We have assembled a group of 52 mentors, from 25 research areas and 3 divisions in the School of Medicine. All are committed to training young investigators interested in the study of the heart and vasculature. Mentors are grouped according to their research areas. Click the mentors for descriptions of their research.
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Abbate, Antonio
Identifying and exploring the role of innate immunity, inflammasome, and interleukin-1 blockade in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease
Barker, Thomas H.
Matrix Biology and Engineering
Christ, George
Functional Genomics
Civelek, Mete
Systems Genetics Approaches to Understand Cardiometabolic Traits
Epstein, Fred H.
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Coronary Heart Disease; Myocardial Function; Myocardial Perfusion
Eyo, Ukpong B.
Neuroscience
French, Brent A.
Novel Therapies for Treating and Preventing Ischemic Heart Disease
Gelfand, Brad
Blinding disease age-related macular degeneration, utilizing the tools of immunology, molecular biology, and engineering.
Guler, Ali D.
Circadian entrainment for the treatment of metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases
Guo, Lian-Wang
Vascular wall remodeling, intimal hyperplasia, stenosis, aneurysm, retinal degeneration.
Harris, Thurl E.
Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.
Harris, Tajie H.
Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS
Hirschi, Karen K.
Understanding Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Blood Vessel Formation
Hossack, John A.
Diagnostic ultrasound - image processing, quantification Molecular imaging using ultrasound Catheter-based ultrasound Ultrasound-based drug/gene delivery Ultrasound image guided therapy
Isakson, Brant
Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.
Janes, Kevin A.
Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.
Kenworthy, Anne K.
Architecture and function of biological membranes
Kibbe, Melina R.
Developing novel therapies for patients with vascular disease.
Kramer, Christopher M.
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, myocardial disease, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, peripheral arterial disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Kubelick, Kelsey P.
Development of theranostic ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging strategies, augmented with nanotechnology, to understand, guide, or enhance therapies
Kuyumcu-Martinez, Muge N.
RNA regulatory networks and RNA binding proteins during cardiovascular development and in cardiovascular disease
Laubach, Victor E.
Understanding mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury after lung transplantation to identifying therapeutic targets.
Leitinger, Norbert
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes
Lindner, Jonathan
Cardiovascular Biology
McNamara, Coleen A.
Immune System Regulation of Cardiometabolic Disease
Miller, Clint L.
Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology
Okusa, Mark D.
Immune mechanisms of acute kidney injury and fibrosis. Pulsed ultrasound in acute kidney injury
Owens, Gary K.
Identification of Factors and Mechanisms that Regulate the Stability of Late Stage Atherosclerotic Lesions and the Probability of Thromboembolic Events Including a Heart Attack or Stroke
O`Rourke, Eyleen J.
Obesity and Aging
Papin, Jason
Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering
Peirce-Cottler, Shayn M.
Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies
Price, Richard J.
Image Guided Drug and Gene Delivery for Neurodegeneration and Cancer; Focused Ultrasound and Immunotherapy; Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis
Rich, Steve S.
Genetic basis of common human disease, including type 1 diabetes, diabetic complications, ischemic stroke, atherosclerosis
Saucerman, Jeff J.
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
Serbulea, Vlad
Atherosclerosis, Redox Biology, Cellular Metabolism & Bioenergetics
Sheybani, Natasha D.
Biomedical Engineering
Sheynkman, Gloria M.
Proteoform Systems Biology: proteogenomic approaches to uncover the role of proteomic variation in human disease
Shi, Weibin
Molecular and genetic determinants of atherosclerosis and cardiometabolic disorders.
Sonkusare, Swapnil K.
Identify the calcium signaling abnormalities that lead to vascular dysfunction and blood pressure elevation in cardiovascular disorders
Sturek, Jeff M.
Pharmacology
Tsai, Ming-Feng
Membrane-transport physiology and biophysics
Tsihlis, Nick D.
Vascular Biology, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Drug Delivery
Walsh, Ken
Clonal hematopoiesis: A new mechanism of cardiovascular disease
Wolf, Matthew J.
Identification of genes and pathways that cause or modify cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure.
Wythe, Joshua D.
Cardiovascular Development and Cerebrovascular Pathologies
Yang, Jie
Structural mechanisms of macromolecular complexes, Cryo-EM, Mitochondrial stress, Endoplasmic reticulum stress, Cellular stress response
Zunder, Eli
Single Cell Analysis