Division News


Abraham receives K Award for TREK-1 research

Dennis Abraham, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), received notification of funding for his K Award for his project entitled “TREK-1 in Fibroblast Differentiation and Cardiac Fibrosis Development.”  

Dr. Abraham is the Greenfield Scholar this year in the Division of Cardiology, and the recipient of the Melvin L. Marcus Young Investigator Award in Basic Cardiovascular Sciences at the AHA Scientific Sessions in 2014 and the Chair's Research Award in 2012 and 2014.

Ginsburg to speak at White House precision medicine event

Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and director of the Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, will speak at the White House’s Champions of Change for Precision Medicine event today.

"I was asked to give one of five presentations to speak about platforms that engage patients for precision medicine," said Dr. Ginsburg. will announce plans to make the MeTree family medical history software widely available.

Ginsburg is a member of the President's Precision Medicine Initiative.  

Hernandez to lead PCORnet demonstration study on best aspirin dose to protect patients with heart disease

Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, associate profess or medicine (Cardiology), will lead the first randomized clinical trial conducted for PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network. 

The Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) study will assess whether low- or standard-dose aspirin is better for preventing heart attacks and stroke in patients with coronary artery disease.