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Myocardial infarction generates de novo insulin resistance in patients and mice
Dutta lab has found that myocardial infarction generates de novo insulin resistance in patients and mice. It is well accepted that insulin resistance precipitates myocardial infarction. In a retrospective study, we found that only 24% of patients are diabetic at the...
Thaybah Ahmed receives undergraduate research fellowship award
Congratulations to Thaybah for receiving an undergraduate research fellowship award. Ms. Thaybah Ahmed, an undergraduate researcher in the Dutta lab, has received the Spring 2023 Frederick Honors College Research Fellowship. She will investigate the role of histone...
Dr. Samreen Sadaf receives AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Dr. Samreen Sadaf for receiving an AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. Samreen will understand the mechanisms of myocardial infarction-induced heart failure. Particularly, she will investigate how cardiac macrophages age and become inflammatory in...
Lee Ohayon selected as an AHA Predoctoral Fellowship Award recipient
Congratulations to Lee Ohayon for being selected as an AHA Predoctoral Fellowship Award recipient. Lee will discern the role of platelet-derived extracellular vesicles (pEV) in myocardial infarction. Specifically, she will assess how pEV triggers proliferation and...
Dr. Partha Dutta Awarded New NIH-NIDDK R01
Congratulations to Dr. Partha Dutta who was recently awarded a new NIH-NIDDK R01. Dr. Dutta has been awarded annual direct costs of over $250,000 his grant titled, “The role of SerpinB2 in insulin resistance and inflammation.” This proposal was submitted in response...
Niranjana Receives Fundable Score on AHA CDA!
Congratulations to Niranjana Natarajan for receiving a fundable score on her AHA Career Development Award! She has also received her K99-R00 award. Way to go!!!!
Jonathan Florentin receives United Therapeutics Jenesis Innovative Research Award
Congratulations to Jonathan Florentin for receiving United Therapeutics Jenesis Innovative Research Award. Jonathan will investigate how neutrophils exacerbate pulmonary hypertension.
Recent finding featured by Stem Cell Podcast
The recent finding by the Dutta lab on de novo insulin resistance after myocardial infarction has been feather by Stem Cell Podcast (https://stemcellpodcast.com )
Finding highlighted by Nature Reviews Cardiology
The recent finding by the Dutta lab on de novo insulin resistance after myocardial infarction has been highlighted by Nature Reviews Cardiology (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41569-020-0430-8)
Sathish selected as finalist for ATVB Elaine Raines Early Career Investigator Award
Sathish has been selected as a finalist for the ATVB Elaine Raines Early Career Investigator Award. He will present his postdoctoral work on remote organ damage sensing by macrophages during the AHA Scientific Sessions 2020. Congratulations, Sathish!