Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science


Frontiers seminars take place on Tuesdays from 12–1pm
(unless otherwise noted).

In-person and Zoom options available for all seminars,
details for each seminar listed below.

Download the Spring 2025 flyer

Questions? Please contact Francesca Mae G. Tongco.

Upcoming Seminars

Mar March 18 Tue 2025

Structural Insights Into Novel Treatments for Heart Failure Targeting Leaky Ryanodine Receptors
Andrew R. Marks, MD
Chair and Professor of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

Mar March 25 Tue 2025

Janeta Zoldan, PhD
Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

Apr April 01 Tue 2025

Mark Nicolls, MD
Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford School of Medicine

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

Apr April 08 Tue 2025

Marcia Stefanick, PhD
Professor (Research) of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center), of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

Apr April 15 Tue 2025

Alexander Dunn, PhD
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University School of Medicine

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

Apr April 22 Tue 2025

Changes in Mitochondrial Ca2+ Levels in Heart and Muscle Are Linked to Metabolic Output
Jeff Molkentin, PhD
Director, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

Apr April 28 - 29 Mon-Tue 2025

SDDS 2025: Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium

The Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium has become a cornerstone in the drug discovery community for networking and collaboration. SDDS 2025 offers a unique opportunity for all members of the drug discovery community – including researchers, pharmaceutical companies, investment groups, academia, and the broader biomedical community – to share ideas and innovations. 

May May 06 Tue 2025

Themistocles (Tim) Assimes, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

May May 13 Tue 2025

Thomas Hund, PhD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

May May 20 Tue 2025

James Hickman, PhD
Professor, University of Central Florida

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

May May 27 Tue 2025

Phillip C. Yang, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Stanford University School of Medicine

12 - 1 pm @ Biomedical Innovations, BMI 1021 or via Zoom 

Past Seminars

Mar March 11 Tue 2025

Microvascular Dysfunction in Congenital Heart Disease | Video (SUNet ID required)
Sushma Reddy, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Mar March 04 Tue 2025

Impact of Ectonucleotidases on Cardiovascular Disease | Video
Richard Gumina, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University

Feb February 25 Tue 2025

Targeting eNAMP/TLR4 Signaling and Innate Immunity to Address an Unmet Need in Pulmonary Hypertension | Video
Joe "Skip" G.N. Garcia, MD
Associate Vice President for Research, UF Health
Dr. Herbert A. Wertheim Professor of Molecular Medicine
Director, Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine
The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

Feb February 18 Tue 2025

Communicating What to Eat - To Netflix or Not
Christopher Gardner, PhD
Rehnborg Farquhar Professor, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine

Feb February 11 Tue 2025

Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: Defining How the World’s Two Leading Killers Interact and How They Can Be Simultaneously Targeted | Video (SUNet ID required)
Nicholas Leeper, MD
Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery) and of Medicine (Cardiovascular), Stanford Medicine

Feb February 04 Tue 2025

Systems Approaches to Complex Signaling Environments: From Cross-Family Vascular Biology to Precision Labor Management
P.I. Imoukhuede, PhD
Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair
Professor and Chair, UW Bioengineering

CANCELLED

Jan January 28 Tue 2025

Heart Regeneration | Video (SUNet ID required)
Bernhard Kühn, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine

Jan January 21 Tue 2025

Age-Specific Mechanisms of Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Video (SUNet ID required)
Carmen (Kika) Sucharov, PhD
Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine

Jan January 14 Tue 2025

Drug Discovery for Aging Biology | Video
Toren Finkel, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Aging Institute
University of Pittsburgh