Atherosclerosis/Atherothrombosis Research Laboratory


The Atherosclerosis/Atherothrombosis Research Laboratory, under the direction of  Andrew P. DeFilippis, M.D., M.Sc., is part of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Diabetes and Obesity Center in the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville.

Our laboratory is located in downtown Louisville in the Delia Baxter Biomedical Research Building (580 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40202; see map).

Research Focuses

Our research focuses include:

  • Biomarker development for acute myocardial infarction (atherothrombotic and non-atherothrombotic)
  • Cardiovascular risk prediction
  • Plaque disruption and coronary thrombosis
  • Omics