by Brian | Apr 13, 2018 | News
We want to congratulate Anna Chen for successfully completing her dissertation defense to earn her PhD, working on the role of the Rho/ROCK pathway in mitochondria fusion and function. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley....
by Brian | Feb 19, 2018 | News
In a article published by World Journal, the largest Chinese-language newspaper in the United States, Dr. Liao provided a commentary on the 2017 Guideline for High Blood Pressure in Adults. In 2017, the AHA and ACC set new guidelines for the management and treatment...
by Brian | Feb 13, 2018 | News
Last Friday we held a farewell party for Ma Li, who was a visiting scholar from China. At the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory (CVRL), she led a project linking diastolic function with rho-kinase (ROCK). During her time at CVRL, Ma Li conducted her research with...
by Brian | Jan 18, 2018 | Article, Publication
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Rho-associated kinases (ROCK1 and ROCK2) are important regulators of the actin cytoskeleton and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Because the phosphorylation of eukaryotic elongation factor-1A1 (eEF1A1) by ROCK2 is critical for eNOS...
by Brian | Jan 13, 2018 | Abstracts, Publication
The following abstracts will be presented by the following CVRL members in 2018: Nikola Sladojevic will present “Novel strategy to protect blood brain barrier integrity by modulating RGS5 in ischemic stroke” at the International Stroke Conference in LA, January...
