In 2009, the IARS pledged a gift of $1 million to the SCA Foundation to support the SCA-IARS Starter and Mid-Career Grants, and continued to fund through 2018. As a result, the SCA-IARS Starter and Mid-Career Grants were created. Each year Mid-Career and Starter Grants were awarded to investigators with ranks up to Associate Professor. For more information regarding an SCA-IARS Research Grant, visit the SCA website.
Past Recipients
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients
Erik Strauss, MD
Assessment of Tranexamic acid and e-Aminocaproic acid Pharmacokinetics and therapeutic Effectiveness during cardiopulmonary bypass (TAPE)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
College Park, Maryland
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient
Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA
The Role of LOXL2 in Pulmonary Hypertension
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients
Eckhard Mauermann, MD, MSc
3D Echocardiography-Derived Pressure-Volume Loops for Assessing Right Ventricular Performance. A Feasibility Study With Broad Clinical Implications
University Hospital of Ghent, Belgium
Ghent, Belgium
Louis Saddic, MD, PhD
Remote Genetic Remodeling of the Cardiac Nervous System Following Myocardial Ischemia and the Attenuation of These Changes With Spinal Cord Stimulation
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient
Viachaslau Barodka, MD
Prevention of Cardiac Surgery Associated Acute Kidney Injury by a Goal-Directed Perfusion Protocol: Pilot Single Center Randomized Controlled Trial
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients
Jan M. Dieleman, MD, PhD
Genome Wide DNA Methylation Profiles in Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
Matthew Fischer, MD
Predicting Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation Using a Multi-Locus Epigenomic Risk Metric
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Michael A. Mazzeffi, MD, MPH
The Use of Routine Video Surveillance of the Entire Operating Room to Identify Specific Hazards and Analyze Sentinel Events from Cardiothoracic and Vascular Procedures
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
SCA-IARS Starter Grant
Mathew Levin, MD
Genomics of Vasoplegia
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD
The role of cardiospinal reflexes in modulation of ventricular arrhythmogenesis
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Bryan Maxwell, MD, MPH
Development of a comprehensive perioperative registry of noncardiac surgery and obstetric care for patients with adult congenital heart disease
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
David McIlroy, MD, FANZCA, MClinEpi
Does varying the chloride content of intravenous fluid alter the risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery?
Alfred Hospital and Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Michael W. Manning, PhD, MD
Atrial fibrillation following cardiopulmonary bypass: The role of angiotensin II
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Robert H. Thiele, MD
Comparison of broad-band near-infrared spectroscopy-derived mitochondrial oxidation state and tissue oxygen saturation for the detection of ischemia in two models of rat cerebral ischemia
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Nina Hauck-Weber, PhD
Secretion of caveolin to the bloodstream – a role for circulation factors in inducing organ protection by helium – A translational approach
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Friederike Ursula Behmenburg, MD
Does protection of the aged heart by targeting mitochondrial large conductance Ca2+- activated potassium channels improve long term hemodynamic performance?
University Hospital Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tobias Piegeler, MD
Amide-linked local anesthetics as Src kinase inhibitors in pulmonary vascular inflammation – A new target for old drugs?
