2021 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Awards

Administrative

Group Awards

Mission Critical Support Team

For exemplary efforts responding to the pandemic with administrative and information technology solutions to ensure the Institute was ready to support long-term remote work.

• Gene Cooper, NHLBI
• Charles A. Dunn, NHLBI
• Anthony R. Fletcher, NHLBI
• Lisa A. Freeny, NHLBI
• Ann G. Gawalt, NHLBI
• James F. Gude, NHLBI
• Ariel Herman, NHLBI
• Shkeda R. Johnson, NHLBI
• Quentin J. Jurin, NHLBI
• Crystal J. Kao, NHLBI
• Vladimir A. Lizunov, NHLBI
• Katharine H. Miller, NHLBI
• David M. Novy, NHLBI
• Jenelle E. Oxendine, NHLBI
• Brian W. Parsons, NHLBI
• Lisa E. Portner, NHLBI
• Hector E. Quiles Figueroa, NHLBI
• Ramie B. Saad, NHLBI
• Rodrigo Saracuza, NHLBI
• Khurram M. Shaikh, NHLBI
• Alastair A. Thomson, NHLBI
• Drew C. Trimble, NHLBI
• Robyn V. Wyrick, NHLBI

NHLBI Women's Health Working Group

In recognition of the NHLBI Women's Health Working Group (WHWG) for their exemplary dedication and advancement of women's health research, workforce development, and health education.

• Ebyan A. Addou, NHLBI
• Neyal J. Ammary-Risch, NHLBI
• Bryan C. Ampey, NHLBI
• Wiphada P. Bandettini, NHLBI
• Koyeli Banerjee, NHLBI
• Whitney L. Barfield, NHLBI
• Jean E. Berube, NHLBI
• Margaret F. Bevans, NHLBI
• Ashley E. Blair, NHLBI
• Cheryl A. Boyce, NHLBI
• Jessica H. Chertow, NHLBI
• Nakela L. Cook, NHLBI
• Patrice M. Desvigne Nickens, NHLBI
• Donna M. Dimichele, NHLBI
• Joyonna C. Gamble-George, OD
• Melissa Garcia, NHLBI
• Lindsay M. Garvin, NHLBI
• Melissa C. Green Parker, OD
• Sacha B. Han, NHLBI
• Jessica B. Hostetler, NHLBI
• Lenora E. Johnson, NHLBI
• Katherine H. Kavounis, NHLBI
• Marrah E. Lachowicz-Scroggins, NHLBI
• Aaron D. Laposky, NHLBI
• Jining Lu, NHLBI
• Qing Lu, NHLBI
• Shari E. Ludlam, NHLBI
• Ariel Y. Markowitz-Shulman, NHLBI
• Iman K. Martin, NHLBI
• Megan S. Mitchell, NHLBI
• Melissa H. Nagelin, NHLBI
• Victoria L. Pemberton, NHLBI
• Charlotte A. Pratt, NHLBI
• LeShawndra N. Price, NIAID
• Ilsa I. Rovira, NHLBI
• Brittany R. Royall, NHLBI
• Susan T. Shero, NHLBI
• Catherine M. Stoney, NHLBI
• Xenia J. Tigno, OD
• Jasmina Varagic, NHLBI
• Louis J. Vuga, NHLBI
• Gina Shu-C. Wei, NHLBI
• Jamie M. White, OD
• Yu Yang, NHLBI

Workforce Programming Team to Support Maximum Telework

In recognition of successfully transforming existing workforce programs and implementing new ones to support staff and their families during unprecedented and unexpectedly challenging times.

