Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Surgery

Faculty Awards

New Awards

Breast Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Khan, Seema A	Preclinical and clinical studies of breast cancer prevention with transdermal anti-progesterone agents Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Foundation	$189,993
Khan, Seema A	NU MC21B04 - GENetic Risk Estimation of Breast Cancer Prior to decisions on preventive therapy uptake, risk reducing surgery or intensive imaging surveillance: A study to determine if a polygenic risk score influences the decision making options amongst high risk women (GENRE 2) Sponsor: Mayo Clinic	$18,011
Khan, Seema A	UW-Madison Services Agreement #22-1394 Sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Madison	$16,190
Clare, Susan	Comprehensive validation and commercial readiness of SpliceIO, a software platform for neoantigen discovery using RNA-seq data Sponsor: National Cancer Institute	$166,432

Cardiac Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Wehbe, Firas	Shareable EHR Treatment Plans in support of Multi-Site Clinical Trials Sponsor: National Cancer Institute	$302,248
Pham, Duc Thinh	Prot#OCSHEART-01-ClinPAS: OCS Heart Perfusion Post-Approval Registry Sponsor: TransMedics, Inc.	$65,716
McCarthy, Patrick	Prot#CP2021-2: Outcomes of Surgical AF ablation using CryoICE cryoablation system Sponsor: AtriCure, Inc.	$70,720
Pham, Duc Thinh	Prot#: ABMD-CIP-21-01: Use of the Impella BTR™ in Patients with Heart Failure: An Early Feasibility Study Sponsor: Abiomed, Inc.	$84,018

GI Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Halverson, Amy	Improving Intraoperative Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company	$45,000
Abbass, Mohammad	Validation of the Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk Prediction in a Local Population Sponsor: Digestive Health Foundation	$25,000
Poylin, Vitaliy	Entac-PrevisEA-001 - A Minimal-Risk, Multi-Center, Prospective, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the PrevisEA Device for Predicting Gastrointestinal Impairment Sponsor: Entac Medical, Inc.	$222,925

Plastic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Galiano, Robert	A Prospective,Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Pecs Blocks Types I and II as a Method for Administering the Non-Opiod Anesthetic Exparel in Order to Mitigate Pain, Narcotic Usage, and Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Implant-based Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction Surgery Sponsor: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$86,371
Galiano, Robert	Fieldable Ultrasound Treatment to Enhance Inflammatory-Proliferative Phase Transition and Reduce Wound Healing Time Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command	$251,819
Galiano, Robert	A Pilot, Prospective, Single-Center Study for the Investigation of the Use of PREVENA™ Incision Management System Devices in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery Sponsor: KCI USA, Inc.	$148,917
Kim, John YS	Prot#CLIN-17-008: Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of the Motiva Implants(R) Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants SmoothSilk(R)/SilkSurface(R) in Subjects Who Are Undergoing Primary Breast Augmentation, Primary Breast Reconstruction, and Revision Surgery Sponsor: Motiva, USA, LLC	$157,740

Surgical Oncology

Faculty	Award	Amount
Merkow, Ryan	Development of an Education, Communication, and Monitoring System (eCare) After Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery Sponsor: Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Inc.	$20,000
Johnson, Julie	Preventing Opioid Misuse through Safe Opioid Use Agreements between Patients and Surgical Providers (PROMISE ME) Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	$85,906

Thoracic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Odell, David	Lung Cancer Lymph NodeOperative Dissection and Evaluation Study (LungNODES) Sponsor: AATS Foundation	$52,652

Transplant Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Ladner, Daniela	LIVOPT -- LIVer cirrhosis - Optimizing Prediction of Patient OuTcomes Sponsor: National Institute on Aging	$627,274
Ladner, Daniela	Natural history, risk prediction and cost of cirrhosis in insured Americans Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases	$703,454
Christopher, Derrick	Prot. 20-HMedIdeS-17: An open-label, controlled, randomized Phase 3 trial evaluating 12-month kidney function in highly sensitized (cPRA ≥99.9%) kidney transplant patients with positive crossmatch against a deceased donor, comparing desensitization using imlifidase with standard of care Sponsor: Hansa Biopharma AB	$788,292
Nadig, Satish	Cell Farming: A Scalable & Translational Tissue Regeneration Platform Technology Sponsor: Pandorum International Inc.	$512,130
Nadig, Satish	Modulating endothelial cell immunometabolism and mitochondrial morphology implications for organ transplantation Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	$265,059
Roitberg-Tambur, Anat	Laboratory Testing for ACT17012 - BIVV020 study entitled "A multi-cohort, randomized, Phase 2, open-label study to assess the preliminary efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of BIVV020 for prevention and treatment of antibody-mediated rejection in adult kidney transplant recipients." Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	$623,569
Mathew, James	Sites-Specific Nanofiber-Coated Regulatory T Cells for the Induction of Tolerance in Vascularized Composite Allotransplants Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command	$153,179
Leventhal, Joseph	Prot. VX20-880-101: A Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of VX-880 in Subjects Who Have Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with Impaired Hypoglycemic Awareness and Severe Hypoglycemia Sponsor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$2,041,265
Leventhal, Joseph	Prot. FCR001B2201 (FREEDOM-2): A single-arm, multi-center, exploratory safety and efficacy study of FCR001 cell-based therapy to induce donor-specific tolerance in previously transplanted recipients of a kidney from a living donor, and safety in FCR001donors Sponsor: Talaris Therapeutics, Inc.	$1,108,731
Zhang, Jenny Zheng	Sites-Specific Nanofiber-Coated Regulatory T Cells for the Induction of Tolerance in Vascularized Composite Allotransplants Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command	$342,818

