Early Career Research Roundtable

Kosei Terada

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lab of Alan Yeung, MD

The Role of Intravascular Imaging in the Prevention of Coronary Events

Moeed Fawad

Life Science Research Professional
Lab of Brandon Guenthart, MD

Total Beating Heart Transplantation: Eliminating Ischemia via Uninterrupted Perfusion

Xiaojie Qiu, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics

Spatiotemporal modeling of single cell molecular holograms of whole mouse embryos.

Stuti Agarwal, PhD

Basic Life Research Scientist
Department of Medicine/Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care

Ces1 Deficiency Is Associated With Metabolic Reprograming And Endothelial Dysfunction In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Shaneice Mitchell, PhD

Instructor
Department of Pathology

The role of inflammation in tractable human-derived models of clonal hematopoiesis

Guyu Qin, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lab of Juyong Brian Kim, MD

Dioxin Modifies the Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Landscape of Smooth Muscle Cells Leading to Adverse Remodeling of Atherosclerosis

Reid Dale, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lab of Joseph Woo, MD

Causal Reanalysis of Determinants of Donor-Recipient Compatibility in Isolated Heart Transplant

Gabriel Filsinger, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Lab of Michael Fischbach, PhD

Improving lentiviral vectors for cell and gene therapy

Wenjuan Zhu

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lab of Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD

Integration of multi‐omics data yields novel insights into genetic etiology and mechanisms of human cardiomyopathies

Erica Schwarz

Graduate Student
Lab of Alison Marsden, PhD

Simulating Patient-Specific Vascular Growth and Remodeling Using a Fluid-Solid-Growth Framework

Ashish Manohar, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lab of Koen Nieman, MD, PhD

Functional and texture analysis of the human left ventricle with cardiac CT

Ewa Bielczyk-Maczyńska, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lab of Katrin Svensson, PhD

A new role of the low-density lipoprotein receptor in adipose tissue biology

Anna Hnatiuk Hnatiuk, MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lab of Mark Mercola, PhD

Screening and improving cardiovascular toxicities of Tirosine Kinase Inhibitors

Bruna Filipa Gomes Botelho Quintas, MD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lab of Euan Ashley, MD, PhD

Genetic architecture of cardiac dynamic flow volumes

Rebecca Zhang, PhD

Lab of Cristina Alvira, MD

Alterations of Aerocyte Capillary Phenotype During Postnatal Development and in Response to Injury

Kamir Hiam-Galvez, PhD

Lab of Ansuman Satpathy, MD, PhD

Plasticity of clonal CD8 T cell differentiation

Graham Erwin, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Genetics
Lab of Michael Snyder, PhD

Recurrent repeat expansions in human cancer genomes

Sai Zhang, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Genetics
Lab of Michael Snyder, PhD

Machine learning identifies cell-type-specific molecular determinants of severe COVID-19

Aditya Mukund

MD/PhD Student, Biophysics
Lab of Alison Marsden, PhD

High-throughput functional characterization of combinations of transcriptional activating and repressing domains

Jason Szafron, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering
Lab of Alison Marsden, PhD

Growth and remodeling of the pulmonary arterial tree with evolving hemodynamic feedback

Crystal Xu, PhD

Lab of Nigam Shah, MBBS, PhD

Using Metalearners for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects on Survival Outcomes in Clinical Trials

Alexander Dunn, PhD

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Jennifer Kong, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry
Lab of Rajat Rohatgi, MD, PhD

Mechanisms of morphogen sensitivity underlying congenital heart defects

Neha Nandwani, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry
Lab of James Spudich, PhD

Exploring the Link Between Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and the Inhibited Super-relaxed State of Myosin

Nirmal Vadgama, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiology
Lab of Casey Gifford, PhD

Identifying noncoding loci involved in congenital disorders

Gabriella Martyn, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics
Lab of Jesse Engreitz, PhD

Systematically characterizing non-coding variants via prime-editing

Kathrin Bäumler, PhD

Research Engineer
Radiology – Diagnostic Radiology

Fluid-structure Interaction Simulations in Aortic Dissections

Sushma Reddy, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

Chengyi Tu, PhD

Tomi Obafemi, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lab of Anson Lee, MD

High Resolution Mapping of Ventricular Tachycardia and Ex Vivo MRI Using a Langendorff Model

Mathias Peirlinck, ScD

Postdoc

Lab of Ellen Kuhl, PhD

The Digital Twin Heart for Improved Patient Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Planning

Eran Blacher, PhD

Postdoc

Lab of Katrin Andreasson

The Intestine as a Second Front of Innate Immune Activation After Stroke

Annika M. Dries, BA

Medical Student

Lab of Victoria N. Parikh, MD, PhD

Defining the Genetic Architecture of PKP2 Cardiomyopathy

Alice Popejoy, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Biomedical Data Sciences

