Several of the faculty and trainees from the center presented their latest cutting-edge cardiovascular research at last week's International Society for Heart Research-North American section meeting in Minnesota. It was a great meeting for all. #ISHRNAS2026 #cardiosky

First on Sunday morning, Drs. Helen Collins and Andrew Gibb will be moderating the oral presentations for the Early Career Investigator (ECI) Symposium Session in Lakeshore between 8 and 11. Come check out the session and the awesome lineup of 12 rising stars from the ECI community. #ISHRNAS #ECI

Next on Sunday, Dr. Helen Collins will serve as a panel participant on the Early Career and Mid-Career Investigator Career Development Panel in the Lakeshore room between noon and 1 pm. This is a must for Trainees and fellow ECIs attending ISHR who would like advice on navigating academia.

First, Bradford Hill (pictured) will discuss recent findings from his lab examining the metabolic control of myocardial perfusion in exercise and aging. @uoflenvirome.bsky.social @uoflmedicine.bsky.social

Next, Dr. Andrew Gibb (pictured) will present in the Cardiac Metabolomics Session in the Lakeshore room at ISHR-NAS 2026 (Session 4; scheduled between 11:30 and 1 pm). Come hear his exciting studies related to targeting glutamine metabolism as a novel nexus in cardiometabolic health and disease.

Making your list of posters to visit at ISHR-NAS on Monday, June 1? Avery Kendall (pictured), an MEng Student in the laboratory of Dr. Helen Collins, will present her thesis work on changes in the maternal cardiac extracellular matrix during pregnancy and the postpartum period (Poster #155).

Planning your agenda for Tuesday, June 2 at ISHR-NAS? Steven Jones (pictured) kicks off Session 11: Fibroblasts/ Fibrosis at 11:30 am in the lakeshore room, where he will discuss recent work from his laboratory examining post-myocardial infarction ventricular remodeling. @stevenpjones.bsky.social

First, we have Yu “Nancy” Tian (pictured), a PhD student in the Gibb Lab, who will be presenting her master’s thesis work titled “Mitochondrial-to-cytosolic metabolic communication is required for myofibroblast formation via the malate-aspartate shuttle”. Stop by to see her poster (#64).

Next in poster session 2 on Tuesday, June 2nd at ISHR-NAS, Ryli Bulla (pictured), an undergraduate researcher in the Gibb Lab, will be presenting her work titled “Acute exercise diminishes glutamine synthetase activity in the heart”. Stop by to see her poster (#152) from 4:30-6:00 pm.

Rounding out poster session 2 at ISHR-NAS, Nora Anderson, from the laboratory of Dr. Helen Collins, will present on the "Impact of Extrinsic Sleep Disruption During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period on Systemic and Cardiovascular Adaptations.

Rounding out the CCS presentations, Dr. Helen Collins will present in the Women's Cardiovascular Health Session in the Nicollet D room at 8 am on June 3. Her presentation will discuss recent findings from the lab examining Remodeling in the Female Heart in response to Pathological Stress.

Collagen gets all the attention, but hyaluronan rivals it in the diseased heart 🫀 New review from @stevenpjones.bsky.social lab on cardiac HA: biosynthesis, degradation, immunomodulation, & open questions. 👉 doi.org/10.1152/ajph... #HeartFailure #ECM #Cardiology #cardiosky

It is a great pleasure to introduce Dr. Caitlin Howard—AHA Predoctoral Fellow, macrophage mechanist, and incoming Northwestern postdoc with Prof. Elizabeth McNally. Dr. Howard (pictured) recently defended her PhD. Congratulations! #NewPhD #CardioSky #WomenInScience @stevenpjones.bsky.social

Join us in Minneapolis for the 2026 ISHR North American Section Meeting! 📍 Minneapolis, MN 📅 May 31–June 3, 2026 Promoting the next generation of basic and translational scientists. Reserve your spot today! #ISHRNAS2026 ishrnorthamerican.org/meetings/

🫀 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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