Morgan D Salmon

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Research Assistant Professor, Surgery, Medical School
University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine
Cardiac Surgery
2800 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
[email protected]
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Morgan D Salmon
Morgan Salmon headshot
Research Assistant Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Research Associate
      University of Virginia Health System, Department of Surgery, Charlottesville, United States
      2012 - 2013
      Postdoctoral Research
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, United States
      2008 - 2012
      Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    • Center Member
      Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health

    Research Overview

    Aortic aneurysms(AAAs) represent the 15th cause of death and currently have no medical treatment therapy. My interests include studying the roles of DNA and RNA epigenetic regulation of smooth muscle cells and macrophages in aortic aneurysm growth and rupture.

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    • https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/cardiac-surgery/morgan-salmon-phd
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    • Journal Article
      P147. Parkin-Dependent Mitophagy in Adipose Tissue promotes Aortic Aneurysm Growth
      Patil R, Kazaleh M, Fu K, Ailawadi G, Salmon M. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2026 Apr 26; 171 (4): s283 DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.03.372
    • Journal Article
      Aging-Associated Nox4-Mediated Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species and DNA Damage Promote Vascular Cell Reprogramming and Aortic Remodeling in Abdominal Aneurysms.
      Vendrov AE, Chamon JSF, Levin J, Hayami T, Madamanchi C, Salmon M, Madamanchi NR. J Am Heart Assoc, 2026 Mar 3; 15 (5): e044949 DOI:10.1161/JAHA.125.044949
      PMID: 41717931
    • Preprint
      Aging-Associated Nox4-Mediated Mitochondrial ROS and DNA Damage Promote Vascular Cell Reprogramming and Aortic Remodeling in Abdominal Aneurysms
      Vendrov AE, Chamon J, Levin J, Hayami T, Madamanchi C, Salmon M, Madamanchi NR. 2025 Jul 16; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2025.07.09.664017
    • Journal Article
      Abstract Tu0004: Strain and Sex Dependent Differences in the gut microbiome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
      kazaleh M, Gioscia-Ryan R, Millar J, Hawkins R, Ailawadi G, Salmon M. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 2025 Jun 22; 45 (Suppl_1): atu0004 - atu0004. DOI:10.1161/atv.45.suppl_1.tu0004
    • Journal Article
      Senolytic treatment attenuates immune cell infiltration without improving IAV outcomes in aged mice
      Luna A, Chou KN, Wragg KM, Worley MJ, Paruchuri N, Zhou X, Blin MG, Moore BB, Salmon M, Goldstein DR, Deng JC. Aging Cell, 2025 Apr 1; 24 (4): DOI:10.1111/acel.14437
      PMID: 39754380
    • Journal Article
      Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Cardiovascular Diseases
      Patil R, Wang H, Kazaleh M, Ailawadi G, Salmon M. Pharmaceuticals, 2025 Jan 1; 18 (1): DOI:10.3390/ph18010112
    • Journal Article
      Deficiency in the mitophagy mediator Parkin accelerates murine skin allograft rejection
      Wragg KM, Worley MJ, Deng JC, Salmon M, Goldstein DR. American Journal of Transplantation, 2024 Dec 1; 24 (12): 2174 - 2186. DOI:10.1016/j.ajt.2024.08.005
      PMID: 39142471
    • Preprint
      Deficiency of mitophagy mediator Parkin in aortic smooth muscle cells exacerbates abdominal aortic aneurysm.
      Wang H, Kazaleh M, Gioscia-Ryan R, Millar J, Temprano-Sagrera G, Wood S, Van Den Bergh F, Blin MG, Wragg KM, Luna A, Hawkins RB, Soleimanpour SA, Sabater-Lleal M, Shu C, Beard DA, Ailawadi G, Deng JC, Goldstein DR, Salmon M. 2025 Jan 29; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2024.10.30.621201