Trauma / Critical Care Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Alam, Hasan	Testing of Novel Pro-Survival Strategies in the Setting of Prolonged Damage Control Resuscitation Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command	$1,267,882
Alam, Hasan	BA150793: Dose Optimization of Valproic Acid in a Swine Model of Traumatic Brain Injury, Hemorrhage, and Poly-Trauma, with the Initiation of a Clinical Trial. Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command	$1,560,320
Alam, Hasan	MTEC-17-08-MT-0340; The Effects of Complete and Partial Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) with Pharmacologic Treatment in Swine Models of Hemorrhagic Shock, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Complex Vascular Injuries Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command	$806,216
Schwulst, Steven	Trauma, the gut, and the brain: the gut microbiota-microglia axis in traumatic brain injury Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	$627,033
Stey, Anne	Does Improving Care Team Communication Reduce Delay in Response among Critically Ill Surgical Patients with Abdominal Sepsis? Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company	$73,448

Vascular Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Ho, Karen	Metaorganismal TMAO pathway driving scleroderma pathogenesis: novel gene-environment interaction paradigm and therapeutic target Sponsor: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	$117,723
Eskandari, Mark	A NONLINEAR MEMBRANE BASED ANALYSIS FOR ESTIMATING THE RUPTURE POTENTIAL OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	$43,918

New Awards

Breast Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Khan, Seema	Preclinical and clinical studies of breast cancer prevention with transdermal anti-progesterone agents Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Foundation	$174,995
Khan, Seema	Phase Ib 9cUAB30 in Early Stage Breast Cancer to Evaluate Biologic Effect Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$23,651
Khan, Seema	Phase Ib 9cUAB30 in Early Stage Breast Cancer to Evaluate Biologic Effect Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$21,418
Khan, Seema	Prot #2020-01: Detection by circulating RNA with OPtimized machine LEarning Technology for Breast Cancer: DROPLET-BC Study Sponsor: Preferred Medicine, Inc.	$327,293
Kulkarni, Swati	Real-time volumetric specimen imager for 3D intra-operative lumpectomy margin assessment Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (via Clarix Imaging Corporation)	$135,171
Kulkarni, Swati	DRUG J2J-MC-JZLB : EMBER-2: A Phase 1, Open-Label, Preoperative Window Study Evaluating the Biological Effects of LY3484356 in Post-menopausal Women with Stage I-III Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company	$250,864

Cardiac Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Grady, Kathleen L	The Impact of Race on Quality of Life of the Aged after Heart Transplant or Destination Therapy Mechanical Support Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$69,438
Malaisrie, S. Chris	Prot #2011-02: Multi-CenTer Experience with the Rapid Deployment EDWARDS INTUITY Valve System FOR Aortic Valve ReplaceMent (TRANSFORM™ Trial) Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$897,420
McCarthy, Patrick M	Long-Term Durability of the PERIMOUNT and Magna Ease Pericardial Family of Bioprosthetic Mitral Heart Valves: Multi-Center Outcomes Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences LLC	$197,158
Pham, Duc Thinh	Prot# ABT-CIP-10335: Implantation of the HeartMate 3 in Subjects with Heart Failure using Surgical Techniques Other Than Full Median Sternotomy (HM3 SWIFT) Sponsor: St. Jude Medical Business Services, Inc.	$30,500
Pham, Duc Thinh	Prot#OCS-CAR-08242020: The Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Heart For Resuscitation, Preservation and Assessment of Hearts from Donors after Circulatory Death Continued Access Protocol (OCS DCD Heart) Sponsor: TransMedics, Inc.	$67,000
Wehbe, Firas	REDCap2OMOP Sponsor: National Cancer Institute	$21,063

GI Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Poylin, Vitaliy	Systematic Assessment of Robotic Technology in Colon and Rectal Surgery Sponsor: Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons	$50,000
Poylin, Vitaliy	Comparison of Surgery and Medicine on the Impact of Diverticulitis (COSMID) Trial Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (via University of Washington)	$19,500

Pediatric Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Ghomrawi, Hassan	Social Determinants and Timeliness of Total Knee Replacement: A National Perspective Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$721,641
Raval, Mehul	Safety Assessment of Perioperative Pain Medications for Children (SAPPhire) Sponsor: National Institutes for Health	$289,687

Plastic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Dumanian, Gregory	A Novel Approach to Lower Extremity Amputation to Augment Volitional Motor Control and Restore Proprioception Sponsor: Department of the Army	$21,014
Galiano, Robert D	Prot# 19-004: The Safety and Effectiveness of DuraSorb(R) for Lower Pole Reinforcement in Patients Undergoing 2-Stage Breast Reconstruction Sponsor: Surgical Innovation Associates, Inc.	$393,360
Kim, John Y.S.	Breast Implants and Breast Cancer Immunosurveillance Sponsor: American Society of Plastic Surgeons	$50,000
Kim, John Y.S.	A Prospective, Randomized Multi-Center Clinical Study Comparing Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) Assisted Immediate Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Sponsor: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Inc.	$113,571
Ko, Jason	Electrical Stimulation to Accelerate Nerve Regeneration Sponsor: Department of the Army	$90,172

