Grant Recipients
| 2010 | ||
| 2010 | AST Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Todd Brennan, MD Duke University Medical Center Research Title: The Innate Immune System in the Regulation of Allospecific T Lymphocytes |
| 2010 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Leonardo Riella, MD |
| 2010 | AST/Astellas Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Ben Sprangers, MD Columbia University Research Title: Study of the immunological mechanisms involved in transplantation tolerance after combined kidney/bone marrow transplantation (CKBMT) |
| 2010 | AST/Genentech Branch Out Grant | Daniel Goldstein, MD Yale University Research Title: Nanoparticles: A novel approach to inhibit the innate immune system after transplantation |
| 2010 | AST/BMS Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Joseph Scalea, MD Harvard University/TBRC Research Title: The Balance of T-Regulatory Cells and Alloreactive T-Cells in the Maintenance vs. Loss of Tolerance |
| 2010 | AST/Pfizer Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Sarah Bruneau, PhD Children's Hospital Boston Research Title: DEPTOR: A novel protein regulating mTOR/Akt signaling in alloimmunity |
| 2010 | AST/Pfizer Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Esme Dijke, PhD University of Alberta Research Title: To B or not to B? - The fate of B-cell memory in B-cell tolerance after ABO-incompatible heart transplantation in infants |
| 2010 | AST/Pfizer Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Wing-Hong Kwan, PhD Mount Sinai School of Medicine Research Title: C5a/C5aR Modulation of Regulatory T Cells in Transplantation |
| 2009 | ||
| 2009 | AST/Astellas Allied Health Professionals Faculty Grant | Nataliya Zelikovsky, PhD The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Title: Psychosocial Predictors of Non-Adherence Among Adolescent Transplant Recipients: Developing a Targeted Intervention to Improve Adherence |
| 2009 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Beek Yoke Chin, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Research Title: Carbon Monoxide Promotes Cardiac Graft Tolerance; Role of the Macrophage |
| 2009 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Rebecca Shilling, MD University of Chicago Research Title: Mechanisms of T Cell Mediated Chronic Rejection in the Lung |
| 2009 | AST/Wyeth Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Vibha Lama MD, MS University of Michigan Health System Research Title: Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Biomarkers and Biomodulator of Chronic Allograft Rejection in Human Lung Transplant |
| 2009 | AST/Astellas Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Laurie Snyder, MD Duke University Research Title: Immune Activation and Regulation in Lung Transplant Rejection |
| 2009 | AST/Roche Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Olaf Boenisch, MD Brigham & Women’s Hospital Research Title: Role of the TIM-3: Galectin-9 Pathway in Allograft Rejection and Tolerance |
| 2009 | AST/Roche Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Antonino Castellaneta, MD, PhD University of Pittsburgh Research Title: NOD2 Signaling and Regulation of Liver Dendritic Cell Tolergenicity |
| 2009 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Peter Jindra, PhD Brigham & Women’s Hospital Research Title: Induction of Transplantation Tolerance by Retroviral Delivery of Alloantigen on Autologous T Cells |
| 2009 | AST/Roche Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Research Title: Role of CD47-SIRP Signaling in Hepatocyte Xenograft Rejection |
| 2009 | AST/Roche Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Anita Mehrotra, MD Mount Sinai Hospital Research Title: Impact of Erythropoietin Therapy on the Alloimmune Response in Kidney Transplant Recipients |
| * Formerly known as Fujisawa | ||
| 2008 | ||
| 2008 | AST/ASN John Merrill Transplant Scholar Grant | Arjang Djamali, MD University of Wisconsin – Madison Research Title: Nox and Kidney Allograft Interstitial Fibrosis |
| 2008 | AST/CHEST Foundation Clinical Research Grant in Lung Transplantation | Sharon Chen, MD, MS Stanford University School of Medicine Research Title: “Anti-Viral Treatment Strategy for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections in Lung Transplant Patients Based on DMV-Specific T-cell Immune Responses” |
