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The Jensen Lab, In Collaboration With Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, Ph.D. And William Y. Kim, M.D., Awarded R01 Grant From The National Institutes Of Health (NIH)

September 6, 2023

    Congratulations to the Lab of Brian C. Jensen, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, in collaboration with Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Eastern Carolina University (ECU), and William (Billy) Y. Kim, M.D., Rush S. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Medicine; Professor, Department of Genetics, UNC-Chapel Hill; Urologic Oncology Program; Cancer … Read more

Doctorate Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Student, Lucia Grandison, Receives 2023 Katherine Pryzwansky Young Investigator Award From The University Of North Carolina’s (UNC) Pathobiology and Translational Science Graduate Program

August 7, 2023

Congratulations to Lucia Grandison, a Ph.D. student, who received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology from the Washington University In St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, a member of Dr. Conlon’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2023 Katherine Pryzwansky Young Investigator Award from UNC’s Pathobiology and Translational Science Graduate Program. The Katherine Pryzwansky Young … Read more

Postdoctoral Fellow, Wei Shi, And Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., In Collaboration With The Seidman Lab, Publish In The Journal Circulation Research

August 7, 2023

Congratulations to Wei Shi, a postdoctoral fellow in the Conlon Lab, and Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Genetics, in collaboration with the Lab of Christine Edry Seidman, M.D., Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Center; Professor, Harvard Medical School; Cardiovascular Medicine, and Jonathan G. Seidman, Ph.D., Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation Professor of … Read more

Whitney Edwards, Ph.D. And Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., In Collaboration With The Cohen And Cristea Labs, Publish In The Journal Developmental Cell

July 12, 2023

Congratulations to Whitney Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, formerly in the Conlon Lab, and Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Genetics, in collaboration with the Labs of Sarah Cohen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, and Ileana M. Cristea, Ph.D., Henry L. Hillman Professor of Molecular Biology ROLE; Director … Read more

Graduate Student, Peyton Sandroni, Successfully Defends Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Thesis

June 27, 2023

Congratulations to Peyton Sandroni, a graduate student, whose main focus is pharmacology, currently in Dr. Jensen’s Lab, for successfully defending Ph.D. thesis. Peyton passed his Ph.D. Defense, titled, “The Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor Regulates Oxidative Metabolism in the Mouse Heart!”, on June 26, 2023, under the mentorship of Brian Jensen, M.D. Dr. Sandroni’s infectious enthusiasm and … Read more

Graduate Students, Gabrielle B. Bais, Emily “Gracie” Clark, And Tiffany Riascos Admitted To University Of North Carolina (UNC) Integrative Vascular Biology (IVB) Training Program

June 27, 2023

        Congratulations to Gabrielle B. Bais, a graduate student with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology and a part of the Cell Biology and Physiology (CBP) curriculum, currently in Dr. Giudice’s Lab, Emily “Gracie” Clark, a graduate student with a Bachelor’s Degree (BC) and a part of the Biochemistry and Biophysics … Read more

Graduate Student, Selin Altinok, Successfully Defends Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Thesis

June 12, 2023

Congratulations to Selin Altinok, a graduate student, whose main focus is spinocerebellar ataxia, Alzheimer’s research, and more specifically, stress granules, currently in Dr. Schisler’s Lab, for successfully defending Ph.D. thesis. Selin passed her Ph.D. Defense, based on her groundbreaking research, accomplished in the Schisler Lab, that sheds light on the root causes of clinical features … Read more

Postdoctoral Fellow, Sophie Maiocchi, Ph.D., Accepts Offer From Wake Forest University School of Medicine

June 12, 2023

Congratulations to Sophie Maiocchi, Ph.D., a Leon and Bertha Golberg postdoctoral fellow in the Research Group of Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology; Center for Nanothechnology in Drug Delivery; McAllister Heart Institute, for accepting a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Wake Forest University … Read more

The Polacheck Lab Publishes On The Development Of Patient Cell-Derived Matrix For Vascular Disease Modeling In Acta Biomaterialia

June 12, 2023

Congratulations to the Lab of William Polacheck, Ph.D., an MHI member and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Member, Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum, UNC Medicine; Member, Comparative Medicine Institute, NCSU, for publishing on the development of patient cell-derived matrix for vascular disease modeling in Acta Biomaterialia. For this manuscript, titled “Patient-derived extracellular matrix demonstrates role … Read more