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
Professor Kenneth Walsh, PhD, in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, provided commentary to CNN on the report of the first full DNA sequence analysis of the Y chromosome. Due to its complex structure, new technological advances were … Read More
Civelek and his team wanted to unravel a longstanding mystery about the behavior of smooth muscle cells during plaque formation. These cells, which line our blood vessels, are integral in protecting the body during plaque formation – they build stabilizing … Read More
The focus of my research is inflammation and interleukin-1, the fever molecule, and how it can make heart disease worse specifically in the heart attack. —Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine To watch more Research … Read More
I’m a physician scientist in cardiology and serve as the vice chief for research in the cardiovascular division. I am a cardiovascular imager; my research lies in developing new ways of being able to image the heart non-invasively. —Jonathan Lindner, … Read More
Brant Isakson, PhD, a professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and member of the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, has received the 2024 Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship of the American Physiological Society Dr. Isakson’s laboratory made the … Read More
The academic lab is a screwball cross-section of personalities. There is everyone from the omnipotent lab manager and the timorous undergraduate to the idealistic graduate student and the grizzled post-doc or any other combination thereof. With each personality comes a … Read More
Role of IL-6 trans signaling in atherosclerosis development and late-stage pathogenesis Thromboembolic events secondary to rupture or erosion of advanced atherosclerotic lesions are the underlying cause of most heart attacks or stroke and are the leading cause of death in … Read More
Sepsis accounts for more hospital deaths per year than any other condition in the United States, and the disease is currently devoid of any targeted pharmacological intervention. Critical to understanding how inflammation affects vascular barrier function is that endothelial cells … Read More
