Center for Cardiometabolic Science

...where cardiovascular mysteries are solved.

Highlights


May 1, 2025

Danielle Little successfully defended for her PhD. She will next move to Charleston, SC, to start her postdoctoral fellowship with Prof. Amy Bradshaw. Best wishes at MUSC, Dr. Little!



Apr 30, 2025

Jonah Stephan and the Wysoczynski Lab uncovered new aspects of emergency granulopoiesis-derived neutrophils.

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Apr 28, 2025

Drs. Ramalingam, Carll, and co-authors published in their latest e-cigarette work in JAHA.

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Apr 24, 2025

Our Center's Physiology Core Director, Dr. Yibing Nong, was awarded an NIH S10 grant to expand the ultrasound capacity in his Core with a new VisualSonics Vevo F2 system. Thanks to Dr. Nong for all his hard work!



Apr 7, 2025

Dr. Cat Makarewich from Cincinnati Children's presenting in today's Center Conference Series.

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Apr 2, 2025

Dan Nguyễn passed his dissertation defense and won the Jon Binford Memorial Award from the University of Louisville. This honor will be presented at Spring Commencement. Best wishes as you return to medical school, Dr. Nguyễn!



Apr 1, 2025

Dr. Sophia Sears was awarded an American Heart Association Career Development Award. This three-year grant addresses how exercise impacts kidney function. (she is pictured at right)



Mar 15, 2025

Check out the Wysoczynski Lab's most recent publication, led by Jonah Stephan. This work addresses the role of a neutrophil-derived factor (CHI3L1) after a heart attack. (Dr. Wysoczynski is pictured at right)

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Mar 10, 2025

March's Center Spotlight was on Professor Eric Small. He visited us from the University of Rochester to share insights related to ventricular remodeling. (Dr. Small is pictured at right)

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Feb 25, 2025

Danielle Little (pictured at right) of the Jones Lab published the first part of her thesis. She showed that after a heart attack cardiac fibroblasts produce the metabolism-derived signal, hyaluronan, via the enzyme HAS2. Kudos!

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Feb 25, 2025

The Conklin Lab dives deeper into the impacts of e-cigarettes on cardiovascular health. Check out their latest publication. Dr. Conklin is pictured at right.

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Feb 24, 2025

February Center Spotlight: Dr. Junco Warren, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, presented our latest insights into cardiac metabolism in our Center's Seminar Series.

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Jan 27, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Tim Audam and Cait Howard (pictured at right) of the Jones Lab for their co-first author paper out in JMCC.

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Jan 1, 2025

A triple crown of congratulations goes to three PhD students in the Center who received highly competitive American Heart Association Fellowship awards today: Well done, Dr. Mamata Chaudhari, Ben Doelling, and Cait Howard! (none are pictured at right)



Jan 1, 2025

Tyler Jobe, a PhD student in the Wysoczynski Lab, birdies on the first paper from his thesis work. Well done! Until Tyler gives us a picture, here is a picture of the flow cytometer he used...

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