IVB Training Faculty
Department |
Area of Research |
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Biochemistry and Biophysics |
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Professor | Adhesion mechanisms of platelets and neutrophils | |
Sharon Campbell, PhD
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Professor | Regulator molecules in cell growth control and cell adhesion |
Saskia Neher, PhD
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Assoc Professor | Maturation and regulation of human lipases |
Biology |
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Professor | Angiogenesis, blood vessel formation | |
Frank Conlon, PhD | Professor | Heart development |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Professor | Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging, Molecular Imaging | |
Professor | Elastographic Ultrasound Imaging, Atherosclerosis | |
Michael Daniele, PhD
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Assoc Professor | Vascular tissue engineering |
Jaqueline Cole, PhD
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Assoc Professor | Bone vascular development and maintenance |
William Polacheck, PhD
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Asst Professor | Bioengineered models of the vasculature, Notch signaling |
Ke Chang, PhD | Professor | Regenerative medicine |
Cell Biology and Physiology |
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Professor | Renal Vascular and Nephron Function | |
Professor | Adrenomedulin in Placenta and Lymphatic Circulation | |
Lori O’Brien, PhD
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Asst Professor | Kidney vascular development |
Jimena Giudice, PhD
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Asst Professor | RNA splicing in heart and skeletal muscle |
Michael Bressan, PhD | Assoc Professor | Cardiac conduction system development |
Robert Wirka, MD | Asst Professor | Genetics of coronary artery disease |
Epidemiology |
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Kari North, PhD | Professor | Cardiovascular epidemiology |
Genetics |
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Professor | Human genetics of type-2 diabetes and obesity | |
Mathematics |
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Assoc Professor | Cardiovascular modeling and simulation | |
Medicine |
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Professor | Inflammatory and innate immune processes | |
Professor | Nephrology, renal pathology, autoimmune vasculitis | |
Professor | Tissue factor in inflammation and vascular disease | |
Professor | Cardiology, thrombosis, atherosclerosis | |
John Ikonomidis, MD/PhD
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Professor | Vascular biology |
Brian Jensen, MD
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Professor | Heart failure, adrenergic receptor biology |
Edward Bahnson, PhD
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Asst Professor | Vessel wall biology, redox regulation of atherosclerosis |
Neurology |
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Professor | Vascular Imaging | |
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
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Professor | Cardiomyocyte signaling, hypertension, metabolism | |
Professor | Vascular biology, hypertension, epigenetics | |
Silvio Antoniak, PhD | Assoc Professor | Protease activated receptors |
Professor | Thrombosis and hemostasis | |
Li Qian, PhD | Professor | Cardiac reprogramming, epigenetics |
Matthew Flick, PhD
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Assoc Professor | Coagulation factors in disease |
Jiandong Liu, PhD
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Assoc Professor | Cardiac development, trabeculation |
Boa Kim, PhD | Assist Professor | EC lipid signaling |
Pharmaceutical Science (School of Pharmacy) |
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Professor | Cyp450 mediated eicosanoid metabolism and atherosclerosis | |
David Lawrence, PhD
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Professor | Light-activated drug delivery |
Juliane Nguyen
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Assoc Professor | Development of drug carriers for cardiovascular disease |
Pharmacology |
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Maria Aleman, PhD | Assist Prof | Erythropoiesis and iron metabolism |
Daniel Dominguez, PhD | Assist Prof | RNA binding proteins |
Jonathon Schisler, PhD | Assist Prof | Cardiovascular genomics, metabolism, and protein quality control |
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Secondary mentors only (UNC) |
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Nobuyo Maeda, PhD | Professor | Genetically modified mouse models of CV disease |
Nigel Key, MD
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Professor | Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Gene Therapy |
Rick Stouffer, MD
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Professor | Vascular disease, Vascular interventions |
Anil Gehi, MD
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Professor | Clinical electrophysiology |
Joe Rossi, MD
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Professor | Interventional cardiology |
John Vavalle, MD
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Professor | Interventional cardiology |
Amir Aghajanian, MD/PhD
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Assistant Prof | General cardiology |
Mirnela Byku, MD
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Professor | General cardiology, Heart failure |
Secondary mentors only (Outside Institutions) |
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Howard Rockman, MD (Duke)
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Professor | Cardiac Hypertrophy, Signal Transduction |
Christopher Kontos, MD (Duke) | Professor | Human genetics of cardiovascular abnormalities |
Anthony Viera, MD (Duke) | Professor | Hypertension |
Francis Miller, MD/PhD (Wake Forest) | Professor | Vessel wall biology |