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Leonard M. Anderson, Ph.D. , Cardiovascular genomics; Vascular smooth muscle cell fate determination from pluripotent stem cells. landerson@msm.edu

Mohamed A. Bayorh, Ph.D. , Cardiovascular, neurochemical, and signal transduction pathways in the action of polyunsaturated fatty acids, vasoactive substances, and drugs of abuse. mbayorh@msm.edu

Aurelian Bidulescu, M.D., Ph.D., Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and abdominal obesisty. Ethnic health disparities abidulescu@msm.edu

Margaret Colden-Stanfield, Ph.D. , Cardiovascular pharmacology; membrane biophysics; immunology; leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions; pathogen-endothelial cell interactions. mstanfield@msm.edu

Byron Ford, Ph.D. , Cellular and molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis, neuroprotection, and stroke. bford@msm.edu

Minerva Garcia-Barrio, Ph.D. , Molecular biology. Regulation of gene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. mgarcia-barrio@msm.edu

Gary Gibbons, M.D., , Regulation of vascular remodeling. ggibbons@msm.edu

Sandra Harris-Hooker, Ph.D., , Loss of endothelial cells and intimal proliferation of smooth muscle in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. sharris-hooker@msm.edu

Rigobert Lapu-Bula, M.D., Ph.D., , Echocardiography. rlapu@msm.edu

Deborah A. Lyn, Ph.D. , Genetic markers and mechanisms associated with a susceptibility to cardiovascular and infectious diseases. dlyn@msm.edu

Shobu Namura, M.D., Ph.D. , Cerebrovascular functions and their sequelae after stroke. snamura@msm.edu

Elizabeth Ofili, M.D., M.P.H. , Ethnic disparities in cardiovascular health. Clinical research. eofili@msm.edu

Qing Song, M.D., Ph.D. , Molecular mechanisms of genetic susceptibility to cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes. qsong@msm.edu

Myrtle Thierry-Palmer, Ph.D. , Vitamin D metabolism and function; calcium endocrine system, salt sensitivity, space biology. mthierry-palmer@msm.edu

Verna Welch, Ph.D., Gender, geographic, racial and social determinants of cardiovascular outcomes; and the underlying mechanisms linking risk factors to cardiovascular disease. vwelch@msm.edu

Evan F. Williams, Ph.D. , Role of nucleoside transporters in cardiovascular function, ocular purinergic systems. ewilliams@msm.edu

Qinglin Yang, Ph.D. , Molecular mechanisms of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure using cardiac-specific transgenesis, molecular and cell biology and cardiac pathophysiology. qyang@msm.edu

Xueying Zhao, Ph.D., Epoxygenase metabolites and endothelial dysfunction. xzhao@msm.edu