WCVI News & Announcements
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
May 2018: Noyan Gokce, MD
1R01HL140836 “: Identifying a novel regulatory pathway of vascular function in obesity” PI: Noyan Gokce, MD, funded 2018-2022
April 2018: Zhen Jiang MD, PhD
Recent achievements in the WCVI. Zhen Jiang MD, PhD and Jiang Lab. Spotlight article in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) with editor’s comment. (Editor's comments)(Full article) Mol. Cell. Biol.-2018-04-CDP138 (PDF version)
March 2018: Francesca Seta, PhD
R01HL136311: “Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Bcl11b in Arterial Stiffness” PI: Francesca Seta, PhD funded 2018-2023
March 2018 Ivan Luptak MD, PhD
Decreased ATP production and myocardial contractile reserve in metabolic heart disease. Ivan Luptak et al. http://www.jmmc-online.com/article/S0022-2828(18)30033-6/pdf
March 2018: Marcello Panagia MD, DPhil
Multiplexed Optical Imaging of Energy Substrates Reveals That Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Is Associated With Brown Adipose Tissue Activation. Marcello Panagia, et al https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.007007
March 2018: Katya Ravid DSc, PhD
R01HL136363: “A path to thrombosis of Myelofibrosis” PI: Katya Ravid DSc, PhD funded 2017-202