• Courtney L. Addis, NHLBI
• Mary M. Berrier, NHLBI
• Lachelle Candice M. Donaldson, NHLBI
• Lisa A. Douek, NHLBI
• Charles A. Dunn, NHLBI
• Kisha L. Garcia, NHLBI
• Anna R. Gordon, NHLBI
• Hannah M. Hopkins, NHLBI
• Craig M. Hutton, NHLBI
• Shkeda R. Johnson, NHLBI
• Crystal J. Kao, NHLBI
• Marrah E. Lachowicz-Scroggins, NHLBI
• Niara S. Lara, NHLBI
• Ariel Y. Markowitz-Shulman, NHLBI
• Elizabeth L. Mcmahon, NHLBI
• Danielle N. Meadows, NHLBI
• Carla C. Minor, NHLBI
• Courtney L. Mong, NHLBI
• Aruna R. Natarajan, NHLBI
• Audra H. Nixon, NHLBI
• Kathleen B. O'Sullivan, NHLBI
• Paula Schum, NHLBI
• Donya'E M. Smith, NHLBI
• Anastassiya Walsh, NHLBI

Scientific/Medical

Group Awards

MIS-C Response Team

For sustained superior leadership developing and rapidly executing a trans-NIH network-of-networks to understand MIS-C and pediatric COVID.

• Elizabeth M. Baden, NICHD
• Karyl S. Barron, NIAID
• Nancy D. Bridges, NIAID
• Courtney E. Coombes, NHLBI
• Valerie A. Cotton, NICHD
• James N. Coulombe, NICHD
• Ellen A. Goldmuntz, NIAID
• Rohan Hazra, NICHD
• Lauren K. Hochman, NHLBI
• Jessica B. Hostetler, NHLBI
• Jonathan R. Kaltman, NHLBI
• Bill G. Kapogiannis, NICHD
• Dawei Lin, NIAID
• Yvonne R. Morrison, NIAID
• Gail D. Pearson, NHLBI
• Megan Elaine A. Shaheen, NHLBI
• Beverly L. Welch, NIAID

NHLBI CONNECTS Team

For exemplary innovation, dedication, and leadership in establishing a unified network to develop rapid, lifesaving therapies for COVID-19.

• Neil R. Aggarwal, NHLBI
• Simone A. Glynn, NHLBI
• David C. Goff, NHLBI
• William K. Hoots, NHLBI
• Donald J. Milliken, NHLBI
• Traci H. Mondoro, NHLBI
• Amy P. Patterson, NHLBI
• Antonello Punturieri, NHLBI
• Yves D. Rosenberg, NHLBI
• Benjamin J. Sakovich, NHLBI
• Jeffrey G. Snyder, NHLBI
• Gail G. Weinmann, NHLBI

Individual Awards

For exceptional scientific effort leading to the discovery of the pathway that coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, use to escape cells.

• Nihal Altan-Bonnet, NHLBI

Recognition Across NIH

The following individuals are recognized as part of a group hosted by another IC.

NCI

• Stephanie M. Davis, NHLBI

NIA

• Stephanie M. Davis, NHLBI
• Stephen F. Flaim, NHLBI
• Gautam Prakash, NHLBI

NIAMS

• Emma M. Groarke, NHLBI
• Bhavisha A. Patel, NHLBI
• Neal S. Young, NHLBI

NIBIB

• Anthony J. Agresti, NHLBI
• Sarah N. Bank, NHLBI
• Nicole M. Benevento, NHLBI
• Jennifer E. Biemer, NHLBI
• Chris D. Bocus, NHLBI
• Cheryl A. Boyce, NHLBI
• Daveta H. Brown, NHLBI
• Marishka K. Brown, NHLBI
• Natalie E. Bruning, NHLBI
• Elizabeth R. Bulger, NHLBI
• Roxane S. Burkett, NHLBI
• Marc F. Charette, NHLBI
• Jue Chen, NHLBI
• Kristiane E. Cooper, NHLBI
• Allison M. Cristman, NHLBI
• Christine A. Cullinane, NHLBI
• John W. Diggs, NHLBI
• David M. Durgin, NHLBI
• Raymond F. Ebert, NHLBI
• Joshua P. Fessel, NHLBI
• Stephen F. Flaim, NHLBI
• Michelle M. Freemer, NHLBI
• Lynn M. Furtaw, NHLBI
• Ann G. Gawalt, NHLBI
• Vinton M. Grant, NHLBI
• Shannon Y. Griffin, NHLBI
• Ahmed O. Hassan, NHLBI
• Rashida S. Hogg Ferebee, NHLBI
• Erin J. Iturriaga, NHLBI
• Cheryl A. Kassed, NHLBI
• Tara C. Knox, NHLBI
• Marrah E. Lachowicz-Scroggins, NHLBI
• Jonathan M. Lear, NHLBI
• Albert Lee, NHLBI
• Ryan C. Lombardi, NHLBI
• Jining Lu, NHLBI
• Kelli B. Malkin, NHLBI
• Dorothy L. Maxwell, NHLBI
• Jillian M. McClain, NHLBI
• George A. Mensah, NHLBI
• Julia L. Mikulla, NHLBI
• Kyung Moon, NHLBI
• Aruna R. Natarajan, NHLBI
• Malgorzata J. Ochocinska, NHLBI
• Melanie D. Peel, NHLBI
• Kara N. Penny, NHLBI
• Lisa E. Portner, NHLBI
• Melissa K. Ramos, NHLBI
• Ricardo Ramos, NHLBI
• Asif M. Rizwan, NHLBI
• Rebecca A. Roper, NHLBI
• Kathleen T. Rousche, NHLBI
• Shirley Ruiz-Lundgren, NHLBI
• David W. Schopfer, NHLBI
• Khurram M. Shaikh, NHLBI
• Linda E. Smith, NHLBI
• Catherine M. Stoney, NHLBI
• Stacy C. Turner, NHLBI
• Louis J. Vuga, NHLBI
• Jeffrey A. Williams, NHLBI
• Makeda J. Williams, NHLBI
• Helmut A. Winffel, NHLBI

