CUTTING EDGE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute (CVRTI) delivers cutting-edge cell-to-bedside research and education of cardiovascular disease, which is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. At the CVRTI, we are both developing new insights into the biology of heart dmuscle cells, and developing novel therapeutics for patients with heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias such as sudden cardiac death.
Located at the University of Utah, the CVRTI nucleates a campus wide, multidisciplinary team of fourteen individual investigator laboratories who are both scientists and physician scientists. The research of the laboratories spans from basic muscle biology and channel electrophysiology to metabolism and genetics. Founded in 1969, the CVRTI is one of the oldest cardiovascular institutes in the country, and its research has already impacted clinical care from development of the first artificial heart, to the genetic basis of long QT arrhythmias, to using electricity to map heart dimensions for arrhythmia ablation, to myocardial recovery.
October CVRTI Seminar Series
Thursday, October 17, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT
Under Pressure: Linking ‘Salt-y’ Cytokines
and Hypertension
Brandi M. Wynne, PhD, MS, FAHA
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease Initiative (3i)
Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology
University of Uta
Join us for a hybrid meeting via Zoom or at Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, EHSEB, Bldg. 575, Room 1730, 25 S. 2000 E. (Lunch Provided)
Email Nuria Anderson, nuria.anderson@utah.edu for Zoom Link
Heart disease is indiscriminate, striking across all ethnicities and genders. Millions are affected every year in the United States, and hundreds of thousands are projected to die from the disease in 2024. The fact that it exists in exponential numbers and is ever-increasing indicates a need for ongoing public health information and initiatives, educating the public about proactive approaches and preventative measures.