{"id":522,"date":"2018-08-03T11:38:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T15:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/?p=522"},"modified":"2018-08-03T11:38:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T15:38:38","slug":"qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Li Qian, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, member of the McAllister Heart Institute, has received the 2018 Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) with 3 years funding in the amount of $300,000 to support <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/uncliqian.web.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_self\">Qian Lab<\/a>\u2019s continued effort in using reprogramming approaches to mend broken hearts. Dr. Qian\u2019s work in cardiac reprogramming has opened a new field of study and represents a promising alternative approach to cardiac regeneration. Her ground-breaking work demonstrated that endogenous cardiac fibroblasts can be directly converted into cardiomyocyte-like cells in their native environment, which translated into functional improvement and scar size reduction in an animal model of myocardial infarction. Since being recruited to UNC in 2012, her lab has developed a system in which cardiac reprogramming can be rigorously studied and implemented. Milestone work from the Qian Lab translating basic science into developing innovative therapeutic strategies for heart disease has been published in journals including <i>Nature,<\/i> <i>Science<\/i>, <i>Cell Stem Cell<\/i>, <i>Cell Reports<\/i>, <i>Circulation Research<\/i>, and <i>Cardiovascular Research.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/som-vital-signs\/2018\/aug-2\/2018-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association-for-li-qian-phd\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Li Qian, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, member of the McAllister Heart Institute, has received the 2018 Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) with 3 years funding in the amount of $300,000 to support Qian Lab\u2019s continued effort in using reprogramming approaches to mend broken hearts. Dr. Qian\u2019s work in cardiac reprogramming &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45695,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association | UNC McAllister Heart Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association | UNC McAllister Heart Institute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Li Qian, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, member of the McAllister Heart Institute, has received the 2018 Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) with 3 years funding in the amount of $300,000 to support Qian Lab\u2019s continued effort in using reprogramming approaches to mend broken hearts. Dr. Qian\u2019s work in cardiac reprogramming &hellip; Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UNC McAllister Heart Institute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-03T15:38:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anna Jojic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UNC_MHI\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UNC_MHI\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anna Jojic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anna Jojic\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/2bfc045ccac66fb5fc5c8852bc17abb3\"},\"headline\":\"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-03T15:38:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\"},\"wordCount\":173,\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\",\"name\":\"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association | UNC McAllister Heart Institute\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-03T15:38:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/2bfc045ccac66fb5fc5c8852bc17abb3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/\",\"name\":\"UNC McAllister Heart Institute\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/2bfc045ccac66fb5fc5c8852bc17abb3\",\"name\":\"Anna Jojic\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc5f0d84c9e0f0d56b90b9cf45fba871ea60f9e387bb539687341ba37cb1a08d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc5f0d84c9e0f0d56b90b9cf45fba871ea60f9e387bb539687341ba37cb1a08d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Anna Jojic\"},\"description\":\"Medicine - Cardiology\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/author\/jojic\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association | UNC McAllister Heart Institute","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association | UNC McAllister Heart Institute","og_description":"Li Qian, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, member of the McAllister Heart Institute, has received the 2018 Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) with 3 years funding in the amount of $300,000 to support Qian Lab\u2019s continued effort in using reprogramming approaches to mend broken hearts. Dr. Qian\u2019s work in cardiac reprogramming &hellip; Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/","og_site_name":"UNC McAllister Heart Institute","article_published_time":"2018-08-03T15:38:38+00:00","author":"Anna Jojic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UNC_MHI","twitter_site":"@UNC_MHI","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anna Jojic","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/"},"author":{"name":"Anna Jojic","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/2bfc045ccac66fb5fc5c8852bc17abb3"},"headline":"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association","datePublished":"2018-08-03T15:38:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/"},"wordCount":173,"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/","name":"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association | UNC McAllister Heart Institute","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-08-03T15:38:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/2bfc045ccac66fb5fc5c8852bc17abb3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/qian-receives-transformational-project-award-from-american-heart-association\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Qian receives Transformational Project Award from American Heart Association"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/","name":"UNC McAllister Heart Institute","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/2bfc045ccac66fb5fc5c8852bc17abb3","name":"Anna Jojic","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc5f0d84c9e0f0d56b90b9cf45fba871ea60f9e387bb539687341ba37cb1a08d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc5f0d84c9e0f0d56b90b9cf45fba871ea60f9e387bb539687341ba37cb1a08d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Anna Jojic"},"description":"Medicine - Cardiology","url":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/author\/jojic\/"}]}},"featured_image":false,"featured_image_medium":false,"featured_image_medium_large":false,"featured_image_large":false,"featured_image_thumbnail":false,"featured_image_alt":false,"category_details":[{"name":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/category\/news\/"}],"tag_details":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45695"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}