School of Medicine

Research in Progress Seminars

Welcome to CVRTI's Research in Progress seminar series. Research in Progress seminars give CVRTI's investigators an opportunity to discuss their ongoing research. Below you will find dates of future and past seminars conducted at the CVRTI. The next seminar is highlighted. Future seminars precede the highlighted one. Past seminars follow the highlighted one.

DateTitleSpeaker
May 10, 2013Stretch-activated ion channels in rabbit ventricular myocytesQinghua Hu, MD,PhD
May 10, 2013Structural Remodeling of Cardiac Cells in Heart Failure and after Cardiac Resynchronization TherapyHui Li, MD,PhD
Apr 12, 2013Epigenetic Modifications and Gene Regulation in Heart FailureSarah Franklin, PhD
Nov 09, 2012Translating Confocal Imaging for Intraoperative Discrimination of Cardiac TissuesChao Huang
Nov 09, 2012Cytoskeletal Remodeling of Cardiac Ventricular Myocytes during Heart FailureLichter, Justin
Sep 14, 2012Defining the deleterious nature of putative Long QT Syndrome mutationsMartin Tristani-Firouzi, MD
Apr 13, 2012Tuning inactivation of ERG/EAG channelsVivek Garg, PhD
Jan 13, 2012Detection of Mitochondrial Depolarization Utilizing the Spatial Arrangement of Mitochondria in Cardiomyocytes and the Biophysical Properties of a Cationic FluorophorePaul Venable
Jan 13, 2012Electrical Depression in Sudden Cardiac Death--What is the Role of Hyperkalemia?Tyson Taylor
Dec 08, 2011Diabetic cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death in diabetes - Role of cardiac calcium handling Anders Peter Larsen, PhD
Oct 14, 2011Deformation of the Transverse Tubular System Caused by Contraction SpeakerTom McNary
Oct 14, 2011Imaging of Cardiac Tissue Using Fiber-Optics Confocal MicroscopyChao Huang
Sep 09, 2011EC-Coupling: How does structure inform our opinions on function?Natalia Torres, PhD
Jun 10, 2011Functional expression of the sodium-activated potassium current in mammalian cardiomyocytesCraig Dietrich, PhD
Jun 10, 2011Pharmacology of Slo2.1 channel activatorsPriyanka Garg
Apr 15, 2011di-4-ANEPPS - friend or foe?Anders Peter Larsen, PhD
Apr 15, 2011Na+ influx is an Important Determinant for Arrhythmias in a Drug Induced Model of Andersen-Tawil SyndromePrzemyslaw Radwanski
Feb 11, 2011Mitochondrial role in cardioplegic rat and guinea-pig hearts exposed to ischemia-reperfusion: energetical study and pharmacological characterizationAlicia Elvira Consolini, PhD
Jan 14, 2011Metabolic factors of asystole as an outcome of ischemic VF in isolated canine heartsJunko Shibayama, PhD
Nov 11, 2010Four Mechanisms of Sodium Current Block by LidocaineMichael Sheet Lab
Oct 08, 2010The zebrafish as a model system for the study of human Long QT SyndromeMarty Tristani Lab
Sep 17, 2010Na+ currents are required for efficient excitation-contraction coupling in rabbit ventricular myocytes: a possible contribution of neuronal Na+ channel to triggering Ca2+ release from the Sarcoplasmic ReticulumNatalia Torres
Jul 09, 2010Effects of Strain on Transverse Tubules and Electrical Properties of Ventricular MyocytesTom McNary
Jun 11, 2010Effects of Acidosis of Cardiac L-Type Calcium CurrentNoriko Saegusa, PhD
May 14, 2010Unidirectional Fluxes in heterotypic gap junction channels can be explained by differences in channel’s pore shape: A Brownian Mathematical Model explains that there are no lobster traps or Maxwell’s demons involved.Abhijit Mondal
