Faculty by Research Area

Cardiac Physiology and Regulation

Deborah Garrity

Department of Biology
Cardiac developmental biology using zebrafish as a model

Brent Myers

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Neurobiology of chronic stress and its effects on cardiovascular function

Zhijie Wang

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanobiology of cardiovascular tissues, right ventricular heart disease

Cardiovascular Engineering

Eric Monnet

Department of Clinical Sciences
Veterinary cardiology, heart failure, valve replacement surgery

Chris Orton

Department of Clinical Sciences
Veterinary cardiology, structural heart disease, prosthetic heart valve development

professional portrait of Melissa Reynolds
Melissa Reynolds

Department of Chemistry
Chemical engineering of materials and surfaces for cardiovascular devices

Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Kaigang Li

Department of Health and Exercise Science
Physical activity, modifiable risk factors and cardiovascular health

Tracy Nelson

Colorado School of Public Health
Health disparities, genetic and environmental risk factors, psychosocial health

Jennifer Peel

Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
Impacts of ambient and household air pollution on cardiovascular health

Cardiovascular Nutrition and Risk Reduction

Adam Chicco

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cardiac mitochondrial function and lipid metabolism in heart disease

Christopher Gentile

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Impact of metabolic disease and the gut microbiome on vascular function

Sarah Johnson

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clinical nutrition, flavanoids, and functional foods in cardiometabolic health

Cellular and Molecular Cardiology

Gregory Amberg

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Calcium and ROS signaling in arterial smooth muscle function

Adam Chicco

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cardiac mitochondrial function and lipid metabolism in heart disease

Clinical Cardiology

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Gary Luckasen

UCHealth
Clinical cardiology, cardiovascular risk assessment, physical activity impacts

Eric Monnet

Department of Clinical Sciences
Veterinary cardiology, heart failure, valve replacement surgery

Chris Orton

Department of Clinical Sciences
Veterinary cardiology, structural heart disease, prosthetic heart valve development

Brian Scansen

Department of Clinical Sciences
Veterinary cardiology, cardiac imaging, congenital heart disease

Vascular Physiology and Regulation

Gregory Amberg

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Calcium and ROS signaling in arterial smooth muscle function

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Frank Dinenno

Department of Health and Exercise Science
Human vascular control mechanisms

Christopher Gentile

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Impact of metabolic disease and the gut microbiome on vascular function

Brent Myers

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Neurobiology of chronic stress and its effects on cardiovascular function