September 2022 through May 2023

September 15, 2022: “Dysregulation of resolution programs in atherosclerosis”

Gabrielle Fredman, Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology   

Albany Medical College

September 29, 2022: “Excess body weight, atherosclerosis and inflammation resolution”

Sean Heffron, Assistant Professor of Medicine

NYU School of Medicine


October 6, 2022: “Remodeling and reverse-remodeling the MPC-Deficient heart”

Kyle McCommis, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

St. Louis University School of Medicine

October 13, 2022: “Mechanisms and Consequences of Glyoxalase Enzyme (GL01) Attenuation in Obese Skeletal Muscle: Exploring the role of sirtuin-mediated GL01 stability"

Jacob Haus, PhD, Associate Professor of Movement Science 

University of Michigan School of Kinesiology

October 20, 2022: “Health Effects of Industrial Chemicals in Environmentally Exposed Cohorts”

Marian Pavuk, MD, PhD, Epidemiologist of Office of Community Health and Hazard Assessment, Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


November 3, 2022: “Regulators of Fibroblast Fate and Fibrosis"

Jennifer Davis, PhD, Associate Professor, Eva & Arra Woods Professorship, Departments of Lab Medicine and Pathology & Bioengineering

University of Washington School of Medicine


January 12, 2023: “Cardiomyopathy in diabetes: Driven by unused glucose and KLF5"

Konstantinos Drosatos, MSc, PhD, FAHA, Professor, Departments Pharmacology & Systems Physiology

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

January 19, 2023: "Mechanisms of Arrhythmias in Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction"

Eugenio Cingolani, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Cardiology

Smidt Heart Institute Cedars-Sinai Medicinal Center


February 16, 2023: "Expanding the Understanding of Susceptibility Factors in Air Pollution Responses"

Robert Tighe, MDAssociate Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine


March 2, 2023: "Single Cell Multi-omic Approaches to Understanding Heart Development and Regeneration"

Sean Wu, MD, PhD, FACCProfessor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Pediatrics

Stanford University School of Medicine

March 16, 2023: "Extracellular Matrix Modulation for Cardiovascular & Muscle Regeneration - To Infinity and Beyond"

Ngan Huang, PhD, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Chemical Engineering

Stanford University School of Medicine

March 23, 2023: "Targeting Fibroblasts in Hypertensive Heart Disease: Impact of Sex"

Taben Hale, PhDAssociate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences

The University of Arizona Clinical Translational Sciences


April 6, 2023: "An Experimental Assessment of the Impact of Vaping on Pulmonary Health"

Alexandra Noël, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Louisiana State University Batton Rouge School of Veterinary Medicine

April 13, 2023: "Translational Research of Growth Factors in Metabolic Complications"

Yi Tan, PhDAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics

University of Louisville School of Medicine

April 27, 2023: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Developing Sedentary Behavior Reduction Policy"

Lee Stoner, PhD, MPH, MA, BSc (HONS), FRSPH, SFHEAAssistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Department of Exercise and Sport Science

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill