Funding history

Grant support across two decades of research into circadian biology, hypoxia, and light-based therapies.

Pending grant support

2027–2032
NHLBI R01HL191647
Timed cANGPTL4 Therapy to Exploit Circadian Vulnerability Windows in Cardiac Infarction
PI
2026–2031
NCCIH R01AT014073
Study mechanisms of intense light-elicited cardioprotection
PI
2026–2029
Niraxx, Inc. (industry sponsored)
Perioperative Neuromodulation for Delirium
PI

Current grant support

2022–2028
Department of Anesthesiology Seed Grant
Bright light therapy in patients
PI

Completed grant support

2022–2025
NHLBI R56HL156955
Targeting the endothelial clock to treat perioperative myocardial ischemia
PI
2022–2024
NIH-NIA 1R03AG078956 (GEMSSTAR)
Circadian Diurnal Motor Synchrony and Delirium Amongst Older Cardiac Surgery ICU Patients
Mentor (PI: Meghan Prin, MD)
2022–2024
SCA Starter Grant
Circadian Movements and Delirium in Older Cardiac Surgery ICU Patients
Mentor (PI: Meghan Prin, MD)
2020–2022
AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship 20POST35210002
Clocks, Oxygen, and Neonatal Airway Disease
Mentor (PI: Colleen Bartman, PhD)
2019–2020
AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship 19POST34380105
Angiopoietin-like 4 as a cardioprotective target in light-elicited circadian PER2 amplitude enhancement
Mentor (PI: Yoshimasa Oyama, MD, PhD)
2016–2018
AHA Predoctoral Fellowship 16PRE27250077
The role of intense light in hypoxic cardiac metabolism
Mentor (PI: Colleen Bartman)
2016
DREAM Grant, CU Denver
Impact of daylight on circadian rhythms and plasma protein expression
Mentor (PI: Jennifer Gile)
2015–2021
NIH-NHLBI R01-HL122472
Intense Light Therapy for Perioperative Cardio-Protection
PI
2015–2016
CCTSI Grant
Intense Light as a Novel Treatment in Myocardial Ischemia
Mentor (PI: Colleen Bartman)
2015–2016
UC Denver Dean's Office Research Award

PI
2010–2015
NIH-NHLBI K08-HL102267-01
Period in Cardio-Protection
PI
2011–2015
NIH-NHLBI R01 HL098294
Hypoxia Inducible Factor in Acute Lung Injury
Co-Investigator (PI: Eltzschig)
2009–2013
NIH-NHLBI R01 HL092188-01
Extracellular Adenosine during Ventilator Induced Lung Injury
Co-Investigator (PI: Eltzschig)
2009–2010
AHA SDG (National Scientist Development Grant)
Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporters (ENTs) in Cardiac Ischemic Preconditioning
PI
2009–2010
MRTG FAER Grant
Myocardial Ischemic Preconditioning through Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF)-1
PI
2006–2008
IZKF Cluster of Excellence Grant, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Role of Nucleotide Phosphohydrolysis and Adenosine Signaling in Ischemic Preconditioning of the Heart
PI