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Center Researchers Share Career Insights With Local High Schoolers

June 9, 2026 by Chris Baryiames

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

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CVRC Director Gary Owens, PhD, Presents 2026 Berne Lecture

June 2, 2026 by Chris Baryiames

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

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Walsh and Collaborators Receive $3.3 Million to Study Sex-Specific Mechanisms of Heart Failure

May 5, 2026 by Chris Baryiames

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

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Sonkusare Lab postdoc Fênix Araujo, PhD, Recieves AHA Fellowship

February 6, 2026 by Chris Baryiames

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

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Jonathan Lindner, MD, Shares Research Insights With Charlottesville Community

February 3, 2026 by Chris Baryiames updated on February 24, 2026 by sc3et

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

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Yen-Lin Chen, PhD, joins faculty of LSU Health Shreveport

January 23, 2026 by Chris Baryiames updated on January 27, 2026 by sc3et

Yen-Lin Chen, PhD, a former postdoctoral fellow working with Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, started his tenure-track position in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport in January 2026. As a postdoctoral fellow in the Sonkusare … Read More

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Sonkusare Lab Members Receive Awards at NAVBO Meeting

November 11, 2025 by Chris Baryiames

Two members of the Sonkusare Lab received awards at the 2025 meeting of the North American Vascular Biology Society (NAVBO). Maniselvan Kuppusamy, PhD, a Senior Research Scientist, received the Emerging Leaders Award from the Microcirculatory Society. The award recognizes promising early-career … Read More

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CVRC Sweeps 2025 ASE Research Investigator Awards

October 9, 2025 by Chris Baryiames updated on October 9, 2025 by sc3et

Two CVRC members, Matteo Morello, MD, and Bethany Gholson, BS, ACS, RCS, FASE, won the 2025 Research Investigator Awards at this year’s American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Dr. Morello received the Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator’s Award and Gholson received … Read More

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Sumeet Khetarpal, MD, PhD, Joins the CVRC & Discovers New Cardiac Responses to Exercise

September 24, 2025 by Chris Baryiames

Sumeet Khetarpal, MD, PhD, joined the CVRC on September 2, 2025. Dr. Khetarpal, now an Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, comes to UVA from Massachusetts General Hospital, where he finished his Cardiology Fellowship. He also completed postdoctoral … Read More

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Sonkusare Lab Discovers and Targets a Novel Mechanism Driving High Blood Pressure in Obesity

August 28, 2025 by Chris Baryiames updated on February 24, 2026 by sc3et

Obesity affects about 4 in 10 American adults and 1 in 5 children. Beyond excess weight, it triggers internal changes that can lead to serious health problems. One such change is chronic low-level inflammation, which constricts blood vessels and raises blood … Read More

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  • Center Researchers Share Career Insights With Local High SchoolersJune 9, 2026
  • CVRC Director Gary Owens, PhD, Presents 2026 Berne LectureJune 2, 2026
  • Dr. Fenix Araujo from Sonkusare Lab Earns First-place Award at American Physiological Society Postdoctoral Trainee CompetitionMay 13, 2026

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