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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · 22d

We have a job opening in the Khetarpal lab!

Research Associate, The Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · 27d

Last month, Matteo Morello, MD, and Bethany Gholson won the Research Investigator Awards at the 2025 American Society of Echocardiography conference! Congratulations to you both!

Read more: www.cvrc.virginia.edu/ase-2025/

UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 24

PS -- the Khetarpal Lab is hiring! Academic positions at the postdoctoral, graduate/MSTP, and undergraduate levels are available. Research specialist positions are also open. Contact Dr. Khetarpal via email if interested. cvrc.virginia.edu/Khetarpal/in...

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 24

We welcome new member Sumeet Khetarpal,
MD, PhD! Dr. Khetarpal joins us from @mghcvrc.bsky.social, recently received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award, and published his first @uvahealth.bsky.social-affiliated paper in @natcardiovascres.nature.com! Read: www.cvrc.virginia.edu/skhetarpal-joins

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 20

Fênix Alexandra de Araujo, PhD, a Sonkusare Lab postdoc, studies how mineralocorticoids and ion channels regulate blood pressure. Fênix's research may lead to hypertension treatments. Her lab skills are matched by her baking talent!

UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 19

@brantisakson.bsky.social Lab postdoc @lukedunaway.bsky.social, PhD, studies the intersection of iron metabolism and cardiovascular disease in anemia and chronic kidney disease. A hiker and boulderer, he will finish hiking all of Shenandoah NP this year.

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 18

Inspired by family losses to heart attacks, Sohel Shamsuzzaman, PhD, studies arterial plaques in the Owens Lab. He has identified drugs that help prevent heart attacks and strokes. Sohel also enjoys the outdoors with this dog & family, walking and gardening in particular.

UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 17

Brooke O'Donnell, PhD, works at the molecular level to understand how Pannexin proteins affect blood pressure, blood flow, and blood vessel dilation. @brookeodonnell.bsky.social is also a hockey player, reader, and the @brantisakson.bsky.social Lab's resident tea evangelist.

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 16

CVRC Postdoc Michele Marchetta, MD, is an expert in cardiovascular diseases, seeking to improve patient care by controlling inflammation. He works as a coordinator & sub-investigator for several clinical trials and assists in patient phenotyping research in the Abbate lab.

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Sep 15

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! Postdocs are integral to the research being done in our Center, and we thank you all for your hard work! The rest of the week, we'll be highlighting an exceptional @uvahealth.bsky.social postdoc each day. Stay tuned!

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Obesity affects about 4 in 10 US adults & 1 in 5 children. The Sonkusare Lab's new study in Circulation Research identifies an inflammatory mechanism in obesity that leads to high blood pressure and the therapeutic potential of targeting it. Read more:

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Over 40% of males over 70 show some Y chromosome loss (LOY). In a new @science.org Translational Medicine paper, CVRC members Ken Walsh, PhD, and Yohei Arai, MD, PhD, study LOY in the kidneys and show that the damage it causes can be reversed. Read more: cvrc.virginia.edu/walsh-arai-l...

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Aug 1

New research from Antonio Abbate, MD, finds a drug therapy for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)!

“When the heart rate is controlled with ivabradine, ... patients feel better.”

#cardiology #medsky

Heart Failure Drug Relieves POTS Symptoms, Study Finds

An existing heart failure drug can provide relief for POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), a new study suggests.

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Jul 30

CVRC trainees mentored by Matt Wolf, MD, PhD and @jsauce7.bsky.social represented the Center and @uvahealth.bsky.social well at the 2025 @ahascience.bsky.social BCVS conference. Congrats Alex, Bryce, Julian, and Katie!

Read more:
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#cardiology #BCVS2025

CVRC Trainees Excel at 2025 AHA BCVS – Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, was named a @uvahealth.bsky.social Pinn Scholar earlier this month! We talked about the award, future research directions, and mentorship. Read on our website, below.

#Cardiology #medsky

Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, Named Pinn Scholar – Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Jul 24

"The goal is to understand cellular signals and mechanisms so they can be targeted for therapy in conditions like high blood pressure, obesity, atherosclerosis, & lung injury."

CVRC member Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, is featured in this week's @uvahealth.bsky.social Research in Motion video!

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Jul 11

Why travel to Denmark to collect samples from a giraffe's heart? @brantisakson.bsky.social lab members Skylar Loeb and @lukedunaway.bsky.social made the trip to learn more about diastolic heart failure. Red more: www.cvrc.virginia.edu/cvrc-trainee...

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CVRC Trainees Travel Abroad to Collect a Giraffe Heart – Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Jul 3

Clint Miller, PhD, was featured in this week's Research in Motion. Hear about @clintomics.bsky.social's research below!

UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Jul 3

Resident Member Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, was named a 2025 Pinn Scholar! The award recognizes scientific expertise, mentoring, and service. Congratulations, Swapnil!

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2025 Class of Pinn Scholars Appointed - Featured - Medicine in Motion News

Please join the School of Medicine in congratulating the following 2025 Class of Pinn Scholars, selected for a three-year term effective July 1, 2025. Anna Cliffe, PhD, Associate Professor, Department...

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Jeff Saucerman @jsauce7.bsky.social · May 6

I appreciate UVA Today featuring our recent paper on logic-based machine learning for drug repurposing, validated in cells, mice, and electronic health records.
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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · May 1

"We identify an unmet medical need, thoroughly investigate what's known, devise an experimental strategy to answer the question better, and hopefully identify ways of better treating patients."

CVRC Director Gary Owens, PhD, is featured by @uvahealth.bsky.social!

#cardiosky #medsky #cardiology

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Apr 14

@chriskramermd.bsky.social, George A. Beller MD/Lantheus Medical Imaging Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and CVRC member, became President of @accintouch.bsky.social at their annual meeting. Congratulations, Dr. Kramer!

Read: www.cvrc.virginia.edu/christopher-...

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Apr 4

Want to stay current with cardiology at UVA? Check out our starter pack!

If you're a cardiologist at UVA and want to be included in the list, DM us!

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Mar 20

@lukedunaway.bsky.social, PhD, recently received an @americanheart.bsky.social Career Development Award to study iron's role in chronic kidney disease. Luke is a postdoc in @brantisakson.bsky.social's Lab and member of our Cardiovascular Training Program. Congratulations!

#CardioSky #MedSky

Luke Dunaway, PhD, Wins AHA Award for Chronic Kidney Disease Research – Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center

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UVA CVRC @uvacvrc.bsky.social · Mar 17

"The whole thing about gene therapy is you need to get enough gene in the right place in a site-specific manner in a safe process."

Jonathan Lindner, MD, is working to improve the safety and efficacy of gene therapies. Read more below!

#cardiology #cardiosky #medsky #genetherapy

Jonathan Lindner, MD, works towards improved gene therapies – Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center

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