University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a potential way to improve heart function after heart attacks – and it could involve a drug extracted from plants commonly used as folk medicine. The researchers, led by Dr. Matthew … Read More
The ASPET Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology is pleased to award Dr. Swapnil Sonkusare from the University of Virginia the inaugural 2022 Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Mid-Career Award. This award recognizes and honors mid-career stage, independent investigators working in cardiovascular science. … Read More
Dr. Yen-Lin Chen wins American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section Postdoctoral Scientist Award. Congratulations!!
Dr. Zdravka Daneva wins American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Cardiovascular Pharmacology Postdoctoral Scientist Award. Congratulations!!
Wolf lab published a paper in Circulation Research, Inhibition of DYRK 1a Enhances Cardiomyocyte Cycling After Myocardial Infarction. Go here to view the here – ahajournals.org
Go here to view the recipients – SOM website
Zhen Yan works on the fundamental signaling processes in muscle, in order to determine its potential to maintain health and prevent muscle from being a contributor to disease. After discovering that endurance exercise improves mitochondrial function by clearing damaged or … Read More
Dr. Ava Daneva published a first-author paper in PNAS in April 2021. This manuscript discovers a vital role for endothelial caveolin-1:TRPV4 channel signaling in maintaining a low resting pulmonary arterial pressure. Dr. Daneva also showed that disrupted caveolin-1:TRPV4 channel signaling … Read More
Dr. Yen-Lin Chen, a postdoctoral fellow in the Sonkusare lab, has been awarded a competitive two-year postdoctoral fellowship by the American Heart Association for his work on smooth muscle cell TRPV4 ion channels in blood pressure regulation. Yen-Lin`s research focuses … Read More
The New York Times features an article quoting Dr. Zhen Yan about the potential benefits of exercise while pregnant. Dr. Yan headed a study, Exercise during pregnancy mitigates negative effects of parental obesity on metabolic function in adult mouse offspring. … Read More
