Member Activities & Awards
2026
| May - The Saito lab received an interview from the Williams Syndrome Association
- Congratulations to Irusha Dahal, Christine Sanderson, and MD
Mahbubur Rahman Khan on the acceptance of their review article titled "Elastin regulates
vascular smooth muscle cell behavior during development and in diseases" in Pediatrics International.
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March - We are excited to have MD Mahbubur Rahman Khan join us as Postdoctoral Fellow.
Welcome Aboard, Khan!
- We are excited to have Christine Sanderson join us as a Graduate
Student. Welcome Aboard, Christine! |
| February – Congratulations to Irusha Dahal and Christine Sanderson on the acceptance of their
review article titled "Sphingolipid signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells during
development and diseases" in the JMA Journal. |
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2025
December – The Saito lab was awarded an Ines Mandl Research Foundation grant to study the interplay between elastic fibers and smooth muscle cells during vascular
development.
– Dr. Saito was selected as an Early Career Board Member at the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. |
| November - Dr. Saito was appointed to the Early Career Board Member position in Vascular Pharmacology |
| October - Our study titled "Sphingosine kinase 1 is integral for elastin deficiency-induced
arterial hypermusculariztion" was accepted for publication in Nature Cardiovascular Research. |
| September - the Saito Laboratory for Developmental Vascular Biology opened. Positions are available! |
| August - We are excited to have Irusha Dahal joining us as Research Associate. Welcome
Aboard, Irusha! |
| July - The Saito lab received a Notice of Award (NOA) for an NIH/NHLBI R00
grant to study the ductus arteriosus biology. |
