Shirin Doroudgar, PhD interviews Ravi Sonkar, PhD of Washington University in St. Louis about the research he has been doing on the role of macrophages in the development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction during BCVS 2024.

Program Chair Sumanth Prabhu, MD, FAHA and Vice Chair Farah Sheikh, PhD talk with BCVS 2024 Keynote Lecturer Dale Abel, MD, PhD about his approach to scientific inquiry, mentorship, and the challenges of a career as a physician scientist.

Program Chair Sumanth Prabhu, MD and Vice Chair Farah Sheikh, PhD talk to Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD about his past year as president of the American Heart Association.

Jianyi "Jay" Zhang, MD, PhD presented groundbreaking cardiac repair research at the AHA BCVS Scientific Sessions. In this video, moderator Edward Thorp, PhD and Dr. Zhang discuss a number of new developments that will help advance research in the field, including a novel optical approach examining arrhythmia in large hearts after iPSC-derived cardiomyocyte implantation, ongoing clinical trials, and new mRNA technology targeting cyclin pathways in cardiomyocytes, potentially "turning back the clock" on heart cells.

Moderator Michaela Patterson, PhD interviews Muge Kuyumcu-Martinez, PhD, of Medical College of Wisconsin about her work on RBFOX2-RNA regulatory network, which she presented Wednesday at #BCVS24 during a session on cardiac development, epigenetics and gene regulation.

Moderator Stacey Rentschler, MD, PhD interviews BCVS 2024 Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Winner Jesus Jimenez, MD, PhD about his work on the role of immune checkpoint regulator CD40 in myocardial inflammation.