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Biomedical Laboratory R&D Clinician Scientist Investigator (CSI) Award

Objective: To recognize and retain outstanding clinician scientists engaged in VA research while they continue to provide high quality and timely clinical care to Veterans.

Award levels: The Clinician Scientist Investigator (CSI) Award will allow for a Merit award extension of up to 2 additional years (for a total of 6 years) and up to 4 additional years (for a total of 8 years) for a Senior Clinician Scientist Investigator (SCSI) Award.

Eligibility:

  • A minimum 5/8th VA paid clinical appointment with a current BLRD Merit award at the time of submission of a competitive BLRD Merit renewal application with no gap in funding.
  • The PI must be the contact PI on any MPI application.
  • A competitive BLRD Merit renewal application which has received an excellent to very good score (< 15th percentile).
  • An outstanding record of scholarly productivity including national peer-reviewed research funding as Principal Investigator (co-investigator is not sufficient) for at least 8 years while serving as a VA clinician.
  • A strong record of contribution to local and national VA research and/or clinical programs.
  • In good standing with their Service Chief and/or Chief of Staff.

Nomination packet: The nomination packet should be a single pdf file with the following items:

  • A cover sheet for the CSI Award
  • A letter of support from the ACOS for R&D outlining how the longer-term award will be used to expand the investigator’s program and support the VA research program more broadly.
  • A complete and current curriculum vitae for the nominee.
  • A one-page summary of future studies that will be done if an extension is granted.

CSI Merit Extension Template

Submission Instructions: The nomination packet must be submitted by the nominee's research office as a single document to the VHABLRD-CSRD@va.gov mailbox.

Deadline:  Two weeks prior to the BLRD funding decision meeting in mid-January and mid-July.

Point of Contact: Dr. Kimberlee Potter (Kimberlee.potter@va.gov).

