CICS speaker alert: @ElenaAikawa presented her exciting work on calcifying extracellular vesicles at Matrix Biology Ireland (MBI), Dublin. Here she poses with Olga Piskareva Olga Piskareva who is the organizer of MBI 2019. Congratulations both of you! Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Life Science

CICS presents Casey L. Clift PhD as our next Featured Scientist. Casey has already received multiple awards and grants in recognition of her amazing work and vision. Congratulations Casey on all of your achievements so far! cics.bwh.harvard.edu

Our Director of proteomics research sasha gave an invited lecture in #ISACB2024. Proteomics of Cardiovascular and Heart Valve Diseases in the session titled Omics Technologies in Applied Cardiovascular Biology. Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Life Science Harvard Medical School

Congratulations to Ngan F Huang, PhD on being the first recipient of the ISACB Elena Aikawa Trailblazer Award! You both are inspiring and impactful, and generously give your time helping to mentor and sponsor others. Congratulations to you both! 👏🏻❤️

Our co-director Elena Aikawa delivered a short talk, "How to succeed in academic medicine? " and presented the Inaugural Elena Aikawa Trailblazer Award to Ngan F Huang, PhD from Stanford University at the #ISACB2024 Biennial Meeting in Vienna. ISACB Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Life Science Harvard Medical School

So grateful to ISACB, The EC,and our WLC—wonderful event for us!

Our Director Elena Aikawa gave an invited talk at the First International Symposium on Cardiovascular Calcification in Nice, France. Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Life Science Harvard Medical School

Our co-Director Elena Aikawa is delivering her first talk in #AHA24 at the interdisciplinary session on valve diseases. AHA Science ATVB Council

Mandy Turner is presenting her amazing study in the late breaking session in #AHA24 Please stop by to learn more about her groundbreaking findings about the role of GAS6 in aortic valve calcification. Elena Aikawa Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Life Science

Always wonderful to run into my amazing mentor, sponsor, and colleague and friend Elena Aikawa #AHA24 #womeninscience

The brilliant scientist Cassandra L. Clift, PhD mentored by Elena Aikawa showcases her AHA Science funded study in a spotlight talk in #AHA24. The audience was very excited to see the type of innovative research done by early career scientists. ATVB Council Harvard Medical School ATVB Early Career Committee

Our co-Director Elena Aikawa gives an information packed seminar on the role of extracellular vesicles in calcific aortic valve disease in #AH2024. Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Life Science Harvard Medical School ATVB Council Mass General Brigham

Vascular and Valvular Calcification: An ATVB/AHA Journals Session ATVB: An AHA Journal

Thrilled by the success of our @atvbjournal session at #AHA24! 🌟 Spotlight on genomics, exercise, engineered tissues, and molecular mechanisms in cardiovascular calcification research.

Our co-Director Elena Aikawa gives her “third standing room only” talk in #AHA24. This not only shows how much support and interest there is in the research conducted in CICS but also the alignment between our research and the mission of AHA Science ATVB Council !@harvardmed

Honored to be part of this incredible panel of scientists highlighting vascular calcification mechanisms & clinical implications. #AHA24 ⁦Elena Aikawa⁩ Linda Demer ⁦Josh Hutcheson⁩ Yabing Chen ⁦ATVB: An AHA Journal⁩ ⁦ATVB Council⁩ ⁦MGH Cardiovascular Research Center⁩

The incredible Cassandra L. Clift, PhD gave a stirring presentation about sex differences in proteomic signature of calcific aortic valve disease in #AHA24. It was a highly interactive session with an engaging discussion !

Rachel Cahalane from Elena Aikawa lab in CICS presents the most beautiful poster highlighting the first ever proteomic characterization of bioprosthetic valves in #AHA24. So many attendees were enraptured by outstanding findings!

Had a great time catching up with Brigham and Women’s CICS at #AHA24 and presenting some of the latest data from my European #MACROVALVE project. Watch this space!