Our Mission
The mission of the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center is to support interdisciplinary research in basic, translational and clinical cardiovascular sciences, including cardiovascular development, function, pathophysiology, pharmacology, genetics, genomics, and proteomics, and to apply this knowledge to better understand the causes of cardiovascular diseases and to pioneer development of new innovative therapies and approaches to prevent or treat them.
Goals and Objectives
- To support basic, translational, and clinical research that can be translated into therapies and improve patient care
- To provide resources that enhance research in cardiovascular related diseases
- To disseminate knowledge by lectures, seminars and other educational opportunities
- To support training of pre- and postgraduate students, residents and fellows in the cardiovascular sciences and cardiovascular medicine
- To help integrate cardiovascular research across labs, departments, and schools at UVA as well as with outside institutions including facilitating collaborative studies
- To assist CVRC investigators in developing a plan for translating research findings into products or procedures that benefit patients including providing advice on protecting intellectual property, establishing biotech startup companies, and licensing technology to companies
Yen-Lin Chen, PhD, Awarded NIH Pathway to Independence K99/R00 Award
Yen-Lin Chen, PhD, a research scientist in Sonkusare Lab in the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), was awarded the NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) Award. This award will support studies of the role of lymph vessel calcium signaling … Read More
Dr. Mete Civelek, PhD Featured in Article: In Our Cellular Glue, Scientists Discover Answers About Heart Attacks, Stroke, More
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have found important answers about strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases by probing the biological glue our bodies create to protect us from those deadly dangers. The researchers, led by Mete Civelek, PhD, … Read More
Dr. Mete Civelek, PhD, Featured in SOM Medicine in Motion Newsletter
I’m a cardiovascular researcher, and my lab aims to understand how our genetic makeup increases our risk of having a heart attack. We do this by using both computational approaches and experimental approaches. —Mete Civelek, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of … Read More
School of Medicine Researchers Led by Miller Lab Obtain New Insights Into Coronary Artery Disease
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have obtained important new insights into the development of coronary artery disease – the world’s No. 1 killer – in diverse groups of people traditionally underrepresented in research studies. The UVA researchers, led … Read More
Dr. Bill Sessa Gave an Illuminating 2024 Berne Lecture
Thank you to Dr. Bill Sessa for a great 2024 Berne Lecture!! Title: Endothelium at the interface of lipid metabolism, vascular function and disease Topic: The endothelium is the key cell type at the interface of circulating lipids and the … Read More
Dr. Brant Isakson, PhD, Featured in SOM Medicine in Motion Newsletter
We work with microcirculation. It’s the business end of the blood vessels, where inflammation is regulated and where blood pressure is regulated. There’s a lot of new things that we’re discovering all the time, a lot of things that we … Read More
Miranda Good, PhD
Sex specific effects of endothelial Pannexin1 in cerebral vascular function and ischemic stroke Our work examines the mechanisms regulating cerebral artery function in health and disease. We examine the role of endothelial Pannexin1, a critical regulator of purinergic signaling, in … Read More
Career Development-Industry Career Path
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