Myles Wolf, Margaret Gray Morton Professor of Medicine, has been honored by the American Society of Nephrology for his research related to the functions and diseases of the kidney.
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Cardiology fellow Sadiya Khan, MD’09, GME’12, received two awards from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology for her academic and clinical performance.
Christian Stehlik and colleagues have learned how the molecular sensors that detect viruses and trigger defensive inflammatory responses are controlled.
The technique, used to measure blood flow in the heart and vessels, can also diagnose bicuspid aortic valve, a common congenital abnormality, and may lead to better prediction of complications.
New national guidelines change the focus from aiming strictly at reducing bad cholesterol to a more personalized approach.
The guidelines – released from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association – will help doctors better identify which patients may benefit from lifestyle changes, drug therapy, or both to help prevent future cardiovascular disease-related events.
Research by Seth Corey, MD, MPH, professor in pediatrics-hematology, oncology, and stem cell transplantation and cell and molecular biology, was recently published.
Published in Developmental Cell, the Mitchell Lab’s discovery could someday affect scientists’ understanding of the way centriole duplication goes awry in cancer development.
Susmita Sahoo, PhD, received the American Heart Association Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award and Suresh Verma, PhD, was a finalist for the honor, which was presented at the 2013 Basic Cardiovascular Scientific Sessions.
More suspected stroke victims received emergency care and potentially life-saving treatments in Chicago’s stroke centers thanks to a 2011 policy change under the Illinois Primary Stroke Center Act.