We are excited to host Dr. Timothy O'Connell from the University of Minnesota, a leading expert in GPCR-mediated cardio protection. He delivered a great presentation focused on the mechanisms by which FFAR4 attenuates ischemic cardiomyopathy at this morning's ground rounds. #cardiosky

Heading to the Society of Toxicology (SOT) conference next week? Looking for a great talk to attend? On Wednesday morning, Dr. Daniel Conklin will give a research talk on his laboratory's most recent findings regarding the cardiovascular impacts of a novel nicotine analogue. #Toxicology #SOT2026

Rounding out Tuesday afternoon at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) conference, Dr. Daniel Conklin will chair a poster session focused on Human Exposure Assessment and Biomonitoring. #Toxicology #SOT2026 @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social @sotoxicology.bsky.social

Also, at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) conference, on Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Petra Haberzettl, will chair a poster session focused on Cardiovascular Toxicology and Hemodynamics. #Toxicology #SOT2026

Next, at the Society of Toxicology conference, on Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Brittany Reynolds, a former PhD student in the Laboratory of Dr. Alex Carll, will present her thesis research showing that beta-blockade prevents e-cigarette-induced arrhythmias during and after pregnancy.#Toxicology#SOT2026

Heading to #SOT2026 next week? On Tuesday, 24, Dr. Petra Haberzettl will chair and present in an exciting session highlighting the novel and underappreciated interactions between diet and the responses to toxicants. #Toxicology

Interested in the vascular impact of 6-Methylnicotine (Metatine™)? 🫀Don't miss Daniel Conklin at #SRNT2026 for a comparison study of Metatine™ vs. nicotine and Spree Bar in vitro. Essential data on this novel analog! 🧪🔬 #TobaccoResearch #NicotineScience #PublicHealth #cardiosky

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧬✨ We celebrate the brilliant female faculty in the Center. From groundbreaking research to inspiring the next generation of scientists, your work is at the heart of our progress. #WomenInScience #cardiosky

Congratulations to Dr. Sophia Sears on her recent appointment to the Early Career Editorial Board for the FASEB Journal. @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social

Congratulations to Ben Doelling of the Baba lab for recently receiving an NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship to examine strategies to reduce maladaptive inflammation in the setting of heart failure. #cardiosky @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social

Congratulations to Brittany Reynolds, Alex Carll, and colleagues on their recent publication in AJP-Heart. This review discusses how e-cigarette constituents and related toxicants disrupt cardiac rhythm and cause arrhythmias. For more details, please see: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41467847/ #cardiosky

We are excited to hear from Dr. Kory Lavine, Director for the Center of Cardiovascular Research at WashU, today. Dr Lavine is presenting as part of the Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Seminar Series, on work from his laboratory focused on understanding cardiac fibrosis. #cardiosky

Congratulations to Helen E. Collins on receiving the 2025 International Union of Physiological Sciences International Early-Stage Faculty Prize for her contributions to Physiology. Read more about the award at www.iups.org/academy/awards #cardiosky

🫀 After MI, the heart is anything but static. Our new @CircRes paper maps temporal, sex-specific, cell-level transcriptomic changes in the murine heart following MI. A resource for the field. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41410034/ GEO: GSE308914 #cardiosky @stevenpjones.bsky.social

On Friday, Drs. Baba, Carll, Collins, Hill, and Nystoriak proudly hooded their latest PhD students. #cardiosky @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social @cardiocarll.bsky.social @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social

Congratulations to Tyler Jobe, a PhD student in the laboratory of Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski, for receiving an AHA Predoctoral Fellowship to examine the metabolic control of neutrophil function. You have a bright future ahead of you. #cardiosky @stevenpjones.bsky.social @uoflenvirome.bsky.social

Congratulations are in order. Last week at the Envirome Annual Awards Gathering, the Center's own, Dr. Yibing Nong, received the Faculty of the Year award, and Ben Doelling, a PhD student, received the Trainee of the Year award. These Awards are extremely well deserved, and we are proud of you both.

This week, Dr. Sophia Sears, Assistant Professor in the Center, will deliver an invited talk as part of the Indiana University School of Medicine Nephrology Divisions' Renal Research Seminar Series.

Congratulations to Richa Singhal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Center, and her collaborators in the Division of Gastroenterology, on their recent publication in Scientific Reports.

Congratulations to Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski, Associate Professor in the Center, on his appointment as a regular standing member of the NIH Integrative Myocardial Physiology/Pathophysiology B (MPPB) Study Section. #cardiosky @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social

Dr. Danielle Little, Jones Lab graduate, had her final paper published from her dissertation. She led a team that deleted the primary hyaluronan-producing gene (Has2) in fibroblasts.

Congratulations to the Center's own, Lianay Gutierrez Luque and Tyler Jobe, for their excellent presentation this week at #SfRBM25. We are proud of you both. Keep up the great work!

