ICYMI: The recording of our presentation on Translation of Therapeutics from Mice to Men, featuring @MarkELindsay and Mary B Sheppard, MD is now available. Watch it here: bit.ly/3kNSGb2

GroupLaakkonen Hong Lu Hisashi Sawada Alan Daugherty Mary B Sheppard, MD Interestingly, global deletion of AT1aR attenuates TAA, but vSMC specific deletion does not. This is true in both AngII and FBN1 mutant mice. Endothelial cell specific deletion only partially attenuates. (29371244) There may be contribution from adventital fibroblasts as well.

“I’m very honored and humbled... It should be shared with the entire sports-medicine team at the University of Kentucky." Dr. Robert Hosey, who has worked at UK since 1998, named SEC Team Physician of the Year. uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/…

the CAROL Act passed through the U.S. House of Representatives. Familiar names were mentioned on the House Floor! American Heart Association Mary B Sheppard, MD Alan Daugherty @nih_nhlbi. Thankful to be apart of such impactful research group Congressman Andy Barr The Hill UK Research ATVB: An AHA Journal

He shoots! He scores!

The genomics workforce in the US has insufficient representation of individuals from many racial and ethnic groups, those with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as women in faculty and leadership positions.

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Great talk today at IU Med Gen from Mary B Sheppard, MD discussing her work on therapuetics for Marfan syndrome - so engaging, informative, and heart-felt!

Can coaches win Emmys??? Thanks for inviting me BILLIONS!

An entire genome contains around 6 billion individual building blocks, and we can now read the order of those building blocks in a day for less than $1,000! Improvements in sequencing technologies since the Human Genome Project have led to advances in the study of human diseases.

It was great to attend the 2022 Central Kentucky ❤️ Heart Ball! 🥃 tasting, live and silent auctions, inspiring speech by Kenneth Horsey, all for a great cause! UK_GillHeart American Heart Association UK Vascular #sahacvrc Alan Daugherty

Online today, a study by Nicholas Leeper’s team shows that #statins reduce the “‘don’t-eat-me” molecule #CD47 thus amplify #macrophages #phagocytic capacity and amplify the effect of pro-#efferocytic therapies in #atherosclerosis Stanford Medicine | nature.com/articles/s4416…

Another set of beautiful illustrations by Scott Weldon! BCM Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency BCM_Surgery

Honored to receive the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research. Can’t wait to visit UK_GillHeart in person! @NYUCVRC

Just got a Cameo from Dr. Glaucomflecken@dglaucomflecken #cameofameo v.cameo.com/e/NKgG4bX6Vob Coolest birthday present ever! Thanks to my loving wife and to Dr G himself!

To the resident who ended the phone call about a drug dosing question with “Ok love you bye” and immediately messaged me sorry in embarrassment — I hope you know that you absolutely made my day, I cannot stop laughing about it, & I understand your sleep deprivation #residency

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🟢Exercise in the Genetic Arrhtythmia Syndromes Oliver Monfredi 🟢Sports Participation and Physical Activity in individuals with Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease and Aortopathy Conditions Mary B Sheppard, MD 🟢Cardiac Concerns in the Pediatric Athlete Jamie N Colombo #Cardiology

Throw back to the lunch enrichment on July 15th: Alan Daugherty talked about the way to improve rigor and reproductivity. Mary B Sheppard, MD shared her journey of becoming a physician scientist. Bitter Almond and Diksha Satish shared about their current projects! University of Kentucky College of Medicine UK UGR

With President Donald J. Trump' signature & funding included in the federal spending bill, the CAROL Act is now law. It will fund research & awareness of valvular heart disease & help prevent countless families from facing the same loss as the Barr family. Congressman Andy Barr spr.ly/60143Janr