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Vascular Biology Center Research

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David Fulton, PhD

706-721-6338

Research Focus: The role of the endothelium & reactive oxygen & nitrogen species in cardiovascular disease.

David FULTON LAB

 

Fax: 706-721-9799
Lab: CL-3731A|phone icon 706-721-1900

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Brian Annex, MD

706-721-2941

Research Focus: Hypoxia dependent angiogenesis & peripheral arterial disease.

Brian Annex Lab

Office: BI-5076|Fax: 706-721-9405
Lab: CL-3072/ phone icon 706-446-0259

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Neal Weintraub, MD

706-721-6164 - VBC Office

Research Focus: Mechanisms of cardiometabolic disease.

Neal WEINTRAUB LAB

 

Office: CB-3330C

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Eric Belin De Chantemèle, D.Sc

Research Focus: Mechanisms of hypertension in metabolic diseases.

Eric BELIN DE CHANTEMÈLE LAB

 

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB 3212B|Lab: CB-3205

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Ruth Caldwell, PhD

706-721-6145

Research Focus: The role of neurovascular inflammation in ischemic retinal diseases.

Ruth CALDWELL LAB

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3209A|Lab: CB-3315

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Gábor Csányi, PhD

706-721-1437

Research Focus: Macrophage biology in atherosclerosis.

Gábor CSÁNYI LAB

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3213A|Lab: CB-3904

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Tohru Fukai, MD, PhD, FAHA

706-721-6380

Research Focus: Oxidative stress & Copper transporters in vascular metabolic disease.

Tohru FUKAI LAB

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: 
CB 3330B|Lab: CB-3201B

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Masuko Ushio-Fukai, PhD, FAHA

706- 721-9728

Research Focus: ROS (redox) signaling in angiogenesis & ischemic vascular & metabolic disease.

Masuko USHIO-FUKAI LAB

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB 3212A|Lab: CB-3201B

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Vijay Ganta, PhD

Research Focus: Endothelial Metabolism & Epigenetics in Ischemic Cardiovascular Diseases.

Ganta Lab
Office: CB-3942

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Yuqing Huo, MD, PhD

706-721-4414

Research Focus: Metabolic regulation of vascular cells/leukocytes in diseases.

 Yuqing HUO LAB

 

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3919A|Lab: CB-3919

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Jie Li, MD, PhD

706-721-9414

Jie Li Lab

 

Office: CB-3717 |Lab: Cb-3716

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Xiaochun Long, PhD

706-446-0157

Research Focus: Molecular regulation of vascular smooth muscle pathophysiology.

Xiaochun Long Lab


Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CL-3004|Lab: CL-3072

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Rudolf Lucas, PhD

706-721-9470

Research Focus: Novel therapies for pulmonary edema

RUDOLF LUCAS LAB


Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3713|Lab: CB-3714

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Joseph M. Miano, PhD

706-446-0166

Research Focus: CRISPR editing in mice & cells to elucidate coding & noncoding sequence function.

 Joseph MIANO LAB


Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CL-3060|Lab: CL-3072

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Benard Ogola, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-0822

Research Focus: To understand the role of sex chromosomes (XX and XY) contribution to cardiovascular disease including arterial stiffening. 

Ben Ogola Lab

Lab phone: 706-446-0297
Office: CB-3330A|Lab: CB-3205

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Brian Stansfield, MD

Research Focus: Oncogenes in cardiovascular development & disease.

Brian STANSFIELD LAB


Fax: 706-721-9799

Office: CB-3212A|Lab: CB-3203

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David W. Stepp, PhD

706-721-1949

Research Focus: Cardiovascular complications of obesity.

David STEPP LAB


Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3211|Lab: CB-3319

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Huabo Su, PhD

706-721-9152

Research Focus: Protein quality control in cardiac disease.

Huabo SU LAB

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3704|Lab: CB-3705, 3908

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Yao Liang Tang, MD, PhD, FAHA

706-721-8467

Research Focus: Developmental signaling pathways in adult cardiac & skeletal muscle repair.

YAO LIANG TANG LAB

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3303A|Lab: CB-3302, CB-3303

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Alexander D. Verin, PhD

706-721-1531

Research Focus: Cytoskeletal mechanisms of acute lung injury & repair.

ALEXANDER VERIN LAB

Fax: 706-721-9799
Office: CB-3210A|Lab: CB-3701