The overall
objective of our research 
is to better understand
how both normal and diseased hearts generate electrical signals
and how these signals modulate contraction. Such knowledge
provides a basis for more effective treatment of arrhythmias and
other disease states that affect ion movements across heart cell
membranes. Our multidisciplinary team of investigators includes
physicians, bioengineers, physiologists, and computational
modelers who approach these goals from the molecular, cellular
and whole heart levels.
Dr. Alonso Moreno, CVRTI investigator and Professor of Medicine has been selected to serve as a permanent member of the Intercellular Interactions Systems Study Section of NIH for the term beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30 , 2012.
Porter Jones, doctoral student at the University of Utah Medical School, received a Medical Student Research Program Award from the American Heart Association. He will work with Dr. Frank Sachse on confocal imaging of mechanically strained cardiac microstructure.
Circulation Research—Published online before print October 11, 2007