Members’ Labs
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…
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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…
Read MoreYi Fan, M.D., Ph.D.
Yi Fan, M.D., Ph.D. March 1, 2021 Department of Radiation Oncology, Cardiovascular Institute and Abramson Cancer Center University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Primary Research: Our research focuses on tissue microenvironment. The goal of our research is to develop new therapeutics in cancer and regenerative medicine by reprogramming endothelial cells, myeloid cells, and stem cells. The…
Read MoreClint Miller, Ph.D.
Clint Miller, Ph.D. February 1, 2021 Center for Public Health Genomics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Primary Research: The Miller Lab is located in the Center for Public Health Genomics at the University of Virginia. Our lab focuses on genetic and environmental risk factors for coronary artery disease and other complex cardiovascular diseases using a…
Read MoreSong Hu, Ph.D.
Song Hu, Ph.D. January 1, 2021 Biomedical Engineering Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO Primary Research: Our lab focuses on the development of cutting-edge optical and photoacoustic technologies for high-resolution structural, functional, metabolic, and molecular imaging in vivo. Our core technology, multi-parametric photoacoustic microscopy (PAM), is uniquely capable of simultaneously imaging hemoglobin concentration,…
Read MoreTeresa Sanchez, Ph.D.
Teresa Sanchez, Ph.D. November 1, 2020 Assistant Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY Primary Research: Severe endothelial dysfunction plays a critical role in organ failure and death in numerous clinical settings. In cerebrovascular diseases and central nervous system pathologies, blood-brain barrier dysfunction contributes…
Read MoreRamani Ramchandran, Ph.D.
Ramani Ramchandran, Ph.D. October 1, 2020 Professor Division of Neonatology Department of Pediatrics Children’s Research Institute Medical College of Wisconsin Wauwatosa, WI Primary Research: We are interested in how vessels are formed during embryonic development, and how this process goes awry in disease states, specifically artery-vein malformation and intraventricular hemorrhage. Our focus is on the…
Read MoreBhama Ramkhelawon, Ph.D.
Bhama Ramkhelawon, Ph.D. September 1, 2020 Assistant Professor of Surgery and Cell Biology New York University Langone Medical Center New York, NY Primary Research: Mechanisms of Vascular remodeling in health and Disease Laboratory Website: https://med.nyu.edu/ramkhelawonlab/ramkhelawon-lab Members of the laboratory: 2 postdocs, 1 graduate student, 1 lab manager, 1 lab technicial, Master students Recent Publications: Platelet-Derived…
Read MoreMarlene Rabinovitch, M.D.
Marlene Rabinovitch, M.D. June 1, 2020 Dwight and Vera Dunlevie Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA Primary Research: Our research program seeks to identify the cellular and molecular programs that are dysregulated in vascular disease with a focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This condition can be a fatal complication…
Read MoreJulie A. Phillippi, Ph.D.
Julie A. Phillippi, Ph.D. May 1, 2020 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine University of Pittsbugh Pittsburgh, PA Primary Research: The Phillippi Laboratory is focused on two primary objectives 1) Understanding the role of the microvasculature in cardiovascular pathologies; and 2) Developing novel technologies that therapeutically preserve or regenerate microvasculature. Active…
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