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Department of Medicine

Faculty Basic Science Research Interests

Master
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The following is a list of basic science research by investigator within the section.

Miguel A. Cruz, Ph.D.

  • Platelet adhesion
  • von Willebrand factor 
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • Extracellular hemoglobin and thrombosis
  • Inflammation

Na Li, Ph.D.

  • Novel molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy, including inflammasome signaling

Hua Mao, Ph.D. 

  • Molecular mechanisms underlying regulation of endothelial cell functions during vascular development and pathological conditions such as inflammation, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and obesity

Marina Martinez-Vargas, Ph.D.

  • Obesity
  • Stroke
  • Thromboinflammatory diseases
  • Role of von Willebrand factor in traumatic brain injury
  • Influence of platelet-derived von Willebrand factor on fibrin formation and platelet adhesion

Xinchun Pi, Ph.D.

  • Novel regulatory roles of LRP1 in endothelium
  • Signaling pathways involved in endothelial growth and angiogenesis

Vinod Vijayan, Ph.D.

  • Platelets
  • Endothelial cells
  • Phosphoprotein phosphatase
  • Sepsis

Huaizhu Wu, M.D.

  • Obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance
  • Lipids, monocytes/macrophages, and atherosclerosis
  • Basic and translational research

Liang Xie, Ph.D.

  • Protein prolyl hydroxylation and its roles in cardiac function