Date
May 20, 2021 - 8:30amEvent Description
Presenter: Julie Phillippi, PhD
Dr. Phillippi's research team is focused on the study of microvascular function in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases with a particular interest in how the extracellular matrix regulates vasa vasorum-associated cells. Her experimental approaches include a combination of tissue engineered in vitro models and leverages a large and prospectively collected human tissue and cell bank derived from surgically obtained specimens of aortic and pulmonary pathologies. Her lab's research is currently supported by the NIH and the Commonwealth of PA. She will be speaking about the role of vasa vasorum in human aortic pathology.
Background reading:
- Fercana GR*, Yerneni S*, Billaud M, Hill JC, VanRyzin P, Richards TD, Sicari B, Badylak SF, Johnson S, Campbell PG, Gleason TG, and Phillippi JA. Perivascular Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels Mimic Native Matrix Microarchitecture and Promote Angiogenesis via Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor. Biomaterials. 2017 Apr;123: 142-154. *Equal contribution. PubMed PMID: 28167392
- Billaud M, Donnenberg VS, Ellis BW, Meyer EM, Donnenberg AD, Hill JC, Richards TD, Gleason TG, and Phillippi JA. Classification and Functional Characterization of Vasa Vasorum-Associated Perivascular Progenitor Cells in Human Aorta. Stem Cell Reports. 2017. 9 (1): 292-303. PubMed PMID: 28552602
- Billaud M, Hill JC, Richards TR, Gleason TG, and Phillippi JA. Medial Hypoxia and Adventitial Vasa Vasorum Remodeling in Human Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. Published online 17 Sept 2018. 5:124. PubMed PMID: 30276199
Location and Address
Zoom virtual meeting
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