Brooke O’Donnell, PhD, a postdoc mentored by Brant Isakson, PhD, was awarded a postdoctoral research fellowship from the American Heart Association. Her project, “PANX1 Y198 Phosphorylation Promotes the Development of Hypertension,” investigates how a particular chemical change to the Pannexin … Read More
William “Tré” Mills III, PhD, mentored by Ukpong Eyo, PhD, recently received a K99/R00 grant award from the NIH. The award will fund his project, “The Role of Microglia-Pericyte Signaling in Maintaining Basal Capillary Tone in Health and Alzheimer’s Disease,” … Read More
Looking ahead to National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we encourage our postdocs to check out the University’s programming, described below.
As part of this year’s Summer Research internship Program (SRIP), five undergraduate students have joined CVRC labs to build research skills and gain lab experience. Participants live at UVA for ten weeks, are partnered with a student mentor, and complete … Read More
Ariel Polizio, PhD, was chosen as one of a select group of participants in this year’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program. The program, run by the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging (NIH-NIA), is a four-day intensive designed to help … Read More
CVTG appointee Hogan McKee, MBChB, recently presented to the Monticello High School Science National Honor Society, along with Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD. The Science National Honor Society hosts symposia given by outside speakers to expose high school students to career … Read More
CVRC Director Gary Owens, PhD, presented this year’s Robert M. Berne Lecture on May 21. The lecture, in memory of the CVRC’s founder, Robert M. Berne, MD, is a prestigious lecture. Since the first presentation in 1990, the presentation has … Read More
CVRC resident member Ken Walsh, PhD, received an NIH R01 award exceeding $3.3 million to study the effects of the loss of Y chromosomes (LOY) in men on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). While other modes of heart … Read More
Fênix Araujo, PhD, a postdoc in the Sonkusare Lab, was recently awarded a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the American Heart Association. Her project, “Non-Genomic Effects of Mineralocorticoid Receptor on Smooth Muscle TRPV4 Channels and Blood Pressure”, explores the role … Read More
Jonathan Lindner, MD, presented at the monthly U Ask, UVA Answers on January 11. Dr. Lindner, a resident member of the CVRC and Frances Myers Ball Endowed Professor of Medicine, was invited to participate in this lecture series which allows … Read More
