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Department News
Wenhui Wei (former graduate student in the Smrcka Lab) recently had a publication come out in AHA Journals.
Department News
Gisselle Sanchez, Ph.D. (former Ph.D. student in the Smrcka and Jutkiewicz Labs) recently had publication come out in ASPET Molecular Pharmacology.
Health Lab
Youth with heart disease enrolled in unique program that teaches resilience and builds connections with their peers
Health Lab
Researchers uncovered nine elements that have significant effects on a whether a patient may develop pneumonia, with nearly 20% of patients moving into a higher risk category based on what occurred during or following the surgery.
Department News
M&I Teresa O'Meara is a recipient of of the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Her lab will further study the mechanisms of attachment and virulence for C. auris, with a focus on how the novel adhesin contributes to pathogenesis. On a practical level, their work will suggest strategies for developing vaccine candidates and therapeutics to limit disease caused by this emerging pathogen.
Department News
2024 ASPET Meeting Awards: Congratulations, Jacob, Gwen, and Ben!
Department News
Congratulations to Liz Jaeckel on successfully defending her dissertation
Department News
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Jenkins on his promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure!
Department News
Congratulations to Dr. Greg Tall on his promotion to Full Professor with Tenure!
Department News
Dr. Colin Greineder is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in Emergency Medicine and to Associate Professor without tenure in Pharmacology.
Department News
On May 16, 2024, the Regents of the University of Michigan promoted Melanie Pearson, Ph.D., to Associate Professor on the Research Track, effective September 1, 2024.
Health Lab
The newest version of the heparin reversal drug, described in a recent issue of Advanced Healthcare Materials, adjusted the number of protons bound to it, making the molecule less positive so it would preferentially bind to the highly negative heparin, resulting in a much safer drug.
Department News
Faith Anderson, Jaime Fuentes, and Andrés Rivera Ruiz, M&I Ph.D. candidates, have been awarded prestigious fellowships from Rackham Graduate School, in recognition of their academic excellence. Congratulations, we’re so proud of you!
Health Lab
A team of researchers have spent the past eight years looking at better ways to transport organs for donation, specifically hearts, to improve the number of organs that can be used for transplants. They found that using a modified normothermic perfusion system heart preservation was feasible for up to 24 hours.