Michigan Biology Of Cardiovascular Aging
Educating and training junior faculty and future leaders to run cutting-edge research is at the heart of M-BoCA.
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M-BOCA VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES
"From Raw RNA-seq Data to Gene Expression Matrix: Exploratory Analysis and Machine Learning Applications"
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm
Rong Tian, MD, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, and Bioengineering
Director of Mitochondria and Metabolism Center
University of Washington
A multidisciplinary science program to foster research collaborations, mentoring, networking, and education in the area of aging and cardiovascular disease via monthly public lecture series, visiting speakers, an annual symposium, and more.
Join us for the next M-BoCA Virtual Seminar, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 from 1:00pm-2:00pm featuring Rong Tian, MD, PhD presenting with the title "Mitochondria and Cardiac Remodeling in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction". Please see the meeting information below.
Join us via Zoom.
Meet our Biostatistician
Liu Liu, PhD
I provide bioinformatics consulting for collaborators working across regenerative biology, cellular reprogramming, functional genomics, and translational biomedical research.
My background combines 10+ years of work in cardiac regeneration, fibroblast reprogramming, iPSC differentiation, single-cell omics, computational biology, and AI/ML for therapeutic discovery.
I help investigators translate biological and clinical questions into analytical strategies, reproducible workflows, and interpretable results across transcriptomic, clinical, immune-profiling, and other high-dimensional datasets.
My consulting work supports study design, data analysis, candidate prioritization, and manuscript- and grant-ready scientific outputs, with particular strength in projects involving cell-state conversion, perturbation biology, and regenerative systems.
Cutting-Edge Research at the Heart of M-BoCA
Lecture Series Schedule
Explore groundbreaking insights into cardiovascular health from esteemed experts, unraveling the mysteries of heart function, disease mechanisms, and innovative therapies.
Annual MBoCA Symposium
Each year M-BoCA hosts a large-scale symposium to bring even greater cardiovascular and aging collaboration to the University of Michigan. This year's symposium will be held on Friday, October 2nd in the Danto Auditorium at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center. Our keynote speaker is Filip Swirski, PhD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. His talk will be "Inter-Organ Communication and Cardiovascular Health". Email Bruce Skinner at [email protected] for more information and how to register.
A Multidisciplinary Science Program
Featured News and Events
Rong Tian, MD, PhD, will present, "Mitochondria and Cardiac Remodeling in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction"
Liu Liu, PhD, Will Present a Mini-Symposium, “From Raw RNA-seq Data to Gene Expression Matrix: Exploratory Analysis and Machine Learning Applications”
