The WCVI is pleased to announce that Dr. Francesca Seta, PhD., and Dr. Jingyan Han, PhD., have been awarded a an R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This grant will be used to study the role of oxidative stress-induced modifications on the enzyme sirtuin-1 in thoracic aortic aneurysm in marfan syndrome. The […]
Congratulations to Dr. Francesca Seta, PhD., on her recent publication in Vascular Pharmacology! The article is titled “Pharmacological activation of NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase ameliorates obesity-induced arterial stiffness” and can be viewed here: Pharmacological activation of NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase ameliorates obesity-induced arterial stiffness
Dr. Jessica Fetterman of WCVI’s Vascular Biology group is a deserving recipient of the first annual DEIA Pilot Grant. The Department of Medicine launched its inaugural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Pilot Grant program this year, supporting innovative projects led by interdisciplinary teams of faculty, trainees, and staff. Proposals focused on improving clinical care, education, workforce development, […]
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"The May 2023 degree candidate is the winner of this year’s GMS Outstanding Student Achievement Award in the Master’s Research category, a clear indicator of the impressive academic work she has accomplished during her time in graduate school. Born and raised in Milan, Italy, Minetti moved to Boston in 2015 to pursue a Bachelor of […]
Francesca Seta, PhD, BUSM, Medicine/Vascular Biology, focuses on the biology of vascular smooth muscle and its contribution to maladaptive vascular remodeling associated with arterial stiffness and aortic aneurysms/dissections, two vascular conditions with no current therapies. She has identified novel vascular smooth muscle-specific molecular mechanisms, which could be targeted therapeutically to prevent vascular diseases and established […]
Nancy Clinton, the School of Medicine’s Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute and Vascular Biology administrative manager, has been selected as one of three faculty and staff to receive the BU Perkins Service Award. In her letter nominating Clinton for a 2022 Perkins Award, Dr. Katya Ravid, the Barbara E. Corkey Endowed Professor of Medicine, wrote that Clinton is […]
Congratulations to Dr. Jingyan Han for receiving a 2022 Wing Tat Lee award, funded to establish cooperative research programs between BUSM and Chinese universities (with a preference for Hong Kong). Jingyan Han, PhD, assistant professor of vascular biology, and Weiye Song, PhD, professor of photonics at Shandong University, will develop a new optical coherence tomography-based […]