Cardiovascular

Investigator	Expertise
Z. Ashraf, CC Publications	Endothelial progenitor cells, vascular gene regulation, and lipid metabolism
A. Askari, UHCMC Publications	Myocardial vascular repair
S. Bhakta, CWRU, UHCMC Publications	Cardiovascular stem cell therapy
M. Costa, CWRU, UHCMC Publications	Stenting and vascular study of diabetic patients
H. Das, OSU Publications	Regulating factors involved in inflammation activation and cardiomyocytes
R. Deans, Athersys Publications	MAPCs for myocardial regeneration
P. DiCorleto, CC Publications	Endothelial cell function, vascular cell signaling/gene expression
Y. Elgudin, CWRU, UHCMC Publications	Circulatory support, biological tissue substitutes and tissue engineering
S. Ellis, CC Publications	Stenting, therapeutic angiogenesis and coronary revascularization
N. Greco, CWRU, UHCMC Publications	AC133 umbilical cord blood derived stem cells for angiogenesis
M. Jain, CWRU, UHCMC Publications	Regulating factors involved in antithrombotic endothelial surfaces
K. Laurita, CWRU, MetroHealth Publications	Cell therapy for sudden cardiac death
N. Moldovan, OSU Publications	Cellular cooperation, plasticity and biomechanical factors in angiogenesis
J. Navia, CC Publications	Heart disease and surgical techniques
P. Parsons, NASA Publications	Measurement of blood vessel growth and remodeling
M. Penn, CC Publications	Myocardial regeneration and repair
R. Perry, Athersys Publications	MAPCs for myocardial regeneration
V. Pompili, OSU Publications	Myocardial vascular repair
D. Ramirez-Bergeron, CWRU Publications	Role of hypoxia in cardiovascular development
D. Simon, Case, UHCMC Publications	Developing new approaches to targeting restenosis of arteries
N. Smedira, CC Publications	Heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices
K. Tamama, OSU Publications	MSC biology, self-renewal, hypoxic condition
A. Ting, Athersys Publications	MAPCs for myocardial regeneration
W. Van’t Hof, Athersys Publications	MAPCs for myocardial regeneration
H. von Recum, CWRU Publications	Tissue engineering blood vessels

CC = Cleveland Clinic, CWRU = Case Western Reserve University, OSU = The Ohio State University, UHCMC = University Hospitals Case Medical Center