All are on the rise in the United States and, with the increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes, have been described as an epidemic. Did you know that in 2013 the leading cause of death was cardiovascular disease? This affects us all. People either have heart disease, will get heart disease, or know someone who has heart disease. The demand is high for a greater understanding of how cardiovascular disease develops and for new and better treatments. This is the mission of the Vascular Biology Center. We have brought together an internationally recognized team of experts determined to make breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Our field is developing rapidly, our science is critical, not only for the health of our country, but the rest of the world.
It’s the proportionately of a newborn — a measure that includes both birthweight and length — that may best tell doctors whether a child is born with an increased risk for heart problems later in life, investigators report.
A synthetic peptide disrupts the destructive inflammation that occurs in nephritis, enabling the kidneys to better recover and maintain function.
After competing against a nationwide pool of doctoral students, three students in the Vascular Biology Center were awarded 2019 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship Grants.
Dr. Brian K. Stansfield, who is a 2004 MCG graduate, will lead the group through 2020 and will organize its annual meeting in New Orleans next year.
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INTRAMURAL GRANTS PROGRAM (IGP) AWARDThe purpose of the IGP is to assist Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University faculty members in competing successfully for major research funding from external sponsors. This award is administered through the Division of Sponsored Program Administration on behalf of the Office of Vice President for Research. After a rigorous application review, this year VBC has racked up the awards!
"Novel Post-Translational Mechanisms Regulating Mitochondrial Homeostasis in the Adult Heart." "Investigator-Initiated Pilot Study to Evaluate Preclinical Effects of Nicotinamide Riboside in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm." "The Role of Aldosterone in High Fat Diet-Induced Hypertension in Males and Females." |
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BRIAN STANSFIELD FEATURED ON WJBF |
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2019 STEPHANIE WATTS CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD FINALIST
As a finalist, Dr. Bruder do Nascimento will be attending the AHA Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, LA in September to compete for this coveted award. The Stephanie Watts Career Development Award was established to honor the advocacy work of Dr. Stephanie Watts, an active member of the Council on Hypertension, who has always advocated for the needs of the many trainees associated with the Council. |
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NIH PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE AWARD (K99)Bhupesh Singla, PhD,
The purpose of this program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers or clinician-scientists from mentored research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions, and to provide independent NIH research support during the transition that will help these individuals launch competitive, independent research careers. |
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VBC 2019 PHD AWARDEES
Thesis Defense “Microvascular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction” Mentor, Zolt Bagi
Thesis defense “Therapeutic reactivation of fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell disease: development of a novel prodrug AN-233” Mentor, Betty Pace
Thesis defense “Dissecting the Roles of Galectin-3 in pulmonary hypertension” Mentor, David Fulton |
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VASCULAR BIOLOGY STUDENTS HAVE MAJOR SHOWING AT GRADUATE RESEARCH DAY AWARDS CEREMONY!
Jessica Faulkner won 2nd prize in the "postdoctoral oral presentations". Aluya Oseghale won the "Award for Excellence in Research" – Vascular Biology. Dipankar Ash won 1st prize in the "postdoctoral poster presentations". Kareem Abdelsaid and Alec Davila won the "Graduate School Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student". (Bottom row L-R) Zsuszanna Bordan won the "Ji Cheng Memorial Award for Excellence in Research by a biomedical sciences student in the early years of training". Thiago Bruder do Nascimento won 3rd prize in the "postdoctoral oral presentations". |
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ATVB Conference Finalist for the Mentor: Dr. Gábor Csányi |
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PEPTIDE MAY PROTECT KIDNEYS FROM OURSELVESDr Lucas and Team have research featured |
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DR. BRIAN STANSFIELD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH |
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Huabo Su
Neal Weintraub & Lufei Young
Eric Belin de Chantemele, Jennifer Sullivan & Wendy Bollag
Thiago Bruder do Nascimento, PhD
Alec Davila, MD/PhD
Aluya Oseghale, PhD
Xueyi “Shirley” Li, PhD
(Top row L-R)
Congratulations to the VBC's Huiping Lin