Today at #SfRBM25

Today at #SfRBM25

Today at #SfRBM25

Hot on the heels of his mentor, Tyler Jobe, a graduate student in Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski's laboratory, will present his thesis research on metabolic remodeling in neutrophils derived from emergency granulopoiesis, at #SfRBM25 on Friday in Session 6. #cardiosky

In Session 6 at #SfRBM25 on Friday, Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski will present recent findings from his laboratory on the underappreciated role that mitochondria play in emergency granulopoiesis and the immune response. #cardiosky

On Friday, Dr. Bradford Hill will chair Session 6: The Extraordinary Reach of Metabolism: From Redox Regulation to (Patho) physiology in the Presidential Ballroom at #SfRBM25. #cardiosky @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social

Happening right now. Our Center Director, Dr. Steven Jones, is presenting an online seminar for the International Society of Hyaluronan Sciences. This seminar focuses on his laboratory's most recent work on understanding the contribution of Hyaluronan in Ventricular Remodeling. #cardiosky

On Thursday at #SfRBM25, Lianay Gutierrez Luque, a graduate student in Dr. Bradford Hill's laboratory, will present her research on the role of metabolic remodeling in fibroblast differentiation and function as part of both a poster session and a featured poster symposium. #cardiosky

Also, Monday morning at #AHA25, our Center Director, Dr. Steven Jones, will moderate a digital poster session on molecular mechanisms in cardiac regeneration #cardiosky

On Monday morning at #AHA25, Ben Doelling, a graduate student in the Baba lab, will present his second digital moderated poster of the conference on the beneficial effects of beta-alanine supplementation in HFpEF #cardiosky

On Sunday afternoon at #AHA25, Ben Doelling, a graduate student in the Baba lab, will present a digital moderated poster on the role of histidyl dipeptides in heart failure. #cardiosky

Also, happening on Saturday afternoon at #AHA25 is the Melvin L. Marcus Early Career Investigator Competition, featuring rising stars in the field. Dr. Collins, a new member of the Marcus Committee, will serve as one of the judges for the session. #cardiosky

On Saturday afternoon at #AHA25, the newly minted Dr. Mamata Chaudhari, will present a digital moderated poster on her thesis studies related to the protective effects of carnosine on muscle function during heart failure. #cardiosky

If you want to keep up with all the happenings of the Center Faculty and Trainees, and all of the exciting science at #AHA25, keep up with Drs. Collins and Gibb, early-career faculty in the Center, who will be serving as social media ambassadors for the conference #cardiosky

On Saturday morning at #AHA25, Dr. Daniel Conklin will present a poster from his laboratory on the role of the novel nicotine analog, 6-methylnicotine, in the vasculature. #cardiosky

For those making a list of events to attend at #AHA25 this week, Dr. Bradford Hill will be moderating this important session on innovative therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular health on Friday afternoon. #cardiosky

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Mamata Chaudhari, who successfully defended her PhD this morning. We are proud of your hard work and accomplishments. In January, Mamata will join the laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Kirk at the University of Chicago as a postdoctoral fellow. #cardiosky

Today, we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Anthony Rosenzweig, Director of the Stanley and Judith Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health at the University of Michigan. He will be presenting recent work from his laboratory examining age-related pathways in heart failure. #cardiosky

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Brittany Reynolds, who successfully defended her PhD this morning. We are proud of you and look forward to all the great things you will do in your upcoming postdoctoral studies. #cardiosky

Recent interview about cardiopulmonary risks of vaping: UofL scientist and physician discuss the health effects of e-cigarettes Q&A with Alex Carll and Rodrigo Cavallazzi @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @cardiometabosci.bsky.social @ciehs.bsky.social www.uoflnews.com/section/scie...

Yesterday, we celebrated the recent success of Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski, who was awarded a five-year NIH R01 grant to study how specific types of neutrophils shape the wound healing response after MI. This award marks the start of a new chapter in our understanding of the failing heart.

Congratulations to Dr. Nong for his contributions to this new collaborative review article published in iScience. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #cardiosky

New publication from the Sansbury lab. This study shows that the ALX/FPR2 signaling axis is necessary for red blood cell homeostasis and that LXA4 activation is important for red pulp macrophage response to acute erythroid stress.

Hot off the press! This latest publication from the Haberzettl lab shows that female mice are protected against cardiometabolic PM2.5 toxicity, possibly by preventing PM2.5-induced pulmonary oxidative stress. physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814...

Don’t go vaping my heart, especially when pregnant💨 🫀🤰 Want to know why? Find out more in the latest publication by the Alex Carll, PhD, lab in AJP-Heart, led by PhD student, Brittany Reynolds. journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Using a robust preclinical rat model of HFpEF, Dr. Andrew Gibb and colleagues identified disruptions in mitochondrial function and metabolism as key contributors to HFpEF pathophysiology. Check out the research manuscript and accompanying editorial out now in #JACCBTS. #cardiosky

Today, we have the distinct pleasure of welcoming Dr. Mattia Quattrocelli to the Center. This morning, during his visit, Dr. Quattrocelli presented recent work from his lab examining the relationship between the circadian clock, glucocorticoid receptor, and striated muscle biology. #cardiosky

Does exercise give the kidneys a run for their money? 🏃‍➡️ 🫘 Want to know? Check out the latest publication in AJP-Renal from the laboratory of Dr. Sophia Sears. #kidneysky #renalsky #exercisesky @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social @apspublications.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social