| 2008 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Andrew Cameron, MD, PhD The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Research Title: Prevention of Recurrent Hepatitis C after Liver Transplant using RNA interference |
| 2008 | AST/Roche Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Jun Yang, MD, PhD Children's Hospital Boston Research Title: Donor Vascular Endothelial PDL1-Mediated Regulation of Transplant Vasculopathy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Utility |
| 2008 | AST/Isotechnica Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Koichi Shimizu, MD, PhD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Research Title: B Cell-Associated Mechanisms of Transplant Arteriosclerosis |
| 2008 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Mark Rigby, MD, PhD Emory University School of Medicine Research Title: Defining the Role of Autoreactive T Cells in Islet Allograft Rejection |
| 2008 | AST/Roche Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Tina Sumpter, MS, PhD University of Pittsburgh Research Title: Molecular Regulation of Tolerogenic Dendritic Cell Function in the Liver |
| 2008 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Joshua Mollov, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Research Title: Unraveling the mechanism of peripheral T cell tolerance through induction of mixed chimerism |
| 2008 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Alexander H.K. Kroemer, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Research Title: Role of NK cells in Transplant Tolerance |
| 2008 | AST/Roche Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Haofeng Ji, MD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Research Title: Regulation of host sensitization by PD-1 (CD279) negative costimulation pathways in transplant recipients |
| 2008 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Francesca D'Addio, MD Children's Hospital Research Title: Role of the novel T-Bet gene in Transplantation Tolerance |
| 2008 | AST/Roche Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Pratima Sharma, MBBS, MSc (CRSDA) University of Michigan Health System Research Title: Re-weighting of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD): Effects on survival benefit and the burden of renal disease after liver transplantation |
| 2008 | AST/Wyeth Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Isabel Neuringer, MD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research Title: Mannose Binding Lectin in Iscehmia Reperfusion and Rejection after Lung Transplantation |
| 2008 | AST/Astellas Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Robert Venick, MD University of California Los Angeles Research Title: Relationship of Drug-related Gene Polymorphisms to Pediatric Post-Transplant De-Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis |
| 2008 | AST/Roche Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at CWRU Research Title: Betaherpesviruses in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation: A Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation |
| 2008 | AST/Astellas Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Deidre Sawinski, MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine Research Title: Panel of Reactive T cell assay in Transplant Risk Assessment |
| 2008 | AST/Wyeth Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Allison Webber, MD New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center Research Title: Biomarkers for Safe Minimization of Immunosuppression in Renal Allograft Recipients |
| 2008 |
AST/Roche Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Jennifer Jackson, MD Emory University Research Title: Development of Non-Invasive Monitoring Tools in Pediatric Renal Transplantation |
| 2008 | AST/Roche Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Sanjeev Akkina, MD University of Minnesota Research Title: Proteomic Analysis for Biomarkers of Interstitial Fibrosis/Tubular Atrophy in Kidney Transplant Recipients |
| 2008 | AST/JDRF Fellowship Grant | Andrea Vergani, MD Children's Hospital Research Title: B cell depletion in diabetes and islet transplantation in NOD mice |
