Members’ Labs

Ngan F. Huang, Ph.D. July 1, 2019 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Principal Investigator, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Stanford University Stanford, CA Primary Research: Dr. Huang’s laboratory investigates the interactions between stem cells and the extracellular matrix microenvironment for engineering cardiovascular tissues to treat cardiovascular diseases such as peripheral arterial disease and abdominal…

Delphine Gomez, Ph.D. May 1, 2019 Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Primary Research: The Gomez lab is focused on studying the functional role of epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms in controlling key properties of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) including cell differentiation, lineage memory and plasticity in the context of…

Anjelica Gonzalez, Ph.D. April 1, 2019 Department of Biomedical Engineering Yale University New Haven, CT Primary Research: With a multi-disciplinary approach, the Gonzalez lab combines organic chemistry, molecular biology, and image analysis to develop biomimetic scaffolds to dissect the role of microvascular pericytes in the human immunological process. Research projects in the Gonzalez lab include…

Corinne Nielsen, Ph.D. March 1, 2019 Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University Athens, OH Primary Research: Our lab’s long-term goal is to understand how the nervous and vascular systems influence one another. We are particularly interested in determining molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate neurovascular development and function – and mechanisms involved in neurovascular pathogenesis. Lab…

Yun Fang, Ph.D. January 1, 2019 Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Department of Medicine Biological Sciences Division The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Primary Research: My laboratory strives to contribute to and exploit a deeper molecular understanding of vascular homeostasis control, particularly related to the non-coding genome. Moreover, we are motivated to develop innovative…

Joseph C. Wu, M.D., Ph.D. December 1, 2018 Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Simon Stertzer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Radiology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA Primary Research: Our laboratory focuses on using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for cardiovascular precision medicine. We utilize a combination of molecular/cellular biology, genomic-epigenomic-transcriptomic profiling, tissue engineering,…

John C. Chappell, Ph.D. November 1, 2018 Assistant Professor Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine, VTCRI Department for Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech Va Tech-Wake Forest Univ School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, VA Primary Research: Blood…

Jessica Wagenseil, DSC September 1, 2018 Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO Primary Research: Our lab studies vascular mechanics with a focus on elastic fiber defects in large arteries. We are interested in how genetic mutations in elastic fiber proteins affect arterial mechanical properties and lead to…

Cynthia St. Hilaire, Ph.D. July 1, 2018 Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Primary Research: Research in the St. Hilaire lab focuses on characterizing the underlying pathobiology of vascular disease, concentrating on mechanisms that drive vascular and valvular calcification and vessel wall remodeling. Ectopic calcification in the cardiovascular system was…

C. Keith Ozaki, M.D. June 1, 2018 Professor Department of Surgery Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Primary Research: Our basic research efforts broadly aim to delineate the mechanisms by which physical forces alter the morphology of the blood vessel wall.  We hold expertise specifically in the adaptations of the vein bypass graft, an extreme…