Cami Johnson, Laboratory Manager
Education:
- Postdoctoral Fellow: University of California, San Diego
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering: Vanderbilt University
- BS in Biological and Agricultural Engineering: Louisiana State University
Current Interests: 5-HT2B receptor antagonism to ablate abnormal collagen production and dermal thickening in scleroderma. Pulmonary artery banding and right ventricular systolic pressure expert.
Email: cami.johnson316@gmail.com
Caleb Snider, Research Assistant Professor
Education:
- Postdoctoral Fellow: Washington University in St. Louis
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering: Vanderbilt University
- BS in Biomedical Engineering: University of South Carolina
Current Interests: Translational approaches to limiting fibrosis in acute and chronic kidney disease through CDH11. Interrogating the role of 5-HT2B in cardiovascular remodeling.
Email: john.c.snider@vanderbilt.edu
Lin Zhong, Research Assistant Professor
Education:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Northwestern University
- Internal Medicine Residency: Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University
- MD, PhDl: Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University
Current Interests: Inflammatory mechanisms and anti-inflammatory therapy in vein graft disease
Email: lin.zhong@vumc.org
David Armstrong, Postdoctoral Fellow
Education:
- Cardiology Fellowship: VUMC
- Internal Medicine Residency: University of Toronto
- Medical School: University of Toronto
- BSc, MSc, PhD: Queen’s University
Current Interests: Novel anfi-fibrotic therapies for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Email: david.w.armstrong@vumc.org
James Hayes, Postdoctoral Fellow
Education:
- PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology: Vanderbilt University
- MS in Cell Signaling and Immunology: Middle Tennessee State University
- BS in Biomedical Engineering: University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Current Interests: Pathological remodeling in cardiac disease
Email: james.b.hayes@vanderbilt.edu
William Livingston, Doctoral Candidate
Education: BS in Bioengineering, Biotechnology: University of California, San Diego
Current Interests: 5-HT2B receptor antagonism as a therapeutic for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Email: william.b.livingston@vanderbilt.edu
Angela Totoro, Doctoral Candidate
Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Current Interests: Mitral regurgitation as an overexpression of 5-HT2B via SERT inhibition
Email: angela.m.totoro@vanderbilt.edu
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