Area of research
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling, Mesenchymal stem cell research, and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
Aging is protective against pressure overload cardiomyopathy via adaptive extracellular matrix remodeling.
PubMed 2017cited by 10position: middle
Sca-1+ Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Are Enriched for Isl1-Expressing Cardiac Precursors and Improve Cardiac Function after Myocardial Injury
CD45-positive cells are not an essential component in cardiosphere formation