Research Projects & Grants

Federal

• Pediatric heart transplantation: Transitioning to adult care (TRANSIT), Role: PI, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL, (12/2016 - 12/2017) Status: Completed
• Genetic contribution to graft and patient outcomes, Role: Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (09/2012 - 09/2013) Status: Completed
• Research supplement for underrepresented minorities, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (07/2004 - 07/2006) Status: Closed

For Profit Organization

• Pharmacokinetics and safety of valganciclovir (Valcyte®) in infant heart transplant recipients less than 4 months of age - protocol no. NP22523, Role: Investigator, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., (01/2014 - 01/2015) Status: Completed
• Use of Rituximab in pediatric solid organ recipients with post transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: an open label phase II multicenter non-randomized study, Role: Investigator, IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, (01/2004 - 01/2005) Status: Completed

Internal

• Pediatric heart transplant study group collaborative database, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (03/2025 - 03/2026) Status: Approved
• High-fidelity medical simulation to assess critical thinking in senior medical students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (09/2014 - 09/2015) Status: Completed
• A continued investigation of craniofacial growth in infant heart transplant recipients receiving cyclosporine, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Dentistry, (11/2005 - 11/2006) Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

• Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Transition to Adult Care, Role: Principal Investigator, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, (07/2013 - 05/2017) Status: Closed