Congratulations to Wolfgang Bergmeier, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC, for receipt of R35 from the NHLBI, which supports accomplished leaders in blood research. The purpose of the NHLBI R35 Program is to promote scientific productivity and innovation by providing long-term support and increased flexibility to experienced Principal Investigators (PIs). The award … Read more

Congratulations to Claire Trincot, Ph.D., a Postdoctoral Researcher, CorDynamics, Inc., Caron Lab, for publishing review on the gender differences found in lymphatic function in ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science.

Congratulations to The Conlon Lab, In Collaboration with Ileana Cristea’s Lab (Princeton University), for publishing article on the protein composition, protein complexes and protein pathways of four model vertebrates used to study human heart disease in the journal PloS Biology.  The study uncovers conserved and divergent protein pathways in the vertebrate heart providing insight into … Read more

Congratulations to Li Qian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, for the receipt of 2019 Phillip & Ruth Hettleman Prize For Artistic & Scholarly Achievement.  The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to four associate professors who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career promise. With high potential … Read more

Congratulations to Izzie Newsome, graduate student in Paul Dayton’s lab, for being awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the NIH.  This award will fund the project, “Toward Clinical Translation of Acoustic Angiography: Optimization of Microvascular Ultrasound Imaging on a Novel Dual-Frequency Array,” over a 2-year period. Izzie is a … Read more

We are pleased to host a Happy Hour for MHI on Sept 6, 2019 from 4 – 6 pm in MBRB Lobby. We encourage you to stop by even to catch up with colleagues and relax on a Friday afternoon! We also encourage all trainees and staff to stop by – the MHI community is really fantastic … Read more

Congratulations to Nigel Mackman, Ph.D., John C. Parker Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Program, for being recognized as the top-rated expert in thrombosis in the world by Expertscape.  Dr. Mackman’s expertise ranks in the top 0.0008% of 124,370 published authors worldwide on thrombosis from 2008 through 2019 based on contributions … Read more

Congratulations to Jiandong Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, for the receipt of R01 from the NIH.  Dr. Liu received grant, entitled “The Role of RNA-Binding Protein Lin28a in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”. The work was enthusiastically received by 3 different funding agencies, and Dr. Liu has accepted the NIH R01 Award. It is a 4-year grant for $2,095,727.

Congratulations to Adam Black, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Jimena Giudice’s lab for recently receiving a prestigious F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the NHLBI at the NIH.  Adam’s project focuses on understanding the physiological significance of alternative splicing and the factors that govern splicing regulation in the heart. Specifically, Adam is using CRISPR mouse models to … Read more