2023 Seminars

Katherine King, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics-Infectious 
Baylor College of Medicine
Title: The Impact of Inflammation of Clonal Hematopoiesis and Trained Immunity 
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Camilla Wenceslau, Ph.D., M.S., FAHA
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Translational Research Center
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
School of Medicine Columbia
University of South Carolina
Title: Reprogramming Endothelial Cells to Prevent and Treat Hypertension

Arun Padmanabhan, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco 
Title: An (Epi-)genetic Basis for Cardiac Disease: Rationale for Investigating Epigenetics in Cardiovascular Disorders 

Vijay Nambi, M.D.
Associate Professor 
Department of Medicine-Athero & Lipo
Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Troponin and B Type Natriuretic Peptide: Is It Time to Classify Them as Risk Enhancers? 
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Xue Gao, Ph.D.
T.N. Law Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rice University
Title: Engineered CRISPR Systems for Disease Treatment and Diagnostics 

Joseph Hill, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Molecular Biology
James. T Willerson M.D. Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Diseases
Frank M. Ryburn, Jr. Chair in Heart Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Title: Renovations in the House of Medicine
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Douglas Mann, M.D.
Ada L Steininger Professor Cardiology
Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology
Washington University School of Medicine
Title: The Role of Innate Immunity in Cardiac Injury and Repair
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Yong Xu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, CNRC Associate Director for Basic Sciences
Department of Pediatrics and Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine 
Title: The Hunger Games: Watching Fire of Melanocortin Neurons

Mingxia Gu, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA
Assistant Professor 
Center for Stem Cell & Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM)
Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Title: Unveiling the Mysteries of Vascular Development and Regeneration with Advanced Human Organoid Models

Kyle Eagen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Department of Molecular Cellular and Biology
Center for Precision Environmental Health
Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Nuclear Compartment Formation by an Oncogenic Fusion Protein
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Onur Kanisicak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Title: Unveiling the Dynamic Role of Interstitial Cells in Cardiac Remodeling Repair
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Javid Moslehi, M.D.
Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Medicine
Chief, Cardio-Oncology & Immunology Program
University of California San Francisco
Title: Cardio-Oncology: A Novel Platform for Cardiovascular Investigation
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Didier Stainier, Ph.D. 
Director and Scientific Member
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Note: CME is not available for this seminar.

Jiang Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Deputy Director, Chancellor EDGES Fellow
Center for Genomic & Precision Medicine
Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Title: Heart Failure: Conserved Mechanisms and Emerging Concepts in Epigenomics and Exosomes 
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Romain Harmancey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Houston
McGovern Medical School
Title: Uncoupling Protein 3 Insufficiency: An Unsuspected Contributor to Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes
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Philipp Scherer, Ph.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine & Cell Biology
Director, Touchstone Diabetes Center
Gifford O. Touchstone, Jr. and Randolph G. Touchstone
Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research
Touchstone/West Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Title: Adipose Tissue Health: A Major Determinant in Cardiovascular Disease

Francisco Altamirano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Sciences, Academic Institute
Assistant Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Title: Beyond Polycystic Kidney Disease: Polycystin-1’s Multifaceted Role in Cardiac Function and Arrhythmias 

Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Director, Interdisciplinary Training Program in Muscle Biology
Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum
Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Title: Unraveling Obscurin in Heart Disease

Kathryn M. Jones, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Development of Multi-Modal Therapies for Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy