CPVB COBRE investigator Alan Morrison, MD, PhD Awarded R01 Study

CPVB COBRE investigator Alan Morrison, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School Brown University, was awarded an R01 titled “Development of Rac-Targeted Therapeutic Strategy for Treatment of Calcific Atherosclerosis”. In July 2016 Dr. Morrison received a 12 month pilot project from the CPVB COBRE and graduated to COBRE investigator June 2017. Dr. Morrison’s R01 study will define the role of macrophage Rac-dependent signaling during inflammatory calcification of atherosclerotic plaque.