{"id":15229,"date":"2023-06-02T12:04:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?p=15229"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:49:44","slug":"national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-awards-akerman-an-exciting-r01-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/national-heart-lung-and-blood-institute-awards-akerman-an-exciting-r01-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Awards Akerman R01 Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8870 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2019\/03\/CT-XMD-AkermanAdam-170705-200-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2019\/03\/CT-XMD-AkermanAdam-170705-200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2019\/03\/CT-XMD-AkermanAdam-170705-200-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2019\/03\/CT-XMD-AkermanAdam-170705-200-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2019\/03\/CT-XMD-AkermanAdam-170705-200-600x801.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2019\/03\/CT-XMD-AkermanAdam-170705-200.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The UNC Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded Dr. Adam W. Akerman, PhD, an R01 grant and a 4-year funding period for his study entitled: <strong>\u201cEnhanced Biochemical Monitoring for Aortic Aneurysm Disease.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Akerman and his team\u2014which includes Drs. John Ikonomidis and Chris Agala from the UNC Department of Surgery and a collaboration with the UVA School of Medicine\u2014have developed novel assays to quantify aneurysm biomarkers and enhance the biochemical monitoring of aortic aneurysm. Their primary goal is to advance a standardized screening technique that determines aneurysm presence, location, and diameter; such information may be used for risk stratification and will surely mitigate life-threatening aortic complications in the general population.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Akerman, an assistant professor in the department of surgery, joined UNC Chapel Hill in 2017. 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