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Roger Johns, M.D., Ph.D.
Roger Johns, M.D., Ph.D. February 1, 2020 Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Primary Research: We discovered hypoxia-induced mitogenic factor (HIMF) as an unknown gene in lung from a hypoxia model of pulmonary hypertension. This was subsequently found to be a member of the resistin-like family of chemokine growth…
Read MoreThe Gut-Brain Axis in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
The Gut-Brain Axis in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation January 23, 2020 MARK KAHN, M.D. Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Pennsylvania Took place on January 23, 2020 at 1:00pm EST MARK KAHN – Dr. Mark Kahn is a practicing cardiologist in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He has won…
Read MoreSara S. Nunes de Vasconcelos, Ph.D.
Sara S. Nunes de Vasconcelos, Ph.D. January 1, 2020 Division of Experimental Therapeutics Toronto General Hopistal Research Institute and University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Canada Primary Research: Motivated by the need to generate alternative therapeutic avenues to treat cardiovascular diseases, my research interests involve the development of vascularization strategies in combination with human stem cell-derived…
Read MoreCoronary Artery Development and Regeneration
Coronary Artery Development and Regeneration December 19, 2019 KRISTY RED-HORSE, PH.D. Associate Professor Department of Biology Stanford University Took place on December 19, 2019 at 1:00pm EST KRISTY RED-HORSE – Dr. Red-Horse is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. Her lab uses cardiovascular development as a model to study the signals that instruct…
Read MoreEndothelial Regulation of Metabolic Homeostasis
Endothelial Regulation of Metabolic Homeostasis November 14, 2019 HYUNG CHUN, PH.D. Associate Professor Medicine and Pathology Yale School of Medicine Took place on November 14, 2019 at 1:00pm EST HYUNG CHUN – Dr. Chun is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology at Yale School of Medicine. He received his bachelor’s degree at Harvard College…
Read MoreWnt/ß-catenin signaling, mechanotransduction and lymphatic vascular development
Wnt/ß-catenin signaling, mechanotransduction and lymphatic vascular development October 10, 2019 SATHISH SRINIVASAN, PH.D. Associate Member Cardiovascular Biology Research Program Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Took place on October 10, 2019 at 1:00pm EDT SATHISH SRINIVASAN – Dr. Srinivasan trained as a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Guillermo Oliver, a pioneer in the field of…
Read MoreMonica Hinds, Ph.D.
Monica Hinds, Ph.D. October 1, 2019 Department of Biomedical Engineering Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR Primary Research: The goal of our research is to determine the molecular responses of blood and vascular cells in cardiovascular disease to biomaterial surfaces and use this knowledge to design new materials for cardiovascular applications. In our research…
Read MoreNon-coding RNA regulation of lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis
Non-coding RNA regulation of lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis September 12, 2019 CARLOS FERNÁNDEZ-HERNANDO, PH.D. Professor Comparative Medicine and Pathology Yale School of Medicine Took place on September 12, 2019 at 1:00pm EDT CARLOS FERNÁNDEZ-HERNANDO – Dr. Fernández-Hernando studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid. From 1999 to 2004, he performed his PhD…
Read MorePatrick A. Murphy, Ph.D.
Patrick A. Murphy, Ph.D. September 1, 2019 Department of Cell Biology Center for Vascular Biology and Calhoun Cardiology Center University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, CT Primary Research: Dr. Murphy’s lab studies the post-transcriptional life of RNA, in alternative splicing, stability and localization. He is interested in the regulation of these functions by RNA-binding proteins…
Read MoreExploring New Mechanisms for Macrophage Activation: a Systems Approach
Exploring New Mechanisms for Macrophage Activation: a Systems Approach August 1, 2019 MASANORI AIKAWA, M.D., PH.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Yoshihiro Miwa Associate Chair & Founding Director Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Took place on August 1, 2019 at 1:00pm EDT MASANORI AIKAWA – Dr. Masanori Aikawa…
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