| 2007 | ||
| 2007 | AST/Wyeth Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Pavan Reddy, MD Institution: University of Michigan Research Topic: The Effect of Lymphopenia Induced Proliferation of donor T cells on GVH Responses |
| 2007 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Shivaprakash Gangappa, PhD Institution: Emory University School of Medicine Research Topic: Immune mechanisms of latent infection-mediated resistance to transplantation tolerance |
| 2007 | AST/Wyeth Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Giovanna Andreola, MD |
| 2007 | AST/Roche Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Jesse Qian, MD |
| 2007 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Tsutomu Hirohashi, MD Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital Sponsor: Joren Madsen, MD, DPhil Research Topic: Interaction between NK Cells and Tregs in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy |
| 2007 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Qiquan Sun, MD, PhD Institution: The Ohio State University Sponsor: Gregg Hadley, PhD Research Topic: Blockade of CD103 as a means to prevent tubular injury following allogeneic renal transplantation |
| 2007 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Olga Zhdanova, MD Institution: New York University School of Medicine Sponsor: Edward Skolnik, MD Research Topic: Regulation of the Calcium Activated Potassium Channel, KCa3.1, by histidine phosphorylation: A potentially new therapeutic target to inhibit transplant rejection |
| 2007 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Samiksha Bansal, MBBS, MS, MD Institution: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Sponsor: John Fung, MD, PhD Research Topic: Characterization of human hepatic stellate cells and their immunoregulatory role |
| 2007 | AST Branch Out Grant | Olivia M. Martinez, PhD Institution: Stanford University School of Medicine Research Topic: Innate Immunity and the Differentiation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Allografts |
| 2007 | AST/Astellas Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Paolo Salvalaggio, MD, PhD Institution: Saint Louis University Research Topic: The cost effectiveness of liver transplantation in the MELD era |
| 2007 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | William Steinbach, MD Institution: Duke University Research Topic: Calcineurin Inhibition to Prevent and Treat Invasive Aspergillosis |
| 2007 | AST/Roche Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Yijin Li, PhD |
| 2007 | AST/JDRF Grant | Paolo Fiorina, MD, PhD Children’s Hospital Boston Research Topic: Targeting the CXCR4-SDF Axis to Mobilize Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Islet Transplantation: Reshaping or Vetoing the Immune System |
| 2007 | AST/ESOT Exchange Grant | Burcin Ekser, MD Institution: Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sponsor: David K. C. Cooper, MD, PhD, FRCS Research Topic: Proposed Studies to Investigate Pig Liver Xenotransplantation as a ‘Bridge’ to Allotransplantation: Studies in Baboon Liver Transplantation Models |
| 2007 | AST/ASN John Merrill Transplant Scholar Grant | Reza Abdi, MD Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital Research Topic: The Novel Role of Beta3 Integrin in Allograft Rejection |
| 2007 | AST/ASN John Merrill Transplant Scholar Grant | Jonathan Maltzman, MD, PhD University of Pennsylvania Research Topic: Role of Adaptor Protein in Regulatory T Cell Proximal Signaling |
| 2006 | ||
| 2006 | AST/Roche Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Adam Charles Schaffer, MD New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Research Topic: Foxp3 Profiles as Predictors of Renal Transplantation Outcomes Nominator: Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD |
| 2006 | AST/Astellas Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Heth Roderick Turnquist, PhD University of Pittsburgh Research Topic: Inhibition of Chronic Rejection Through Immune Modulation by Recipient-Derived Rapamycin-Conditioned Myeloid DCs Nominator: Angus Thomson, PhD, DSc |
| 2006 | AST Policy Fellowship Grant | Paula Stirnemann, MPH Saint Louis University Research Topic: The Cost-effectiveness of Solid Organ Donation and Transplantation Nominator: Mark Schnitzler, PhD |
