Defining the impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on diastolic function in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

2022 Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators

Ikuyo Imamaya, MD
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Key Project Outcome

This project was the first project that I completed all steps to conduct a human study. Every step was a learning experience. After I submitted my grant proposal, the reviewers provided me with very practical comments that were very helpful tips and practical advises to increase chance of the study to be successful.

The funding allowed me to have secured time to work on the proposed study. The experience helped me understand the tasks and efforts to conduct a human research project. I now appreciate the value of research papers more than before I conducted my own research project.