Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Early Career Committee Members

Chair

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD

Associate 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

Dr. Wu's Faculty page

Vice-Chair

Susmita Sahoo, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dr. Sahoo's Faculty page

Members

Federica Accornero, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
Ohio State University

Dr. Accornero's Faculty page

Kevin M. Alexander, PhD

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

Dr. Alexander's Faculty page

David Y. Barefield, PhD

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

Dr. Barefield's Faculty page

Jean C. Bopassa, MD, PhD, FAHA

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

Dr. Bopassa's Faculty page

Ke Cheng, PhD, FAHA

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

Dr. Cheng's Faculty page

Dominic Del Re, PhD

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

Dr. Del Re's Faculty page

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

Dr. Levit's Faculty page

Ronglih Liao, PhD, FAHA

Co-Director, Professor of Medicine
Stanford Amyloid Center
Stanford University
Twitter: @RonglihL

Dr. Liao's Faculty page

Patricia K. Nguyen, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University

Dr. Nguyen's Faculty page

Sarah Schumacher, PhD

Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Schumacher's Faculty page

Michael Tranter, PhD

Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Dr. Tranter's Faculty page

Early Career Blogger Liaison

Mohammad Al-Khalaf, PhD

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

Immediate Past Chair

Nicole H. Purcell, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology
University of California San Diego
Twitter: @nhpetunia

Dr. Purcell's Faculty page

2019-2020 BCVS Early Career Committee

2019-2020 Committee

Chair


	Nicole Purcell, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology University of California, San Diego Dr. Purcell's Faculty page(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)

Vice Chair


	Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD Associate 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(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window) Dr. Wu's Faculty page(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)

Members


	Jean Bopassa, PhD, MS Assistant Professor Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology UT Health Dr. Bopossa's Faculty page(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
	Ke Cheng, PhD, FAHA Professor of Regenerative Medicine UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University Dr. Cheng's Faculty page
	Dominic Del Re, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Dr. Del Re's Faculty page
	Chen Gao, PhD Assistant Researcher Division of Molecular Medicine Department of Anesthesiology University of California, Los Angeles
	Nirmala Hariharan, PhD Assistant Professor Adjunct Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine University of California, Davis Dr. Hariharan's Faculty page
	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 Prof. Kranias's Faculty page
	Rebecca Levit, MD Assistant Professor Emory University Twitter: @LevitLab Dr. Levit's Faculty page
	Glenn C. Rowe, PhD Assistant Professor in Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Disease The University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr. Rowe's Faculty page
	Susmita Sahoo, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Cardiovascular Research Center Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dr. Sahoo's Faculty page
	Sarah Schumacher, PhD Assistant Professor Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences Cleveland Clinic Dr. Schumacher's Faculty page
	Michael Tranter, PhD Assistant Professor College of Medicine University of Cincinnati
	Jop van Berlo, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Lillehei Endowed Scholar Lillehei Heart Institute Division of Cardiology University of Minnesota Dr. van Berlo's Faculty page


Immediate Past Chair		Staff
	Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, FAHA Professor, Department of Internal Medicine University of Cincinnati Dr. Sadayappan's Faculty page	Jon Pagtakhan Program Manager American Heart Association Phone: (214) 706-1867

2017-2018 BCVS Early Career Committee

2017-2018 Chair

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, FAHA, FAPS

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Director of Heart Branch of the Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Dr. Sadayappan's Faculty page

2017-2018 Vice-Chair

Nicole Purcell, PhD

Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology
University of California, San Diego

Dr. Purcell's Faculty page

2017-2018 Members

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

Prof. Kranias's Faculty page

Il-Man Kim, PhD

Associate Professor
Vascular Biology Center & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Medical College of Georgia
College of Graduate School
Augusta University

Dr. Kim's Faculty page

Glenn C. Rowe, PhD

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

Dr. Rowe's Faculty page

Saumya Das, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School Cardiovascular Institute

Dr. Das' Faculty page

Pilar Alcaide, PhD

Associate Professor
Department Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology
Tufts University School of Medicine

Dr. Alcaide's Faculty page

Konstantinos (Costas) Drosatos, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor in Pharmacology
Metabolic Biology Laboratory
Center for Translational Medicine
Center for Metabolic Disease Research
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dr. Drosatos' Faculty page

Michael S. Kapiloff, MD, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Cardiology, Depts. of Pediatrics and Medicine
Director, Cardiac Signal Transduction/Cellular Biology Lab
Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Kapiloff's Faculty page

John W. Elrod, PhD

Assistant Professor
Pharmacology Assistant Professor
Center for Translational Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dr. Elrod's Faculty page

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD, FACC

Regenerative Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University

Dr. Wu's Faculty page

Prasanna Krishnamurthy, MVSc, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
School of Medicine and School of Engineering
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Krishnamurthy Faculty page

Sarah Franklin, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of Utah

Dr. Franklin's Faculty page

Jop van Berlo, MD, PhD

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

Dr. van Berlo's Faculty page

2017-2018 Immediate Past Chair

Maria Irene Kontaridis, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Department of Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dr. Kontaridis' Faculty page

2015-2016 BCVS Early Career Committee

2015-2016 Chair

Maria Irene Kontaridis, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Department of Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dr. Kontaridis' Faculty page

