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
CVRC Faculty Identify Source of Medical Device Scarring
When a foreign object gets stuck inside the human body, scar tissue begins to grow around it, preventing it from harming organs or tissues. This scarring, called fibrosis, can cause problem when the foreign object is a medical device, such … Read More
Dr. Abbate Discusses Recurrent Pericarditis in PSA Video
The CVRC’s Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, recently appeared in a public service video alongside NHL pro Henrik Lundqvist. They discussed Lundqvist’s experiences with a heart condition, recurrent pericarditis, which is characterized by swelling in the sac-like tissue surrounding the heart. … Read More
Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD, Presents Annual Berne Lecture
The CVRC held its annual Robert M. Berne Lecture on November 7th, presented by Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD. Dr. Arispe is the Stephen Walter Ranson Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School … Read More
Haunted Heart Charity 5K a Success
On Sunday, October 27th, CVRC members ran the Haunted Heart 5K, a charity race to raise money for the American Heart Association (AHA). The event was organized and sponsored by Cardiovascular Training Grant participants. Approximately forty participants, many in Halloween … Read More
Kenneth Walsh, PhD, Presents at Nobel Symposium in South Africa
Kenneth Walsh, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine and resident faculty member of the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, traveled to the Nobel Symposium in Physiology or Medicine in Cape Town, South Africa. On October 22nd, He presented his work, … Read More
CVRC Resident Faculty Brant Isakson gets into the meat of paleontology
New book gets beyond the bare bones and fleshes out how dinosaurs’ bodies may have functioned. When we think about the science of dinosaurs, it’s often about their looks. Did they have feathers? How did their bones fit together? What … Read More
Rebecca Deaton, PhD & Sohel Shamsuzzaman, PhD
RMB CVRC & School of Medicine MPBP Seminar Role of extracellular myeloperoxidase in atherosclerosis development and late-stage pathogenesis Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease whose clinical complications, including major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such as myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke, … Read More
Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. F.A.H.A
Immune Metabolism of Human Salt Sensitive Hypertension Salt sensitive hypertension is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This talk will highlight novel mechanisms in immune metabolism contributing to salt-sensitivity of blood pressure. Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology; Associate … Read More
Baptiste Lacoste, PhD
Gliovascular determinants of neuronal development The Neurovascular Development Research Lab (NDRL), founded and directed by Dr. Lacoste, investigates the vascular underpinnings of autism spectrum disorders and the role of glial cells in postnatal cerebrovascular development. During his seminar, Dr. Lacoste will summarize … Read More
Angelo Nascimbene, MD
TBD Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School, Interventional Cardiologist, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, UTHealth Houston, Houston TX