Our Mentors

We have assembled a group of 50 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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All (50 Mentors)
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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




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Barker, Thomas H.

Matrix Biology and Engineering



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Christ, George

Functional Genomics


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Civelek, Mete

Systems Genetics Approaches to Understand Cardiometabolic Traits


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Engelhard, Victor H.

Identification of MHC-restricted tumor antigens / Control of T cell homing to tumors / Tertiary lymphoid structures and intratumoral immunity


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Epstein, Fred H.

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Coronary Heart Disease; Myocardial Function; Myocardial Perfusion


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Eyo, Ukpong B.

Neuroscience


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French, Brent A.

Novel Therapies for Treating and Preventing Ischemic Heart Disease


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Gelfand, Brad

Blinding disease age-related macular degeneration, utilizing the tools of immunology, molecular biology, and engineering.


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Guler, Ali D.

Circadian entrainment for the treatment of metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases


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Harris, Thurl E.

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.


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Harris, Tajie H.

Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS


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Hirschi, Karen K.

Understanding Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Blood Vessel Formation


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Hossack, John A.

Diagnostic ultrasound - image processing, quantification Molecular imaging using ultrasound Catheter-based ultrasound Ultrasound-based drug/gene delivery Ultrasound image guided therapy


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Isakson, Brant

Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.


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Janes, Kevin A.

Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.


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Kenworthy, Anne K.

Architecture and function of biological membranes


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Kibbe, Melina R.

Developing novel therapies for patients with vascular disease.


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Kramer, Christopher M.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, myocardial disease, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, peripheral arterial disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy



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Kuyumcu-Martinez, Muge N.

RNA regulatory networks and RNA binding proteins during cardiovascular development and in cardiovascular disease


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Laubach, Victor E.

Understanding mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury after lung transplantation to identifying therapeutic targets.


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Leitinger, Norbert

Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes


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Lindner, Jonathan

Cardiovascular Biology


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McNamara, Coleen A.

Immune System Regulation of Cardiometabolic Disease



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Miller, Clint L.

Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology



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Okusa, Mark D.

Immune mechanisms of acute kidney injury and fibrosis. Pulsed ultrasound in acute kidney injury


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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


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O`Rourke, Eyleen J.

Obesity and Aging


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Papin, Jason

Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering


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Peirce-Cottler, Shayn M.

Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies


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Price, Richard J.

Image Guided Drug and Gene Delivery for Neurodegeneration and Cancer; Focused Ultrasound and Immunotherapy; Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis


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Rich, Steve S.

Genetic basis of common human disease, including type 1 diabetes, diabetic complications, ischemic stroke, atherosclerosis


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Saucerman, Jeff J.

Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease


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Serbulea, Vlad

Atherosclerosis, Redox Biology, Cellular Metabolism & Bioenergetics


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Sheybani, Natasha D.

Biomedical Engineering


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Sheynkman, Gloria M.

Proteoform Systems Biology: proteogenomic approaches to uncover the role of proteomic variation in human disease


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Shi, Weibin

Molecular and genetic determinants of atherosclerosis and cardiometabolic disorders.


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Sonkusare, Swapnil K.

Identify the calcium signaling abnormalities that lead to vascular dysfunction and blood pressure elevation in cardiovascular disorders



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Tsihlis, Nick D.

Vascular Biology, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Drug Delivery


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Walsh, Ken

Clonal hematopoiesis: A new mechanism of cardiovascular disease


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Wolf, Matthew J.

Identification of genes and pathways that cause or modify cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure.


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Wythe, Joshua D.

Cardiovascular Development and Cerebrovascular Pathologies


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Zunder, Eli

Single Cell Analysis