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Winter 2026
Greenfield Awards
Monday, April 27, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Oscar Moreno, M.D.: Conrad Jobst Postdoc Research Fellow in Vascular Surgery
Luciano Delbono, M.D.: Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident
Andrew Huang, M.D.: Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident
Nate Parchment, M.D.: Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Brennan Callow: M.D. Candidate
Sam Buckley: Research Assistant
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Safety NETs: Targeting Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Treatment of Sepsis
Monday, April 20, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Kandace Gollomp, M.D.
Attending Physician and Instructor of Pediatric Hematology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Platelets as TGF-β1 Donors, Fibroblasts as TGFβRII Targets: A Cellular Cascade Driving Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Monday, April 13, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Phillip Owens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati
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Sickle Cell Disease- A vascular biology perspective
Monday, April 6, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Phillip Owens, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
UNC School of Medicine, Pathology and Lab Medicine
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Anna Dahlgreen: Identification of the role of SEL1L in platelet function
Fancisco Torres-Torres: Mitochondrial Function and Quality Control Influence Microglial Polarization Following Oxygen and Glucose Deprivation and BzATP Exposure
Monday, March 23, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
T-32 Post Doc: Anna Dahlgreen
T-32 Post Doc: Anna Dahlgreen
University of Michigan
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Untangling NETs: Insights from Antiphospholipid Syndrome to the General Population
Monday, March 16, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Yu (Ray) Zuo, Ph.D.
Edward T and Ellen K Dryer Early Career Professor of Rheumatology
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Program Associate Director
University of Michigan
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The Importance of Context: Inflammatory Exudates in Cardiovascular Health and Disease
Monday, March 9, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Priyan Weerappuli, Ph.D.
Adjunct Research Investigator, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
University of Michigan
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Pathological dialogue between the Lung and the Aorta: molecular and cellular cross-talks in vascular disease
Monday, March 2, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Bhama Ramkhelawon, Ph.D.
Florence and Joseph Ritorto Associate Professor of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Director, Vascular Surgery Scientific Research
NYU Langone Health
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Capitalizing on the Vascular Response to Thrombosis in Veins and Capillaries
Monday, February 23, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Colin Evans, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
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TMEM65 and sodium-calcium exchange: towards a new model of cardiomyocyte mitochondrial calcium efflux
Monday, February 16, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Joanne Garbincius, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, MM Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Michigan
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Engineering Myocardial Tissues for Cardiac Repair and Disease Modeling
Monday, February 9, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Brendon Baker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan
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Harnessing platelet extracellular vesicles for precision plasma therapy
Monday, February 2, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Kalev Freeman, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Vermont
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Idea to Women's Health: Innovation in Medicine
Monday, January 26, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Michigan
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Fast computational models for cardiac and circulatory dynamics
Monday, January 12, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM
Timothy W. Secomb, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physiology
University of Arizona
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Fall 2025
TBD
Monday, December 15, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Scott J. Denstaedt, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
University of Michigan
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TBD
Monday, December 8, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Yuliya Tipograf, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan
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Applications for Image-based Digital Twins of the Heart
Monday, December 1, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
David Nordsletten, DPhil
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan
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The Dual Faces of Factor V: Mechanisms, Clinical Consequences, and Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities
Monday, November 17, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Rodney M. Camire, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Shaping New Perspectives on Disease Lessons from Clinical Routine and Research
Monday, October 27, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Jeanette Schulz-Menger, M.D.
Cardiologist, Charité /University of Medicine Berlin and Helios, Germany
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Estimated response in myocardial energy demand predicts response to therapy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Monday, October 20, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Daniel Beard, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
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Fishing for new diagnostics and therapeutics targeting blood and cardiovascular disorders
Monday, October 13, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Jordan Shavit, M.D., Ph.D.
Mala and Henry Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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Glycomimetic Antagonist of E-selectin Stabilizes Plaques and Mitigates Splenic HSC Activation and Myelopoiesis Post Myocardial Infarction
Monday, October 6, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
John L. Magnani, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions
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Targeting 12-LOX-Mediated Inflammation: A Novel Therapeutic Approach for HFpEF
Monday, September 22, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Anand Prakash Singh, Ph.D.
Research Investigator, Internal Medicine, Medical School
University of Michigan
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Metabolite-driven epigenetic regulation in heart repair
Monday, September 15, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM
Zhong Wang, Ph.D.
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan
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