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

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

Altering Cardiac Cell Fate for Heart Repair We will discuss how insights from developmental biology and stem cell concepts—particularly in cell identity, fate determination, and epigenetics—have been leveraged to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying direct cardiac reprogramming, concomitantly enhancing reprogramming … Read More

Targeting the microtubule network to treat hypertension This talk will focus on the role of the microtubule network in vascular smooth muscle andhow it can regulate vascular tone. This work has revealed how targeting the microtubulenetwork may represent a potential … Read More

The forkhead transcription FoxO1 signaling in health and disease. The topic will cover the complex regulatory mechanisms of Foxo1 by multiple hormones, such as insulin, estrogen, and glucagon, which reveals the mechanism of insulin resistance for type 2 diabetes and … Read More