Lab of Carlos Bustamante, PhD

Diversity Measures and [Mis]Classification in Research and Precision Medicine

Dilip Thomas, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Cardiovascular Institute

Lab of Joseph Wu, MD, PhD

Elucidating the Effects of Spaceflight on Engineered Heart Tissues

Christopher Madl, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Microbiology and Immunology

Lab of Helen Blau, PhD

Engineering Cellular Microenvironments to Probe the Dynamics of Mechanotransduction

Bibek Paudel, PhD

Lab of Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD

Using Electronic Health Records to Understand Personal and Public Health Risks

Brian Wayda, MD

Lab of Kiran Khush, MD

Impact and cost-effectiveness of using HCV+ donors for heart transplant: a simulation-based policy analysis

Asuka Eguchi, PhD

Lab of Helen Blau, PhD

Role of Telomere Dysfunction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cardiomyopathy

Anthony Crimarco, PhD

Postdoc, School of Medicine
Christopher Gardner Lab

Results of a Clinical Trial Comparing the Effect of Consuming Plant-based Meats vs. Animal Meats on TMAO and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Generally Healthy Adults

Hesam Movassagh, PHD

Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research
Kari Nadeau Lab

A Non-redundant Role for Particulate Pollutants in Dysregulation of Circulating Monocyte

Soah Lee, PhD

Sean Wu Lab

Contact Inhibition in Cardiomyocyte Proliferation

Fudi Wang, PhD

Elsie Ross Lab

Predictive Accuracy of a Polygenic Risk Score–Enhanced Prediction Model for Peripheral Artery Disease

Vahid Serpooshan, PhD

Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology

Cardiovascular tissue bioprinting; From basic science to clinical research

Mark Chandy, MD

Joseph Wu Lab

Atlas of Exosomal microRNAs Secreted from Human iPSC-derived Cardiac Cell Types

Paul Bollyky, MD, DPhil

Associate Professor
School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Treating Biofilms with Bacteriophages

Ngan Huang, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

A Biomaterials-based Approach for Vascular Regeneration

Paul Bollyky, MD, DPhil

Associate Professor
School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Treating Biofilms with Bacteriophages

Ansuman Satpathy, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

Single-Cell Genomics in Cancer Immunotherapy

Jayakumar Rajadas, PhD

Director, BioADD

Therapeutic delivery of degrading disulfiram for the restoration of heart and brain functions affected by persistent Lyme disease

Edgar Engleman, MD

Professor of Pathology and Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology)

Manipulating Myeloid Cells for the Treatment of Disease

Paul Bollyky, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology

Targeting Hyaluronan Synthesis to Promote Heart Transplant Survival

Guillem Pratx, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology & Medical Physics

Human-derived microphysiological tissue models: The next frontier for PET imaging

Themistocles (Tim) Assimes, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, and of Health Research and Policy

Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in the Million Veteran Program

Helen Blau, PhD

Professor & Director, Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology

Short telomeres: hallmark of heart failure?

Kristy Red-Horse, PhD

Associate Professor of Biology

Coronary Artery Development and Regeneration

Ronald Dalman, MD

Walter Clifford Chidester and Elsa Rooney Chidester Professor of Surgery

What can Diabetes Teach Us about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Disease?

Eric Appel, PhD

Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering

Supramolecular Biomaterials for Prevention of Post-Operative Adhesion

Jayakumar Rajadas, PhD

• Founding Director, Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory, Stanford Medicine
• Adjunct Full Professor, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF

Survival of the Sickest: Pharmaceutical interventions to improve transplanted stem cells and solid organ survival

Michelle C. Odden, PhD

Associate Professor, Health Research & Policy

Cardiovascular Prevention, Healthy Aging, and Heterogeneity in Risk

PI: Eugene Butcher, MD

Klaus Bensch Professor in Pathology

High dimensional single cell profiling of blood vascular endothelial cells: endothelial origins and differentiation in immune angiogenesis

PI: Erik Ingelsson, MD, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

Combining Human–omics and Molecular Biology to Understand Insulin Resistance and Related Conditions

PI: Michael Snyder, PhD

Stanford B. Ascherman Professor and Chair of Genetics and Director of Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine

Personal Profiles with Wearables

PI: Holden Maecker, PhD

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Stanford University

Assessing Human Immune Competence: Relation to Cardiovascular Risk

PI: Thomas Quertermous, MD

William G. Irwin Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford Department of Medicine

Mechanisms of Coronary Artery Disease Risk: Lessons from the GWAS