Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Targeted Research Area:
Cardiovascular Disease

Endothelial Progenitors for Cardiac Valves

• Joyce E. Bischoff, Ph.D.
  Children’s Hospital, MA

Human Stem Cells: Therapy for Heart Failure

• Daniel J. Garry, M.D., Ph.D.
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Heat Intolerance in Elderly Patients with CHF

• Benjamin D. Levine, M.D.
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Craig G. Crandall, Ph.D.
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Genetic Analysis of Mitral Valve Prolapse

• Robert A. Levine, M.D.
  Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, Ph.D.
  Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Robotics in Cardiac Surgery

• Leslie W. Nifong, M.D.
  East Carolina University - Brody School of Medicine

Transcriptional Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation

• Ralph V. Shohet, M.D.
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Robert C. Kowal, M.D., Ph.D.
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Gene Expression in Mitral Regurgitation Patients

• Mark R. Starling, M.D.
  University of Michigan Medical Center
• Bruce C. Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.
  University of Michigan Medical Center