2015-2016 Vice-Chair

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, FAHA, FAPS

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Director of Heart Branch of the Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Dr. Sadayappan's Faculty page

2015-2016 Members

Donald R. Menick, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Director, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute
Director, Molecular & Cellular Biology & Pathobiology Program

Il-Man Kim, PhD

Associate Professor
Vascular Biology Center & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Medical College of Georgia College of Graduate School
Augusta University

Dr. Kim's Faculty page

Navin K. Kapur, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center
Molecular Cardiology Research Institute

Saumya Das, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Cardiovascular Institute

Dr. Das' Faculty page

Pilar Alcaide, PhD

Associate Professor
Department Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology
Tufts University School of Medicine

Dr. Alcaide's Faculty page

Konstantinos (Costas) Drosatos, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor in Pharmacology
Metabolic Biology Laboratory
Center for Translational Medicine
Center for Metabolic Disease Research
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dr. Drosatos' Faculty page

Michael S. Kapiloff, MD, PhD, FAHA

Dr. Kapiloff's Faculty page

John W. Elrod, PhD

Assistant Professor
Pharmacology Assistant Professor
Center for Translational Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dr. Elrod's Faculty page

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD, FACC

Regenerative Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University

Dr. Wu's Faculty page

Prasanna Krishnamurthy, MVSc, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
School of Medicine and School of Engineering
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Krishnamurthy Faculty page

2015-2016 Immediate Past Chair

Asa Gustafsson, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2014-2015 bcvs early career committee

2014-2015 Chair

Maria Irene Kontaridis, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Department of Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dr. Kontaridis' Faculty page

2014-2015 Vice-Chair

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, FAHA, FAPS

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Director of Heart Branch of the Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Dr. Sadayappan's Faculty page

2014-2015 Members

Donald R. Menick, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Director, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute
Director, Molecular & Cellular Biology & Pathobiology Program

Il-Man Kim, PhD

Associate Professor
Vascular Biology Center & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Medical College of Georgia College of Graduate School
Augusta University

Dr. Kim's Faculty page

Navin K. Kapur, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center
Molecular Cardiology Research Institute

Saumya Das, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Cardiovascular Institute

Dr. Das' Faculty page

Pilar Alcaide, PhD

Associate Professor
Department Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology
Tufts University School of Medicine

Dr. Alcaide's Faculty page

Konstantinos (Costas) Drosatos, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor in Pharmacology
Metabolic Biology Laboratory
Center for Translational Medicine
Center for Metabolic Disease Research
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dr. Drosatos' Faculty page

John W. Elrod, PhD

Assistant Professor
Pharmacology Assistant Professor
Center for Translational Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dr. Elrod's Faculty page

Reza Ardehali, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research
University of California, Los Angeles

Christopher Baines, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor
Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center

Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD

Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow - Division of Cardiology
Research Fellow - Lab of Dr. Gordon F. Tomaselli
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Burns C. Blaxall, PhD FAHA

Professor and Director of Translational Science
The Heart Institute, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

2014-2015 Immediate Past Chair

Asa Gustafsson, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2013-2014 BCVS Early Career Committee

2013-2014 Chair

Asa Gustafsson, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2013-2014 Vice-Chair

Heather S. Duffy, PhD

Director of Research
Center for Arrhythmia Research and Management
University of Utah

2013-2014 Members

Donald R. Menick, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Director, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute
Director, Molecular & Cellular Biology & Pathobiology Program

Aarif Y. Khakoo, MD, MBA

Executive Director Research
Metabolic Disorders
Amgen

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD

Health Sciences Division
Loyola University Chicago

Nicole Purcell, PhD

Asst Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology
University of California, San Diego
Department of Pharmacology

Christopher Baines, PhD
Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center

Zhihua Jiang, MD, PhD

Assistant
Professor Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
University of Florida

Maria Irene Kontaridis, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Department of Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Madhu V. Singh, PhD, MSc

Research Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Iowa

Reza Ardehali, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research
University of California, Los Angeles

Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD

Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow - Division of Cardiology
Research Fellow - Lab of Dr. Gordon F. Tomaselli
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Burns C. Blaxall, PhD, FAHA

Professor and Director of Translational Science
The Heart Institute, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

2012-2013 BCVS Early Career Committee

2012-2013 Chair

Asa Gustafsson, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2012-2013 Vice-Chair

Heather S. Duffy, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School

2012-2013 Members

Donald R. Menick, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Director, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute
Director, Molecular & Cellular Biology & Pathobiology Program

Zhihua Jiang, MD, PhD

Assistant
Professor Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
University of Florida

Aarif Y. Khakoo, MD, MBA

Executive Director Research
Metabolic Disorders
Amgen

Maria Irene Kontaridis, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Department of Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD

Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow - Division of Cardiology
Research Fellow - Lab of Dr. Gordon F. Tomaselli
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

(Fan) Guo-Chang Fan, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics
University of Cincinnati

Burns C. Blaxall, PhD, FAHA

Professor and Director of Translational Science
The Heart Institute, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Madhu V. Singh, PhD, MSc

Research Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Iowa

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD

Health Sciences Division
Loyola University Chicago

Sudhiranjan Gupta, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Institute-Division of Molecular Cardiology

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