Council Candidates 2026

Youyang Zhao, Ph.D. Professor and Director Northwestern Univ-Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Research Interests: A part of the research in my laboratory is directed toward delineating the signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms mediating endothelial dysfunction and increased lung vascular permeability with a focus on lung endothelial regeneration and vascular repair. We also have great efforts…

Miranda Good, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Tufts Medical Center Research Interests:  My laboratory’s long-term research goal is to investigate the contribution of vascular dysfunction in ischemic injuries and to the development of neurological diseases, such as ischemic stroke and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and to identify novel targets, such as endothelial Panx1, for therapeutic intervention. Panx1 channels…

Joshua Wythe, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Virginia School of Medicine Research Interests: Dr. Wythe is a tenured associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and a member of the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Brain, Immunology and Glia (BIG) Center at UVA. Dr. Wythe’s laboratory…

Bhama Ramkhelawon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery New York University Langone Medical Center Research Interests:  My lab focuses on regenerative and degenerative vascular diseases with a strong translational emphasis, defining the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive vascular remodeling, inflammation, and tissue repair with a focus on macrophage and platelet functions. Together, these experiences position…