Webinar Series

Chromatin Remodeling and Gene Regulation in Vascular Homeostasis and Disease July 1, 2021 MARLENE RABINOVITCH, M.D. Professor Department of Pediatrics Stanford University School of Medicine Took place on July 1, 2021 MARLENE RABINOVITCH – Dr. Rabinovitch is the Dwight and Vera Dunlevie Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Rabinovitch graduated from…

IRINA PETRACHE, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
National Jewish Health

Regulation of endothelial cell-mural cell interactions during development May 6, 2021 AMBER STRATMAN, PH.D. School of Medicine Washington University in St. Louis AMBER STRATMAN – Dr. Amber Stratman received her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri under the direction of Dr. George Davis, and carried out her postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Dr. Brant…

Leadership Strategies for Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion May 4, 2021 ARTIKA R. TYNER, ED.D., M.P.P., J.D. University of St. Thomas School of Law Took place on May 4, 2021 DR. ARTIKA R. TYNER – Dr. Artika R. Tyner is a passionate educator, author, sought after speaker, and advocate for justice. At the University of St.…

Regulation of Endothelial Cell Specialization April 1, 2021 KAREN HIRSCHI, PH.D. Department of Cell Biology University of Virginia KAREN HIRSCHI – Karen K. Hirschi initially studied nutritional biochemistry, receiving her BS in this field at The Pennsylvania State University and her PhD at the University of Arizona. She then did postdoctoral training in vascular cell and…

The Lymphatic Vasculature: Developmental Mechanisms and Functional Roles March 4, 2021 GUILLERMO OLIVER, PH.D. Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute Northwestern University GUILLERMO OLIVER – His laboratory focuses in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling organ formation in mammals. In particular, their research aims to address key aspects related to the development of the visual system and…

Somatic Oncogenic Mutations in the Endothelium Drive Vascular Malformations January 7, 2021 JASON FISH, PH.D. Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University Health Network – Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute JASON FISH – Dr. Jason Fish completed his PhD at the University of Toronto in the laboratory of Dr. Philip Marsden in…

Reflecting on the power of cell-cell interactions with a Notch-centric focus December 3, 2020 LUISA IRUELA-ARISPE, PH.D. Stephen Walter Ranson Professor and Chair Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Northwestern University Took place on December 3, 2020 at 1:00pm EST LUISA IRUELA-ARISPE – Born in Spain and growing for most of her young life in Argentina…

Vascular Control of Tumor Progression and Metastasis November 12, 2020 HELLMUT AUGUSTIN, PH.D., DVM Division of Vascular Oncology and Metastasis Heidelberg University and German Cancer Research Center Took place on November 12, 2020 at 1pm EST HELLMUT AUGUSTIN – Hellmut G. Augustin is Professor of Vascular Biology at the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University, Head…

Aggregating Proteoglycans in the Vascular Wall September 17, 2020 SUNEEL APTE, MBBS, D.PHIL. Department of Biomedical Engineering Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Took place on September 17, 2020 at 1:00pm EST SUNEEL APTE – Suneel Apte studied medicine at the University of Bombay, India, and trained in orthopaedic surgery before embarking on a career in biomedical…