John Hwa MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Director of Cardiovascular Pharmacogenetics
Departments & Organizations
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
Internal Medicine: Cardiology
Research Interests
prostacyclin; thromboxane; GPCR; pharmacogenetics; atherothrombosis more...
Education
- M.D., University of Sydney, 1986
- Ph.D., Case Western Reserve Univ, 1996
Selected Publications
- Arehart E, Stitham J, Asselbergs F., Douville K, MacKenzie T, Fetalvero K, Gleim S, Kasza Z, Rao Y, Martel L, Segel S, Robb J, Kaplan A, Simons M, Powell R, Moore J, Rimm E.B., Martin K, and Hwa J. (2008) Acceleration of cardiovascular disease by a dysfunctional prostacyclin receptor mutation, potential implications for COX-2 inhibition.. Circ Research 102:986-993 (Cover of Issue & Editors Pick)
- Ogden S.K., Ahmed Y.F., Hwa J., Robbins D.J. (2008) A G-protein functions immediately downstream of Smoothened in Hedgehog signaling. Nature 456, 967-970
- Martin K.A., Hwa J. Shp shape - FAKs about hypertrophy. (Editorial) Circ Research 103(8):776-8 2008