NINDS

• Josephine E A. Boyington, NHLBI
• Jessica L. Carrington, NHLBI
• Thomas L. Croxton, NHLBI
• Raymond F. Ebert, NHLBI
• Joshua P. Fessel, NHLBI
• David C. Goff, NHLBI
• Mary E. Groesch, NHLBI
• Lenora E. Johnson, NHLBI
• James P. Kiley, NHLBI
• Lisa S. Longacre, NHLBI
• Lucinda L. Miner, NHLBI
• Michelle M. Olive, NHLBI
• Amy P. Patterson, NHLBI
• Gail D. Pearson, NHLBI
• Benjamin J. Sakovich, NHLBI
• Allan C. Shipp, NHLBI
• Jeffrey G. Snyder, NHLBI
• Daniel T. Stimson, NHLBI
• Alastair A. Thomson, NHLBI
• Gail G. Weinmann, NHLBI

OD

• Neil R. Aggarwal, NHLBI
• Darcy J. Barton, NHLBI
• Sean A. Coady, NHLBI
• Courtney E. Coombes, NHLBI
• Courtney D. Fitzhugh, NHLBI
• Naomi R. Freeman, NHLBI
• David C. Goff, NHLBI
• Mary E. Groesch, NHLBI
• Benyam Hailu, NHLBI
• Kimberley A. Hetkowski, NHLBI
• William K. Hoots, NHLBI
• Lucy L. Hsu, NHLBI
• Erynn A. Huff, NHLBI
• Aminul Islam, NHLBI
• Walter P. Jacob, NHLBI
• James P. Kiley, NHLBI
• Andrei L. Kindzelski, NHLBI
• Marrah E. Lachowicz-Scroggins, NHLBI
• Amy Lin, NHLBI
• Ryan C. Lombardi, NHLBI
• Xiao-Zhong J. Luo, NHLBI
• George A. Mensah, NHLBI
• Marissa A. Miller, NHLBI
• Donald J. Milliken, NHLBI
• Traci H. Mondoro, NHLBI
• Arman M. Niknafs, NHLBI
• Amy P. Patterson, NHLBI
• Antonello Punturieri, NHLBI
• Lora A. Reineck, NHLBI
• Sheryl K. Rhoads, NHLBI
• Yves D. Rosenberg, NHLBI
• Benjamin J. Sakovich, NHLBI
• Allan C. Shipp, NHLBI
• Sharon M. Smith, NHLBI
• Jeffrey G. Snyder, NHLBI
• Kimberly O. Stanton, NHLBI
• Daniel T. Stimson, NHLBI
• Catherine M. Stoney, NHLBI
• John F. Tisdale, NHLBI
• Hannah A. Valantine, NHLBI
• Gail G. Weinmann, NHLBI
• Carlynn G. Winters, NHLBI