Dr. Jones is an expert in cardiac function, and explores the structure-function relationship of the heart. Areas: Heart failure, physiologic remodeling, metabolism, inflammation, and fibrosis.

Dr. Hill focuses on the influence of metabolism on cardiovascular remodeling and health. Areas: Heart failure, physiologic remodeling, metabolism, fibrosis, aging.

Dr. Conklin addresses how environmental pollutants damage the vasculature. Areas: Toxicology, pollution, e-cigarettes, tobacco, vascular biology.

Dr. Baba investigates the biochemical mechanisms regulating cardiac and skeletal muscle function under physiological and pathological conditions. Areas: heart failure, skeletal muscle function, exercise, inflammation, metabolism.

Dr. Carll investigates how inhaled toxicants and other environmental stressors impair cardiac and autonomic function. Areas: Cardiac electrophysiology, e-cigarettes, toxicology, heart failure.

Dr. Hellmann focuses on resolution biology and how physical activity undergirds health. Areas: Inflammation/resolution, obesity, exercise, heart failure, lipidomics.

Dr. Moore interrogates the consequences of changes in collagen organization in the heart. Areas: heart failure, fibrosis, molecular biology.

Dr. Wysoczynski investigates how the immune system influences ventricular remodeling.

Dr. Collins investigates sex differences underlying cardiovascular health and disease.

Dr. Gibb's laboratory addresses metabolic mechanisms of fibrosis and striated muscle function in health and disease.

Dr. Haberzettl addresses environmental cues that impact insulin signaling in the vasculature.

Dr. Nong develops and implements in vivo models to support the Center.

Dr. Sansbury addresses the immunologic determinants of cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Sears addresses immunologic mechanisms of kidney health and disease.

Dr. Singhal is the Center's bioinformatics expert.

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