Oncology

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bentrem, David	VA IPA Agreement for Elisa Gordon Sponsor: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	$11,772
Bentrem, David	VA IPA Agreement for John Slocum Sponsor: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	$22,779
Bentrem, David	VA IPA Agreement for Julie Johnson Sponsor: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	$19,376
Bilimoria, Karl	Surgical Multispecialty Access to Research in Residency Training (SMART) Sponsor: National Cancer Institute	$1,253,485
Merkow, Ryan	A brick wall of digital nonsense and neglect - Learning from Patient and Provider Experiences with Telehealth Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company	$50,000
Sturgeon, Cord	Cognitive Computing Strategy to Reduce Inpatient Falls Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company	$55,000
Yang, Anthony D	A Pilot Study Assessing the Impact of Quality Metric-Based and Video-Based Feedback on Colonoscopy Quality in Lower Volume and Rural Surgeons and Gastroenterologists Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation	$25,000

Thoracic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bharat, Ankit	Recipient Non-Classical Monocytes Drive Primary Graft Dysfunction In Cystic Fibrosis Recipients Sponsor: Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education	$30,000

Transplant Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Gordon, Elisa	Elisa Gordon VA IPA: David Bentrem Sponsor: Veterans Health Administration	$11,772
Gordon, Elisa	Development of a Training Program on APOL1 Counseling for Transplant Nephrologists Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	$50,000
Gordon, Elisa	Integrating a culturally competent APOL1 genetic testing program into living donor evaluation Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$714,612
Ladner, Daniela	The Northwestern Summer Research Program for Medical Students Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$64,878
Ladner, Daniela	Comparing Functional Frailty and Radiographic Sarcopenia as Predictors of Outcomes After Liver Transplant Sponsor: American Society of Transplant Surgeons	$5,000
Leventhal, Joseph R	Optimization of bead-free polyclonal expansion of regulatory T cells Sponsor: TRACT Therapeutics, Inc.	$205,628
Roitberg-Tambur, Anat	CRISPR/Cas9 edited, singly expressed HLA class II cells for the study of HLA-DQ immunogenicity Sponsor: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program	$200,000
Zhang, Zheng Jenny	Betalin Therapeutics, Ltd. - Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Bioengineered Micro-Pancreas (EMP) Sponsor: Betalin Therapeutics, LTD	$595,752
Zhang, Zheng Jenny	(Frankel Foundation Transplant Grants) Attenuation of graft injury following extremity transplantation in rodents Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	$1,452

Trauma / Critical Care Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Stey, Anne	Improving Care Team Communication to Reduce Failure to Treat among Critically Ill Surgical Patients Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	$60,000
Stey, Anne	Timeliness of Management of Trauma Related Hemorrhage and Trauma Related Coagulopathy Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$190,279
Schwulst, Steven	Diversity Supplement for The role of monocyte and microglia interaction in the evolution of traumatic brain injury-induced neurodegeneration Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$65,556

Vascular Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Eskandari, Mark	Northwestern Vascular Surgery Fellowship 2021-2022 Sponsor: Becton, Dickinson and Company	$9,000
Ho, Karen	Postdoc Fellowship for Tracy Smith PhD in Support of Mechanism and Targeting of the Host-Microbial Trimethylamine Pathway to Reduce Neointimal Hyperplasia after Injury Sponsor: American Heart Association	$69,446
Ho, Karen	The Therapeutic Strategies, Outcomes and Costs of Critical Limb Ischemia in BEST-CLI Study: BEST Critical Limb Ischemia (vCLI) Registry Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$12,736
Ho, Karen	Targeting the Meta-organismal Butyrate Pathway to Prevent Arterial Restenosis after Vascular Surgery Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$527,314
Ho, Karen	Prot#AG-CLTI-0211: A Phase II Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of AMG0001 to Improve Ulcer Healing and Perfusion in Subjects who have Peripheral Ischemic Ulcers of the Lower Extremity Sponsor: AnGes MG, Inc.	$1,980

New Awards

Cardiac Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Malaisrie, S. Chris	A Prospective, Randomized, Active (Warfarin) Controlled, Parallel-Arm Clinical Trial to Determine if Patients with an On-X Aortic Valve can be Maintained Safely and Effectively on the Factor Xa Inhibitor Apixaban (PROACT Xa) Sponsor: CryoLife, Inc.	$223,840
Pham, Duc Thinh	Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of The Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Heart For Resuscitation, Preservation and Assessment of Hearts from Donors after Circulatory Death (DCD Heart Trial) Sponsor: TransMedics, Inc.	$88,774
Pham, Duc Thinh	Angiotensin II for Distributive Shock: Angiotensin as a first-line vasopressor for distributive shock for heart transplant and left ventricular assist device implantation recipients: A Pilot Study Sponsor: La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company	$50,019

Breast Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Khan, Seema	Preclinical and clinical studies of breast cancer prevention with transdermal anti-progesterone agents Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Foundation	$250,000
Khan, Seema	Cancer Prevention Agent Development Program: Early Phase Clinical Research Sponsor: National Cancer Institute
Khan, Seema	NU 18B05: A Phase II Study of the Determinants of Transdermal Drug Delivery to the Normal and the Radiated Breast Sponsor: Besins Healthcare Ireland Ltd.	$100,000
Khan, Seema	Northwestern Cancer Prevention Consortium Sponsor: National Cancer Institute	$987,500
Khan, Seema	Biomarkers to Improve Targeting of Breast Cancer Prevention in Women with Atypical Hyperplasia Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (via Mayo Clinic)	$123,596
Khan, Seema	Breast Cancer Preventative Targets of Botanicals for Obese Menopausal Women Sponsor: American Cancer Society	$54,000
Kulkarni, Swati	A Prospective Registry Study to Evaluate the Effect of the DCISionRT Test on Treatment Decisions in Patients with DCIS Following Breast Conserving Therapy Sponsor: TME Research, LLC	$8,625

