tumor immunity, AbbVie Inc.

Wunderink, Richard (Medicine/Pulmonary)
Optimizing clinical use of Polymyxin B: Teaching an old drug to treat superbugs, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (subcontract from University of Michigan)
Budinger, GR (Medicine/Pulmonary)
A Systems Biology Approach to Mapping Aging in the lung, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Sporn, Peter (Medicine/Pulmonary)
Hypercapnia and Suppression of Anti-viral Host Defense, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Yu, Jindan (Medicine/Hematology- Oncology)
Role of C10orfl12 in Prostate Cancer, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Platanias, Leonidas (Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Ctr/Robert H. Lurie Cancer Cntr)
Training Program in Signal Transduction and Cancer, National Cancer Institute
McDermott, Mary (Medicine/General Internal Med)
Hepatocyte growth factor to Improve Functioning in PAD: the HI-PAD Study, National Institute on Aging
El Muayed, Malek (Medicine/Endocrinology)
Mechanisms of Cadmium Induced Dysglycemia and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Sharma, Leena (Medicine/Rheumatology)
Core Center for Clinical Research at Northwestern University, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
O'Leary, Kevin (Medicine/Hospital Medicine)
Redesigning Systems to Improve Quality for Hospitalized Patients, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Oliver, Guillermo (Medicine/Nephrology)
Prox1 in Mammalian Lymphangiogenesis, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind (Medicine/Rheumatology)
Algorithms to Identify Systemic Lupus from Electronic Health Record Data, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Yu, Jindan (Medicine/Hematology- Oncology)
Targeting EZH2 in castration-resistant prostate cancer, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
D'Aquila, Richard (Medicine/Infectious Diseases)
Role of mTOR in inflammatory monocytes in HIV infection, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Green, Richard (Medicine/Hepatology)
Cholestasis and the Unfolded Protein Response, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases