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Webinar Featuring Casey Gifford, PhD
Webinar Featuring Casey Gifford, PhD Dr. Casey Gifford Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics and Genetics Stanford University The webinar took place on April 2, 2026 Dr. Casey Gifford, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Genetics at Stanford University presented her talk entitled, “The beat goes on: using cardiac organoids to study heart development…
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Li Lai, PhD April 1, 2026 Assistant Professor Cardiovascular Sciences Houston Methodist Research Institute Primary Research: Ischemic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of disability, morbidity, and mortality globally. The ability to restore or enhance the microvasculature would be a major advancement in regenerative medicine and cardiovascular therapies. Our lab uses a unique multidisciplinary…
Read MoreDaniel Greif, MD
Daniel Greif, MD March 1, 2026 Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular) and Genetics Yale University Primary Research: Cardiovascular and lung diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality globally. My laboratory utilizes multi-disciplinary approaches to investigate how blood vessels initially form, are maintained and go awry in disease. We primarily focus on cells of the vascular…
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Webinar Featuring Joseph Wu, MD, PhD Dr. Joseph Wu Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor and Professor of Radiology Stanford University School of Medicine The webinar took place on February 5, 2026 Dr. Joseph Wu, Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, and the Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor of Medicine…
Read MoreD. Berfin Azizoglu, PhD
D. Berfin Azizoglu, PhD February 1, 2026 Assistant Professor Department of Cell Biology and Physiology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Primary Research: Our lab investigates the mechanisms of vascular network plasticity in organ growth and regeneration. We study this question in the uniquely regenerative mammalian liver. The liver remarkably recovers its original size…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Springer Award Winner Callie Kwartler, PhD
Webinar Featuring Springer Award Winner Callie Kwartler, PhD Dr. Callie Kwartler Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston The webinar took place on January 8, 2026 Callie Kwartler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston presented her Springer Award Lecture entitled, “An epigenetic link between metabolism and smooth…
Read MoreWarren Lee, MD, PhD
Warren Lee, MD, PhD January 1, 2026 Professor Department of Medicine (Cross-appointed to Biochemistry; and to Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology) University of Toronto Primary Research: Our lab works at the interface between vascular biology and innate immunity. We have particular expertise in the study of endothelial transcytosis of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (one…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Patrick Murphy
Webinar Featuring Dr. Patrick Murphy Dr. Patrick Murphy Associate Professor University of Connecticut The webinar took place on December 4, 2025 Patrick Murphy, Ph. D., Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, presented a talk entitled: “Post-transcriptional pathways defining endothelial behavior and inflammatory responses in chronic vasculopathy.” Dr. Murphy was joined by his student, Chris…
Read MoreAleksandra Tata, PhD
Aleksandra Tata, PhD December 1, 2025 Assistant Professor Division of Surgical Sciences Department of Surgery Duke University School of Medicine Primary Research: Our lab investigates the cellular and molecular pathways governing vascular regeneration and cell–cell crosstalk in the context of lung injury-repair and disease. We are particularly interested in how vascular networks regenerate, communicate,…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Renjing Liu
Webinar Featuring Dr. Renjing Liu Dr. Renjing Liu Leader of the Vascular Epigenetic Lab Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute The webinar took place on November 6, 2025 Dr. Renjing Liu, leader of the Vascular Epigenetic Lab at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia, presented her work entitled, “Tet2 restoration alleviates medial aortic calcification.”…
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