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IVB Training Faculty

Department

Area of Research

Biochemistry and Biophysics
Professor Adhesion mechanisms of platelets and neutrophils
Sharon Campbell, PhD
 Professor Regulator molecules in cell growth control and cell adhesion
Saskia Neher, PhD
 Assoc Professor Maturation and regulation of human lipases

Biology
Professor Angiogenesis, blood vessel formation
Frank Conlon, PhD Professor Heart development

Biomedical Engineering
Professor Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging, Molecular Imaging
Professor Elastographic Ultrasound Imaging, Atherosclerosis
Michael Daniele, PhD
 Assoc Professor Vascular tissue engineering
Jaqueline Cole, PhD
 Assoc Professor Bone vascular development and maintenance
William Polacheck, PhD
 Asst Professor Bioengineered models of the vasculature, Notch signaling
Ke Chang, PhD Professor Regenerative medicine

Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor Renal Vascular and Nephron Function
Professor Adrenomedulin in Placenta and Lymphatic Circulation
Lori O’Brien, PhD
 Asst Professor Kidney vascular development
Jimena Giudice, PhD
 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
Kari North, PhD Professor Cardiovascular epidemiology

Genetics
Professor Human genetics of type-2 diabetes and obesity

Mathematics
Assoc Professor Cardiovascular modeling and simulation

Medicine
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
 Professor Vascular biology
Brian Jensen, MD
 Professor Heart failure, adrenergic receptor biology
Edward Bahnson, PhD
 Asst Professor Vessel wall biology, redox regulation of atherosclerosis

Neurology
Professor Vascular Imaging

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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
 Assoc Professor Coagulation factors in disease
Jiandong Liu, PhD
 Assoc Professor Cardiac development, trabeculation
Boa Kim, PhD Assist Professor EC lipid signaling

Pharmaceutical Science (School of Pharmacy)
Professor Cyp450 mediated eicosanoid metabolism and atherosclerosis
David Lawrence, PhD
 Professor Light-activated drug delivery
Juliane Nguyen
 Assoc Professor Development of drug carriers for cardiovascular disease

Pharmacology
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

Secondary mentors only (UNC)
Nobuyo Maeda, PhD Professor Genetically modified mouse models of CV disease
Nigel Key, MD
 Professor Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Gene Therapy
Rick Stouffer, MD
 Professor Vascular disease, Vascular interventions
Anil Gehi, MD
 Professor Clinical electrophysiology
Joe Rossi, MD
 Professor Interventional cardiology
John Vavalle, MD
 Professor Interventional cardiology
Amir Aghajanian, MD/PhD
 Assistant Prof General cardiology
Mirnela Byku, MD
 Professor General cardiology, Heart failure

Secondary mentors only (Outside Institutions)

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