May 14, 2010A Novel flexible Multi-Electrode Array system allows recording electrical signals from 2 and 3 dimensional cardiocytes tissues.Alonso P. Moreno, PhD
Apr 09, 2010Modification of hERG1 Channel Gating by Divalent CationsJennifer Abbruzzese
Apr 09, 2010Mechanism of Action and Molecular Determinants for Binding of a hERG1 Channel ActivatorVivek Garg, PhD
Mar 12, 2010Gap Junctions and Cardiac Conduction: Is Edema The Missing LinkRengasayee Veeraraghavan
Mar 12, 2010Characteristic Frequency Analysis of the Inward Rectifier Kir 2.1Ryan Rigby
Feb 12, 2010Complex Structure of Electrophysiological Gradients During Long- Duration Ventricular Fibrillation in Canine HeartPaul Venable
Feb 12, 2010Role of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Current (IKATP) in the Dynamics of Long-Duration Ventricular Fibrillation and Asystole: Evidence for IKAP-Mediated PolymorphismTyson Taylor
Jan 08, 20103D Optical Mapping of Cardiac Arrhythmias: From Surface to Deep Myocardial ImagingBogdan G. Mitrea, PhD
Nov 07, 2008Slo2.1 potassium channel biology Li Dai
Nov 07, 2008Exploring mechanisms of action and binding sites for hERG channel activatorsMatthew Perry, PhD
Nov 07, 2008Heterogeneous Calcium Handling Modulates Spatio-Temporal Initiation of Premature Beats During Conditions of Calcium Overload Przemyslaw Radwanski
Oct 17, 2008Edema Increases Conduction Anisotropy Heterogeneously Between the Left and Right Ventricles Sai Veeraraghavan
Sep 26, 2008New Infra-red Emitting Voltage Sensitive Dye for Recording Action Potential in Isolated Myocytes Mark Warren , PhD
Apr 25, 2008Cardiac Gap Junction Channels: News On Molecular Interactions That Affect Gating And PermeabilityAlonso Moreno, PhD
Feb 22, 2008Molecular Pharmacology of Cardiac K+ ChannelsMichael C. Sanguinetti, PhD
Nov 16, 2007The hERG Potassium Channel and Cardiac Excitability: Making Sense of Voltage Sensing Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD
Jul 27, 2007The Effects of Glucose and Insulin on the Ischemic HeartBonnie Punske, PhD
May 25, 2007 Repolarization Measurement and Assessment: Novel Approaches for Improving Risk Assessment Robert Lux, PhD
Apr 27, 2007 Studies on Anti-Arrhythmic Drug Interactions with Sodium Channels Michael F. Sheets, MD
Mar 23, 2007 Permeability and Gating Properties of Hetero-oligomeric Gap Junction Channels Lacking PKC Functional Domains Alonso Moreno, PhD
Mar 16, 2007 Researches in Progress Mohamed Hamdan, MD
Feb 20, 2007 I. Mechanoelectrical Feedback Mechanisms in Cardiac Tissue II. Processing of Confocal Microscopic Images Frank B. Sachse, PhD
Dec 11, 2006 The Electrocardiology of Myocardial Ischemia Rob S. MacLeod, PhD
Oct 27, 2006 The Role of Interventricular Heterogeneities on Normal and Pathophysiology Steve Poelzing, PhD
Sep 22, 2006 Evolution of Ventricular Fibrillation - A Link Between Cellular Dynamics and ECG Alexey V. Zaitsev, PhD
Aug 18, 2006 The Mechanism of Action of a New Anti-Anginal DrugWilliam H. Barry
Jul 20, 2006 hERG Potassium Channel Activators David Fernandez, PhD and Matthew Perry, PhD
Jun 16, 2006 The Role of Gap Junctions in Controlling Cardiac Intracellular pH Kenneth W. Spitzer, PhD
May 19, 2006 Three-dimensional Mapping of Ventricular Excitation, Recovery and Associated Potential Fields Bruno Taccardi, MD,PhD
Apr 21, 2006 Couplon Structure and Function: Consequences for EC Coupling in Heart John HB Bridge