Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Early Career Committee Members

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, and, by courtesy, Pediatrics
Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
Twitter: @SeanM_Wu

Susmita Sahoo, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Twitter: @SusmitaSahooPhD

Federica Accornero, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
Ohio State University

Kevin M. Alexander, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University
Twitter: @KMAlexanderMD

David Y. Barefield, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology
Loyola University Chicago
Twitter: @barefieldd

Jean C. Bopassa, MD, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

Ke Cheng, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Regenerative Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University
Twitter: @KeChengLab

Dominic Del Re, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School

Chen Gao, PhD

Assistant Researcher
Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
University of California, Los Angeles

Rebecca Levit, MD

Assistant Professor
Emory University
Twitter: @LevitLab

Ronglih Liao, PhD, FAHA

Co-Director, Professor of Medicine
Nola Leishman Professor II in Cardiovascular Diseases
Twitter: @RonglihL

Patricia K. Nguyen, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University

Sarah Schumacher, PhD

Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic

Michael Tranter, PhD

Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Mohammad Al-Khalaf, PhD

Research Associate
Cardiac Function Laboratory
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Twitter: @MoAlKhalafPhD

Nicole H. Purcell, PhD

Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Division
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Twitter: @nhpetunia

Nicole H. Purcell, PhD

Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Division
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Twitter: @nhpetunia

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, and, by courtesy, Pediatrics
Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
Twitter: @SeanM_Wu

Jean C. Bopassa, MD, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

Ke Cheng, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Regenerative Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University
Twitter: @KeChengLab

Dominic Del Re, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School

Chen Gao, PhD

Assistant Researcher
Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
University of California, Los Angeles

Nirmala Hariharan, PhD

Assistant Adjunct Professor
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine University of California, Davis

Evangelia “Litsa” Kranias, PhD, FAHA

Hanna Professor and Director Cardiovascular Biology
Distinguished University Professor
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Department of Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Rebecca Levit, MD

Assistant Professor
Emory University
Twitter: @LevitLab

Glenn C. Rowe, PhD

Assistant Professor in Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Susmita Sahoo, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Twitter: @SusmitaSahooPhD

Sarah Schumacher, PhD

Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic

Michael Tranter, PhD

Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Jop Van Berlo, MD

Assistant Professor
Lillehei Endowed Scholar
Lillehei Heart Institute
Division of Cardiology
University of Minnesota

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, FAHA

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati