Author Archives: sherrich

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!

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 predoctoral fellowship from AHA. Ms. Grandison’s research explores sex-based differences in cardiovascular disease...

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, Carolina Center for Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, Computational Medicine Program, McAllister Heart Institute, for publishing simulating cardiac fluid dynamics in the human...

Congratulations to Aung Moe Zaw, Ph.D., Director and Head Surgeon, MHI-Cardiovascular Physiology and Phenotyping Core, for the receipt of method development award from the Core Facility Advocacy Committee (CFAC) for “Microvascular Ligation, Incision, and Anastomosis in Mice”.         The award is for Fall 2024, and the amount...

Congratulations to Jonathan Schisler, MS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, for collaborating with NASA for the past 5 years. Dr. Schisler’s research on aging is fueling a partnership with NASA to make North Carolina a collaborative hub for future space studies.

Congratulations to Gabrielle M. Gentile, B.Sc., a 2nd-year (rising 3rd-year) CBP/IVB graduate student in The Giudice Lab, for recently receiving a F31 predoctoral fellowship award from NIH’s NHLBI.   The fellowship will start in December, 2024, fund her for 3 years, and focus on the roles of FXR1 and its...

        Congratulations to the Lab of Rick Stouffer, M.D., Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Chief, Division of Cardiology; Co-Director, McAllister Heart Institute; Physician in Chief, UNC Heart & Vascular Service Line, for publishing article, titled “Differential responses to thrombospondin-1 and PDGF-BB in smooth...

Congratulations to the Labs of Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology; Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery; McAllister Heart Institute, Whitney Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, Brian C. Jensen, M.D., an MHI member and Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Victoria...