Plastic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Ellis, Marco	Real-World Application of DuraSorbTM Monofilament Mesh: An Open-Label Registry Study of Soft Tissue Support in General and Plastic Surgery” to gather clinical data regarding DuraSorbTM Monofilament Mesh Sponsor: Surgical Innovation Associates, Inc.	$19,500
Galiano, Robert	Restoration of the Functional Aesthetic Craniofacial Envelope and Extremities Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (via Metis Foundation)	$325,499
Galiano, Robert	A Phase 2b/3 Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Within-Subject Vehicle Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Granexin® Gel (100 µM and 200 µM concentration) in Reducing Scar Formation in Surgical Wounds following Bilateral Anchor Incision Breast Surgery Sponsor: Advanced Clinical LLC	$147,744
Galiano, Robert	A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double Blind Study Performed to Evaluate the Safety and the Efficacy of EscharEx (EX-02 formulation) in Debridement of Venous Leg Ulcers Sponsor: MediWound Ltd.	$161,803
Hong, Seok Jong	Efficacy of human extracellular matrix-antimicrobial peptide wound product (hECM-AMP) for treating bacterial biofilm infected wounds in the rabbit ear wound model Sponsor: National Science Foundation (via Histogen Inc.)	$78,824
Jordan, Sumanas	Project 3: Community-Engaged Development of a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Gender Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Sponsor: Health Care Service Corporation	$317,644
Ko, Jason	Localizing and Assessing Amputee Pain with Intense Focused Ultrasound Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (via University of Washington)	$37,544

GI Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
McGee, Michael	Implementing Preoperative Nutrition, Prehabilitation, and Smoking Cessation Programs in the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC) with the American College of Surgeons’ Strong for Surgery Program Sponsor: Abbott Laboratories	$295,064
Poylin, Vitaliy	The Short versus Long interval to loop ileostomy Reversal after ileal Pouch Surgery in patients with ulcerative colitis trial (SLIRPS Trial) Sponsor: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (via University of Colorado)	$6,485
Stulberg, Jonah	Preventing Opioid Misuse through Safe Opioid Use Agreements between Patients and Surgical Providers (PROMISE ME) Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	$448,522
Stulberg, Jonah	Understanding Opioid Use by Surgical Approach Sponsor: Intuitive Foundation	$60,000
Stulberg, Jonah	A missing piece of the puzzle: Patient and provider perspectives on opioid use and pain management in inflammatory bowel disease care Sponsor: Digestive Health Foundation	$25,012
Teitelbaum, Ezra	Using Learning Curves to Redefine Training Requirements in General Surgery Sponsor: National Board of Medical Examiners (via University of Michigan)
Teitelbaum, Ezra	A Simulator-Based Mastery Learning Resident Curriculum for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	$43,677

Pediatric Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Raval, Mehul	Clinical Trial of ENhancing Recovery in CHildren Undergoing Surgery - ENRICH-US Sponsor: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	$691,180

Oncology

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bentrem, David	IPA for Meagan Shallcross Sponsor: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	$22,353
Bentrem, David	Julie Johnson VA IPA: David Bentrem Sponsor: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	$20,000
Bilimoria, Karl	COllaborative Northwestern Surgical Oncology Research Training (CONSORT) Sponsor: National Cancer Institute	$313,350
Bilimoria, Karl	An Alternative Approach to Understanding the Drivers of High-Performance End-of-life Care Delivery in the Intensive Care Unit Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	$71,946
Sturgeon, Cord	Cognitive Computing Strategy to Reduce Inpatient Falls Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company	$75,000
Wayne, Jeffrey	International Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium Site at Northwestern University Sponsor: Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium	$63,308
Yang, Anthony	Provider Response to EMR Best Practice Alerts to Ensure VTE Prophylaxis Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	$45,800

Vascular Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Eskandari, Mark	Statin Neuroprotection & Cognitive Dysfunction after Carotid Endarterectomy: Safety, Feasibility & Outcomes Sponsor: National Institute on Aging (via Columbia University)	$46,174
Eskandari, Mark	Medtronic DISSECT-N Sponsor: Medtronic, Inc.	$54,000
Eskandari, Mark	Northwestern Vascular Surgery Fellowship 2020-2021 Sponsor: Becton, Dickinson and Company	$15,000
Eskandari, Mark	Vascular Surgery Fellowship 2020-2021 Sponsor: Abbott Fund	$50,218
Hoel, Andrew	Evaluation of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Thoracoabdominal and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms Sponsor: W. L. Gore and Associates	$158.086

Trauma/Critical Care Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Schwulst, Steven	Diversity Supplement for The role of monocyte and microglia interaction in the evolution of traumatic brain injury-induced neurodegeneration (Supplemental) Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences	$46,323
Schwulst, Steven	Blast-induced TBI in the ferret: small brains, big opportunities Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	$474,000
Stey, Anne	Characterizing Geographic Networks in Interfacility Trauma Transfers Sponsor: American College of Surgeons	$40,000
Stey, Anne	Re-triage Optimization Sponsor: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma	$50,000

