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Callie Kwartler
Callie Kwartler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Research Interests: My lab works on molecular and epigenetic mechanisms driving smooth muscle cell fate specification and to assess how those pathways or chromatin remodeling changes are altered in patients with moyamoya disease. Moyamoya disease (MMD), characterized by bilateral progressive stenosis and…
Read MoreElisa Boscolo
Elisa Boscolo, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Research Interests: Building pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo models of vascular malformations and vascular tumors to dissect disease mechanisms and perform translational research to identify novel medical therapies NAVBO Activities: Member since 2007, Councilor –…
Read MoreKe Yuan, PhD
May 1, 2025 Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics Division of Pulmonary Medicine Boston Children’s Hospital Primary Research: The Ke Yuan Lab is dedicated to uncovering the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Our research primarily focuses on defining the distinct roles of vascular cell populations, particularly pericytes,…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Clint Miller
Clint Miller, PhD Associate Professor Department of Genome Sciences University of Virginia The webinar took place on April 3, 2025 Clint Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Virginia in the Department of Genome Sciences presented his talk entitled, “Decoding vascular disease using integrative human genomics.” Click here to access the recording Categories Council…
Read MorePaul Cheng, MD, PhD
March 28, 2025 Assistant Professor Cardiovascular Medicine Stanford University Primary Research: Why did the chicken cross the road? Or better yet, why did the other chicken not cross the road? The Cheng lab is broadly interested in understanding why there is heterogeneity in the behaviors of seemingly identical vascular cells in health and disease.…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Elliot Chaikof
Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Johnson and Johnson Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School The webinar took place on March 6, 2025 Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at the Beth…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Hasan Erbil Abaci
Hasan Erbil Abaci, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Dermatology and Department of Biomedical Engineering (Affiliate Faculty) Columbia University Medical Center The webinar took place on February 6, 2025 Hasan Erbil Abaci, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Department of Biomedical Engineering (Affiliate Faculty) at Columbia University Medical Center presented his work in a talk…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Asrar Malik, 2024 Benditt Award Recipient
Asrar Malik, Ph.D. Schweppe Family Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago The webinar took place on January 14, 2025 Dr. Asrar Malik, Schweppe Family Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, as the recipient of the 2024 Earl…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Kristin Zuloaga
Kristin Zuloaga, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Albany Medical College The webinar took place on January 7, 2025 Kristin Zuloaga, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Albany Medical College presented her talk which was scheduled for Vascular Biology 2024 entitled: “Poor metabolic health as a risk factor for dementia:…
Read MoreOsama Harraz, PhD
January 1, 2025 Bloomfield Professor in Cardiovascular Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology University of Vermont Primary Research: Research in the Harraz Lab is focused on vascular ion channels and signal transduction pathways. We use different imaging approaches (in vivo and ex vivo) and electrophysiological techniques to study vascular function in genetically engineered mouse models.…
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