Author Archives: sherrich

Congratulations to James Isaiah (Ike) Emerson, a graduate student and research assistant in the Conlon Lab, and Wei Shi, Ph.D., alumnus postdoctoral fellow, formerly in the Conlon Lab, for publishing article, titled “Sex-specific response to A1BG loss results in female dilated cardiomyopathy”, in the journal Biology of Sex Differences. This...

Congratulations to Brian C. Jensen, M.D., an MHI member and Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, in collaboration with Corinne Keet, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics; Vice Chair of Clinical and Translational Research; Associate Scientific Director of Children’s Research Institute; Co-Director of Carolina Child Health Scholars, and Timothy P. Moran, M.D.,...

Congratulations to Whitney Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, for the receipt of P&F award from the UNC NORC and SPLENDOR-NC Program. Her proposal, titled, “Investigating the role of the Mevalonate Pathway in Gestational Diabetes-Associated Congenital Heart Defects”, is a 1-year grant. SPLENDOR-NC draws upon well-established collaborations through...

Congratulations to Jonathan Schisler, MS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, for being appointed PRISM Faculty Director.

Congratulations to Whitney Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, for the receipt of 2025 Expansion Fund from Additional Venture. The Expansion Award enables teams to add new single ventricle–focused approaches and directions to their current work by providing a one-time grant of $50,000. This small but mighty grant...

Congratulations to James Isaiah (Ike) Emerson, a graduate student and research assistant in the Conlon Lab, and Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Genetics, for being featured on the February 2025, Episode 69, AHA Apple Podcast, Discover CircRes. On the podcast, they discussed their latest work, “X-Chromosome-Linked miRNAs Regulate...

Congratulations to Dr. Wen Yih Aw, a research assistant professor in the Polacheck Lab, for having her paper, entitled, “Dysfunctional mechanotransduction regulates the progression of PIK3CA-driven vascular malformations”, selected as an “Editor’s Choice” in APL Bioengineering.     Dr. Aw’s paper investigates the role of hemodynamics in progression of vascular...

Congratulations to James Isaiah (Ike) Emerson, a graduate student and research assistant in The Conlon Lab, in collaboration with William Marzluff, Ph.D., Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics; Biology-Joint Appointment (Ph.D.–Duke University), and Ileana M. Cristea, Ph.D., Henry L. Hillman Professor of Molecular Biology; Director of Graduate Studies, Molecular...

Congratulations to Dr. Pauline Bougaran, a postdoctoral fellow, in Dr. Bautch’s Lab, for recently receiving a postdoctoral fellowship from AHA. Dr. Bougaran’s research studies how endothelial cell nuclear mechanotransduction impacts vascular function and aging. Congrats to Pauline!