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Aleksandra Tata, PhD
December 1, 2025 Assistant Professor Division of Surgical Sciences Department of Surgery Duke University School of Medicine Primary Research: Our lab investigates the cellular and molecular pathways governing vascular regeneration and cell–cell crosstalk in the context of lung injury-repair and disease. We are particularly interested in how vascular networks regenerate, communicate, and contribute to…
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Dr. Renjing Liu Leader of the Vascular Epigenetic Lab Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute The webinar took place on November 6, 2025 Dr. Renjing Liu, leader of the Vascular Epigenetic Lab at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia, presented her work entitled, “Tet2 restoration alleviates medial aortic calcification.” Click here to access the…
Read MoreJuan Melero-Martin, PhD
November 1, 2025 Associate Professor Cardiac Surgery Boston Children’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School Primary Research: Our lab studies how blood vessels form and applies this knowledge to regenerative medicine. We investigate the mechanisms of vascular cell differentiation and vessel assembly, with the goal of engineering functional vascular networks for therapeutic use. Current projects…
Read MoreNatasha O’Brown, PhD
October 1, 2025 Assistant Professor Howard Hughes Medical Institute Rutgers University Primary Research: The O’Brown Lab investigates how the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is built during development and how it becomes compromised in disease. Using zebrafish as a primary model, alongside mouse models for cross-species validation, we combine live imaging, genetics, and single-cell approaches to…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Stephan Huveneers
Dr. Stephan Huveneers Associate Professor University Medical Center in Amsterdam The webinar took place on September 4, 2025 Dr. Stephan Huveneers, Associate Professor from University Medical Center in Amsterdam, presented his talk entitled, “Force-dependent regulation of endothelial adhesion in vascular development and disease.” Click here to access the recording Categories Council Candidates Council Candidates 2025…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Art Yurdagul
Dr. Art Yurdagul Assistant Professor LSU Health Shreveport The webinar took place on August 7, 2025 Dr. Art Yurdagul, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, at LSU Health Shreveport presented his talk, “Impaired Putrescine Synthesis Drives Smooth Muscle Cell Dedifferentiation and Worsens Features of Plaque Instability” Click here to access the recording Categories Council Candidates Council Candidates 2025…
Read MoreCallie Kwartler, PhD
August 1, 2025 Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine Division of Medical Genetics UTHealth McGovern Medical School Primary Research: My lab works on molecular and epigenetic mechanisms driving smooth muscle cell fate specification and to assess how those pathways or chromatin remodeling changes are altered in patients with moyamoya disease. Moyamoya disease (MMD), characterized…
Read MoreAlisa Clyne, PhD
July 1, 2025 Professor Bioengineering University of Maryland Primary Research: The goal of my laboratory is to understand how integrated biomechanical and biochemical factors contribute to cardiovascular disease, with the purpose of discovering how all people can achieve sustainable cardiovascular health. To achieve this goal, we create innovative 3D in vitro models to study…
Read MoreWebinar Featuring Dr. Harry Karmouty-Quintana
Dr. Harry Karmouty-Quintana Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology McGovern Medical School UT Health Houston The webinar took place on June 5, 2025 Dr. Harry Karmouty-Quintana, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at McGovern Medical School, UT Health Houston, presented his talk entitled, “Sugar-coated scars: Hyaluronan remodeling of the…
Read MoreKe Yuan, PhD
May 1, 2025 Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics Division of Pulmonary Medicine Boston Children’s Hospital Primary Research: The Ke Yuan Lab is dedicated to uncovering the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Our research primarily focuses on defining the distinct roles of vascular cell populations, particularly pericytes,…
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