Funding

Current Funding
08/10/15 – 03/31/25 Treatment of Sleep Apnea by Targeting Leptin Signaling R01 
HL128970
07/01/16 – 03/31/25 Leptin Signaling in the Carotid Body: Mechanisms and Consequences 
R01HL133100
04/01/24 – 03/31/25 Melanocortin Receptor 4 Agonist, Setmelanotide, in Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Technology Maturation Award, the GW Technology Commercialization Office
04/22/24 – 03/31/25 Melanocortin 4 Signaling in the Carotid Body in Obesity
R01HL133100-08S1
04/01/24 – 03/31/27 Targeting Melanocortin 4 Receptor in Sleep-Disordered Breathing American Heart Association Career Development Award 
24CDA1270910
07/01/24 - 06/30/28 Melanocortin 4 Receptor Agonist to Treat Sleep Disordered Breathing in Obesity
R01HL174409
Pending Funding
10/01/24-09/31/28 Treatment of Sleep Apnea by Targeting Leptin Signaling
R01HL128970-09
02/01/24-01/31/25 Carotid Body Interventions to Treat Neurocognitive Complications of Obesity
R01HL133100 Administrative Supplement
10/01/24-09/30/29 Repurposing FDA-approved Peptides to Treat Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
R01DA061736
Previous Funding
08/01/99 – 06/30/01 Interaction of Leptin and Insulin in Ventilatory Control
F32 HL010213
07/01/02 – 03/31/08 Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Glucose Regulation
K08 HL068715
07/07/06 – 06/30/08 The Impact of Intermittent Hypoxia on Hypercholesterolemia and Atherosclerosis
0625514U
07/01/07 – 06/30/09 Impact of Intermittent Hypoxia on Atherosclerosis American Heart Association
BGIA 0765293U
09/01/06 – 08/31/10 Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis in Sleep Apnea United States Israel Binational Science Foundation
BSF No. 2005265
09/30/04 – 06/30/08   Effects of HIV and HAART on Sleep and Daytime Function 
R01HL079554
09/30/09 – 09/29/11 Mechanisms Linking Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disease
RC1HL099952
07/01/10 – 06/30/12 Intermittent Hypoxia and Lipoprotein Clearance American Heart Association
10GRNT3360001
09/14/07 – 08/31/12 Mechanisms and Treatment of COPD Progression
P50HL084945
07/01/09 – 06/30/14 Mechanisms of Altered Glucose Metabolism in Sleep-Disordered Breathing
R01HL075078
07/01/12 – 06/30/14 Carotid Body and Metabolic Dysfunction in Intermittent Hypoxia American Heart Association
12POST11820001
09/01/09 – 07/31/14 Mechanisms of Sleep Apnea in Severe Obesity
R01 HL050381
07/01/11 – 06/30/15 The Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) (NCE)
ResMed Foundation 90048207

04/01/05 – 03/31/16
Sleep Apnea and Dysregulation of Lipid Metabolism
R01 HL080105
09/01/15 – 08/30/16 The Role of Carotid Body in Type 2 Diabetes in Sleep Apnea American Sleep Medicine Foundation 2015 Bridge to Success – Mid/Sr. Career Investigator Award #133-BS-15
06/15/12 – 05/31/17 Mechanisms and Consequences of Intermittent Hypoxia Induced Lipolysis
K08HL109475
07/01/16 - 06/30/18 Chemogenetic Approach to Obstructive Sleep Apnea American Heart Association
16POST31000017
02/01/17 – 03/01/19 Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Salutary Effects of Greater Splanchnic Nerve (GSN) Resection on Glycemic Control Galvani Bioelectronics Limited
07/01/17 - 06/30/19 Acute Effects of Nocturnal Hypoxemia on Cardiometabolic Stress and Gene Expression American Heart Association
17MCPRP33671115
09/01/15-08/31/21 Obesity Enhances Susceptibility to Pollutant Effects in Asthma (NCE)
EPA 83615201
04/01/19 – 3/31/22 Chemogenetic Approach to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea American Heart Association Career Development Award 
19CDA34660245
04/01/19 – 03/31/22 Mechanisms of Leptin-induced Hypertension American Heart Association Career Development Award
19CDA34700025
04/01/20 - 03/31/22 Effect of Dinner Timing on Nocturnal Glucose and Lipid Metabolism American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship 
20POST35210763
09/01/19 – 03/31/22 Hypoglossal Stimulation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Analysis of Titration Recordings Clinical Trial LivaNova, Inc
11/15/20 - 10/31/22 Targeting Leptin Pathway to Treat Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
U18DA052301-01
12/01/17 – 11/30/22 Lipolysis During Sleep and Cardiometabolic Consequences of Sleep Apnea
R01HL135483
01/01/19 – 12/31/22 Regulation of Cellular Cholesterol Homeostasis
R01HL077588-15
07/01/13 – 11/30/22 Multi-Institutional Training in Genetic/Genomic Approaches to Sleep Disorders
T32HL110952.
04/01/21 – 03/31/23 Role of Leptin-TRPM7 Signaling in Carotid Bodies in the Pathogenesis of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Obesity
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Award 828142
08/04/17 – 06/30/23 Chemogenetic Approach to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
R01HL138932
09/20/20 - 08/31/23 Intranasal Leptin as a Novel Treatment of Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression
R61HL156240
09/01/22 – 08/31/23 Leptin Receptor Agonist as a Novel Prevention of Opioid Induced Respiratory Depression
R41DA056239
01/01/22 – 12/31/23 The Role of Leptin Signaling in the Dorsomedial Hypothalamus in the Pathogenesis of Sleep-Disordered Breathing American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Award 915167
04/04/23 – 03/31/24 Leptin Receptor Agonist to treat Sleep Disordered Breathing
R41HL167326