UIC Center for Cardiovascular Research Day – October 22, 2025

  • Ruth Mathew (Undergraduate student) won Second Place in Predoctoral Oral Trainee Presentations.
    Presentation title: Cardiomyocyte-specific WWOX deficiency protects chronic heart failure. Congratulations to Ruth!
  • Dan Marian (Medical student) won Third Place in Predoctoral Oral Trainee Presentations.
    Presentation title: Caspase-12 deficiency protects heart failure and remodeling in mice. Congratulations to Dan!
  • Dr. Sam Lee (Senior Scientist) won Second Place in Postdoctoral Oral Trainee Presentations.
    Presentation title: Right ventricular failure persists in a prolonged rodent pneumonectomy model despite compensatory lung growth. Congratulations to Sam!