We are please to announce the recipients of the October CVI Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Awards

• Peter Chang (Nick Leeper Lab)
  Abstract: Socioeconomic Barriers to the Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease
  Meeting: American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2013 
• Elizabeth Choe (James Spudich Lab)
  Abstract: S532P mutation in human β‐cardiac myosin heavy chain decreases contractile force by decreasing the intrinsic force of the myosin motor.
  Meeting: AHA Scientific Sessions 2013
• Michael Coronado (Dan Bernstein Lab)
  Abstract: β1 vs β2-AR signaling differentially regulates mitochondrial dynamics through alterations in calcineurin and Drp1
  Meeting: Keystone Symposia – Mitochondrial Dynamics and Physiology
  
• Fabian Emrich (Michael Fischbein Lab)
  Abstract: Apoptosis Participates in Early Aneurysm Development via ECM Remodeling in Marfan Syndrome
  Meeting: AHA Scientific Sessions 2013
• Sang-Ging Ong (Joseph Wu Lab)
  Abstract: Transfer of Exosome-Enclosed MicroRNAs From Host Myocardial Cells to Transplanted Cardiac Stem Cells Facilitates Improved Survival in the Ischemic Myocardium
  Meeting: AHA Scientific Sessions 2013
• June-Wha Rhee (Francois Haddad Lab)
  Abstract: Elevated Right Ventricular Operant Diastolic Elastance Strongly Predicts Increased Risk of Mortality Following Heart Transplantation
  Meeting: AHA Scientific Sessions 2013
• Anthony Sturzu (Sean Wu Lab)
  Abstract: A Novel Cell Ablation Strategy Defines the Regenerative Potential of the Embryonic Mouse Heart
  Meeting: AHA Scientific Sessions 2013
• Raiyan Zaman (Michael McConnell Lab)
  Abstract: Fiber-Optic Catheter System for Dual Optical Imaging of Glucose Probes (18F-FDG and 6-NBDG) in Atherosclerotic Plaques
  Meeting: World Molecular Imaging Congress
  

Congratulations! And thank you for your support of the CVI mission.