Cardiovascular Research Center seminar

Cardiovascular Seminar Series

Current Seminars

Fridays at 9 a.m. in HKRB 150

This forum brings to campus prominent external speakers and provides presentations by University of Kentucky faculty to ensure their research expertise is widely known.

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Previous Cardiovascular Seminar Series Sessions

Fall 2024 Semester

 

Date Event Title Speaker Institute Host
09/13/2024 Dr. Civelek uses big data analytics to understand the molecular pathways of disease and develops personalized medicine approaches to cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Mete Civelek, PhD University of Virginia Nate Helsley, PhD
09/20/2024 Cardiovascular Research Day
09/27/2024 Dr. Brown is a cardiologist and basic scientist studying transcriptional mechanisms relevant to the pathogenesis of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis. Jonathan Brown, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc
10/04/2024 FCPS Fall Break
10/11/2024 Dr. Salmon’s research interests include investigation of epigenetic mechanisms that alter aortic aneurysm growth and that affect smooth muscle, endothelial or adventitial cell marker expression in aortic aneurysms. Morgan Salmon, PhD, MBA University of Michigan Hong Lu, MD, PhD
10/18/2024 Dr. Shi's research project focuses on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)-induced liver diseases associated with metabolic syndrome, including diabetes. Hongxue Shi, MD Columbia University Gregory Graf, PhD
10/25/2024 Dr. Granzier studies the mechanisms whereby the giant filamentous protein titin (the largest protein known) influences muscle structure and function. Henk Granzier, PhD University of Arizona Kenneth Campbell, PhD
11/01/2024 Hold for Dr. Daugherty
11/08/2024 Dr. Mackman is interested mechanisms of hemostasis and thrombosis, and the crosstalk between coagulation and inflammation. Nigel Mackman, PhD University of North Carolina Congqing Wu, PhD
11/15/2024 Dr. Conboy specializes in medical genetics, and has helped establish multiple clinics relating to rare diseases. Her research focuses on rare and ocular genetic diseases. Erin Conboy, MD Indiana University School of Medicine Mary Sheppard, MD
11/22/2024 Hold for Dr. Daugherty
11/29/2024 Thanksgiving Week
12/06/2024 "Antihypertensive Peptides Derived Food Proteins" Hongbing Fan, PhD University of Kentucky Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc

Spring 2025 Semester

Date Event Title Speaker Institute Host
01/31/2025 Available
02/07/2025 Available
02/14/2025 Available
02/21/2025 Available
02/28/2025 Available
03/07/2025 Available
03/14/2025 Available
03/21/2025 UK Spring Break
03/28/2025 BAF60s and the Development of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Jifeng Zhang, PhD University of Michigan Hong Lu, MD, PhD
04/04/2025 Available
04/11/2025 FCPS Spring Break
04/18/2025 Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A) Activation as a Novel Approach to Mitigate Cardiovascular Disease Zhiyong Lin, PhD Emory University Hong Lu, MD, PhD