November 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Wu for being selected as a highly cited investigator with production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™
October 2020
Congratulations to Huaxiao Yang and Ningyi Shao for their Cardiovascular Research paper comparing 2D vs 3D iPSC-CMs
Congratulations to David Paik and Lei Tian for their Circulation paper on scRNA-seq of organ-specific endothelial cell heterogeneity
August 2020
We are deeply saddened that Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, chair of Radiology, passed away at age 57 after a courageous battle with cancer
Congratulations to Paul Pang for receiving an F32 grant
Congrats to June-Wha Rhee for receiving a 5-year K08 grant!
Congrats to Hongchao Guo for receiving a 5-year K99/R00 grant!
Congrats to Kitch Wilson, Mo Ameen, and Hongchao Guo for publishing their paper on "Endogenous Retrovirus-Derived lncRNA BANCR Promotes Cardiomyocyte Migration in Humans and Non-human Primates"
CVI Article: When Viruses Give Back – How BANCR Helps Hearts Develop
Stanford Medicine SCOPE Article: Ancient virus might have made our hearts bigger
July 2020
Congrats to Nazish Sayed and Chun Liu for publishing his paper on "Clinical trial in a dish using iPSCs shows lovastatin improves endothelial dysfunction and cellular cross-talk in LMNA cardiomyopathy" in Science Translational Medicine
CVI Article: Clinical Trial in a Dish:
A novel strategy for drug development in heart disease
Nature editorial: Lovastatin improves endothelial cell function in LMNA-related DCM
Congratulations to Ning Ma for receiving an American Heart Association Career Development Award!
Congratulations to Masataka Nishiga for publishing a review article on "COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease: from basic mechanisms to clinical perspectives"
June 2020
Dr. Wu interviewed at STAT news on CRISPR base editing in reducing cholesterol levels in monkeys
Congratulations to Dr. Wu for being selected for Longevity International's list of 1000 Longevity Leaders
Congratulations to Masataka Nishiga for receiving a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship grant from TRDRP!
May 2020
Congratulations to Alexa Wnorowski for receiving a Stanford Community Impact Award
Congratulations to Huaxiao Yang for accepting a job offer as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Texas. We’re very proud of you!
Congratulations to CK Lam for accepting a job offer as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware. We’re very proud of you!
April 2020
Congratulations to Lei Tian and Angelos Oikonomopoulos for their Research Letter published in Circulation.
Congratulations to Jessica Malisa for receiving an NIH Supplement Award on characterizing chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity in African Americans.
March 2020
Congratulations to David Paik for publishing his paper on "Single-cell RNA sequencing in cardiovascular development, disease and medicine"
“Modeling Cardiovascular Risks of E-Cigarettes With Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Endothelial Cells” chosen as JACC Editor-in-Chief’s Top Picks from 2019
February 2020
Congratulations to David Paik for receiving a K99/R00 grant!
Congratulations to Edward Lau for accepting a faculty position in University of Colorado
January 2020
Congratulations to Mingxia Gu for accepting a faculty position in University of Cincinnati