Faber lab publication selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology

30 June 2010 - The Faber lab publication in the journal Circulation Research (reference below) has been selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology.  The article was rated "exceptional" and evaluated by Stephen Schwartz who wrote, "This may well be the seminal paper in one of the most important mysteries in vascular biology: the mechanisms controlling collateral formation in the arterial tree."

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Wang S, Zhang H, Dai X, Sealock R, Faber JE. Genetic Architecture Underlying Variation in Extent and Remodeling of the Collateral Circulation. Circ Res. 2010 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]