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Lacteal Junction Zippering Protects Against Diet-induced Obesity
November 8, 2018 ANNE EICHMANN, PH.D. Ensign Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) Yale University New Haven, CT November 8, 2018 at 1:00pm EDT ANNE EICHMANN – Research in Dr. Eichmann’s group concerns the vascular system, its development and contribution to human pathologies. Vascular development accompanies growth of the organism. Endothelial cells that constitute the vascular system…
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November 1, 2018 Assistant Professor Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine, VTCRI Department for Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech Va Tech-Wake Forest Univ School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, VA Primary Research: Blood vessels deliver oxygen and…
Read MoreFast Interactive Genomics Data Visualization in AltAnalyze
September 13, 2018 NATHAN SALOMONIS, PH.D. Assistant Professor Division of Biomedical Informatics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center September 13, 2018 at 1:00pm EST Nathan Salomonis, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Salomonis and his group are on the cutting edge of developing new software and algorithms to identify…
Read MoreJessica Wagenseil, DSC
September 1, 2018 Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO Primary Research: Our lab studies vascular mechanics with a focus on elastic fiber defects in large arteries. We are interested in how genetic mutations in elastic fiber proteins affect arterial mechanical properties and lead to diseases such…
Read MoreLymphatic Vessels & Vanishing Bones: Animal Models of Lymphatic Anomalies with Bone Involvement
August 2, 2018 MICHAEL DELLINGER, PH.D. Assistant Professor Department of Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center August 2, 2018 at 1:00pm EST This webinar is being sponsored by the Lymphatic Malformation Institute and the Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s Disease Alliance. Â Â Dr. Dellinger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at…
Read MoreCynthia St. Hilaire, Ph.D.
July 1, 2018 Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Primary Research: Research in the St. Hilaire lab focuses on characterizing the underlying pathobiology of vascular disease, concentrating on mechanisms that drive vascular and valvular calcification and vessel wall remodeling. Ectopic calcification in the cardiovascular system was once considered a…
Read MoreEngraftment of bioengineered vascular networks
June 14, 2018 JUAN MELERO-MARTIN, PH.D. Associate Professor Department of Cardiac Surgery Boston Children’s Hospital June 14, 2018 at 1:00pm EDT Stem cells and tissue engineering hold great promise in Regenerative Medicine. However, engrafting stem cells and generating tissues with stable functional vascular beds remain major challenges. Our laboratory uses bioengineering principles to understand how…
Read MoreC. Keith Ozaki, M.D.
June 1, 2018 Professor Department of Surgery Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Primary Research: Our basic research efforts broadly aim to delineate the mechanisms by which physical forces alter the morphology of the blood vessel wall. We hold expertise specifically in the adaptations of the vein bypass graft, an extreme example of acute…
Read MoreA Perfused Blood-Brain Barrier on a Chip
May 3, 2018 CHRISTOPHER HUGHES, PH.D. Professor and Chair Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering University of California, Irvine May 3, 2018 at 1:00pm EST Dr. Hughes is Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the…
Read MoreElisa Boscolo, Ph.D.
May 1, 2018 Assistant Professor Department of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, OH Primary Research: Vascular anomalies are birthmarks caused by defects in the vascular system affecting capillaries, arteries, veins or lymphatics (or a combination of these). They involve increased number of vessels and/or vessels that are enlarged and twisting. Elisa…
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