Transplant Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Borja-Cacho, Daniel	Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry (CITR) Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (via Emmes Company, LLC)	$5,007
Borja-Cacho, Daniel	Perfusion to Improve Liver Outcomes in Transplantation) A Prospective Randomized Multi-Center Study of the Use of the LifePort® Liver Transporter (LLT) System with Vasosol® as Compared to Static Cold Storage in Orthotopic Liver Transplants Sponsor: Organ Recovery Systems, Inc.	$291,255
Gordon, Elisa	Ethical Factors Impacting Patients' Decisions to Pursue VCA Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command	$238,517
Gordon, Elisa	IPA for Elisa Gordon Sponsor: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	$11,722
Ladner, Daniela	Predicting post-transplant mortality and global functional health based on pre-transplant functional status in liver transplantation Sponsor: National Institute on Aging (via UCSF)	$20,000
Leventhal, Joseph	Transplant Tolerance by Combinatorial Therapy with Donor Stem Cells and Expanded Recipient Regulatory T Cells in HLA Mismatched Kidney Recipients Sponsor: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine	$532,574
Leventhal, Joseph	A Randomized, Controlled, Multi-center, Safety and Efficacy Study of FCR001 Cell-Based Therapy Relative to a Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate-Based Regimen in De Novo Living Donor Renal Transplant Recipients, and Safety in FCR001 Donors (the FREEDOM-1 Study) Sponsor: Talaris Therapeutics, Inc.	$2,109,025
Roitberg-Tambur, Anat	Analyzing the Immunogenicity of HLA-DQ in solid organ transplantation Sponsor: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program	$200,000
Roitberg-Tambur, Anat	Investigation of Isatuximab Potential Interference with Single Antigen Bead (SAB) assays and FlowPRA assays for TED16414 Study Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis Recherche et Développement S.A.	$738,629
Roitberg-Tambur, Anat	A Phase 2 Open-label, Prospective, Randomized Study of Inebilizumab, VIB4920, or the Combination to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability in highly sensitized candidates awaiting kidney transplantation from a deceased donor Sponsor: Viela Bio, Inc	$1,378,013
Wertheim, Jason	Strategies in Renal Nanomedicine to Impact Treatment Paradigms in Kidney Disease Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

New Awards

Cardiac Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Pham, Duc Thinh	Product Surveillance Registry (PSR) Sponsor: Medtronic, Inc.	$770,559.00
McCarthy, Patrick	Prot#CP2018-1: ICE AFIB IDE Study: AtriCure CryoICE Lesions for Persistent and Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Treatment during Concomitant On-Pump Endo Sponsor: AtriCure, Inc.	$172,315.00
Pham, Duc Thinh	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of QPI-1002 For the Prevention of Major Adverse Kidney Events(MAKE) in Subjects at High Risk for Acute Kidney Injury(AKI) Following Cardiac Surgery(Prot#QRK309) Sponsor: Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$321,955.00

Breast Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Khan, Seema	Determinants of transdermal drug delivery to the normal and the radiated breast Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$374,669.00

Plastic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Galiano, Robert	Effect of ADBM (Advanced Decontamination Biological Material) on wound healing Sponsor: Liberty BioSecurity, LLC	81,072.68
Galiano, Robert	Prot#KCI.CLEANSE.CHOICE.2017.02: Hydromechanical Cleansing with V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE Dressing and NPWTi-d vs. Collagenase Ointment in the Management of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries (ACCELERATE Trial) Sponsor: Kinetic Concepts, Inc.	$81,780.00
Kim, John Yah Sung	A Prospective, Randomized Multi-Center Clinical Study Comparing Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) Assisted Immediate Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Sponsor: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Inc.	$25,000.00
Kim, John Yah Sung	A Prospective, Randomized Multi-Center Clinical Study Comparing Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) Assisted Immediate Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	$50,000.00
Kim, John Yah Sung	Breast Implants and Immune Modulation Sponsor: Allergan plc	$158,195.47
Galiano, Robert	Prot#SLI-C40-001: Safety and Efficacy of SLI-F06 in Wound Healing and Scar Appearance in Pre-Abdominoplasty Surgical Excisions and Postoperative Scar Appearance Sponsor: Scarless Laboratories, Inc.	$131,243.00
Hong, Seok Jong	Breast implants and immune modulation: Does implant placement promote a lasting systemic immune response capable of recognizing breast tumor associated antigens? Sponsor: Department of the Army	$325,000.00
Jordan, Sumanas	3D-Printed Graphene-Based Scaffolds for Muscle-Derived Satellite Cell Differentiation in Denervation Injury Sponsor: American Association of Plastic Surgeons	$30,000.00
Jordan, Sumanas	Chest Dysphoria in Transmasculine Adolescents Sponsor: American Society of Plastic Surgeons	10,000.00
Ko, Jason	In-vivo imaging of sarcomere response to peripheral nerve injury Sponsor: American Association for Hand Surgery, Inc.	$10,000.00

GI Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Stulberg, Jonah	Surgery as a Contributor to the Opioid Epidemic: A Roundtable on the Importance of Minimizing Opioid Exposure Through Standardized Approaches for Acute Pain Management Sponsor: Venn Strategies LLC	$40,147.00

