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Center for Vascular & Developmental Biology

Burridge, Paul W

Burridge, Paul W

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

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We use human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to understand the role of the genome in influencing drug efficacy and side effects as well as complex disease traits. We are also interested in plu... [more]

Feinstein, Matthew

Feinstein, Matthew

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Pathology and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)

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Matthew Feinstein, MD MSc is a cardiologist at Northwestern Medicine and an assistant professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with a dual appointment in the Department of ... [more]

Ho, Karen J

Ho, Karen J

Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery)

Iannaccone, Philip

Iannaccone, Philip

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

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The Sonic hedgehog signal in vertebrates is mediated by three C2H2 zinc finger transcription factors, GLI1, GLI2, and GLI3. We have shown that near identity of gene sequence exists between mouse and h... [more]

Iruela-Arispe, Luisa

Iruela-Arispe, Luisa

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology

Jia, Yuzhi

Jia, Yuzhi

Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

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My research work is focused on studying the mechanisms that regulate the transcriptional activities of nuclear receptors. Nuclear receptors constitute a large superfamily of transcription fac... [more]

Jin, Jing

Jin, Jing

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)

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The lab is generally interested in the pathological mechanisms of kidney and vascular diseases. We take a proteomic approach to study molecules that serve structural or functional roles in kidney filt... [more]

Kiskinis, Evangelos

Kiskinis, Evangelos

Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuromuscular Disease) and Neuroscience

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Our research is focused on addressing fundamental aspects of the biology of human neurons in the context of physiological conditions and in the context of disease. We have two clinical interests, moto... [more]

Kume, Tsutomu

Kume, Tsutomu

Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Ophthalmology and Pharmacology

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Dr. Kume’s research interests focus on cardiovascular development, cardiovascular stem/progenitor cells, and angiogenesis. Current studies include the role of Foxc transcription factors in cardiovascu... [more]

Muller, William A

Muller, William A

Professor of Pathology (Experimental Pathology) and Pathology (Autopsy)

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After receiving my MD and PhD degrees from the Cornell/Rockefeller Program, I performed an Internship in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by a Residency in Academic Patholo... [more]

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