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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi-Montalcini was a Jewish Italian Scientist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for discovering growth factors. She discovered Nerve Growth Factor in the laboratory that she set up in her bedroom when she was hiding from Nazis during World War II in Italy. Rita Levi-Montalcini was active…
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Rachel E. Forman-Rubinsky
Rachel E. Forman-Rubinsky She studies heart development in a zebrafish model and has nearly graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her PhD. An amazing person to work with and has always been an inspiration to me. Her hard work and dedication to sound scientific discovery and design inspires me to this day. I aspire…
Read MoreJennifer S. Fang, PhD
Jennifer S. Fang, PhD January 24, 2024 Assistant Professor Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Tulane University Primary Research: Our group is interested in better understanding how blood vessels grow, remodel, and reorganize during healthy tissue development to form mature structures such as arteries, capillaries and veins, and how this process might go awry…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Joyce Bischoff, Ph.D.
Webinar Featuring Joyce Bischoff, Ph.D. Joyce Bischoff, Ph.D. Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital The webinar took place on December 7, 2023 Dr. Bischoff will present her talk entitled: “Cellular Drivers and Drug Mechanisms in Infantile Hemangioma.” Click here to access the recording Categories Council Candidates Inspiring Women IVBM2024 Travel Awardees Members' Labs…
Read MoreXiaolei Liu, PhD
Xiaolei Liu, PhD November 28, 2023 Lemole Center for Integrated Lymphatics Research Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Lewis Katz School of Medicine Temple University Primary Research: The Liu lab research studies lymphatic vessels during development and cardiovascular diseases. We study molecular mechanisms and signal cues that guides early lymphatic vessel formation and development. In parallel,…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Julia Mack, Ph.D.
Webinar Featuring Julia Mack, Ph.D. Julia Mack, Ph.D. Assistant Adjunct Professor UCLA The webinar took place on November 3, 2023 Dr. Mack will present her talk entitled: “Mechanisms of Endothelial Cell Resilience.” Click here to access the recording Categories Council Candidates Inspiring Women IVBM2024 Travel Awardees Members' Labs President-elect Candidates Uncategorized Webinar Series Archives Archives…
Read MoreGediminas Cepinskas, DVM, PhD
Gediminas Cepinskas, DVM, PhD October 1, 2023 The Vascular Inflammation Laboratory Centre for Critical Illness Research Lawson Health Research Institute and Depts. Medical Biophysics/Anatomy & Cell Biology Western University Primary Research: Research at the Vascular Inflammation laboratory (Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada) under supervision of Dr. Cepinskas,…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Zhanna Nepiyushchikh, M.D., and Josh Wythe, Ph.D.
Webinar Featuring Zhanna Nepiyushchikh, M.D., and Josh Wythe, Ph.D. Zhanna Nepiyushchikh, M.D. Research Scientist Georgia Institute of Technology and Josh Wythe, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Virginia The webinar took place on September 8, 2023 Join us as Zhanna Nepiyushchikh, M.D., and Josh Wythe, Ph.D., present their talks from the 22nd International Vascular Biology Meeting.…
Read MoreCam McCarthy, PhD, FAHA
Cam McCarthy, PhD, FAHA September 1, 2023 Cardiovascular Translational Research Center Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy School of Medicine Columbia University of South Carolina Primary Research: The Vascular and Integrative Physiology (VIP) Lab directed by Cam McCarthy at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Columbia studies novel mechanisms of vascular deterioration in…
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