CVTG RIP – Journal Club

Presenters - Katie Pavelec, Wyatt Schug, Maddie Jackson, and Skylar Loeb The paper is entitled: Multiscale drug screening for cardiac fibrosis identifies MD2 as a therapeutic target https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092867424010924?fr=RR-2&ref=pdf_download&rr=8d7d9c9dfbfbc97d

Rebecca Deaton, PhD & Sohel Shamsuzzaman, PhD

MR5 Room 3005

RMB CVRC & School of Medicine MPBP Seminar Role of extracellular myeloperoxidase in atherosclerosis development and late-stage pathogenesis Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease whose clinical complications, including major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such as myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke, … Read More

Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. F.A.H.A

MR5 Room 3005

Immune Metabolism of Human Salt Sensitive Hypertension Salt sensitive hypertension is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This talk will highlight novel mechanisms in immune metabolism contributing to salt-sensitivity of blood pressure. Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology; Associate … Read More

CVTG RIP – Largoza, Pavelec, & Binion

MR6 Room 2502

Gabrielle Largoza - Identifying Cellular Mechanisms of KRAS-driven bAVM Caitlin Pavelec - MYBPC3 W1082* Trucation Mutation Drives Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Murine Model Chase Binion - Characterization of Plaque-Targeted Peptide Amphiphile Nanoparticles in a Rodent Model of Atherosclerosis

Jason Allen, PhD, RCEP, RVS, FACSM

MR5 Room 3005

The Nitrate-Nitrite-Nitric Oxide Pathway: Ergogenic or Therapeutic - Who is it Good For Oral consumption of inorganic nitrate, which is abundant in green leafy vegetables and roots, has been shown to increase circulating plasma nitrite concentration, which in relatively low … Read More

Justin Pieter Van Beusecum, PhD

Lupus Associated Cardiovascular Disease: Pathological Role of Endothelial Autoantibodies Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is 3x more likely to affect minority women compared to white women. SLE has been demonstrated to affect the heart, kidney, … Read More

Heddwen Brooks, PhD

MR5 Room 3005

Sex differences in hypertension, inflammation and diabetes, and the impact of menopause on disease progression Premenopausal females are known to be protected against developing hypertension. However, after going through menopause, a woman’s risk of developing hypertension and other cardiovascular complications … Read More

Career Development- Mentorship

MR5 Room 1005

Dr. Stefanie Robel Associate Professor of Neuroscience, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Academic Joint Departments, Cell, Development and Integrative Biology) and Productivity and Performance Mastery for Academics and their Research Teams.