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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...

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...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Jiandong Zhang, Completes Highly Successful Postdoctoral Fellowship

July 5, 2021
Congratulations to Jiandong Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Jensen’s Lab, for recently completing a highly successful postdoctoral fellowship. Jiandong will begin his clinical cardiology fellowship on July 1st, but his scientific acumen and warm collegiality will be greatly missed in the McAllister Heart Institute (MHI).    

Postdoctoral Fellow, Jiandong Zhang, Publishes In American Journal of Physiology-Heart And Circulatory Physiology (AJP-HEART)

February 25, 2021
Congratulations to Jiandong Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Jensen’s Lab, for publishing paper, titled “Cardiac alpha-1A adrenergic receptors: emerging protective roles in cardiovascular diseases”, in the journal AJP-HEART.  

Pharmacology Graduate Student, Peyton Sandroni, Selected For The Integrative Vascular Biology T32 Training Program

August 24, 2020
Congratulations to Peyton Sandroni, a pharmacology graduate student, currently in Dr. Jensen’s Lab, for recently being selected as a trainee for the Integrative Vascular Biology T32 Training Program.       Peyton also has been chosen for the Certificate Program in Translational Medicine.