Research on the effectiveness of clot-busting drugs in the treatment of stroke is still proceeding People with heart rhythm disorders can be successfully treated with medications, implantable pacemakers and defibrillators, corrective surgery, etc. If we could teach heart and brain cells to reproduce, damage during heart attack or stroke would not be permanent. Can we develop better materials for things like pacemakers, artificial heart valves, catheters, etc. In 1994, the Foundation supported 185 projects. Project support goes to pay for equipment, supplies and the salaries of technicians, research nurses and research assistants necessary for a project.
Technical salaries tend to be the single largest expense in research.
The researcher who heads a project cannot receive any payment or reimbursement from the project funds. Without this type of support, many of our world-class researchers would be unable to find the time necessary to conduct detailed research. The Foundation is currently helping to support 52 nationally or internationally-recognized researchers. The Foundation also supports a summer student scholarship program. Awards exist for high school, university science undergraduate students and medical students.