WCVI News & Announcements
October 2018: Rosa Breton Romero, PhD
Rosa Breton Romero, PhD was appointed an Instructor of Medicine
October 2018: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD
October 4, 2018 The Kolachalama lab was recently featured in Nature Magazine. The article can be found with this link . Lab website link. Lab Twitter account link.
July 2018: Grant Announcements
July 1, 2019 Grant Number: K01DK114897-01A1 Principal Investigator: Shakun Karki, PhD Project Title: FSP27 regulation of vascular function in human obesity Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2022
WCVI Pilot Grant Early Career Awardees Announced
Congratulations WCVI Pilot Grant Early Career Awardees for Summer 2018 July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Rosa Breton-Romero, PhD; Postdoctoral Associate *Photo pending* Beatriz Ferran Perez, PhD; Postdoctoral Associate Jessica L. Fetterman, PhD Assistant Professor Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD; Assistant Professor Ivan Luptak, M.D. PhD; Assistant Professor María Valero-Muñoz, PhD; Postdoctoral Associate
June 2018: Flora Sam, MD
“A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Different Doses of IW-1973 over 12 Weeks in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (CAPACITY HFpEF )” – Sponsor: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PI: Flora Sam, MD; funded 2018-2019
June 2018: Naomi Hamburg, MD
Naomi Hamburg, MD Installed as Joseph A. Vita, MD, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine. See full article here.
WCVI Pilot Grant
The Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute (WCVI) seeks pilot projects from Early Career Investigators from the WCVI. For more information about the pilot and how to apply click here: WCVI pilot grant announcement Key Dates Application Deadline: June 4, 2018 at 5:00pm Funding Decision Date: June 18, 2018 Funding Start Date: July 1, 2018 For questions contact Nancy Clinton at nclinton@bu.edu
May 2018: Richard Wainford, PhD
R01HL141406 "Central mechanisms and novel biomarkers of the salt-sensitivity of blood pressure" PI: Richard Wainford, PhD funded 2018 – 2022
May 2018: Richard Wainford, PhD
R01HL139867 “Neural control of the kidney and long-term blood pressure regulation" PI: Richard Wainford, PhD funded 2018 – 2022
May 2018: Katya Ravid DSc, PhD and Philip C Trackman, PhD
R21 AR072748-01 “Mechanism Of Bone Marrow Neoplasm-Induced Osteosclerosis”Co-PI: Katya Ravid, DSc, PhD and Philip C Trackman, PhD, funded 2018-2020