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CSI Level 
PI Name 
VAMC 
DRA 
CSI ASHKAR, TAREK MAURICE Indianapolis, IN Kidney Disorders
CSI BURTON, EDWARD ALAN Pittsburgh, PA Neurodegenerative Diseases
CSI DAVE, UTPAL P Indianapolis, IN Cancer
CSI DENG, JANE C Ann Arbor, MI Lung Disorders
CSI DUVVURI, UMAMAHESWAR Pittsburgh, PA Cancer
CSI GARCIA, JOSE M Seattle, WA Musculoskeletal Disorders
CSI GARCIA, JOSEPH ANTHONY Bronx, NY Cardiovascular Disease
CSI HISE, AMY G Cleveland, OH Infectious Diseases
CSI INCE, MIRAC NEDIM Iowa City, IA Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Inflammation
CSI JANE-WIT, DANIEL West Haven, CT Cardiovascular Disease
CSI KENDALL, PEGGY L St. Louis, MO Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Inflammation
CSI MALLIPATTU, SANDEEP K Northport, NY Kidney Disorders
CSI MCCARTHY, MICHAEL JOSEPH San Diego, CA Mental, Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders
CSI MEEKS, JOSHUA JAMES Chicago, IL Cancer
CSI MEIER, JEFFERY L Iowa City, IA Infectious Diseases
CSI MUNSHI, HIDAYATULLAH G Chicago, IL Cancer
CSI PATEL, BHAUMIK B Richmond, VA Cancer
CSI RANSOM, CHRISTOPHER BRUCE Seattle, WA Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders
CSI ROHATGI, RAJEEV Bronx, NY Kidney Disorders
CSI SADIKOT, RUXANA T Omaha. NE Infectious Diseases
CSI SCHNELL, ERIC Portland, OR Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders
CSI SINGH, PRABHLEEN San Diego, CA Kidney Disorders
CSI SUDARSHAN, SUNIL Birmingham, AL Cancer
CSI SULLIVAN, JOHN M Buffalo, NY Sensory Loss
CSI WINGO, ALIZA PHAM Decatur, GA Mental, Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders
CSI ZINKEL, SANDRA S Nashville, TN Cancer
SCSI AGARWAL, ANUPAM Birmingham, AL Kidney Disorders
SCSI ANTHONY, DONALD Cleveland, OH Infectious Diseases
SCSI BEERS, MICHAEL FRANCIS Philadelphia, PA Lung Disorders
SCSI BERNAL-MIZRACHI, CARLOS St. Louis, MO Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI BERNAL-MIZRACHI, ERNESTO Miami, FL Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI BLACKWELL, TIMOTHY S Nashville, TN Lung Disorders
SCSI BLAIR, HARRY C Pittsburgh, PA Musculoskeletal Disorders
SCSI BONOMO, ROBERT A Cleveland, OH Infectious Diseases
SCSI BOUVET, MICHAEL San Diego, CA Cancer
SCSI BRENT, GREGORY A West Los Angeles, CA Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI CANTY, JOHN M Buffalo, NY Cardiovascular Disease
SCSI Chang, Kyong-Mi Philadelphia, PA Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI COVER, TIMOTHY L Nashville, TN Infectious Diseases
SCSI CROTTY ALEXANDER, LAURA ELISE San Diego, CA Lung Disorders
SCSI CROWLEY, STEVEN D Durham, NC Kidney Disorders
SCSI DAVIES, TERRY FRANCIS Bronx, NY Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI DAVIS, DAWN B Madison, WI Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI DUDA, JOHN ERIC Philadelphia, PA Neurodegenerative Diseases
SCSI EKLUND, ELIZABETH ANN Chicago, IL Cancer
SCSI EVANS-MOLINA, CARMELLA Indianapolis, IN Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI FRANK, NATASHA Y Boston, MA Cancer
SCSI FUSTER, MARK M San Diego, CA Cancer
SCSI GORELICK, FRED S West Haven, CT Digestive Diseases
SCSI GRUMBACH, ISABELLA MARIA Iowa City, IA Cardiovascular Disease
SCSI HAASE, VOLKER HANS Nashville, TN Kidney Disorders
SCSI HAMMOND, H KIRK San Diego, CA Cardiovascular Disease
SCSI HARRIS, RAYMOND C Nashville, TN Kidney Disorders
SCSI HE, JOHN CIJIANG Bronx, NY Kidney Disorders
SCSI HEINRICH, MICHAEL C Portland, OR Cancer
SCSI HUANG, ERIC J San Francisco, CA Neurodegenerative Diseases
SCSI KAHN, STEVEN EMANUEL Seattle, WA Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI KARANDIKAR, NITIN J Iowa City, IA Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders
SCSI KAUNITZ, JONATHAN D West Los Angeles, CA Digestive Diseases
SCSI KHAVARI, PAUL Palo Alto, CA Cancer
SCSI KING, PETER H Birmingham, AL Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders
SCSI Kranzler, Henry (MPI Justice) Philadelphia, PA Substance Use Disorders
SCSI KREISEL, DANIEL St. Louis, MO Cardiovascular Disease
SCSI LIM, DANIEL A San Francisco, CA Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders
SCSI LIPSCHUTZ, JOSHUA H Charleston, SC Kidney Disorders
SCSI MATEI, DANIELA E Chicago, IL Cancer
SCSI MAUVAIS-JARVIS, FRANCK New Orleans, LA Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI MCMAHON, TIMOTHY J Durham, NC Cardiovascular Disease
SCSI MEHAL, WAJAHAT ZAFAR West Haven, CT Digestive Diseases
SCSI MIKULS, TED RICHARD Omaha. NE Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Inflammation
SCSI MRUG, MICHAL Birmingham, AL Kidney Disorders
SCSI PLYMATE, STEPHEN R Seattle, WA Cancer
SCSI POWERS, ALVIN C Nashville, TN Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders
SCSI ROSENTHAL, ANN K Milwaukee, WI Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Inflammation
SCSI RUMBAUT, ROLANDO E Houston, TX Cardiovascular Disease
SCSI RUSSO, THOMAS A Buffalo, NY Infectious Diseases
SCSI SADEGHI, MEHRAN M West Haven, CT Cardiovascular Disease
SCSI SCHNABL, BERND G San Diego, CA Digestive Diseases
SCSI SHEIKH-HAMAD, DAVID Houston, TX Kidney Disorders
SCSI SLOMINSKI, ANDRZEJ T Birmingham, AL Cancer
SCSI SOLEIMANI, MANOOCHER Albuquerque, NM Kidney Disorders
SCSI SRINIVASAN, SHANTHI K Decatur, GA Digestive Diseases
SCSI STAPLETON, JACK T Iowa City, IA Infectious Diseases
SCSI SUNDARAM, UMA Huntington, WV Digestive Diseases
SCSI TRAVERS, JEFFREY B Dayton, OH Cancer
SCSI WANG, MICHAEL M Ann Arbor, MI Neurodegenerative Diseases
SCSI WANG, YANLIN West Haven, CT Kidney Disorders
SCSI WEMMIE, JOHN A Iowa City, IA Substance Use Disorders
SCSI WILSON, MATTHEW H Nashville, TN Kidney Disorders
SCSI YEPES, MANUEL SALVADOR Decatur, GA Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders


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