Congratulations to LingFeng Luo on the prestigious American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship award supporting his research project titled, "The interdependence between cancer and atherosclerosis". 

Congratulations, to Dr. Derek Klarin on receiving the AHA Early Career Investigator Award presented by the Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine, at the Scientific Sessions 2022.

Congratulations to Nicolas Lopez, undergraduate researcher in the lab, who received recognition from the PAC-12 for his academic performance as a student-athlete on the nationally ranked Stanford Baseball team.  Nicolas and the Stanford team were PAC-12 champions and advanced to the College World Series in 2022, and are looking for a National Championship in Nicolas’s final year on the team!

Great time at the Sarnoff Foundation Reception at the 2022 American Heart Association meeting in Chicago with current Sarnoff Fellows, Shar and Sophia.

 Congratulations to Dr. Leeper for being inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI, “Young Turks”)

Great fun in Amsterdam at the 2022 Plaqomics Leducq Consortium annual meeting (with trip to the tulip festival!)

Congratulations to Kai Jarr for his new manuscript on statin pleiotropy which was featured on the cover of Nature Cardiovascular Research for March 2022!
Link to Article

The Leeper Lab is excited to celebrate Mozhgan at a fun baby shower. 

Dr. Fukaya is selected as an American Venous Forum Featured Researcher highlighting her research understanding the genetic underpinnings of chronic venous disease (CVD) especially in relation to epigenetics as well as evaluating new diagnostic modalities for CVD.  She collaborates widely both within and outside Stanford and mentors trainees in venous research. 

Dr. Leeper showcases his research on the commonalities of cancer and heart disease in an interview with "The TEDx Vienna Magazine".

Read the article here