Dr. Weintraub’s research focuses on vascular biology and adipose biology with emphasis on inflammation, oxidative stress, obesity, stem cells, atherosclerosis, and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Heart News Published: June 28, 2021
The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Boston University School of Medicine, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Pennsylvania form the American Heart Association’s new focused research network devoted to addressing disparities that intersect heart disease and cancer.
Obesity-Related Disparities in the Bidirectional Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer – Our team will study obesity, a common risk factor in people with cardiovascular disease and/or cancer. Specifically, the team’s population, clinical and basic science research will investigate obesity-related disparities among Black Americans who bear a greater burden of these diseases, seeking to understand why this population develops more problems with inflammation that contributes to heart disease and cancer. The center will serve as a platform for postdoctoral training, with an emphasis on underrepresented minorities. It will also partner with Paine College in Augusta, a historically Black college, to develop an undergraduate research internship for students who desire to pursue healthcare-related careers (clinical and research).
