Author Archives: sherrich

Congratulations to Anh Luu, a graduate student, in Dr. Rau’s Lab, for recently receiving a predoctoral fellowship from AHA. Anh’s research studies the role of the metalloproteinase Adamts2 in cell-type crosstalk during heart failure and demonstrates that loss of Adamts2 in fibroblasts blunts the hypertrophic response of cardiomyocytes to beta...

Congratulations to the Lab of Christoph Rau, Ph.D., an MHI member and Assistant Professor, Computational Medicine and Genetics, in collaboration with Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine; Senior Physician Scientist and Deputy Director, McAllister Heart Institute, for publishing manuscript, titled “Genetic...

The MHI Faculty Retreat was a resounding success again this year. The organizers would like to thank those who were able to attend. We are particularly grateful to the outstanding lineup of speakers who reminded us yet again of the great science carried out by members of the MHI and...

Congratulations to the Lab of Boyce Griffith, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering; Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Physical Sciences; Associate Chair for Research, Department of Mathematics; Member, Carolina Center for Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, Computational Medicine Program, and McAllister Heart Institute, for the receipt of the inaugural Langtangen...

Congratulations to James Isaiah (Ike) Emerson, Ph.D., a recent graduate from the Conlon Lab, for receiving the international JCDD Best Ph.D. Thesis Award from JCDD.         Dr. Emerson received this recognition for his dissertation, entitled “Post-transcriptional mechanisms regulate cardiac sex differences.” His research provides insights into sex-specific...

Congratulations to Harold Heatherly, BS, a PRISM Postbaccalaureate Researcher, Biol395, in Dr. Kim’s Lab, for presenting at the PBTS Graduate Curriculum Symposium. Harold gave a fantastic presentation and won the Best Lightning Talk Award! This is a phenomenal achievement for him and a wonderful recognition of his hard work and...

Congratulations to Michael F. Almeida, a postdoctoral research associate, in Dr. Schisler’s Lab, for recently receiving a Rebecca Clark Staff Award for Moral Courage at UNC’s University Day Ceremony.   The Rebecca Clark Staff Award for Moral Courage recognizes a staff member who has demonstrated a strong commitment to social...

            Dear MHI Colleagues: I am happy to announce that Li Qian has been appointed as the Senior Research Scientist and Deputy Director of MHI and Brian Jensen has been appointed as the Senior Physician Scientist and Deputy Director of MHI. I will remain Director,...

Congratulations to Aung Moe Zaw, Ph.D., Director and Head Surgeon, MHI-Cardiovascular Physiology and Phenotyping Core, for the receipt of Leica M320 Surgical Microscope Award and for publishing article, titled “Substrate Topography Modulate Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Phenotype in Proinflammatory Condition”, in the journal ACS Applied Materials &...