Ocean State Research Institute

Stephanie Thorn, MSc, PhD - Noninvasive Imaging of the Right Ventricle
2025-02-21 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Noninvasive Imaging of the Right Ventricle
Presenter: Stephanie Thorn, MSc, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Hongwei Yao, PhD - Metabolic mechanisms of pulmonary vascular remodeling in neonates
2025-02-28 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Metabolic mechanisms of pulmonary vascular remodeling in neonates
﻿Presenter: Hongwei Yao, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Frank Sellke, MD – Update on Improving Myocardial Function and Perfusion with Drugs and Cells
2025-03-07 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Frank Sellke, MD
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Peter Bronk, PhD – Targeting Inflammation and Oxidative Stress to Alleviate Cardiac Arrhythmia Risk in Sickle Cell Disease
2025-03-14 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Peter Bronk, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Joseph Schrader, PhD – Uncovering Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation
2025-03-21 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Joseph Schrader, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Wenliang Song, MD - Harnessing Bioactive Lipids on Lipoproteins to Reduce Residual Cardiometabolic Risk
2025-04-04 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Harnessing Bioactive Lipids on Lipoproteins to Reduce Residual Cardiometabolic Risk
Presenter: Wenliang Song, MD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Alan Morrison, MD, PhD – Reversing the Impact of Aging on Arteriogenesis
2025-04-11 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Reversing the Impact of Aging on Arteriogenesis
Presenter: Alan Morrison, MD, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Ana Mora, MD – Mitochondrial dysfunction at the spotlight of Lung Aging and Disease
2025-04-18 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Mitochondrial dysfunction at the spotlight of Lung Aging and Disease
Presenter: Ana Mora, MD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Ting Zhao, MD, PhD – Function of HDACs and Irisin in Cardiac Protection and Insulin Resistance
2025-04-25 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Function of HDACs and Irisin in Cardiac Protection and Insulin Resistance
Presenter: Ting Zhao, MD, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Adeel Abbasi, MD, ScM – Markers of Complications in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
2025-05-02 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Markers of Complications in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Presenter: Adeel Abbasi, MD, ScM
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Corey Ventetuolo, MD, MS
2025-05-09 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Corey Ventetuolo, MD, MS
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Chris Mantsounga, PhD
2025-05-16 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-14 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Chris Mantsounga, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Havovi Chichger, PhD
2025-05-30 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Havovi Chichger, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Abdulkadir Kiris, MD – Cardiac arrhythmias in Pulmonary Hypertension
2025-09-19 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
﻿Cardiac arrhythmias in Pulmonary Hypertension
Presenter: Abdulkadir Kiris, MD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Andres Pulgarin Rocha, PhD – Role of Microbiome-Derived Butyrate in Attenuating Pulmonary Hypertension-Associated Endothelial Phenotypes
2025-09-26 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Role of Microbiome-Derived Butyrate in Attenuating Pulmonary Hypertension-Associated Endothelial
Phenotypes
Presenter: Andres Pulgarin Rocha, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Kelsey Muir, MD – Sotagliflozin Enhances Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Perfusion in Chronic Myocardial Ischemia
2025-10-03 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Sotagliflozin Enhances Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Perfusion in Chronic Myocardial
Ischemia
Presenter: Kelsey Muir, MD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Kareen Coulombe, PhD – Electromechanical Integration of Engineered Human Myocardium for Heart Regeneration Post-MI
2025-10-17 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Electromechanical Integration of Engineered Human Myocardium for Heart Regeneration Post-MI
Presenter: Kareen Coulombe, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Christopher Moore, PhD – Vasculature as a Unique 'Boundary' Computer that helps Create Adaptive Behavior
2025-10-24 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Vasculature as a Unique ‘Boundary’ Computer that helps Create Adaptive Behavior
Presenter: Christopher Moore, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Maya Cohen, MD
2025-10-31 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Maya Cohen, MD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Chang Liu, PhD
2025-11-07 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Chang Liu, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Richard Clements, PhD
2025-11-21 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Richard Clements, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Zachary Harris, MD
2025-12-05 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Zachary Harris, MD
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Lawler Lab
2025-12-12 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Lawler Lab
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Hongwei Yao, PhD
2025-12-19 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Presenter: Hongwei Yao, PhD
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Peng Zhang, MD, MS – Myocardial energy metabolism in HFpEF and blood bioenergetics biomarker
2026-01-09 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Myocardial energy metabolism in HFpEF and blood bioenergetics biomarker
Presenter: Peng Zhang, MD, MS
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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James Klinger, MD – SOX17 And RUNX1 as Novel Targets for Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
2026-01-16 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
SOX17 And RUNX1 as Novel Targets for Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
Presenter: James Klinger, MD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Jessica Plavicki, PhD – Identifying the development origin of late emerging proepicardial progenitor cells
2026-01-23 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Identifying the development origin of late emerging proepicardial progenitor cells
Presenter: Jessica Plavicki, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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Reza Avaz, PhD – AI-Enabled Quantification of Cardiovascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension
2026-01-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
AI-Enabled Quantification of Cardiovascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension
Presenter: Reza Avaz, PhD
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Yang Zhou, PhD – Immune Responses in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome-associated Lung Disease
2026-02-06 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Immune Responses in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome-associated Lung Disease
Presenter: Yang Zhou, PhD
Location: Providence VA Medical Center (830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908)
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