Members’ Labs
Jenny Munson, Ph.D.
Jenny Munson, Ph.D. May 1, 2022 Associate Professor Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Department of Biomedical Engineering & Mechanics Virginia Tech Primary Research: The Munson Lab develops methods to measure, model and manipulate flow, with the goal to understand how interstitial fluid flow, the flow within the extracellular spaces of tissues, contributes to physiological and pathological…
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Kathryn L. Howe, M.D., Ph.D. & Jason Fish, Ph.D. April 1, 2022 Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Toronto General Hospital Research Institute; University Health Network Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto Primary Research: The Howe and Fish labs investigate the molecular mechanisms that underlie…
Read MoreMonica Y. Lee, Ph.D.
Monica Y. Lee, Ph.D. March 1, 2022 Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Primary Research: Deciphering the role of nuclear pore components in endothelial and vascular function Laboratory web site URL: www.LeeLabUIC.com Lab Members Expand (From left to right in above photo) Michael Winek, M.S. (Research Technician)…
Read MoreClaudia Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Claudia Rodrigues, Ph.D. February 1, 2022 Associate ProfessorFlorida Atlantic UniversityCharles E. Schmidt College of MedicineDepartment of Biomedical Science Primary Research: Dr. Rodrigues joined the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in 2007, where she developed a research program focused on endothelial cell and…
Read MoreMiranda Good, Ph.D.
Miranda Good, Ph.D. January 1, 2022 Assistant Professor Molecular Cardiology Research Institute Tufts University School of Medicine Primary Research: The overall objective of the Good Lab is to understand the mechanisms that regulate blood vessel function and inflammation and contribute to the etiology of neurological diseases. We have recently found that endothelial Panx1 regulates cerebral…
Read MoreMorgan Salmon, Ph.D.
Morgan Salmon, Ph.D. September 1, 2021 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Michigan Medicine The University of Michigan Primary Research: Aortic Aneurysms are a dilation of the aorta to greater than 50% of its original diameter and can be classified according to their anatomical locations in reference to the diaphragm. Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) are located above…
Read MoreMary Wallingford, Ph.D.
Mary Wallingford, Ph.D. July 1, 2021 Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center Primary Research: Placental Vascular Development and Disease Lab Web Site:Â https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/research-clinical-trials/institutes-centers-labs/mother-infant-research-institute/laboratories/wallingford-lab Members of the laboratory:Â Ana Correia-Branco, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (TMC) Nirmala Jayaraman, BS, Graduate Student Co-op (TMC) Hamida Giwa, Undergraduate Student (Tufts University), BDBS…
Read MoreIsabella Grumbach, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA
Carmen Halabi, M.D., Ph.D.
Carmen Halabi, M.D., Ph.D. May 1, 2021 Department of Pediatrics Division of Nephrology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Primary Research: The overall goal of the lab is to understand the role of the extracellular matrix, particularly the elastic fiber, in vascular development and disease such as aneurysms and hypertension. We utilize mouse…
Read MoreRio Sugimura, M.D., Ph.D.
Rio Sugimura, M.D., Ph.D. April 1, 2021 School of Biomedical Sciences Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Primary Research: Our Blood Engineering Lab (BEL) has been launched at the University of Hong Kong in December 2020. The mission of the BEL is to define fundamental principles of anti-cancer…
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