Vascular Biology Center

Cardiovascular Diseases: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hypertension, Diabetes...

All are on the rise in the United States and, with the increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes, have been described as an epidemic. Did you know that in 2013 the leading cause of death was cardiovascular disease? This affects us all. People either have heart disease, will get heart disease, or know someone who has heart disease. The demand is high for a greater understanding of how cardiovascular disease develops and for new and better treatments. This is the mission of the Vascular Biology Center. We have brought together an internationally recognized team of experts determined to make breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Our field is developing rapidly, our science is critical, not only for the health of our country, but the rest of the world.

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	the VBC's Dr. Ralf Lucas is honored with AHA Life Saver Award 2019. Read more about the award
	New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma. Dr. Abdelrahman Y. Fouda, Dr. Ruth B. Caldwell and research associate Zhimin Xu's work featured in Jagwire. Read more in Jagwire
	Drs. Eric Belin de Chantemele and Jessica Faulkner featured in Jagwire and on WJBF. Read more in Jagwire Watch on WJBF news
	Congratulations Dr. Rudolf Lucas of the Vascular Biology Center Recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Researcher Award.
	Congratulations Dr. Gabor Csanyi of the Vascular Biology Center Recipient of the 2018 Emerging Scientist Award.
	Getting leptin levels “just right” may provide cardiovascular protection Drs. Thiago Bruder do Nascimento and Eric Belin de Chantemele featured in Jagwire, Read more in Jagwire
	Dr. Ruth Caldwell receives RO1 National Institute of Health Research Project Grant (R01) Award Congratulations Dr. Caldwell
	Sex Differences in Mechanisms of Hypertension Associated with Obesity Eric Belin de Chantemele, PhD interviewed at Joint Hypertension 2018 Scientific Sessions - AHA Council on Hypertension \| AHA Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease American Society of Hypertension See the interview (Friday Sept 7, 2018)
	New target is an apparent triple threat to pneumonia Dr. Rudolf Lucas of the VBC featured on WJBF News. See the TV News Interview Read more in Jagwire
	Il-man Kim, PhD, Associate Professor, awarded American Heart Association Transformational Project Award. “The novel role of microRNA-532-5p/press23 axis in regulating cardiac vascularization during acute myocardial infarction”

Dr. Belin de Chantemele and Thiago Bruder do Nascimento, Postdoctoral Fellow

Congratulations Thiago Bruder do Nascimento, Postdoctoral Fellow

Winner of the American Heart Association - Council on Hypertension 2018 Onsite Trainee Poster Award

Mentor: Eric Belin de Chantemele, PhD

"Leptin Supplementation Restores Endothelial Function And Vascular Adrenergic Tone Via Direct Endothelial Mechanisms And Sympato-activation, Respectively, In A Mouse Model Of Congenital Lipodystrophy"

Alec Davila, MD/PhD Candidate

American Heart Summer 2018 Predoc Award Winner

Huiping Lin, PhD Candidate

American Heart Summer 2018 Predoc Award Winner
Sponsor: Gabor Csanyi

ATVB Travel Award for Young Investigators

American Heart Postdoc Award Winners

Anita Kovacs-Kasa, PhD,
Postdoctoral Fellow

Project: "HDAC7 in MLCP-mediated endothelial barrier preservation"

Sponsor: Dr. Alexander Verin

Taysuya Aonuma, PhD,
Postdoctoral Fellow

Project: "The axis of long noncoding RNA MIAT and microRNA-150 in acute myocardial infarction"

Sponsor: Il-man Kim

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