Pediatric Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Raval, Mehul	The Value of Children's Hospitals-Are Increased Costs Justified by Improved Outcomes or Driven by Internal and External Economic Forces? Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services	$76,945.00
Raval, Mehul	ENhanced Recovery In CHildren Undergoing Surgery (ENRICH-US) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study – Baseline Implementation Assessment Sponsor: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America	$130,000.00
Raval, Mehul	Tailoring Enhanced Recovery Protocols for Children Undergoing Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Qualitative Assessment Sponsor: Digestive Health Foundation	$24,962.00
Hunter, Catherine	Rho-associated kinase-dependent cytoskeletal and tight junction dysregulation in necrotizing enterocolitis Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$79,000.00
Hu, Yue-Yung	Establishing Learning Curves for General Surgery Residents	$20,243.00

Thoracic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bharat, Ankit	Donor nonclassical monocytes initiate lung injury following transplantation Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$551,227.00
Bharat, Ankit	Pathogenesis of lung injury mediated by lung-restricted antibodies Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$612,434.00
Bharat, Ankit	Role of Spleen educated monocytes in mediating ischemia-reperfusion injury following lung transplant Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$592,500.00

Oncology

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bentrem, David	IPA for Lindsey Kreutzer Sponsor: Veterans Health Administration	$11,392.00
Bentrem, David	IPA for Tom Kmiecik Sponsor: Veterans Health Administration	$24,049.00
Bentrem, David	IPA for Meagan Shallcross Sponsor: Veterans Health Administration	$22,784.00
Bilimoria, Karl	Using Patient Outcomes to Inform Surgical Education Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$7,784.00
Bilimoria, Karl	SECOND Trial Sponsor: American College of Surgeons	$600,000.00
Bilimoria, Karl	SECOND Trial Sponsor: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education	$600,000.00
Yang, Anthony	Tailored Adaptation of the AHRQ VTE QI Guide to Local Hospital Context. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$162,756.00

Vascular Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Ho, Karen	Regulation of Peripheral Arterial Disease by Gut Microbes Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	$25,000.00
Ho, Karen	Microbe-Related Modulation of Neointimal Hyperplasia after Arterial Injury Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$79,000.00
Eskandari, Mark	Vascular Surgery Scientist Training Program Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$326,448.00
Eskandari, Mark	Vascular Surgery Fellowship 2019-2020 Sponsor: C. R. Bard, Inc.	$15,000.00

Trauma/Critical Care Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Schwulst, Steven	The role of monocyte and microglia interaction in the evolution of traumatic brain injury-induced neurodegeneration Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$521,400.00

Transplant Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Wertheim, Jason	Uncovering the circulating factor in FSGS Sponsor: Department of the Army	$250,169.00
Wertheim, Jason	Repairing the Kidney Endothelium via Targeted Extracellular Matrix Modifiers Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$316,000.00
Gordon, Elisa	Understanding and Supporting Public Information Needs about VCA Donation Sponsor: Department of the Army	$165,532.00
Gordon, Elisa	Elisa Gordon VA IPA: David Bentrem Sponsor: Veterans Health Administration	$11,772.00
Gordon, Elisa	Fertility Decision-Making in Transgender Youth Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$33,880.00
Abecassis, Michael	Biorepository Core and Conversion of TruGraf Kidney Sponsor: Eurofins Pharma US Holdings II Inc.	$500.000.00
Abecassis, Michael	Subproject for Transplant Surgery Scientist Training Program Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$31,337.00
Ladner, Daniela	Frailty and Functional Status in Older Liver Transplant Patients Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$20,000.00
Ladner, Daniela	PCORnet SURVEILLANCE of Liver Cirrhosis – A Common Chronic Disease with Tremendous Disease Burden Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute	$55,000.00
Mathew, James	ITN085ST (PHARAOH) - A Phase I Trial of Autologous Regulatory T Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Hepatitis Sponsor: National Institutes of Health	$16,884.00

NEW AWARDS

Breast Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bethke, Kevin	Automated System for Creating Custom Three-Dimensional Radiofrequency Ablation Lesion Geometries in Post-Lumpectomy Margin Ablation Breast Cancer Treatment Sponsor: Innoblative Designs, Inc.
Khan, Seema	Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Breast Cancer Prevention with Transdermal Anti-Progesterone Agents Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Foundation	240,000
Kulkarni, Swati	Alterations in Gene Expression and ER-alpha Binding Profile in Mammary Tissue after Bariatric Surgery Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	50,000
Kulkarni, Swati	Real-time volumetric specimen imager for 3D intra-operative lumpectomy margin assessment Sponsor: NCI via Clarix Imaging Corporation

Cardiac Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Malaisrie, S. Chris	Perclot IDE - Prospective, Multicenter, Multidisciplinary, Controlled Clinical Investigation Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of PerClot® Polysaccharide Hemostatic System Sponsor: CryoLife, Inc.
Malaisrie, S. Chris	PARTNER 3 Mitral Valve-in-Valve - A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Study to Investigate the Safety and Effectiveness of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve Implantation in Patients with a Failing Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
McCarthy, Patrick	APOLLO Trial Clinical Investigation Plan - Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement with the Medtronic Intrepid™ TMVR System in patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation Sponsor: Medtronic, Inc.
Pham, Duc	The Multi-disciplinary Shock Team and its Effect on Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock Patients at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

