Funding

Dr. Lerman's lab has received grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund several research projects related to renal and cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology. Dr. Lerman also mentors other principal investigators on their NIH-funded research projects.

Investigator & Role	Grant Title	Funding Source	Duration
Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator	Obesity-induced mesenchymal stem cell senescence	NIH, R01 DK120292	12/27/2018-1/3/2022
Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator	Noninvasive assessment of renal fibrosis using magnetization transfer MRI	NIH, U01DK104273	09/24/2014-06/30/2020
Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator	MSC-derived microvesicles in metabolic syndrome and renovascular disease	NIH, R01DK102325	03/10/2015-02/28/2020
Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator	Ultrasound shockwave therapy for post-stenotic microvascular remodeling	NIH, R01HL123160	11/15/2014-10/31/2019
Sabena M. Conley, Ph.D., principal investigator; Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., mentor	Mesenchymal stem cell senescence in obesity	Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 1018672	09/01/2018-08/31/2021
Sandra M. Herrmann, M.D., principal investigator; Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., mentor	Hypoxic preconditioning for the improvement of the regenerative capacity of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and its application in chronic kidney disease due to hypertensive nephropathy	NIH, K08 DK118120-01	07/01/2018-05/31/2023
Alfonso Eirin Massat, M.D., principal investigator; Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., mentor	A potential role for mitoprotection in preserving the kidney in metabolic syndrome and renal artery stenosis	NIH, K08DK106427	08/01/2015-06/30/2020
LaTonya J. Hickson, M.D., principal investigator; Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., mentor	Mesenchymal stem cell senescence in diabetic nephropathy	NIH, K23DK109134	07/01/2016-04/30/2021