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH
Genome-wide assessment of genetic associations with heart failure after primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Jayant Nick Pratap, MD
Randomized trial of near-infrared spectroscopy to guide intraoperative and intensive care management during children’s heart surgery
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan Stumpner, MD
The functional role of calcium/calmodulin kinase II in ischemic and anesthetic-induced cardiac protection
University of Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Diederik Van Dijk, MD, PhD
The effect of dexamethasone on cognitive decline after cardiac surgery
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Timo Brandenburger, MD
Effects of microRNA-1 knockdown on IGF-1 and cMet expression and impact on hypoxia-induced cell death in rat myoblast cells H9c2
University Hospital Düseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD
Role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase in stem cell mediated neuronal protection in vitro
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Gregory M.T. Hare, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Determining the hemoglobin threshold for hypoxic cellular responses: Studies in anemic hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-ODD-luciferase mice
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Mark A. Lovich, MD, PhD
Pericardial Inotropic Therapy: A new paradigm for studying heart contraction
Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Martina Nowak-Machen, MD
ACD39 modulates NKT cell-induced oxygen toxicity in the lung
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
2009 SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Qing Ma, MD
PPAR gamma as a novel therapeutic target in perioperative cerebral injury following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
2018
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients
Erik Strauss, MD
Assessment of Tranexamic acid and e-Aminocaproic acid Pharmacokinetics and therapeutic Effectiveness during cardiopulmonary bypass (TAPE)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
College Park, Maryland
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient
Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA
The Role of LOXL2 in Pulmonary Hypertension
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
2017
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients
Eckhard Mauermann, MD, MSc
3D Echocardiography-Derived Pressure-Volume Loops for Assessing Right Ventricular Performance. A Feasibility Study With Broad Clinical Implications
University Hospital of Ghent, Belgium
Ghent, Belgium
Louis Saddic, MD, PhD
Remote Genetic Remodeling of the Cardiac Nervous System Following Myocardial Ischemia and the Attenuation of These Changes With Spinal Cord Stimulation
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient
Viachaslau Barodka, MD
Prevention of Cardiac Surgery Associated Acute Kidney Injury by a Goal-Directed Perfusion Protocol: Pilot Single Center Randomized Controlled Trial
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
2016
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients
Jan M. Dieleman, MD, PhD
Genome Wide DNA Methylation Profiles in Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
Matthew Fischer, MD
Predicting Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation Using a Multi-Locus Epigenomic Risk Metric
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Michael A. Mazzeffi, MD, MPH
The Use of Routine Video Surveillance of the Entire Operating Room to Identify Specific Hazards and Analyze Sentinel Events from Cardiothoracic and Vascular Procedures
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
2015
SCA-IARS Starter Grant
Mathew Levin, MD
Genomics of Vasoplegia
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
2014
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD
The role of cardiospinal reflexes in modulation of ventricular arrhythmogenesis
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Bryan Maxwell, MD, MPH
Development of a comprehensive perioperative registry of noncardiac surgery and obstetric care for patients with adult congenital heart disease
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
David McIlroy, MD, FANZCA, MClinEpi
Does varying the chloride content of intravenous fluid alter the risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery?
Alfred Hospital and Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Michael W. Manning, PhD, MD
Atrial fibrillation following cardiopulmonary bypass: The role of angiotensin II
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Robert H. Thiele, MD
Comparison of broad-band near-infrared spectroscopy-derived mitochondrial oxidation state and tissue oxygen saturation for the detection of ischemia in two models of rat cerebral ischemia
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Nina Hauck-Weber, PhD
Secretion of caveolin to the bloodstream – a role for circulation factors in inducing organ protection by helium – A translational approach
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Friederike Ursula Behmenburg, MD
Does protection of the aged heart by targeting mitochondrial large conductance Ca2+- activated potassium channels improve long term hemodynamic performance?
University Hospital Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tobias Piegeler, MD
Amide-linked local anesthetics as Src kinase inhibitors in pulmonary vascular inflammation – A new target for old drugs?
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH
Genome-wide assessment of genetic associations with heart failure after primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
2011
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Jayant Nick Pratap, MD
Randomized trial of near-infrared spectroscopy to guide intraoperative and intensive care management during children’s heart surgery
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan Stumpner, MD
The functional role of calcium/calmodulin kinase II in ischemic and anesthetic-induced cardiac protection
University of Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Diederik Van Dijk, MD, PhD
The effect of dexamethasone on cognitive decline after cardiac surgery
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
2010
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Timo Brandenburger, MD
Effects of microRNA-1 knockdown on IGF-1 and cMet expression and impact on hypoxia-induced cell death in rat myoblast cells H9c2
University Hospital Düseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD
Role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase in stem cell mediated neuronal protection in vitro
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Gregory M.T. Hare, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Determining the hemoglobin threshold for hypoxic cellular responses: Studies in anemic hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-ODD-luciferase mice
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2009
SCA-IARS Starter Grants Recipients – $50,000
Mark A. Lovich, MD, PhD
Pericardial Inotropic Therapy: A new paradigm for studying heart contraction
Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Martina Nowak-Machen, MD
ACD39 modulates NKT cell-induced oxygen toxicity in the lung
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
2009 SCA-IARS Mid-Career Grant Recipient – $100,000
Qing Ma, MD
PPAR gamma as a novel therapeutic target in perioperative cerebral injury following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
International Anesthesia Research Society
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