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.

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.

A key Image from this publication, led by Collin Wells, a former PhD student of the Hill lab, made the September cover of JMCC www.jmcc-online.com/article/S002...

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

Next week, we will welcome Dr. Mattia Quattrocelli, Assistant Professor from Cincinnati Children's, to our weekly Center conference. Dr. Quattrocelli will present recent work from his laboratory focused on the role of the Carnosine Clock in Aging. We are looking forward to his visit! #cardiosky

Congratulations to Ben Doelling, a biochemistry and Molecular Genetics PhD student in the laboratory of Dr. Shahid Baba, for receiving an NIH F31 Fellowship. This project will examine the Biochemical Silencing of Maladaptive Inflammation in Heart Failure. #cardiosky

If you live in Louisville, you might be able to help us investigate the impact of urban green spaces on human health. We're looking for healthy adult volunteers between the ages of 18-75. If you're interested in learning more about the study, contact us at [email protected].

Our 5th Annual Trainee Day was a huge success! We packed it with professional development: pitches, posters, interviews, and a "Shark Tank" scientific pitch. Congrats to all winners: Brittany Reynolds, Ilaria Ferrari, Jonah Stephan, Jamila Makhloufi, Caitlin Howard, and the winning pitch team!

Be sure to check out these 3 Center faculty and trainee events and presentations happening today at #BCVS25. #cardiosky @ahascience.bsky.social @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social

Be sure to check out the Center faculty and trainee presentations happening today at #BCVS25. #cardiosky @ahascience.bsky.social @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social

Heading to the poster session on day 2 of #BCVS25? Interested in sex differences? Caitlin Howard, from the laboratory of Dr. Steven Jones, will present her second poster of the week, highlighting sex-dependent differences in cardiac fibroblast biology. #cardiosky @stevenpjones.bsky.social

The second poster presentation from the Center, to be given on the opening day of #BCVS25, will be presented by Caitlin Howard, a PhD student in the lab of Dr. Steven Jones. She will discuss the impact of fibroblast-derived hyaluronan in ventricular remodeling. #cardiosky @stevenpjones.bsky.social

Next up on the opening day at #BCVS25, we have three Center poster presentations. The first of these will be presented by Ilaria Ferrari, an MD/PhD student, in Dr. Steve Jones’s lab. She will present on the impact of voluntary exercise on post-MI remodeling. #cardiosky @stevenpjones.bsky.social

For those making a list of talks and posters to attend at #BCVS25 next week, the Center's first presentation will be delivered by Dr. Collins, who will present on metabolic changes in the maternal heart and the implications for pregnancy-associated cardiovascular disease. #cardiosky

If you are in the Waterdown, ON area, stop in for a car wash & support a business that doesn't back down from the fragile homophobes. What better way to celebrate #Pride2025 than to patronize businesses that stand up against hate? www.chch.com/chch-news/ma...

Helping to raise awareness for women’s cardiovascular health at the 2025 Kentuckiana AHA Go Red For Women Luncheon @ahascience.bsky.social

Missed the deadline? Plot twist: You didn't! Deadlines extended! 🗓️ #AHA25 & #ReSS25 abstracts now due 6/9 at 10am ET. Award applications due 6/9 at 7pm ET. Submit here: 🔹 AHA: bit.ly/2025Extension 🔹 ReSS: bit.ly/ReSSExtension @ahascience.bsky.social #CardioSky

Ever wondered how cardiac substrate utilization impacts exercise capacity? If so, check out this new paper in Circ Res, led by Kara Gouwens in the Center. This work shows that cardiac ketone body oxidation is required for hyperketonemia-induced increases in exercise performance. #cardiosky

Congratulations to Dr. Pena Calderin, Dr. Jason Hellmann, and the rest of the team for this new publication in ATVB. This work suggests that a high-fat diet reduces the pro-resolving effects of exercise in adipose tissue through the reduction in catecholamine biosynthesis. #cardiosky

🚨 Calling all #EarlyCareer scientists! 🔬 Want to dive into cutting-edge –omics research? Join top experts from UCSanDiego, UWMadison, UIowa, CedarsSinai + more! 🗓️ Wed, May 7 | 3–4:15pm EST 🎟️ Free with AHA membership 👉 bit.ly/BCVSEC #CardioTwitter @AHAScience

I am so very proud of Avery. They have worked so hard and diligently during their bioengineering cooperative student placement in my lab. I am also super happy to welcome them back to the lab as masters student. Everyone needs an Avery in their lab. Looking forward to seeing you get another award

Today, we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Cat Makarewich from Cincinnati Children’s. She will be presenting recent work from her laboratory focused on discovering and understanding the biological roles of micropeptides in the heart.

