Ademuyiwa Aromolaran, PhD

Director, CVRTI Electrophysiology,
Associate Professor of Surgery

(801) 581-3095

Ademuyiwa.Aromolaran@hsc.utah.edu
Aromolaran Lab

Dr. Aromolaran is an investigator within the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research Training institute (CVRTI) and an Associate Professor of Surgery. Dr. Aromolaran’s research is focused on ion channel (K, Ca, Na) electrophysiology and elucidating cellular mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias due to inherited mutations in channel subunits or acquired in metabolic disorders (obesity, diabetes, lipotoxicity, inflammation). Dr. Aromolaran’s lab has strong expertise in the use of state-of-the-art tool sets for integrative physiology and pharmacology. Dr. Aromolaran has published his research in numerous scientific journals and has been funded by both the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Institute of Health (NIH). Dr. Aromolaran has served on review boards, institutional committees, and AHA and NIH study sections. He served as co-director of the NHLBI-funded program to increase diversity in cardiovascular research and is currently actively involved in training and mentoring students and early career investigators from different research backgrounds.