GI/Endo

Faculty	Award	Amount
Hungness, Eric	A Randomized Control Trial of Mesh Suture Repair Versus Traditional Suture Repair for Paraesophageal Hernia Sponsor: Digestive Health Foundation
Stulberg, Jonah	A Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Minimize Diversion of Opioids Sponsor: Digestive Health Foundation
Stulberg, Jonah	Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC) Opioid Reduction Initiative Sponsor: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Plastic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Alghoul, Mohammed	Periorbital Rejuvenation Study Sponsor: Merz North America, Inc.
Kim, John	A Prospective, Randomized Multi-Center Clinical Study Comparing Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) Assisted Immediate Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Sponsor: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Inc.
Kim, John	In-vivo study of gluteal vein caliber and anatomy to improve safety in gluteal augmentation Sponsor: American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Faculty	Award	Amount
Johnson, Julie	Reframing healthcare: A mixed methods study of patient experiences and outcomes integrating social and medical services for chronic conditions Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Yang, Anthony	Statewide Learning Collaborative to Improve Adherence to Breast Cancer Guidelines Sponsor: Pfizer Inc.
Yang, Anthony	Why do Patients Refuse VTE Prophylaxis? Improving Nurse-Patient Conversations at the Bedside Sponsor: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Thoracic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Odell, David	Development of a Novel Statewide Learning Collaborative to Increase Lung Cancer Guideline Adherence and Improve Cancer Care Delivery Sponsor: National Cancer Institute

Transplant

Faculty	Award	Amount
Ladner, Daniela	National Patient Community, Caregiver and Advocacy Group Directed Strategies to Lead Comparative Effectiveness Research for Liver Cirrhosis Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Leventhal, Joseph	T Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis as a Biomarker for Predicting Graft Rejection in Transplant Recipients Sponsor: Department of the Army
Luo, Xunrong	Tolerogenic delivery of donor antigens for cardiac allograft protection Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Luo, Xunrong	Postdoctoral Fellowship for Dr. Silvia Minardi in support of: Multifunctional bio-inspired nanovesicles for tolerance delivery in T1D Sponsor: JDRF International
Wertheim, Jason	IPA for Iman Sarami Sponsor: Veterans Health Administration
Zhang, Zheng Jenny	Colony Stimulating Factor-1 in Graft Vascular Disease Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NEW AWARDS

Breast Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Khan, Seema	Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Breast Cancer Prevention with Transdermal Anti-Progesterone Agents Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Foundation	240,000
Khan, Seema	Shenzhen ‘Three-Famous Health Project’ program Sponsor: Shenzhen People’s Hospital	143,000
Kulkarni, Swati	Preventing Tumor Progression in Women with High-Risk DCIS Sponsor: UCSF	37,420
Khan, Seema	A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 4-hydroxtamoxifen topical gel in women with mammographically dense breasts Sponsor: NIH

Cardiac Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Grady, Kathleen	A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 4-hydroxtamoxifen topical gel in women with mammographically dense breasts Sponsor: NIH

Plastic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Galiano, Robert	Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of MTF allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures

Surgical Oncology

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bilimoria, Karl	FIRST Trial Sponsor: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Bilimoria, Karl	Evaluating the Implementation of a Multi-Component Quality Collaborative Sponsor: DHHS
Bilimoria, Karl	Using Patient Outcomes to Inform Surgical Education Sponsor: NIH
Johnson, Julie	Reframing healthcare: A mixed methods study of patient experiences and outcomes integrating social and medical services for chronic conditions Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Thoracic

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bharat, Ankit	High Carbon Dioxide Impairs Lung Repair Sponsor: Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education	$40,000

Transplant

Faculty	Award	Amount
Gordon, Elisa	Promotoras de Donación: Leveraging Lay Educators to Increase Donor Registration in Older Hispanic Women Sponsor: DHHS
Leventhal, Joseph	Clinical Transplant Tolerance Induction by the Use of Ex Vivo Expanded Antigen Specific Regulatory T Cells Sponsor: Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust

Vascular Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Eskandari, Mark	Vascular Surgery Fellowship 2016-2017 Sponsor: Cook Group Incorporated	$15,000

NEW AWARDS

Breast Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Clare, Susan	The effect of BRCA1 haploinsufficiency on the transcriptome and phenotype of breast epithelial cells Sponsor: NMF	$50,000
Khan, Seema	Cancer Prevention Agent Development Program: Early Phase Clinical Research Sponsor: NIH
Khan, Seema	The Role of Progesterone Receptor and Glucocorticoid Receptor in the Promotion of Tumorigenesis in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers Sponsor: NMF	$50,000
Khan, Seema	Preclinical and clinical studies of breast cancer prevention with transdermal anti-progesterone agents Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Foundation	$240,000
Kulkarni, Swati	Prot #NU 15B06-A Phase II Randomized-Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Window of Opportunity Trial Comparing Conjugated Estrogens/Bazedoxifene to Placebo in Women Undergoing Surgical Therapy for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Sponsor: Pfizer, Inc.

Cardiac Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Grady, Kathleen	Mechanical circulatory support: Measures of adjustment and quality of life Sponsor: NIH
Grady, Kathleen	Sustaining quality of life of the aged: Heart transplant or mechanical support? Sponsor: NIH
Malaisrie, S.Chris	Prot#2015-08:PARTNER 3 Trial Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Establish the Safety and Effectiveness of the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve in Low Risk Patients Requiring Aortic Valve Replacement who have Severe, Calcific, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis	$2,264,107
Malaisrie, S.Chris	Prot #HYBRID-002 Sponsor: Terumo Corporation Evaluation of the Thoraflex™ Hybrid Device for Use in the Repair or Replacement of the Ascending Aorta, Aortic Arch and Descending Aorta in an Open Surgical Procedure.	$91,550
McCarthy, Patrick	DMR Intermediate Risk Sponsor: Abbott Vascular Inc. Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in Intermediate Risk Patients 65 or older: Exercise Echocardiogram and HRQOL Post Surgery Preliminary Analysis	$127,089
Pham, Duc Thinh	Prot #TNX-LVO-01: LEVO-CTS Sponsor: Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass	$60,750

