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CPVB COBRE Vision

Effective therapies for blood vessel diseases, based on mechanistic understanding.

CPVB COBRE Mission

This vision will be accomplished through research of a group of outstanding investigators who are using cutting edge tools to understand diseases of the blood vessels.

Strategy

Strengthening and broadening of the CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology (CPVB) COBRE will provide the basis for new scientific collaborations, better understanding of blood vessel diseases, and improved treatments.

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Meet the Investigators

Principal/Junior Investigators

Sean Monaghan, MD

Sean Monaghan, MD

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jessica-plavicki

Jessica Plavicki, PhD

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Alan Morrison, MD, PhD

Alan Morrison, MD, PhD

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Yang Zhou, PhD

Yang Zhou, PhD

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Hongwei Yao, PhD

Hongwei Yao, PhD

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Graduated Investigators

corey-ventetuolo

Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MS

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peng-zhang

Peng Zhang, MD, MS

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Qing-Lu

Qing Lu, DVM, PhD

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ruhul-abid

Ruhul Abid, MD

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Kudos

Jamila H Siamwala, PhD receives $310,000 for Neurovascular Aging Phenotypes of Alzheimer's Disease and Progeria project

Jamila Siamwala, PhD, Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology (MPPB), received $310,000 in response to "NOT-AG-18-008 Alzheimer's Disease and its related Dementias (AD/ADRD)-focused Administrative supplements for NIH grants that are not focused on Alzheimer's disease" announcement. Her project is titled "Neurovascular Aging Phenotypes of Alzheimer's Disease and Progeria: Focus on Inflammation and Blood Brain Barrier." Dr. Siamwala is a CPVB COBRE pilot project investigator. Her COBRE project is titled "Right Ventricular Fibrosis from PAH is Dependent on Macrophage IL-1b Signaling."
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Funding Opportunities

CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)

Anticipated start date is June 1, 2019.
Faculty or senior post-doctoral fellows on the cusp of faculty appointment at a Rhode Island academic institution are eligible to apply.
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Events

2019 Rhode Island IDeA symposium
2018 Rhode Island IDeA symposium

Hongwei Yao, PhD – Pentose phosphate pathway controls endothelial cell proliferation during hyperoxic lung injury

October 18 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence

Jessica Plavicki, PhD

November 1 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence

Carolyn Calfee, MD

November 4 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmBrown University Medical School

Sean Monaghan, MD

November 15 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence

Ping Wang, MD

December 2 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmBrown University Medical School

Alejandro R. Chade, MD, FAHA

December 13 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence