Post-doctoral fellows Ivan Budnik, MD, PhD, and Abhishek B. Jha, PhD, each received American Heart Association (AHA) Post-doctoral Fellowship Awards in the past month. The pair are both postdoctoral research scholars in the lab of Anil Chauhan, MTech, PhD, and in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation. According to the AHA, […]
Mariia Kumskova, MD, a postdoctoral research scholar in the lab of Anil Chauhan, MTech, PhD, received a two-year, $165,000 Hemostasis & Thrombosis Research Society Mentored Research Award (MRA) for her project “Define the mechanism of bleeding in Ehlers–Danlos syndrome.” Chuahan and Janice Staber, MD, associate professor of Pediatrics, will serve as Kumskova’s mentors on the project. Ehlers-Danlos […]
Rakesh B. Patel, PhD, a postdoctoral research scholar in the lab of Anil Chauhan, MTech, PhD, received a two-year, $155,952 American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship for his project “Role of von Willebrand factor in linking respiratory tract infection and onset of stroke.” Approximately 25 to 30% of patients with ischemic stroke report a recent […]
Manasa Nayak, PhD, research assistant professor in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, was selected as one of four finalists to compete for a prestigious award for early career researchers. Nayak presented his work at November’s meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s biggest cardiovascular conference of the year. […]
Manasa Nayak, PhD, research assistant professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, received a three-year, $231,000 American Heart Association (AHA) Career Development Award. Nayak previously earned an AHA postdoctoral fellowship in 2018. With this new AHA funding, Nayak will explore potential new treatments for deep vein thrombosis, under the mentorship of Anil K. Chauhan, […]
Gagan Flora, PhD, a postdoctoral research scholar in the lab of Anil Chauhan, PhD, received a two-year, $140,952 American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship for his project “Role of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases in regulating platelet function and thrombosis.” This is the latest in a string of postdoctoral fellowships and career development awards received by researchers […]
Nirav Dhanesha, PhD, research assistant professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, has earned a three-year, $231,000 Career Development Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). Dhanesha, a member of the Chauhan Lab, will use the funds to investigate the mechanisms for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in obesity. “Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a […]
Prakash Doddapattar, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Chauhan Lab, earned a three-year, $231,000 Career Development Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). Doddapattar’s application was ranked below 1 percentile, indicating it was among the very best. Doddapattar will use the funds to investigate the mechanisms by which myeloid cell-specific metabolic enzyme, Pyruvate kinase M2 […]
Nirav Dhanesha, PhD, research assistant professor in Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, qualified as a finalist for the American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) Kenneth M. Brinkhous Early Career Investigator Prize in Thrombosis. As one of the four finalists, the AHA recognized Dhanesha, a member of the Chauhan Lab, as one of the young investigators […]
A lot of impressive research is conducted every day in Internal Medicine. And that work occurs alongside efforts to train and build the careers of the next generation of researchers. One of the most accomplished at both aspects is Anil Chauhan, MTech, PhD. Since joining the University of Iowa in 2010, Chauhan, a professor in […]