Masuko Ushio-Fukai Lab
Lab Personnel
Dipankar Ash, PhD
- Assistant Research Scientist
- Project: Role of Copper Transport protein (ATP7A) and Mitochondrial proteins in Angiogenesis.
Archita Das, PhD
- Assistant Research Scientist
- Project: Redox regulation of Cu transport proteins (CTR1 and Atox1) in wound healing, atherosclerosis, and angiogenesis.
Sudhahar Varadarajan, PhD
- Associate Professor
- Project: Role of Cu transport proteins (ATP7A and Atox1) and extracellular SOD in atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, and diabetes with and without exercise.
Sheela Nagarkoti, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Project: Redox Sensors mediating VEGFR2 signaling and angiogenesis
Shikha Yadav, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Project: Role of myeloid Drp1 in ischemia-induced angiogenesis
Member Activities & Awards
2025
Shikah Yadav, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Masuko Ushio-Fukai’s lab, received 3rd place for Oral Presentation Award for Excellence in Research by a Postdoctoral Fellow for project Macrophage Cu Transporter CTR1 Promotes Post-Ischemic Revascularization by Suppressing cGAS-STING-Associated Inflammatory Macrophage Polarization.
2024
Celebrating the PPG NOA grant award for the project “Endothelial Metabolism and Redox Imbalance in Vascular Disease”.
We are so proud of our team!
American Heart Association Scientific Session held at Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- November 11–13, 2023
2022
- Kareem Abdelsaid
Successfully defended on April 13, 2022 and awarded a Biomedical Sciences PhD in Vascular Biology with Distinction.
2021
- Kareem Abdelsaid
Young Investigator Award by Society for Free Radical Biology Meeting (SfRBM), USA - Sheela Nagarkoti
Trainee Award, by SfRBM, USA - Dipankar Ash
Trainee Award, by SfRBM, USA
2019
- Archita Das
“Best poster award” by Redox signaling and cardiovascular diseases, AHA, USA - Kareem Abdelsaid
Travel Award by Graduate School, Augusta University - Kareem Abdelsaid
Excellence in Research award/Graduate Research Day by Graduate school, Augusta University
2018
- Archita Das
ATVB young investigator travel award, by AHA, USA. - Sudhahar Varadarajan
ATVB Young Investigator Travel Grant, American Heart Association, USA - Kareem Abdelsaid
Translational Research Award by Department of Medicine, Augusta University
2017
- Dipankar Ash
AHA postdoctoral fellowship Awarded trainee
2015
- Sudhahar Varadarajan
AHA Scientist Development Grant Awarded trainee - Sudhahar Varadarajan
ATVB Early Career Investigator Award Finalists