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The Jensen Lab, In Collaboration With Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, Ph.D. And Jessica M. Ellis, Ph.D., Awarded First Renewal Of R01 Grant From The National Institutes Of Health (NIH)

February 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, and Jessica M. Ellis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, both with Eastern Carolina University (ECU), for the first renewal of R01 grant, entitled “Metabolic mechanisms of cardioprotection through … Continued

Brian C. Jensen M.D. Featured In UNC Health | UNC School of Medicine’s Newsroom

January 27, 2023

Congratulations to Brian C. Jensen, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, for having his research on kinase inhibitor cardiotoxicity featured in UNC Health | UNC School of Medicine’s Newsroom. Dr. Jensen is a cardiologist and physician-scientist in the UNC Department of Medicine and is working in both the lab and the clinic to reduce … Continued

Brian C. Jensen M.D., In Collaboration With Current and Former McAllister Heart Institute Members, Publishes In The Journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

January 25, 2022

Congratulations to Brian C. Jensen, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, in collaboration with current and former MHI members, Silvio Antoniak, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, also a member of the UNC Blood Research Center, and Zhaokang Cheng, Ph.D., former postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Taylor’s Lab and current Postdoctoral Research … Continued

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ju Youn Beak, Publishes In Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC)

November 9, 2021

Congratulations to Ju Youn Beak, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Jensen’s Lab, for publishing paper, titled “The nuclear receptor ROR-alpha preserves cardiomyocyte mitochondrial function by regulating caveolin-3-mediated mitophagy”, in the journal JBC. This is a fitting send-off for Ju Youn. After four successful years at UNC, she has decided to take a position in industry. … Continued