Thank you, Sarah and Rebecca for this great initiative a true international trailblazer ! We are so excited

Only one more month until we see you all at #VascularDiscovery2024 !!!! Make sure to get your Women’s Leadership Committee Luncheon Tickets during registration!!

Congratulations Frank!

Celebrating Dr Frank Sacks’ career accomplishments and Emeritus Professorship. CICS leadership attended the event. Dr Masanori Aikawa shared his experiences working with Dr Sacks, and his admiration of an exceptional physician-scientist, collaborator and friend. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

CICS presents Casey L. Clift PhD as our next Featured Scientist. Casey has already received multiple awards and grants in recognition of her amazing work and vision. Congratulations Casey on all of your achievements so far! cics.bwh.harvard.edu

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An in-depth review highlighting the dual role of angiogenesis in progression and outcome of CTEPH
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Latest issue of ATVB- elegant study by Polenz and colleagues employed multiple experimental strategies to demonstrate new roles for S1P signaling in LPS-induced Reverse Transendothelial Migration of aortic intimal myeloid cells

He and colleagues report that p53 acetylation impacts coronary microvascular function, cardiac function, and remodeling – new insights into therapeutic approaches to improve hypertension-induced coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) – see the latest issue of ATVB!!

Fascinating new review just published in ATVB - the interplay of lipids, clotting and clotting-related proteins. Thank you to the authors for a highly informative contribution to ATVB!

Provocative new study in ATVB reports on spatial metabolomics and atherosclerosis. Plaque-progression lipids lysophosphatidylcholine(18:0) and lysophosphatidic acid(18:1), which were identified by MS imaging on tissue, reflect cardiovascular risk in human plasma.

Don’t think you can get your nominations in by tomorrow for the ATVB WLC Outstanding Mentorship of women award?? No worries at all! 📣 We have extended our deadline to Feb 8th at 6pm!!! 🎉

Asthma-induced lgE boosts CDR1as in mast cell exosomes, affecting endothelial adhesion andadvancing atherosclerosis ahajrnls.org/498Ukuz

Check out the latest #atvbnet post by Dario Bongiovanni ATVB_net: Article Commentary: Early Career Publishing: The Story Behind the Scenes.
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📣📣 Have you submitted your nominations yet!?! The deadline (Feb 1st) is coming up!

If you are interested in joining our committee, the call for nominations will be posted soon! Please keep an eye out and reach out if you have any questions!

We are all excited to see you at #VascularDiscovery2024

Absolutely love our fun, engaging, and productive committee meetings!

Hanrui Zhang Ngan F Huang, PhD Zhen Bouman Chen GomezLab@Pitt Elena Aikawa Gabby Fredman Cassandra L. Clift, PhD Dr. Mabruka Alfaidi Hong Lu Gopika SenthilKumar, PhD @EbruErbayLab Suellen D`Arc Oliveira AHA Science

See you next time!!!

A review exploring advances in our understanding of phosphate (dys)regulation and #CVD impacts in both patients with #CKD and the general population Mandy Turner Elena Aikawa
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NIH Modular R01 Grant mechanisms: $250,000 / year.

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NIH Modular R01 Grant mechanisms: $250,000 / year.

25 years with no adjustment for inflation means scientists have lost ~48% of purchasing power while having to cover an increasing portion of salary and costs.