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AHA Registry Research

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Pre-Proposal deadline: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Data Science Grants

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Investigator-Initiated Research

Merit Award

Proposal deadline: TBD

Funds investigators with stellar track records of accomplishment, demonstrated by federal or equivalent funding from multiple sources and excellent publication records with substantial impact, who have the potential to move a field of science forward with creative approaches that are aligned with the AHA's mission.

Transformational Project Award

Proposal deadline: TBD

Supports highly innovative, high-impact projects that build on work in progress that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research. Research deemed innovative may be built around an emerging paradigm, approaching an existing problem from a new perspective, or exhibit other uniquely creative qualities.

Innovative Project Award

Proposal deadline: TBD

Supports highly innovative, high-impact research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research. The idea proposed here should not have been submitted in whole or in part in a previous proposal for AHA support.

Established Investigator Award

Proposal deadline: TBD

Supports established investigators in rapid career growth phase, with records of accomplishments and showing extraordinary promise. Candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to cardiovascular or cerebrovascular science disciplines that support the AHA’s mission, as indicated by funding and publication history and scientific accomplishments. Candidates should propose an innovative/novel research direction that challenges existing paradigms and employs novel concepts, approaches, or technologies.

Collaborative Sciences Award

Proposal deadline: TBD

Fosters innovative collaborative approaches to research projects that propose novel pairings of investigators from at least two broadly disparate disciplines. The proposal must focus on the collaborative relationship, such that the scientific objectives could not be achieved without the efforts of at least two co-principal investigators and their respective disciplines.

Topic-Focused Funding

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Recent Alumni

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Lejla Medzikovic

Current Location: Los Angeles, California United States
Awards
Research Project Title: Role of Biglycan in sex differences underlying pulmonary hypertension
Awardee Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Award Start Date: 11/04/2024
Research Classification: Basic
Research Project Title: The role of small leucine-rich proteoglycan Asporin in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Awardee Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Award Start Date: 01/01/2023
Research Classification: Basic
Communities
Cellular Biology

Ching Zhu

Current Location: Los Angeles, California United States
Awards
Research Project Title: The Role of Semaphorin-3a in Arrhythmogenic Nerve Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction
Awardee Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Award Start Date: 10/01/2024
Research Classification: Basic
Communities
General Cardiology

Neela Thangada

Current Location: Dallas, Texas United States
Awards
Research Project Title: Neighborhoods, Walking Impairment, and Home-Based Walking Exercise for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Awardee Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Award Start Date: 09/01/2024
Research Classification: Clinical
Communities
Prevention Health and Wellness
General Cardiology

Sara Zarate

Current Location: Bryan, Texas United States
Awards
Research Project Title: The role of chronic hypertension and sex hormones in tauopathy induced cognitive decline
Awardee Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)
Award Start Date: 09/01/2024
Research Classification: Basic
Communities
Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
Stroke and Neuroscience

Li Li

Current Location: Dallas, Texas United States
Awards
Research Project Title: Investigating the mechanisms that underlie the antipsychotic drugs' effect on MC4R function
Awardee Institution: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)
Award Start Date: 01/01/2023
Research Classification: Basic
Research Project Title: Serotonin (5-HT) receptor signaling in gut-brain communication
Awardee Institution: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)
Award Start Date: 09/01/2024
Research Classification: Basic
Communities
Nutrition Science
Prevention Health and Wellness

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Lejla Medzikovic

Awards
Research Project Title: Role of Biglycan in sex differences underlying pulmonary hypertension
Awardee Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Time Period: November 2024 - November 2027
Research Classification: Basic
Research Project Title: The role of small leucine-rich proteoglycan Asporin in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Awardee Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Time Period: January 2023 - June 2024
Research Classification: Basic

Ching Zhu

Awards
Research Project Title: The Role of Semaphorin-3a in Arrhythmogenic Nerve Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction
Awardee Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Time Period: October 2024 - September 2027
Research Classification: Basic

Neela Thangada

Awards
Research Project Title: Neighborhoods, Walking Impairment, and Home-Based Walking Exercise for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Awardee Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Time Period: September 2024 - August 2027
Research Classification: Clinical

Sara Zarate

Awards
Research Project Title: The role of chronic hypertension and sex hormones in tauopathy induced cognitive decline
Awardee Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)
Time Period: September 2024 - August 2026
Research Classification: Basic

Li Li

Awards
Research Project Title: Investigating the mechanisms that underlie the antipsychotic drugs' effect on MC4R function
Awardee Institution: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)
Time Period: January 2023 - August 2024
Research Classification: Basic
Research Project Title: Serotonin (5-HT) receptor signaling in gut-brain communication
Awardee Institution: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)
Time Period: September 2024 - August 2027
Research Classification: Basic

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