Members’ Labs
Miranda Good, Ph.D.
Miranda Good, Ph.D. January 1, 2022 Assistant Professor Molecular Cardiology Research Institute Tufts University School of Medicine Primary Research: The overall objective of the Good Lab is to understand the mechanisms that regulate blood vessel function and inflammation and contribute to the etiology of neurological diseases. We have recently found that endothelial Panx1 regulates cerebral…
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Morgan Salmon, Ph.D. September 1, 2021 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Michigan Medicine The University of Michigan Primary Research: Aortic Aneurysms are a dilation of the aorta to greater than 50% of its original diameter and can be classified according to their anatomical locations in reference to the diaphragm. Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) are located above…
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Mary Wallingford, Ph.D. July 1, 2021 Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center Primary Research: Placental Vascular Development and Disease Lab Web Site:Â https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/research-clinical-trials/institutes-centers-labs/mother-infant-research-institute/laboratories/wallingford-lab Members of the laboratory:Â Ana Correia-Branco, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (TMC) Nirmala Jayaraman, BS, Graduate Student Co-op (TMC) Hamida Giwa, Undergraduate Student (Tufts University), BDBS…
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Carmen Halabi, M.D., Ph.D.
Carmen Halabi, M.D., Ph.D. May 1, 2021 Department of Pediatrics Division of Nephrology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Primary Research: The overall goal of the lab is to understand the role of the extracellular matrix, particularly the elastic fiber, in vascular development and disease such as aneurysms and hypertension. We utilize mouse…
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Rio Sugimura, M.D., Ph.D. April 1, 2021 School of Biomedical Sciences Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Primary Research: Our Blood Engineering Lab (BEL) has been launched at the University of Hong Kong in December 2020. The mission of the BEL is to define fundamental principles of anti-cancer…
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Yi Fan, M.D., Ph.D. March 1, 2021 Department of Radiation Oncology, Cardiovascular Institute and Abramson Cancer Center University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Primary Research: Our research focuses on tissue microenvironment. The goal of our research is to develop new therapeutics in cancer and regenerative medicine by reprogramming endothelial cells, myeloid cells, and stem cells. The…
Read MoreClint Miller, Ph.D.
Clint Miller, Ph.D. February 1, 2021 Center for Public Health Genomics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Primary Research: The Miller Lab is located in the Center for Public Health Genomics at the University of Virginia. Our lab focuses on genetic and environmental risk factors for coronary artery disease and other complex cardiovascular diseases using a…
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Song Hu, Ph.D. January 1, 2021 Biomedical Engineering Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO Primary Research: Our lab focuses on the development of cutting-edge optical and photoacoustic technologies for high-resolution structural, functional, metabolic, and molecular imaging in vivo. Our core technology, multi-parametric photoacoustic microscopy (PAM), is uniquely capable of simultaneously imaging hemoglobin concentration,…
Read MoreTeresa Sanchez, Ph.D.
Teresa Sanchez, Ph.D. November 1, 2020 Assistant Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY Primary Research: Severe endothelial dysfunction plays a critical role in organ failure and death in numerous clinical settings. In cerebrovascular diseases and central nervous system pathologies, blood-brain barrier dysfunction contributes…
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