Cardiology PDs, take note for a couple of years from now…this talented clinician-scientist in training:

A role for protein aggregates in heart failure? This issue’s cover features work from Abhinav Diwan & team on protein aggregation in the post–myocardial infarction myocardium: buff.ly/E679dLE

More than 40 years after Mr. Dugas' death, Secretary Kennedy looks to undo decades of HIV/AIDS progress by gutting the HHS Office of Infectious Diseases & HIV Policy. Sadly, not surprising given that RFK Jr denies the science linking HIV & AIDS. www.yahoo.com/news/breakin...

Well done, Sophie. After all, how could we have a good Center for Cardiometabolic Science without a talented kidney PI?

Thank you again for the opportunity to present and the great feedback and suggestions you all provided. It will vastly enhance my upcoming research plans and collaborations

Looking forward to this opportunity to present and get feedback at the ZOOMing in on preeclampsia seminar series next week. Understanding pregnancy-associated cardiac adaptations is of the utmost importance for reducing cardiovascular disease during pregnancy and preventing CVD later in life.

This afternoon at #SOT25, Dr. Dan Conklin and his former summer student, Pierce Bergin, will be presenting work on the effects of air pollution and hypertension on cardiovascular remodeling. @sotoxicology.bsky.social

Today at #SOT25, Dr. Petra Haberzettl, a faculty member in the Center, will present work from her laboratory on the effects of air pollution on circadian rhythms and metabolic health. @sotoxicology.bsky.social

The Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto has a faculty opening for a full-time tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor. 🗓️ Applications due April 22, 2025 #FacultyJobs #Nutrition #Academia jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Tomorrow morning at #SOT25, Dr. Daniel Conklin, a faculty member in the Center, will present work from his laboratory on sex-dependent changes in the vasculature in response to e-cigarettes. @sotoxicology.bsky.social

We are hiring our next Department Head. If interested, you will be joining a great team of committed researchers and teachers. 👇 www.med.ubc.ca/careers/admi...

Don’t forget to submit your great cardiovascular science to #BCVS25. The abstract submission deadline has been extended to March 19th and there are many categories to submit to! @ahascience.bsky.social

In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Today, we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Eric Small from the University of Rochester. He will be presenting recent work from his laboratory focused on understanding mechanisms contributing to cardiac remodeling and fibrosis.

Congratulations to Jonah Stephan, a graduate student in Dr. Wysoczynski’s laboratory, and the rest of the team, on their newest publication. This work shows that neutrophil-derived chitinase-3-like-1 exacerbates inflammation and remodeling after MI.

Congratulations to Danielle Little, a PhD student in Dr. Steven Jones’ laboratory, and the rest of the team on their recent paper highlighting the definitive role of cardiac fibroblasts in hyaluronan production. @stevenpjones.bsky.social

Today, the Center has the distinct pleasure of hosting Dr. Junco Warren from Virginia Tech. She will be presenting work from her laboratory linking Smyd1/Perm1 to mitochondrial metabolism and cardiac contraction.

Black History Month Spotlight: A pioneering scientist and inventor, Carver developed over 300 peanut-based products and promoted crop rotation to improve farming. He was the first Black American honored with a national monument. His work changed agriculture forever. #BlackHistoryMonth #Blacksky 🖤

We need to make pregnancy and the postpartum period safe for all women. Currently, maternal mortality rates are at an all time high in the US. In order to make things safer, we need more funding, research, and representation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39832282/

🚨🫀🔬 Little et al reveal cardiac fibroblasts as major producers of high molecular weight hyaluronan post-heart attack heart ❤️‍🩹 Driven by HAS2- this ECM component accumulates but doesn’t impact fibroblast function 👉 journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1... #CardioSky #Physiology #Science

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Daniel Nguyen, an MD/PhD student from Dr. Bradford Hill's laboratory, who successfully defended his PhD this morning. We are proud of you and your bright future as a clinician-scientist. @danielnguyen94.bsky.social

@5footscientist.bsky.social @seanmwu.bsky.social @barefieldlab.bsky.social @chifungleephd.bsky.social @arianneinthelab.bsky.social @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social @stevenpjones.bsky.social @tomonroe.bsky.social @hanzhumd.bsky.social

NIH funding supports 2900 jobs and has an economic impact of $549 million per year in Kentucky

Beyond ketosis: the search for the mechanism underlying SGLT2-inhibitor benefit continues: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/187097 Justin H. Berger and Brian N. Finck comment on Goedeke et al. (https://www.jci.org/articles/view/176708)

Congratulations to Mamata Chaudhari (Baba lab), Benjamin Doelling (Baba lab), and Caitlin Howard (Jones lab; @stevenpjones.bsky.social) in the Center for all receiving American Heart Association (@ahascience.bsky.social) Predoctoral Fellowships. Way to go!

Congratulations to Brittany Reynolds in Dr. Alex Carll’s lab in the Center on receiving first place in the CIEHS PhD Candidate Poster Competition for her thesis work examining the impact of e-cigarettes on maternal cardiovascular physiology and arrhythmia risk