Grant Recipients

2021

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Endovascular Therapy Versus Microsurgical Clipping of Ruptured Wide Neck Aneurysms: A Multicenter, Prospective, Propensity Score Analysis.
University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio, TX
Principle Investigator: Dr. Justin R. Mascitelli

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Wnt Signaling as a Mechanism for Blood Brain Barrier Disruption after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Memorial Hermann Foundation – Houston, TX
Principle Investigator: Dr. Spiros Blackburn

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Comprehensive Microangioscopic Visualization of Flow Diversion for Intracranial Aneurysms
University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX
Principle Investigator: Dr. Visish M. Srinivasan

2019

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Cognitive Outcomes of Flow Diversion Treatment for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, TX
Principle Investigator – Dr. Peter Kan

Joe Niekro Research Grant
AVM Research Foundation

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Adaptaquin Neuroprotection in In-vitro and In-vivo Models of Severe Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Mouse Model
University of Louisville School of Medicine – Louisville, KY
Principle Investigator – Dr. Nicolas Khattar

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Fluid Flow and Pressure Measurements from a 3D Printed Arteriovenous Malformation Phantom for Fluid Structure Interaction Modeling of a Simple Arteriovenous Malformation
Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Cleveland, OH
Principle Investigator – Dr. Nina Moore

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Elucidation of Stroke Pathology in Vivo Utilizing Indocyanine Green-Angiography, Electrocorticography, and Advanced Neuroimaging
Stanford University – Stanford, CA
Principle Investigator – Dr. Eric Sussman

2018

Joe Niekro Research Grant
AVM Research Foundation – Houston, TX – Dr. Peng Chen MD

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery – Fairfax, VA

2017

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Deconstructing the vascular tangle-A molecular biopsy of cerebral arteriovenous malformations
Barrow Neurological Institute – Phoenix, AZ
Principle Investigators – Dr. Joseph Zabramski and Dr. Yashar Kalani

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Diagnosis of Acute Stroke Using Thermoencephalography
Northwestern University – Chicago, IL
Principle Investigator – Dr. Sameer Ansari

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Differentiation in Cerebral Aneurysm Progression and Healing
University of Miami – Miami, FL
Principle Investigator – Dr. Robert Starke

Joe Niekro Research Grant
New Approach to Study Effect of Flow on Endothelium of Cerebral Aneurysms
UCLA – Los Angelos, CA
Principle Investigator – Dr. Satoshi Tateshima

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Memorial Hermann Hospital – Houston, TX

2016

Joe Niekro Research Grant
The Intra-Arterial Delivery of Modified Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells to Treat Cerebral Vasospasm through the L-arginine/NO Pathway in the Human Placenta Flow Model
Mount Sinai Health System – New York, NY
Principle Investigator – Dr. Christopher Kellner

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Next Generation Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Model
UT Southwestern – Dallas, TX
Principle Investigator – Dr. Cameron McDougall

Joe Niekro Research Grant
TIntravenous Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Aneurysm Formation in a Rabbit Model
University of Calgary – Calgary, Canada
Principle Investigator – Dr. Alim Mitha

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Memorial Hermann Hospital – Houston, TX

Joe Niekro Patient Advocacy Support
Crouse Hospital – Syracuse, NY

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Deschaies Stroke Research Foundation – Syracuse, NY

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Upstate Foundation – Syracuse, NY

2015

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Outcomes after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
University of Texas – Houston, TX
Principle Investigators – Dr. Huimahn Alex Choi and Dr. Jude PJ Savarraj

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Multi-endpoint Evaluation of a Rabbit Model in Intracranial Aneurysms
UCSF – San Francisco, CA
Principle Investigator – Dr. Matthew Alexander

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Nanoparticle-based Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Stanford University – Stanford, CA
Principle Investigator – Dr. Jeremy Heit

Joe Niekro Patient Advocacy Support
Crouse Hospital – Syracuse, NY

Joe Niekro Patient Advocacy Support
St. Joseph’s Hospital – Phoenix, AZ

Joe Niekro Patient Advocacy Support
Child Legacy International

Joe Niekro Patient Advocacy Support
Houston Methodist – Houston, TX

2014

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Intraventrical injection of noncellular fluid from subarachnoid hemorrhage patient leads to ventricular enlargement and periventricular injury
University of Michigan Health System – Ann Arbor, MI
Principle Investigator – Dr. Aditya Pandey

Joe Niekro Research Grant
Assessment of a Novel In-Vitro Approach to Evealuate Flow Dynamics of Porcine Red Blood Cells Within a Side-wall Aneurysm Using Synchrotron X-ray Particle Images Velocimetry
University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Principle Investigator – Dr. Lisa Peeling