Christopher L. Holley, MD, PhD: “Non-coding RNA, RNA modifications, and Oxidative Stress in the Heart”
1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMHI Seminar Series: Deepak Voora, MD, “Genotype-informed Statin Therapy”
1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpeaker: Dr. Deepak Voora, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine at Duke University Topic: “Genotype-informed Statin Therapy” Seminar Synopsis: Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications to lower cholesterol and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Although well tolerated by most patients, a significant proportion of patients … Read more
MHI Seminar Series: Douglas A. Marchuk, PhD, “Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: The Path from Gene Discovery to Therapy”
Speaker: Dr. Douglas A. Marchuk, PhD, James B. Duke Professor, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University Topic: “Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: The Path from Gene Discovery to Therapy”
MHI Seminar Series: James F. Martin, MD, PhD, “Hippo Signaling in Heart Regeneration”
1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpeaker: James F. Martin, MD, PhD, Vivian L. Smith Professor in Regenerative Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Cardiomyocyte Renewal Lab, Texas Heart Institute Topic: “Hippo Signaling in Heart Regeneration” Seminar Synopsis: Dr. Martin is an internationally recognized developmental and regenerative biologist who has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of development, disease, and regeneration. … Read more
2018 MHI/IVB Research Symposium
George Watts Alumni Center 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NCUNC's Integrative Vascular Biology (IVB) Training Program and the McAllister Heart Institute (MHI) jointly announce their Annual Research Symposium on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. This year's event will be held from 9AM - 5PM at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on the UNC campus (150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514). The symposium highlights … Read more
MHI Seminar Series: Joan Taylor, PhD, “GRAFs mind the GAP between muscle fate and function”
1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpeaker: Joan Taylor, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair for Research in Pathology and Lab Medicine, UNC School of Medicine Topic: "GRAFs mind the GAP between muscle fate and function" Seminar Synopsis: The overall goal of our research is to characterize the intracellular signaling pathways that govern normal and aberrant growth responses in the cardiovascular and … Read more
MHI Seminar Series: Kenneth Walsh, PhD, “Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cardiovascular Disease: New Mechanisms, New Therapeutic Opportunities”
1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpeaker: Lockhart B. McGuire Professor, Director of Hematovascular Biology Center, University of Virginia Topic: "Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cardiovascular Disease: New Mechanisms, New Therapeutic Opportunities"
MHI Seminar Series: Xander Wehrens, MD, PhD, “Remodeling of calcium release unit proteins in Heart Failure”
1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpeaker: Xander Wehrens, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor University Topic: "Remodeling of calcium release unit proteins in Heart Failure"
MHI Seminar Series: Rong Tian, MD, PhD, “Metabolic Modulation of Cardiac Remodeling”
1131 Bioinformatics Building 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpeaker: Rong Tian, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Director of the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, University of Washington Seminar Title: "Metabolic Modulation of Cardiac Remodeling" My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms regulating cell metabolism and energetics. A long-term goal of my laboratory is to understand the role of mitochondria and metabolism … Read more