Research Expertise at the ICVBM

Based on the apparent expertise groupings and potential for interactions among the ICVBM investigators, the following categories represent an initial set of expertises/discussion groups which will function to identify potentials for collaborative work intended to lead to submission of jointly conceived proposals. The Pilot project funding mechanism of the Center is available to fund promising work among these investigators, as well as other expertise groupings that may emerge.

Mechanisms of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis
Cardiovascular stem and progenitor cell plasticity
Growth factors involved in mediating obesity and diabetes as key cardiovascular risks
Cellular and molecular biology of vascular aging and remodeling
Vascular signaling and mechanotransduction
Gene and cell transfer for cardiovascular disorders
Translational interventional therapeutics


Mechanisms of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis

Keith March, M.D., Ph.D., Cardiology
Steven Miller, Ph.D., Surgery
Joseph Unthank, Ph.D., Surgery
Frederick Pavalko, Ph.D., Physiology
Michael Sturke, Ph.D., Physiology
Matthias Clauss, Physiology
Ghassan Kassab, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Mark H. Criswell, Ph.D, Ophthalmology


Cardiovascular stem and progenitor cell plasticity


Growth factors involved in mediating obesity and diabetes as key cardiovascular risks

Helmut Steinberg, M.D., Medicine
Kieran Mather, M.D., Medicine
Ravi Shankhar, M.D., Pediatrics
Carolyn Patterson, M.D., Medicine
Robert V. Considine, Ph.D., Medicine


Cellular and molecular biology of vascular aging and remodeling

Helmut Steinberg, M.D., Medicine
Kieran Mather, M.D., Medicine
Ravi Shankhar, M.D., Pediatrics
Carolyn Patterson, M.D., Medicine
Robert V. Considine, Ph.D., Medicine


Vascular signaling and mechanotransduction

Gary Hutchins, Ph.D., Radiology
Jesus Dominguez, M.D., Medicine
Sharon Moe, M.D., Medicine


Gene and cell transfer for cardiovascular disorders

Paul Herring, Ph.D., Physiology
Frank Witzmann, Ph.D., Physiology
Sharon Moe, M.D., Medicine
Howard Pratt, M.D., Medicine
Tae-Yon Chun, Ph.D., Medicine
Robert Bacallao, M.D., Medicine
Neal Chen, Ph.D., Medicine


Translational interventional therapeutics




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