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Sara S. Nunes de Vasconcelos, Ph.D.
January 1, 2020 Division of Experimental Therapeutics Toronto General Hopistal Research Institute and University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Canada Primary Research: Motivated by the need to generate alternative therapeutic avenues to treat cardiovascular diseases, my research interests involve the development of vascularization strategies in combination with human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for regenerative medicine. Current areas…
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December 19, 2019 KRISTY RED-HORSE, PH.D. Associate Professor Department of Biology Stanford University Took place on December 19, 2019 at 1:00pm EST KRISTY RED-HORSE – Dr. Red-Horse is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. Her lab uses cardiovascular development as a model to study the signals that instruct cell fate and guide morphogenesis…
Read MoreEndothelial Regulation of Metabolic Homeostasis
November 14, 2019 HYUNG CHUN, PH.D. Associate Professor Medicine and Pathology Yale School of Medicine Took place on November 14, 2019 at 1:00pm EST HYUNG CHUN – Dr. Chun is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology at Yale School of Medicine. He received his bachelor’s degree at Harvard College and his medical degree at…
Read MoreWnt/ß-catenin signaling, mechanotransduction and lymphatic vascular development
October 10, 2019 SATHISH SRINIVASAN, PH.D. Associate Member Cardiovascular Biology Research Program Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Took place on October 10, 2019 at 1:00pm EDT SATHISH SRINIVASAN – Dr. Srinivasan trained as a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Guillermo Oliver, a pioneer in the field of lymphatic vascular development. Dr. Srinivasan is currently…
Read MoreMonica Hinds, Ph.D.
October 1, 2019 Department of Biomedical Engineering Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR Primary Research: The goal of our research is to determine the molecular responses of blood and vascular cells in cardiovascular disease to biomaterial surfaces and use this knowledge to design new materials for cardiovascular applications. In our research we utilize biochemical…
Read MoreNon-coding RNA regulation of lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis
September 12, 2019 CARLOS FERNÁNDEZ-HERNANDO, PH.D. Professor Comparative Medicine and Pathology Yale School of Medicine Took place on September 12, 2019 at 1:00pm EDT CARLOS FERNÁNDEZ-HERNANDO – Dr. Fernández-Hernando studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid. From 1999 to 2004, he performed his PhD with Prof. Miguel Angel Lasuncion at Hospital Ramon…
Read MorePatrick A. Murphy, Ph.D.
September 1, 2019 Department of Cell Biology Center for Vascular Biology and Calhoun Cardiology Center University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, CT Primary Research: Dr. Murphy’s lab studies the post-transcriptional life of RNA, in alternative splicing, stability and localization. He is interested in the regulation of these functions by RNA-binding proteins in the endothelium during…
Read MoreExploring New Mechanisms for Macrophage Activation: a Systems Approach
August 1, 2019 MASANORI AIKAWA, M.D., PH.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Yoshihiro Miwa Associate Chair & Founding Director Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Took place on August 1, 2019 at 1:00pm EDT MASANORI AIKAWA – Dr. Masanori Aikawa is Yoshihiro Miwa Associate Chair and Founding Director of…
Read MoreHow Blood Vessels Control Their Own Destiny
July 11, 2019 VICTORIA BAUTCH, PH.D. Distinguished Professor of Biology Co-Director, UNC McAllister Heart Institute Dept. of Biology and McAllister Heart Institute The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Took place on July 11, 2019 at 1:00pm EDT VICTORIA BAUTCH – Victoria Bautch received a B.A. in Biology from Monmouth College (Monmouth IL) and…
Read MoreNgan F. Huang, Ph.D.
July 1, 2019 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Principal Investigator, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Stanford University Stanford, CA Primary Research: Dr. Huang’s laboratory investigates the interactions between stem cells and the extracellular matrix microenvironment for engineering cardiovascular tissues to treat cardiovascular diseases such as peripheral arterial disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Research projects…
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