| 2006 | AST/Astellas Basic Physician Scientist Training Grant | Phillip Horne, BS The Ohio State University Medical Center Research Topic: CD4-independent, CD8+ T Cell Mediated Alloimmunity Studied Through a Hepatocellular Allograft Model Nominator: Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD |
| 2006 | AST/Astellas Clinical Science Faculty Development Grant | Dorry Segev , MD John Hopkins Medical Institution Research Topic: This research demonstrates mathematical technology for optimization that would greatly expand the benefits derived from Kidney Paired Donations by identifying the best matches possible. |
| 2006 | AST/Wyeth Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Mohammed Javeed Ansari, MBBS, MRCP Brigham and Women's Hospital Research Topic: Contribution of MHC Class II Molecules on Dendritic Cells in Pathways of Allorecognition and Tolerance |
| 2006 | AST/Roche Basic Science Faculty Development Grant | Chaorui Tian, MD, PhD Brigham and Women's Hospital Research Topic: The major goal of this proposal is to determine whether molecular chimerism can be used to overcome authoimmunity in recurrence of T1D following islet transplantation. The overall approach is to express a MHC class II ß chain from protective haplotypes in bone marrow derived cells of NOD mice. |
| 2006 | AST/Astellas Branch Out Faculty Grant | Anita Chong, PhD University of Chicago Research Topic: Impact of Oral Infection with Listeria Monocytogenes on Allograft Tolerance |
| 2006 | AST/JDRF Grant | Juliet Emamaullee, PhD University of Alberta, Canada Research Topic: Type I Diabetes and Islet Transplantation Nominator: A. M. James Shapiro, MD, PhD |
| 2006 | AST/ATS Research Grant | Stavros Garantziotis, MD Duke University Medical Center Research Topic: Role of pulmonary innate immunity in the development of alloimmune lung injury after transplantation |
| 2006 | AST/ALF Liver Scholar Research Grant | Holger Willenbring, MD University of California San Francisco Research Topic : Development of in vivo cell fusion into a therapy for a wide range of genetic liver diseases |
| 2006 | AST/ASN John Merrill Transplant Scholar Grant | Geetha Chalasani, MD Yale University School of Medicine Research Topic: B Cell Help for Alloreactive T Cell Memory |
| 2006 | AST/ASBMT Clinical Research Grant | Fabienne Haspot, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Research Topic: Mechanisms of CD8 Tolerance and Rejection of BMT |
| 2006 | AST/CHEST Foundation Clinical Research Grant | Vibha N. Lama, MBBS University of Michigan Research Topic: Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Lung Transplantation |
| 2005 | ||
| 2005 | AST/ASN John Merrill Transplant Research Scholar Grant | Soumitro Pal, PhD |
| 2005 | AST/CHEST Foundation Clinical Research Grant in Lung Transplantation | Laurie D. Snyder, MD |
| 2005 | AST/Astellas* Fellowship Grant | Mandy Ford, Ph.D. |
| 2005 | AST/Astellas* Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Iris Lee, M.D. |
| 2005 | AST/Roche Fellowship Grant | Bridget L. Colvin, Ph.D. |
| 2005 | AST/Wyeth Fellowship Grant | Ryan Courtney Fields, M.D. |
| 2005 | AST/Roche Faculty Development Grant | Daniel Robert Goldstein, M.D. |
| 2005 | AST/Astellas* Faculty Grant | Yuan Zhai, Ph.D. |
| 2005 | AST/JDRF Fellowship Grant | Adam Griesemer, M.D. |
| 2005 | AST International Research Fellowship Grant | Satish Nadig, M.D. |
| 2005 | AST/Astellas* Basic Scientist Career Development Faculty Grant | Jessamyn Bagley, Ph.D. |
| 2005 | AST/Schering Plough Women & Minority Career Development Faculty Grant | Lisa Michelle Forman, M.D., M.S.C.E. |
| 2005 | AST RO1 Bridge Grant | Anna Valujskikh, Ph.D. |
| 2005 | AST/ESOT Fellowship Grant | Paulo Ney Aguiar Martins, MD, PhD |
| 2004 | ||
| 2004 | Wyeth/AST Council's Basic Science Fellowship Grant |
Patrick Walsh, PhD |
| 2004 | AST Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Keri Csencsits, PhD |
| 2004 | AST/Fujisawa Clinical Science Fellowship Grant | Georffrey Camirand, PhD |
| 2004 | Fujisawa/AST President's Clinical Science Fellowship Grant |
Elizabeth Sarah Herman, MD |
| 2004 | Fujisawa/AST Council's Clinical Science Faculty Grant |
Lorenzo Gallon, MD |
| 2004 | AST/JDRF Fellowship Grant | Christian Cruz, MD |
