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Vision

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

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 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

CPVB COBRE investigator Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MS Awarded $3.7M for R01 Study

Congratulations to CPVB COBRE investigator Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MS (Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University), who hasa been awarded $3.7M R01 from the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute for proposed research on "Effects of DHEA in Pulmonary Hypertension (DIPH)".
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News

CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology Center

VA Cardiopulmonary Research Center of Excellence Renewed

The National Institute for General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health awarded the CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, a renewal grant of $10 million July 20, 2018, through the Ocean State Research Institute, or OSRI.
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Events

2018 Rhode Island IDeA symposium

Jessica Plavicki

November 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence

Min-Jong Kang, MD, PhD – Mitochondrial innate immunity in the pathogenesis of pulmonary disorders

November 30 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence

Patty Lee, MD – Lung Endothelial Innate Immunity & Senescence

December 3 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmBrown University Medical School

Jessica Alber, PhD

December 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence

Alan Morrison, MD

January 11, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence

Qing Lu

January 25, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmVA Hospital – Providence
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