Speaker: Yoh-suke Mukouyama, Ph.D, National Institutes of Health Topic:Macrophage control of neuronal and vascular development Brief summary: Macrophages have diverse functions in immunity as well as in homeostasis, yet their functions during organ development remain largely undefined. Our work employs high-resolution whole-mount imaging and genetic tools to determine how embryonic tissue-resident macrophages influence neuronal and … Read more
Speaker: Elizabeth Murphy, Ph.D, National Institutes of Health Topic: Novel mechanisms of cardioprotection Summary: In the heart, interruption of the blood supply can result in cardiac cell death and irreversible muscle damage. Dr. Murphy’s laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms involved in cardiac cell death, as well as the mechanisms that protect the heart against damage. … Read more
UNC's Integrative Vascular Biology (IVB) T32 Training Program and the McAllister Heart Institute (MHI) jointly announce their Annual Research Symposium on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019. This year's event will be held from 9AM - 5PM at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on the UNC campus (150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514). The symposium … Read more
Speaker: Mugé N. Kuyumcu-Martinez, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dept. of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Anatomy, University of Texas Medical Branch Topic: Rbfox2 controls cardiovascular development via modulating Hippo signaling
Speaker: Joyce Bischoff, Ph.D, Professor, Surgery/Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Topic: Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Mitral Valve Adaptation and Growth
Speaker: Christopher Hughes, Ph.D, Professor & Chair, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine Topic: Tissue engineering of functional vascular networks for organ-on-chip applications Brief summary: The seminar will cover development of vascularized micro-organs (organ-on-chip technology), including brain, liver and tumors, and the potential for these in basic research, drug development/validation and personalized medicine.
