Translational Cardiovascular Research Center - News and Highlights

Center Highlights

• In April, 2021, the center unveiled a state-of-the-art high resolution microscopy system.
• March, 2021, saw the center welcome its two newest faculty members — Drs. Tobias Jakobi and Shirin Doroudgar. Drs. Doroudgar and Jakobi come to us from one of the largest, most famous universities in Europe — University of Heidelberg Medical School in Heidelberg, Germany. They have expertise in cell and molecular cardiology, as well as bioinformatics; and they will play key roles in overseeing the clinical stem cell lab and the precision medicine translational data management systems in the center.

Recent Publications

• The Journal of Visual Experimentation (JoVE) recently published a video featuring the research of Erik Blackwood, Alina Bilal and Lauren MacDonnell. The video showcases their amazing discovery of a new technique that can be used to isolate different cell types from a single specimen heart.