Research
Research
Past Research
Survey conducted in 2020
of past AST grant recipients are still involved in transplantation
of past AST grant recipients are still involved in research
of past AST grant recipients say their AST grant had a significant impact on their career
of recipients received an NIH K-series grant for the same project
of recipients received an NIH R01 for the same project
2022
2022
Career Transition Grants
| AST Research Network Clinical Science Research Grant | Dr. Lisa VanWagner, MD, MSc Northwestern University Research Title: Pilot study to assess blockade of calcium channels and sodium chloride cotransporters for physiologic abnormalities in liver transplant associated hypertension (BLOCK LTR-HTN) |
Special Directed Grants
| AST Research Network/CareDx Directed Research Grant | Dr. Amit Alam, MD Baylor Research Institute Research Title: Impact of Virus Infection on Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA After Heart Transplantation |
| AST Research Network/CareDx Directed Research Grant | Dr. Raja Dandamudi, MD Washington University in St. Louis Research Title: Prospective Early Multi-Modality Longitudinal Surveillance in pediatric kidney transplant care: PREEMPT Study |
| AST Research Network/Ajmera Transplant Centre Directed Research Grant | Dr. Matthew Levine MD, PhD Research Title: Tubastatin A Protection Of Human Livers During Ex Vivo Perfusion |
| AST Research Network/Natera Directed Research Grant | Dr. Daniel Calabrese, MD Research Title: NKG2D stress molecules in lung allograft dysfunction |
| AST Research Network/Natera Directed Research Grant | Dr. James Nawalaniec, MD Research Title: Using mTORi-Specific Nanotherapy to Achieve Heart Allograft Tolerance in Nonhuman Primates |
Career Development Grants
| AST Research Network/Veloxis Clinical Science Faculty Development Research Grant | Dr. Rhiannon Reed, DrPH Research Title: Assessing Support Needs of Kidney Disease Caregivers |
| AST Research Network/Takeda Basic Science Faculty Development Research Grant | Dr. Nicole Valenzuela, Ph.D., D(ABHI) Research Title: Epigenetic regulation of vascular inflammation in transplant rejection |
| AST Research Network/Gift of Life Clinical Science Faculty Development Research Grant | Dr. Carrie Thiessen, MD Research Title: A Liver for a Kidney: Exploring the Feasibility and Ethics of Trans-organ Exchanges |
| AST Research Network/Verici Dx Basic Science Fellowship Research Grant in memory of Dr. Barbara Murphy | Dr. Cindy Avalos, Ph. D. Research Title: Small Extracellular Vesicles as Regulators of Dendritic Cell Maturation and Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury |
| AST Research Network/Sanofi Basic Science Fellowship Research Grant | Dr. Neda Feizi, Ph.D. Research Title: B cells in Tertiary Lymphoid Organs during chronic allograft rejection |
| AST Research Network/CareDx Basic Science Faculty Development Research Grant | Dr. Michael Nicosia, PhD Research Title: A novel approach to prevent costimulatory blockade resistant heart allograft rejection |
| AST Research Network/CSL Behring Clinical Science Fellowship Research Grant | Dr. Alexandra Bahn-Humphrey, MD Research Title: CD11b-CD154 interaction as novel target for transplant immunosuppression |