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
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
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
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, 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
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
Two alumni from the UVA School of Education and Human Development’s kinesiology programs, Colby Mangum and Austin Hogwood, were recently selected for the prestigious National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program. “This is a competitive program that awards productive scientists … Read More
Backed by a new four-year $3.1 million National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant, School of Medicine researchers Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, Jeff Saucerman, PhD, and Stefano Toldo, PhD, have initiated a new study to examine cell-specific low-density lipoprotein receptor … Read More
New research from UVA Health scientists seeking to identify drugs to regenerate tissue after a heart attack is highlighting the promise of their approach. The team, led by Jeff Saucerman, PhD, previously developed a method to identify drugs that might … Read More
New School of Medicine research led by Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, a professor of surgery; Craig Kent, MD, chief executive officer of UVA Health, executive vice president for health affairs, and professor of surgery; and Coleen McNamara, MD, a professor of … Read More
