Lifeline Student Research Fellowship

2007 Award Winners

Dominick Bufalino
Chicago Area Research and Education in Science (CARES)
Edward J. Hines VA Hospital
Sponsor: Howard P. Greisler, M.D.
Project Title: The Effects of SMC FAK Signaling on Matrix Invasion and Sprout Formation using EC/SMC Co-Cultured Cell Aggregates

Elizabeth Coons
University of Florida College of Medicine
Sponsor: Peter R. Nelson, M.D.
Project Title: Genomics of Smoking Driven Vein Bypass Graft Failure

Faraz F. Hashmi
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Sponsor: Michael T. Watkins, M.D.
Project Title: Hind Limb Ischemia Reperfusion in Murine Model of Human Disease

Ahmed Kayssi
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Sponsor: Michael S. Conte, M.D.
Project Title: Modulating Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype by RNA Interference: Validating Survivin as
a Therapeutic Target

Gerhardt Konig
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sponsor: Nav Yash Gupta, M.D.
Project Title:Tissue Engineered Vascular Graft for Hemodialysis Access

Dania B. Magri
Yale University School of Medicine
Sponsor: Alan Dardik, M.D.
Project Title: The Role of Eph-B4 in Mediating VEGF-A Induced Vein Graft Adaptation

Rachel K. Quinn
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Sponsor: B. Timothy Baxter, M.D.
Project Title: Effects of Doxyclycline on MMP and JNK Expression in SMC from Marfan Mice

Stuart T. Schroff
Keck School of Medicine at USC
Sponsor: Fred A. Weaver, M.D.
Project Title: Characterization of the Effect of Dll4 Inhibition on Angiogenesis Patterns And Tissue Perfusion

Vikram Sood
University of Michigan
Sponsor: Peter K. Henke, M.D.
Project Title: Vein Wall Remodeling After Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is Matrix Metalloproteinase-Dependent

Kateki Vinod
Thomas Jefferson University
Sponsor: Paul J. DiMuzio, M.D.
Project Title: Differentiation of Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells into Endothelial Cells

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