GI/Endo

Faculty	Award	Amount
Halverson, Amy	The National Implementation of Team STEPPS Sponsor: DHHS
Hungness, Eric	Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Esophagogastric Junction Distensibility Sponsor: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Plastic Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Galiano, Robert	A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Dolphin Bed versus Air Fluidized Systems in Acute Post-Operative Management of Surgically Closed Pressure Ulcers Sponsor: Joerns Healthcare, LLC	$206,000
Galiano, Robert	Prot #NU-AR-2015-01 Sponsor: Arava Bio-Tech Prospective, Placebo-Controlled, Double-blind, Randomized Intra-Individual Comparative Clinical study to Assess the Safety and the Efficacy of AR/101 Compared to Placebo when Administered Concomitantly with Standard of Care in Accelerating Re-epithelialization of Split Thickness Wounds in the Pannus of Volunteers Undergoing Elective Abdominoplasty	$390,250
Galiano, Robert	Prot #WMC22 USA BSN/VLU Sponsor: EQT Holdings AB Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Cutimed Siltec B and Cutimed Sorbact Dressings with Jobst Ulercare for the management of Venous Leg Ulcers	$53,301
Galiano, Robert	Prot#CE/052/PIC Sponsor: Smith & Nephew, PLC A Prospective, Randomized, Comparative Effectiveness Study of a Single-Use, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (PICO) versus a Traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (tNPWT) in the Treatment of Lower Extremity Ulcers	$117,466
Galiano, Robert	Prot #100-15-0001 Sponsor: Halyard Health, Inc. A Prospective, Randomized, Single Center, Controlled Evaluation of the Effectiveness of OxyGenesys Topical Dissolved Oxygen Dressing in Accelerating the Healing of Split Thickness Skin Graft	$234,110
Galiano, Robert	The Effect of Various Allograft Tissue Forms in Excisional Wound Healing of a Spontaneously Occurring Diabetes Type II Murine Model Sponsor: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Inc.	$120,341

Surgical Oncology

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bilimoria, Karl	Evaluating the Implementation of a Multi-Component Quality Collaborative Sponsor: DHHS
Yang, Anthony	Implementation of Optimal Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Diverse Hospitals Sponsor: ACS	$40,000

Thoracic

Faculty	Award	Amount
Bharat, Ankit	Novel Autoimmunte Pathways Leading to Chronic Lung Allograft Rejection Sponsor: NMF	$25,000
Bharat, Ankit	Tissue-restricted humoral autoimmunity lead to lung allograft rejection Sponsor: SUS	$30,000
Odell, David	Development of a Novel Lung Cancer Quality Improvement Collaborative in Illinois Sponsor: AATS	$50,000

Transplant

Faculty	Award	Amount
Abecassis, Michael	Supplement for Kofi Atiemo Sponsor: NIH
Abecassis, Michael	Transplant Surgery Scientist Training Program Sponsor: NIH
Gordon, Elisa	Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreement for Elisa Gordon Sponsor: Veterans Health Administration	$25,104
Gordon, Elisa	Dissemination of a Mobile Web App on Increased Risk Donor Kidneys Sponsor: Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Gordon, Elisa	The Social Support Criterion in Transplantation: Considerations for Distributive and Procedural Justice Sponsor: Greenwall Foundation
Gordon, Elisa	A Culturally Targeted Transplant Program to Increase Live Donation in Hispanics Sponsor: NIH
Gordon, Elisa	Ethical and Sociocultural Implications of Genetic Testing in Transplantation Sponsor: NIH
Ladner, Daniela	Retrospective, EMR-based Study Examining the Clinical and Economic Burden Associated with Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) Formation among Kidney Transplant Patients Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Inc.	$237,000
Ladner, Daniela	Retrospective, real-world evaluation of clinical and healthcare resource utilization outcomes associated with Astagraf XL in a large US transplant center Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Inc.	$295,000
Leventhal, Joseph	Prot #HEORUSV200504 Sponsor: Novartis AG Assessing the Quality of Life of Patients Who Received Facilitating Cell Therapy (FCR001) in Living -Donor Kidney (LDK) Transplantation
Wertheim, Jason	Engineering Podocyte Microenvironments Sponsor: AST	$50,000
Zhang, Zheng Jenny	CSA - Targeting CD47 in Kidney Transplantation in Mice (Study 4) Sponsor: Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania

Trauma

Faculty	Award	Amount
Schwulst, Steve	The role of innate immunity in the traumatic brain injury-induced immune suppression syndrome Sponsor: NIH

Vascular Surgery

Faculty	Award	Amount
Ho, Karen	The Role of Gut Microbiota in Neointimal Hyperplasia After Vascular Injury Sponsor: NIH
Ho, Karen	The Role of Gut Microbiota in Neointimal Hyperplasia After Vascular Injury Sponsor: SVS Foundation
Kibbe, Melina	Development of a Targeted Nanotherapeutic to Prevent and Regress Atherosclerotic Sponsor: NMF	$50,000
Kibbe, Melina	Prot # JVS-100: STOP-PAD Sponsor: Juventas Therapeutics, Inc. A Phase 2B Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled - Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of JVS-100 Administered by Direct Intramuscular Injection as adjunct to revascularization of infrapopliteal lesions in subjects with advanced Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and tissue loss (ulceration and/or gangrene)

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