Ken Walsh, PhD, the Lockhart B. McGuire Professor of Internal Medicine and director of the Hematovascular Biology Center in the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, was awarded a $2.9 million NIH grant for a project titled “Mosaic Loss of … Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Congratulations to Dr. Gary Owens who receives 2023 Distinguished Researcher Award from the UVA Office of Vice President for Research! The Research Achievement Awards recognize University of Virginia faculty every year for their excellence in research and scholarship. Every year they … Read More
A team led by Swapnil K. Sonkusare, PhD, of UVA’s Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, identified a cascade of cellular changes that take place within the lung that ultimately result in what is known as “ischemia-reperfusion injury,” a … Read More
Dr. Antonio Abbate Interviewed by NBC29 News for their Community Conversation Series
