Morgan D Salmon
Research Assistant Professor
Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
2800 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
[email protected]

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Morgan D Salmon
Research Assistant Professor
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  • Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Research Associate
      University of Virginia Health System, Department of Surgery, 2013
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, 2012
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    Research Overview

    Aortic aneurysms(AAAs) represent the 15th cause of death and currently have no medical treatment therapy. My interests include studying the roles of DNA and RNA epigenetic regulation of smooth muscle cells and macrophages in aortic aneurysm growth and rupture.

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    • https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/cardiac-surgery/morgan-salmon-phd
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    • Publications:
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    • Journal Article
      Endothelial to mesenchymal transition in the interleukin-1 pathway during aortic aneurysm formation.
      Millar JK, Salmon M, Nasser E, Malik S, Kolli P, Lu G, Pinteaux E, Hawkins RB, Ailawadi G. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2024 May; 167 (5): e146 - e158. DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.11.010
      PMID: 37951532
    • Journal Article
      Itaconate suppresses atherosclerosis by activating a Nrf2-dependent antiinflammatory response in macrophages in mice.
      Song J, Zhang Y, Frieler RA, Andren A, Wood S, Tyrrell DJ, Sajjakulnukit P, Deng JC, Lyssiotis CA, Mortensen RM, Salmon M, Goldstein DR. J Clin Invest, 2023 Dec 12; 134 (3): DOI:10.1172/JCI173034
      PMID: 38085578
    • Journal Article
      Oxidative Stress and the Pathogenesis of Aortic Aneurysms.
      Kazaleh M, Gioscia-Ryan R, Ailawadi G, Salmon M. Biomedicines, 2023 Dec 19; 12 (1): DOI:10.3390/biomedicines12010003
      PMID: 38275364
    • Journal Article
      Targeted PERK inhibition with biomimetic nanoclusters confers preventative and interventional benefits to elastase-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms.
      Yodsanit N, Shirasu T, Huang Y, Yin L, Islam ZH, Gregg AC, Riccio AM, Tang R, Kent EW, Wang Y, Xie R, Zhao Y, Ye M, Zhu J, Huang Y, Hoyt N, Zhang M, Hossack JA, Salmon M, Kent KC, Guo L-W, Gong S, Wang B. Bioact Mater, 2023 Aug; 26: 52 - 63. DOI:10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.02.009
      PMID: 36875050
    • Journal Article
      Age-associated adipose tissue inflammation promotes monocyte chemotaxis and enhances atherosclerosis.
      Song J, Farris D, Ariza P, Moorjani S, Varghese M, Blin M, Chen J, Tyrrell D, Zhang M, Singer K, Salmon M, Goldstein DR. Aging Cell, 2023 Feb; 22 (2): e13783 DOI:10.1111/acel.13783
      PMID: 36683460
    • Journal Article
      IL-1 in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
      Millar J, Nasser E, Ailawadi G, Salmon M. J Cell Immunol, 2023 5 (2): 22 - 31. DOI:10.33696/immunology.5.163
      PMID: 37476160
    • Journal Article
      Endothelial pannexin-1 channels modulate macrophage and smooth muscle cell activation in abdominal aortic aneurysm formation.
      Filiberto AC, Spinosa MD, Elder CT, Su G, Leroy V, Ladd Z, Lu G, Mehaffey JH, Salmon MD, Hawkins RB, Ravichandran KS, Isakson BE, Upchurch GR, Sharma AK. Nat Commun, 2022 Mar 21; 13 (1): 1521 DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-29233-4
      PMID: 35315432
    • Journal Article
      Genetic and Pharmacological Disruption of Interleukin-1α Leads to Augmented Murine Aortic Aneurysm.
      Salmon M, Hawkins RB, Dahl J, Scott E, Johnston WF, Ailawadi G. Ann Vasc Surg, 2022 Sep; 85: 358 - 370. DOI:10.1016/j.avsg.2022.05.024
      PMID: 35680012