CVRI Early Career Advisory Committee Awards Funding to Support Trainee Research Projects

May 1, 2024 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont

Through its initiative to support clinical, translational, and basic cardiovascular and stroke related research projects conceived and developed by early career investigators, the ECAC recently funded research applications.

CVRI Funding Announcement

Early Career Advisory Committee Awards Funding to Support Trainee Research Projects (FY25)

Through its initiative to support clinical, translational, and basic cardiovascular and stroke related research projects conceived and developed by early career investigators, the ECAC recently funded research applications from these trainees:

Adam Blum Sprouse, MD, Department of Neurological Sciences
Mary Cushman, MD, MSc mentor
Migraine-related stroke risk in Black and White US adults

Jamie Cyr, PhD, LCOM Class of 2025
Daniel Weiss, PhD, mentor
Mechanical Capacity of Dopamine Conjugated Alginate Patches as a Cardiovascular Sealant

Megan Fondakowski, Department of Biochemistry
Maria Cristina Bravo, PhD, mentor
Quantitation of Thrombomodulin on Microvesicles during the Peripartum Period

Saul Huerta de la Cruz, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Mark Nelson, PhD, mentor
Membrane potential contributes to pericyte Ca2+ signaling dynamics for the regulation of CBF

Wen Ma PhD, Department of Physics
Michael Previs, PhD, mentor
Elucidating mechanisms of thick filament activation and protein replacement within the cardiac sarcomere: insights for drug discovery treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Congratulations to all!