Email

kadow@bcm.edu

Positions

Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Fourth Year Medical Student (MS4)

Education

PhD from Baylor College of Medicine

12/2021 - Houston, TX

Developmental Biology - Mentor: Dr. James F. Martin MD, PhD

BA from Drake University

05/2014 - Des Moines, IA

Biochemistry

BS from Drake University

05/2014 - Des Moines, IA

Chemistry

Professional Interests

• Developmental Biology
• Cardiovascular Science
• Genetics

Websites

Selected Publications

• Hill MC*, Kadow ZA*, Long H, Morikawa Y, Martin TJ, Birks EJ, Campbell KS, Nerbonne J, Lavine K, Wadhwa L, Wang J, Turaga D, Adachi I, and JF Martin. "Integrated multiomic characterization of congenital heart disease." Nature. 2022 Aug;608(7921):181-191. Pubmed PMID: 35732239
• Zhang M*, Hill MC*, Kadow ZA, Suh JH, Tucker NR, Hall AW, Tran TT, Swinton PS, Leach JP, Margulies KB, Ellinor PT, Li N, and JF Martin "Long-range Pitx2c Enhancer Promoter Interactions Prevent Predisposition to Atrial Fibrillation." PNAS. 2019 Nov 5;116(45):22692-22698. Pubmed PMID: 31636200
• Hill MC, Kadow ZA, Li L, Tran TT, Wythe JD, and JF Martin. "A cellular atlas of Pitx2-dependent cardiac development." Development. 2019 Jun 14;146(12):dev180398. Pubmed PMID: 31201182

Funding

The Postnatal Role of Pitx2 in Atrial Fibrillation

(02/28/2019 - 06/29/2022) Grant funding from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - NIH F30