2008 Wylie Scholar
- Angela Ramirez
- Oct 9
- 2 min read
Ulka Sachdev, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Chief of Vascular Services, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Wylie Research Focus: Understanding the mechanisms that promote blood vessel growth and developing new therapies for people suffering from peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia
Date Awarded: 2008
“Since receiving the Wylie award, I have been able to obtain a Mentored Clinical Scientist Award through the NHLBI, which was matched by the SVS foundation and American college of surgeons. I was then able to transition to independent R01 funding from NHLBI to study mechanisms of HMGB1 release from ischemic muscle cells. I have also had the opportunity to expand my research focus to venous disease and received funding from SVS foundation to complete a pilot project on inflammation in varicose veins. The funding I received from the Wylie award was absolutely instrumental in propelling my research programs forward. In addition to research and clinical work, I continue to mentor medical students both locally and nationally through the SVS mentoring program and I always emphasize that my research success really started with funding through the Wylie program.”
Larry Kraiss, MD is investigating a new treatment for patients with kidney disease who need dialysis, and is involved in a clinical trial of a drug that may reduce the rate of aneurysm growth.
As a Wylie Scholar, Dr. Kraiss studied how endothelial cells that line the blood vessels respond to changes in their environment including blood clots, inflammation, and changes in blood flow. He identified the triggers of abnormal cell growth due to vascular disease and laid the groundwork for new drug treatments and innovative therapies.
Dr. Kraiss runs a basic biology laboratory focused on endothelial cell biology and is Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Utah. He was director of the vascular surgery fellowship program at the University of Utah from 2003-2012.
He maintains a broad-based vascular surgery practice at the University of Utah. Dr. Kraiss has twice received teaching awards from the University of Utah general surgery residents (2000 and 2006). He is a regular reviewer for research proposals submitted to the NIH, NASA, and the Society for Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Kraiss is a member of the Vascular Cures Scientific Advisory Board.
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