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CVD-CGE - Dr. Marc Cook Receives Multiple Publications

July 11, 2024

Dr. Marc Cook, CVD-CGE Cohort 10, has recently been published in Current Hypertension Reports, PLoS One, and International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 

Salty Subjects: Unpacking Racial Difference in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension 

Race and sex differences in ROS production and SOD activity in HUVECs

Influence of Race and High Laminar Shear Stress on TNFR1 Signaling in Endothelial Cells      PDF  

RISE - Dr. Michelle Keller Named Endowed Chair

July 11, 2024

Dr. Michelle Keller, RISE Cohort 9, was recently appointed the Leonard and Sophie Davis Early Career Endowed Chair in Minority Aging at University of Southern California. 

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RISE - Dr. Erin Blakeney Promoted to Research Associate Professor

July 11, 2024

Dr. Erin Blakeney, RISE Cohort 9, has been promoted from Research Assistant Professor to Research Associate Professor at University of Washington School of Nursing. 

CVD-CGE - Dr. Briana Joy Stephenson Receives Multiple Publications

July 11, 2024

Dr. Briana Joy Stephenson, CVD-CGE Cohort 8, was published in both Journal of Royal Statistical Society and WIREs Computational Statistics. 

Identifying dietary consumption patters from survey data: a Bayesian nonparametric laten class model 

Bayesian estimation methods for survey data with potential applications to health disparities research 

RISE - Three RISE Cohort 7 Mentees Published in Frontiers

July 11, 2024

Drs. Karla I. Galaviz, Mechelle Sanders, and Oscar Gil, RISE Cohort 7, were recently published in frontiers,

Editorial: Implementation science to address health disparities and improve the equitable implementation of proven interventions 

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HARP-BIO - Dr. Angelia Lockett Promoted to Assistant Professor

July 08, 2024

Dr. Angelia Lockett, HARP-BIO Cohort 10, was promoted to Assistant Professor and started tenure track in the Indiana University School of Medicine - Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Division. 

FTG - Dr. Antentor Hinton Receives Multiple Publications and Awards

March 18, 2024

Dr. Antentor Hinton, FTG Cohort 8, has earned 4 research cover articles, including at Aging Cell, in addition to many other articles. Dr. Hinton has also been awarded the American Society of Cell Biology Mentoring Keynote Award and got the K12 VFRS - VUMC Faculty Research Scholars at his institution. 

  • Vue, Z., Garza-Lopez, E., Neikirk, K., Katti, P., Vang, L., Beasley, H., Shao, J., Marshall, A. G., Crabtree, A., Murphy, A. C., Jenkins, B. C., Prasad, P., Evans, C., Taylor, B., Mungai, M., Killion, M., Stephens, D., Christensen, T. A., Lam, J., Rodriguez, B., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). 3D reconstruction of murine mitochondria reveals changes in structure during aging linked to the MICOS complex. Aging cell, e14009. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14009 (Cover Article) 
  • Crabtree, A., Neikirk, K., Marshall, A. G., Vang, L., Whiteside, A. J., Williams, Q., Altamura, C. T., Owens, T. C., Stephens, D., Shao, B., Koh, A., Killion, M., Lopez, E. G., Lam, J., Rodriguez, B., Mungai, M., Stanley, J., Dean, E. D., Koh, H. J., Gaddy, J. A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Defining Mitochondrial Cristae Morphology Changes Induced by Aging in Brown Adipose Tissue. Advanced biology, e2300186. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300186 (Cover Article)
  • Stephens, D. C., Mungai, M., Crabtree, A., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Vang, L., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., Shao, J. Q., Sarker, B., Murray, S., Gaddy, J. A., Davis, J., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2023). Protocol for isolating mice skeletal muscle myoblasts and myotubes via differential antibody validation. STAR protocols, 4(4), 102591. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102591
  • Stephens, V. R., Moore, R. E., Spicer, S. K., Talbert, J. A., Lu, J., Chinni, R., Chambers, S. A., Townsend, S. D., Manning, S. D., Rogers, L. M., Aronoff, D. M., Vue, Z., Neikirk, K., Hinton, A. O. Jr., Damo, S. M., Noble, K. N., Eastman, A. J., McCallister, M. M., Osteen, K. G., & Gaddy, J. A. (2023). Environmental Toxicant Exposure Paralyzes Human Placental Macrophage Responses to Microbial Threat. ACS Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00490
  • Vue, Z., Neikirk, K., Vang, L., Garza-Lopez, E., Christensen, T. A., Shao, J., Lam, J., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Crabtree, A., Anudokem, J., Jr, Rodriguez, B., Kirk, B., Bacevac, S., Barongan, T., Shao, B., Stephens, D. C., Kabugi, K., Koh, H. J., Koh, A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Three-dimensional mitochondria reconstructions of murine cardiac muscle changes in size across aging. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 325(5), H965–H982. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00202.2023 (Spotlight Cover Article) 
  • Robertson, G. L., Riffle, S., Patel, M., Marshall, A., Beasley, H., Garza-Lopez, E., Shao, J., Vue, Z., Hinton, A.O., Mears, J.A., & Gama, V. (2023). DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission is essential to maintain cristae morphology and bioenergetics. Journal of Cell Science, 
  • Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Katti, P., Shao, J., Christensen, T. A., Lopez, E. G., Marshall, A., Palavicino-Maggio, C.B., Ponce, J., Alghanem, A., Vang, L., Beasley, H.K., Rodman, T., Mungai, M., Correia, M., Exil, V., Murray, S.A., Salisbury, J.L., Glancy, B., Pereira, R.O., Abel, E.D. & Hinton, A. (2023). Systematic Transmission Electron Microscopy-Based Identification of Cellular Degradation Machinery. Advanced Biology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200221 (Cover Article) 
  • Hinton, A., Katti, P., Christensen, T. A., Mungai, M., Shao, J., Zhang, L., Trusin, S., Alghanem, A., Jaspersen, A., Geroux, R., Neikirk, K., Biete, M., Garza-Lopez, E., Vue, Z., Beasley, H., Marshall, A., Hicsasmaz, I., Edmonds, R.A.C., Dailes, A., Koo, Y., Bacevac, S., Salisbury, J.L., Pereira, R.O., Glancy, B., Trushina, E., & Abel, E. D. (2023). A comprehensive approach for artifact-free sample preparation and assessment of mitochondrial morphology in tissue and cultured cells. Advanced Biology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200202 (Cover Article)

 

 

RISE - Dr. Erin Blakeney Promoted to Research Associate Professor

March 18, 2024

Dr. Erin Blakeney, RISE Cohort 9, was recently promoted to Research Associate Professor at University of Washington in the School of Nursing Department of Biobehavioral Nursing. 

FTG - Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones Named to BizTimes Milwaukee's Notable Care Leaders

March 18, 2024

Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones, FTG Cohort 6, is named to BizTimes Milwaukee’s notable care leaders.

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CVD- Dr. Hadii Mamudu Receives R01

March 18, 2024

Dr. Hadii Mamudu, CVD Cohort 3, received an R01 through NIMHD for his grant titled: "Pharmacy-led Transitions of Care Intervention to Address System-Level Barriers and Improve Medication Adherence in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations."

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