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CVRI Symposium Award Recipients 2022

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Award Recipients for Ninth Annual CVRI Symposium 鈥 2022

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Gregg Semenza
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Keynote Speaker and Nobel laureate,聽Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D
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The Cardiovascular Research Institute at 草榴社区入口 recently hosted its 9th Annual Symposium.

The event featured Nobel laureate, Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., director, Vascular Program at the Institute for Cell Engineering, and professor of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The day was filled with scientific lectures and also featured a virtual poster session. The CVRI was able to highlight over 70 abstracts in the poster session and awarded five 鈥淏est Poster Awards鈥 to basic science and clinical trainees, and junior faculty. In addition, two outstanding faculty were awarded the Dr. Mark L. Entman Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Education.

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Award Recipients and Poster Presentations

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Full List of Award Winners

Mark L. Entman Teaching Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Education
Jason M. Karch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology

Mark L. Entman Service Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Education
Xander H.T. Wehrens, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology
Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Best Poster Winners

Students: 

Arielys Mendoza
Mentor: Jason M. Karch Ph.D.
Department of Integrative Physiology
Title: 鈥淭he Protective Role of Bcl-Rambo in the Heart鈥

Sara Stephens
Mentor: Christina Y. Miyake, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
Title: 鈥淎 Study of 460 Infants with Supraventricular Tachycardia Utilizes Patient Characteristics and Factors Associated with Recurrence to Create a Clinically Relevant Algorithm for Physicians鈥

Postdoctoral Associate:

Chang-Ru Tsai, Ph.D.
Mentor: James F. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Integrative Physiology
Title: 鈥淗ippo signaling-deficient cardiac fibroblasts promote fibrosis and inflammation in the murine heart via BMP4 signaling鈥

Clinical Fellow: 

Kimberly Rebello, M.D.
Mentor: Scott LeMaire, M.D.
Dept. of Surgery
Title: 鈥淩ole of RIPK3-Mediated Smooth Muscle Cell Death in Sporadic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Development鈥

Junior Faculty:

Hu Mao, Ph.D.
Mentor: Christie Ballantyne, M.D.
Dept. of Medicine- Athero & Lipo
Title: 鈥淏one Morphogenic Protein-binding Endothelial Regulator Regulates Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Remodeling鈥