We have assembled a group of 39 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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Barker, Thomas
Matrix Biology and Engineering
Christ, George
Functional Genomics
Civelek, Mete
Systems Genetics Approaches to Understand Cardiometabolic Traits
Engelhard, Victor
Identification of MHC-restricted tumor antigens / Control of T cell homing to tumors / Tertiary lymphoid structures and intratumoral immunity
Epstein, Fred
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Coronary Heart Disease; Myocardial Function; Myocardial Perfusion
Eyo, Ukpong
Neuroscience
French, Brent
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
Circadian entrainment for the treatment of metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases
Harris, Thurl
Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.
Harris, Tajie
Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS
Hirschi, Karen
Understanding Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Blood Vessel Formation
Hossack, John
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
Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.
Kibbe, Melina
Developing novel therapies for patients with vascular disease.
Kramer, Christopher
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, myocardial disease, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, peripheral arterial disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Kundu, Bijoy
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Remodeling of Myocardial Glucose Metabolism in Pressure Overload Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Laubach, Victor
Understanding mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury after lung transplantation such as vascular inflammation, diagnosis via molecular imaging, and identifying therapeutic targets for the prevention or treatment of IR injury.
Leitinger, Norbert
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes
McNamara, Coleen
Immune System Regulation of Cardiometabolic Disease
Meyer, Craig
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Miller, Clint
Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology
O'Rourke, Eyleen
Obesity and Aging
Okusa, Mark
Immune mechanisms of acute kidney injury and fibrosis. Pulsed ultrasound in acute kidney injury
Owens, Gary
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
Papin, Jason
Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering
Peirce-Cottler, Shayn
Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies
Price, Richard
Image Guided Drug and Gene Delivery for Neurodegeneration and Cancer; Focused Ultrasound and Immunotherapy; Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis
Rich, Steve
Genetic basis of common human disease, including type 1 diabetes, diabetic complications, ischemic stroke, atherosclerosis
Saucerman, Jeff
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
Sheybani, Natasha
Biomedical Engineering
Sheynkman, Gloria
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
Identify the calcium signaling abnormalities that lead to vascular dysfunction and blood pressure elevation in cardiovascular disorders
Tsihlis, Nick
Vascular Biology, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Drug Delivery
Walsh, Ken
Clonal hematopoiesis: A new mechanism of cardiovascular disease
Wolf, Matthew
Identification of genes and pathways that cause or modify cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure.
Zunder, Eli
Single Cell Analysis