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2009 Grant Recipients

The FAER Board of Directors approved nine grants in April 2009 worth $1,125,000 to support the research of nine promising anesthesiologists. Awards were:   

Four Mentored Research Training Grants (MRTGs) focused on developing the skills and preliminary data physicians need to become competitive independent investigators. MRTGs provide $75,000 in year one and $100,000 in year two for a total of $175,000 per grant:

Dusica Bajic, MD, PhD

Dusica Bajic, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Boston
“Age Differences of Brain Circuits Mediating Morphine Effect and Development of Morphine Tolerance”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: Kathryn G. Commons, PhD  
Co-sponsor: Endo Pharmaceuticals

Divya Chander, MD, PhD

Divya Chander, MD, PhD
Stanford University Medical Center
“Probing the Neural Correlates of Consciousness Using Optogenetics”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: Karl A. Deisseroth, MD, PhD    

Benjamin T. Houseman, MD, PhD
 Benjamin T. Houseman, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
“Pharmacologic Dissection of the Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase Pathway in Cardiac Preconditioning and Postconditioning”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: Kevan Shokat, PhD
Michael L. James, MD Michael L. James, MD
Duke University Hospital
“Pharmacogenomic Influence of ApoE and Mimetic Peptide on Neurologic Outcomes as a Paradigm for Targeted Therapeutic Development in a Murine Model of Intracerebral Hemmorrhage”
Summary (PDF)
Mentors: Daniel T. Laskowitz, MD; David S. Warner, MD
Co-sponsor: ASCCA-FAER-Hospira Physician Scientist Award

Two Research in Education Grants (REGs) focused on developing innovative techniques for educating anesthesiologists. REGs provide $50,000 in both year one and year two for a total of $100,000 per grant:

James J. Fehr, MD

James J. Fehr, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
“Skills in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Simulation-Based Assessment Program”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: David J. Murray, MD    
Matthew D. McEvoy, MD Matthew D. McEvoy, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
“The Effects of Cognitive Aids on Improving Performance in Simulated High-Stakes Perioperative Events”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: John J. Schaefer, III, MD 

Three Research Fellowship Grants (RFGs) awarded in conjunction with clinical training in residency programs. RFGs provide $75,000 for one year:

Stacy L. Fairbanks, MD
 Stacy L. Fairbanks, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
“Mechanisms of Sex Differences in Neuronal Survival”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: Nabil J. Alkayed, MD, PhD    
Jennifer K. Lee, MD
 Jennifer K. Lee, MD
Johns Hopkins University
“Cerebrovascular Autoregulation after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: Raymond C. Koehler, PhD
Co-sponsor: ASCCA-FAER-Hospira Physician Scientist Award
Jason T. Maynes, PhD, MD

Jason T. Maynes, PhD, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
“Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Mitochondrial DNA Repair and Cell Survival in Response to Anaesthetics: Role of DNA Pol Gamma and DNA2”
Summary (PDF)
Mentor: Tom Ellenberger, DVM, PhD  

 



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