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Center of multi-disciplinary scientists striving to uncover the mysteries of the cardiovascular system. Website: https://t.co/D8zQL97zXk
Louisville, KY
Joined June 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski, Associate Professor in the Center, on his appointment to the Editorial board of Circulation Research. Well done, Dr. Wysoczynski.
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This afternoon, the Center celebrated the recent promotions of Drs. Baba and Sears. Congratulations to them both for their hard work and for advancing to the next level in their careers.
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RT @UofLMedicine: Huge congratulations to our @uofl Department of Medicine faculty who were officially promoted on July 1. WTG, everyone! 🎉….
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The Center is pleased to announce that our skeletal muscle enthusiast and expert, Dr. Shahid Baba, has been promoted to Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2025. We are proud of your accomplishments!
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The Center is pleased to announce that our rising star and resident cardio-renal expert, Dr. Sophia Sears (@SSears123), has been promoted to Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2025. We are proud of you!
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Yesterday, the Center’s own Dr. Helen Collins, presented work from her laboratory on the metabolic remodeling occurring in the heart during pregnancy and the postpartum period at the Midwest Cardiac Research Symposium, organized by Loyola University Chicago.
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This summer, Dr. Wells will join the laboratory of Dr. Tim McKinsey at the University of Colorado (@MckinseyTim @McKinseyLab) as a postdoctoral fellow.
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Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Collin Wells, a PhD student in Dr. Bradford Hill’s laboratory, who successfully defended his PhD this afternoon. We are incredibly proud of Dr. Wells and his accomplishments.
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Congratulations to Dr. Kara Gouwens, an MD/PhD student from Dr. Bradford Hill’s laboratory, who successfully defended her PhD yesterday. We are proud of you and look forward to seeing your future progress
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Ever wondered how cardiac substrate utilization impacts exercise capacity? If so, check out this new paper in @CircRes, led by Kara Gouwens in the Center. This work shows that cardiac ketone body oxidation is required for hyperketonemia-induced increases in exercise performance
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RT @BabaPShahid: Chairing and presenting at Muscle biology and cachexia conference Univ. of Houston.
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Tomorrow at the Muscle Biology and Cachexia Conference, Mamata Chaudhari, a graduate student from Dr. Baba’s laboratory, will present work on skeletal muscle scavenging of carbonyls in heart failure and how this may improve exercise capacity.
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On Friday, Drs. Hill and Jones proudly hooded their latest PhD students. Dr. Nguyen (Hill) returns to medical school as an MD/PhD. Dr. Little (Jones) begins a postdoc with Dr. Bradshaw at MUSC.Congrats—you’ll always be part of our academic family. We can't wait to see what's next
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Congratulations to Dr. Pena Calderin, Dr. Jason Hellmann, and the rest of the team for this new publication in ATVB. This work suggests that high fat diet reduces the pro resolving effects of exercise in adipose tissue through the reduction in catecholamine biosynthesis.
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Tomorrow at the American Society of Nephrology's 3rd Acute Kidney Injury Meeting, Dr. Sophia Sears (@SSears123), an instructor from the Center, will present work from her laboratory on Myocardial Infarction-induced Cardiorenal Syndrome and related adaptations
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Tomorrow at #Immunology2025, Jonah Stephan, a PhD student from Dr. Wysoczynski Marcin's lab, will present a poster on his recent work on G-CSF-induced Emergency Granulopoiesis and the modulation of Neutrophil Effector Function.
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Congratulations to Jonah Stephan, Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski, and the rest of the team for this new publication. This work shows that emergency granulopoiesis programs neutrophils to have greater immunomodulatory function, impacting macrophage responses in local tissue inflammation
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Congratulations to Drs. Anand Ramalingam and Alex Carll and the rest of the team for this new publication in JAHA. This publication highlights that persistent imbalance in the cardiac autonomic system caused by menthol e-cigarettes after cessation.
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Tomorrow at #HRS2025, Dr. Alex Carll will give a talk on the effects of airborne toxicants on autonomic function and arrhythmogenesis.
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Tomorrow at #APS2025, Tyler Jobe, a PhD student from Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski’s lab, will present a poster on his recent work on the metabolic regulation of neutrophil antimicrobial responses
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