Dr. Francesca Seta Invited Editorial in AHA Circulation Research Journal
The WCVI is proud to share that Dr. Francesca Seta has published an Invited Editorial on Circulation Research titled “Endothelium: A Barrier Against Aortic Dissection.” Find her article here: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.125.326722
Dr. Francesca Seta Awarded NIH and AHA Research Grants
Congratulations to Dr. Francesca Seta on earning two grants! One is an NIH R21 grant HL173511 for her research on iPSC-derived VSMC for high-throughput screening of small molecules for aortic aneurysm. The other is an AHA grant 25PBA1507865 for her research on the development of small molecule sirt1 activators for aortic aneurysm.
Dr. Francesca Seta and Dr. Jingyan Han Awarded NHLBI Grant
The WCVI is pleased to announce that Dr. Francesca Seta, PhD., and Dr. Jingyan Han, PhD., have been awarded a an R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This grant will be used to study the role of oxidative stress-induced modifications on the enzyme sirtuin-1 in thoracic aortic aneurysm in marfan […]
Dr. Francesca Seta Recent Article Publication in Vascular Pharmacology
Congratulations to Dr. Francesca Seta, PhD., on her recent publication in Vascular Pharmacology! The article is titled “Pharmacological activation of NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase ameliorates obesity-induced arterial stiffness” and can be viewed here: Pharmacological activation of NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase ameliorates obesity-induced arterial stiffness
March 2018: Francesca Seta, PhD
R01HL136311: “Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Bcl11b in Arterial Stiffness” PI: Francesca Seta, PhD funded 2018-2023