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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 wall, known as…
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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 & Radiology at Stanford University School…
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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 and function following physical…
Read MoreWebinar 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 muscle cell differentiation.” Dr. Kwartler gave this talk…
Read MoreWarren 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 of the first steps…
Read MoreWebinar 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 Pathoulas, MD/PhD candidate, who also…
Read MoreAleksandra 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, and contribute to…
Read MoreWebinar 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.” Click here to access the…
Read MoreJuan Melero-Martin, PhD
November 1, 2025 Associate Professor Cardiac Surgery Boston Children’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School Primary Research: Our lab studies how blood vessels form and applies this knowledge to regenerative medicine. We investigate the mechanisms of vascular cell differentiation and vessel assembly, with the goal of engineering functional vascular networks for therapeutic use. Current projects…
Read MoreNatasha O’Brown, PhD
October 1, 2025 Assistant Professor Howard Hughes Medical Institute Rutgers University Primary Research: The O’Brown Lab investigates how the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is built during development and how it becomes compromised in disease. Using zebrafish as a primary model, alongside mouse models for cross-species validation, we combine live imaging, genetics, and single-cell approaches to…
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