Project Grant R01HL178501
- This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), supports research under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846). The $1,528,344 award to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York aims to identify oxidized cysteine residues within ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) channels that contribute to abnormal calcium handling in skeletal muscle weakness associated with...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) to Mercer University totals $657,602 and aims to investigate the direct vascular effects of statins on regulating blood pressure, including potential mechanisms involving phosphodiesterase 1A inhibition and cyclic GMP signaling. The research will be conducted on resistance mesenteric arteries from normotensive and hypertensive animal models, with the goal of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under CFDA Program 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training provides $311,168 to Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies Consultants, L.L.C. to develop infrastructure and capabilities for myocardial and skeletal muscle imaging using synchrotron radiation at the Brookhaven National Labs facility. The key objectives are to: 1) acquire muscle small-angle X-ray scattering (MYSAXS) data comparable to current...
- This federal Project Grant award of $621,546.00, provided by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), focuses on observing the single molecule dynamics of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA-C) under both normal and disease-associated conditions. The primary objectives are to: 1) Engineer a single-walled carbon nanotube field effect transistor (SWNT FET) system to record PKA-C single molecule...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) provides $618,045 to the University of Arizona to conduct research on identifying new mechanisms and targets for treating diastolic dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The primary objectives are to: 1) fully characterize at the atomic level three specific functional domains of the cardiac thin filament linked to the...
- This Project Grant award of $522,714 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), aims to investigate the role of stretch activation in mammalian skeletal muscle endurance. The research will focus on measuring the characteristics and mechanisms of stretch activation in mouse slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers, including determining the specific myosin...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research), totaling $589,998 over the period of September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will support research to investigate cardiac sensory and sympathetic nerve dysregulation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The project aims to test the hypothesis that HCM leads to increased chemosensitivity in cardiac spinal afferents, contributing to cardiovascular instability,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,119,410.00 was provided by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837). The grant supports a multi-disciplinary research initiative to investigate longitudinal changes in DNA methylation (LC-DNAM) and its relationship to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and outcomes across four large population-based cohort studies - ARIC, CARDIA, FHS, and MESA. The research aims to: 1)...
- The Project Grant award titled "STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND DRUG TREATMENT OF THE NATIVE CARDIAC SARCOMERE IN HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY" is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) for $149,804. The award aims to utilize advanced cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) imaging techniques to directly observe how hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)-causing mutations and the HCM drug mavacamten affect the structure and function of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Federal Grant Program CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research, will support research to define cellular pathways that regulate lipid flux and elucidate their impact on cardiovascular disease. The $773,259 award, with a project period from December 2024 to November 2028, will enable the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to: 1) Identify novel cholesterol-responsive proteins in the...
This federal Project Grant award of $654,388.00 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) aims to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMSS) and explore potential therapeutic interventions. The principal investigator will leverage access to muscle tissue samples and a mouse model to identify the binding sites of commonly used statins on the ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) and evaluate the effects on muscle function. The project will also assess the potential benefits of RYR1 stabilization with the compound ARM210 in preventing statin-induced muscle weakness. This research holds promise for identifying novel therapeutic strategies to mitigate SAMSS and improve patient tolerance of statin therapy. The award period runs from September 5, 2025, to May 31, 2030.