{"id":11,"date":"2008-07-28T14:12:27","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T18:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cardiograd\/seminarseries\/"},"modified":"2019-01-16T15:25:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T20:25:03","slug":"seminarseries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cardiograd\/seminarseries\/","title":{"rendered":"CVI Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute: SEMINAR SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Updated Seminar Series (2015 and on) please visit the CVI web page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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September 19, 2017 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Christopher O\u2019Donnell, M.D. <\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Director Framingham Heart Study Associate Clinical Professor Harvard Medical School Boston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Cardiovascular Genomics in Disease
\nand Health: the Road from Genomic Discoveries <\/span><\/p>\n

in Populations to Gene Function to Clinical Application <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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September 26, 2017 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Jason Nasse, Ph.D. <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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The Anti-Aging Protein, Klotho, and Its Role in Cardiovascular <\/span><\/p>\n

and Neurodegenerative Diseases
\n<\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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October 3, 2017 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Cynthia St. Hilaire
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine <\/span><\/p>\n

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cInsights Into Vascular Calcification Through the Study of Rare Disease\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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October 24, 2017 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Pilar Alcaide, Ph.D. <\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology <\/span><\/p>\n

Tufts University School of Medicine
\nMedford, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cExploring the Role of T Cells as Orchestrators of Maladaptive Cardiac Remodeling and Heart Failure\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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October 31, 2017 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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George King, M.D. <\/span><\/p>\n

Joslin Diabetes Center
\nChief Scientific Officer Director of Research
\nSenior Vice President and
\nHead of the Section on Vascular Cell Biology <\/span><\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine Boston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n

Joslin Diabetes Center Boston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cInsulin\u2019s Effect on the Arterial Wall: Differential Actions on Restenosis and Atherosclerosis\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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November 14, 2017 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Silvia Corvera, MD Professor <\/span><\/p>\n

Program in Molecular Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School
\nWorcester, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cHuman Adipose Tissue Development and Adipocyte Specialization\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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January 9, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Nehal Mehta, MD <\/span><\/p>\n

Chief
\nNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
\nInflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases National Institute of Health Bethesda, Maryland <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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“Human Translational Studies of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases” <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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January 30, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Seng Kah Ng, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
\nMentor: Katya Ravid, DSc <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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“Newly Identified Mechanosensory Channels (Piezo) in the Megakaryotic and Platelet Lineage” <\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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January 30, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Vladimir Mastyugin, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Mentor: Victoria Bolotina, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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“Novel PLA2g6\/Ca2+- targeting Approach for Prevention of Age and\/or HFHS diet-Induced Aortic Stiffening”
\n<\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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February 27, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Clive Baveghems, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Mentor: Olga Gurksy,PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cStructural Remodeling of HDL Proteins in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus\u201d <\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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February 27, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Erik Taylor, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
\nMentor: James Hamilton, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cMR Imaging of Aortic Atherosclerosis and Fatty Liver in Rabbits\u201d <\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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March 6, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Konstantinos Drosatos, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor Pharmacology, Center for Translational Medicine, Center for Metabolic Disease Research <\/span><\/p>\n

Temple University Philadelphia, PA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cCardiac Metabolism: A Platform for Interventions and Treatments of Heart Dysfunction\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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March 20, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Jiyao Zhang, PhD
\nMentor: Naomi Hamburg, MD <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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“Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress as a Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Vascular Dysfunction” <\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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March 20, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Nicholas Chavkin, PhD Mentors: Kenneth Walsh, PhD and Karen Hirschi, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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“Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress as a Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Vascular Dysfunction” <\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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April 3, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Christiane Wrann, DVM, PhD Assistant Professor in Medicine Harvard Medical School <\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Biologist Massachusetts General Hospital <\/span><\/p>\n

Affiliate of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute
\nMassachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cExercise and Neurodegeneration; Potential Therapeutic Role for FNDC5\/irisin\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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April 10, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Chiara Bellini, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering <\/span><\/p>\n

Northeastern University Boston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cThe Biomechanics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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April 17, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Matthew Spite, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Anesthesia <\/span><\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cInflammation-resolving Lipid Mediators\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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April 24, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Howard Chen, PhD
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine <\/span><\/p>\n

Tufts Medical Center Boston MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cMolecular Imaging of Cardiomyocyte Death and Survival\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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May 1, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Milka Koupenova-Zamor, PhD Instructor of Medicine <\/span><\/p>\n

University of Massachusetts Medical School <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cPlatelets and Influenza: Insights Beyond Thrombosis\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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May 15, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Steven Lubitz, MD <\/span><\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Medicine <\/span><\/p>\n

Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Physician Massachusetts General Hospital <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cAtrial Fibrillation: Assessing Risks to Improve Outcomes\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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May 22, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Edward Chouchani, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology (DFCI), Cell Biology <\/span><\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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“Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Redox Control Over Health and Disease” <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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May 29, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Joshua Walker PhD
\nMentor: Vipul Chitalia, MD, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cModulation of the Kynurenine Pathway to Decrease CKD-Mediated Thrombosis\u201d
\n<\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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May 29, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Joon Shim, PhD
\nMentor: Victoria Bolotina, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute <\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine
\nBoston, MA cine
\nBoston, MA <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cImpairment of PLA2g6- dependent Ca2+ signaling in vascular smooth muscle protects against arterial stiffening\u201d
\n<\/span>*T32 Grant Trainee* <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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June 5, 2018 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Mark Lindsay, MD, PhD Harvard Medical School <\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School <\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Pediatrician, MGH <\/span><\/p>\n

Affiliate Physician, Newton Wellesley Hospital <\/span><\/p>\n

Massachusetts General Hospital <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cAn HDAC9-MALAT1- BRG1 Complex Mediates Smooth Muscle Dysfunction in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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