| 2004 | AST International Fellowship Grant |
Martin Oberbarnscheidt, MD |
| 2004 | AST/Roche Basic Science Faculty Grant |
Xueli Yuan, MD, PhD |
| 2004 | AST/Roche Basic Scientist Faculty Grant | Indira Guleria, PhD |
| 2003 | ||
| 2003 | AST Council's Fellowship Grant | David Tom Cooke |
| 2003 | AST/Novartis Fellowship Grant | Eun D. Lee |
| 2003 | AST Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Ashok Muniappan |
| 2003 | AST/Sangstat Fellowship Grant | Syed Huq |
| 2003 | AST/Fujisawa Fellowship Grant | Harini Chakkera |
| 2003 | AST President's Fellowship Grant | Jun B. Lee |
| 2003 | AST Council's Faculty Grant | Dympna Kelly |
| 2003 | AST Faculty Grant | Amy Waterman |
| 2003 | AST/Roche Faculty Grant | Rob Striker |
| 2003 | AST/JDRF Fellowship & Faculty Grant | Mohammed Javeed Ansari |
| 2003 | AST/Women's & Minority Faculty | Grant Anna Valujskikh |
| 2003 | AST/International Fellowship Grant | Masonori Abe |
| 2002 | ||
| 2002 | AST Council's Fellowship Grant | Xun-Rong Luo |
| 2002 | AST/Novartis Fellowship Grant | Jonathan Maltzman |
| 2002 | AST Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Anton Decker |
| 2002 | AST/Sangstat Fellowship Grant | Yoshinobu Akiyama |
| 2002 | AST/Fujisawa Fellowship Grant | Arjang Djamali |
| 2002 | AST President's Fellowship Grant | Kristel Hunt |
| 2002 | AST Council's Faculty Grant | Enver Akalin |
| 2002 | AST Faculty Grant | Nader Najafian |
| 2002 | AST/Roche Faculty Grant | Maria-Luisa Alegre |
| 2002 | AST/JDRF Fellowship & Faculty Grant | Ramaniah Mamillapalli |
| 2002 | AST Basic Scientist Faculty Grant | Soumitro Pal |
| 2002 | AST Women's & Minority Faculty Grant | Anne VanBuskirk |
| 2001 | ||
| 2001 | AST Council's Fellowship Grant | Anirban Bose |
| 2001 | AST/Novartis Fellowship Grant | Robert Cina |
| 2001 | AST Basic Science Fellowship Grant | Adam Schrum |
| 2001 | AST/Fujisawa Fellowship Grant | Darshana Dadhania |
| 2001 | AST President's Fellowship Grant | Yingyos Avihingsanon |
| 2001 | AST Council's Faculty Grant | Markus Frank |
| 2001 | AST Faculty Grant | Randall Sung |
| 2001 | AST/Roche Faculty Grant | Ana Coito |
| 2001 | AST/JDRF Fellowship & Faculty Grant | Dolca Thomas |
| 2001 | AST Basic Scientist Faculty Grant | Andres Jaramillo |
| 2001 | AST Women's & Minority Faculty Grant | Yolanda Becker |
| 2000 | ||
| 2000 | AST Faculty Development Grant | Lisa Robinson |
| 2000 | Presidents Fellowship Grant | Reza Abdi |
| 2000 | Novartis Fellowship Grant | Nelson Goes |
| 2000 | Roche Faculty Grant | Jennifer Woodward |
| 2000 | AST Council's Faculty Grant | Eugenia Fedoseyva |
| 2000 | Fujisawa Fellowship Grant | Biljana Pavlovic Surjancev |
| 2000 | AST Councils Fellowship Grant | Dimitry Samsonov |
| 1999 | ||
| 1999 | Roche Faculty Grant | Milan Kinkhabwala |
| 1999 | Novartis Fellowship Grant | Markus Frank |
| 1999 | Faculty Development Grant | Ana Coito |
| 1999 | Fujisawa Fellowship Grant | Choli Hartono |
| 1999 | AST President's Young Investigator | Andrew Wells |
| 1999 | Sangstat Fellowship Grant | Hrefna Gudmundsdottir |
| 1999 | President's Fellowship Grant | Stephen Alexander |
| 1998 | ||
| 1998 | Roche Faculty Grant | Hugo Rosen |
| 1998 | President's Fellowship | Anne Burke |
| 1998 | Novartis Fellowship | Boris Nikolic |
| 1998 | Faculty Development | Ashwani Khanna |
| 1997 | ||
| 1997 | Sandoz | Juan Luis Contreras Rodriquez |
| 1997 | Sangstat Fellowship | Ya Fen Chen |
| 1997 | Roche Investigator Faculty Grant | Ginny Bumgardner |
| 1997 | Fujisawa Fellowship | John Vella |
| 1997 | Ortho Faculty Grant | Martha Pavlakis |
| 1996 | ||
| 1996 | Roche Investigator Faculty Grant | Alfredo Fabrega |
| 1996 | Sandoz Fellowship Grant | Milagros Samaniego |
| 1996 | UpJohn Investigator | Diane Alexander |
| 1996 | Ortho Faculty Grant | Ann Van Buskirk |
| 1996 | Fujisawa Fellowship | Angeles Baquerizo |
| 1996 | President's Young Investigator Fellowship | A. Singh |
| 1996 | Council's Young Investigator | Tousif Pasha |
| 1995 | ||
| 1995 | Sandoz Fellowship | Tomasz Kozlowski |
| 1995 | Ortho Faculty Grant | Edward Geissler |
| 1995 | President's Young Investigator | Meiko Toyodo |
| 1995 | Fujisawa Fellowship Grant | Serhat Azizleri |
| 1995 | Council's Young Investigator | Steven Katznelson |