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Recap & Reflections: Vascular Biology & Therapeutics Program & Cardiovascular Research Center 2023 Retreat
The annual retreat organized by the Vascular Biology & Therapeutics Program and Cardiovascular Research Center (VBT & CVRC) at the Yale School of Medicine took place at the Yale West Campus Conference Center on November 16, 2023. This day-long event provided a remarkable platform for faculty, trainees, and distinguished guest scientists to showcase their research.
9 Jan 2024
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North American Vascular Biology Organization Honors Eichmann and Sessa
The North American Vascular Biology Organization will give its Judah Folkman Award in Vascular Biology to Anne Eichmann, PhD, Ensign Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and professor of cellular and molecular physiology; and its Earl P. Benditt Award to William Sessa, PhD, Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology and professor of medicine (cardiology).
13 Mar 2019
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William Sessa selected as the 2019 recipient of the Earl P. Benditt Award
The NAVBO Meritorious Awards Committee and Council is pleased to announce the selection of William Sessa, PhD, as the 2019 recipient of the Earl P. Benditt Award, in recognition of his numerous contributions to our understanding of mechanisms regulating nitric oxide production in the vascular endothelium.
Source: North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO)
11 Mar 2019
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Revealing the vascular system
In the late 1980s, William C. Sessa, Ph.
31 Jan 2017
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Study finds key protein that binds to LDL cholesterol
A Yale-led research team identified a protein that plays an important role in the buildup of LDL cholesterol in blood vessels.
20 Nov 2016
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William Sessa honored by American Heart Association
William Sessa, the Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology and professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, is an inaugural recipient of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Merit Award.
14 Jun 2016
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AHA awards $2M to visionary scientists
The American Heart Association on Friday awarded its first Merit Awards to fund highly promising investigators who have the potential to move a field of science forward with creative approaches. The awards, each for $1 million doled out over five years, went to a researcher at Duke University School of Medicine and another at Yale University School of Medicine.
Source: American Heart Association
10 Jun 2016
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Looking at RNA to get to the heart of cardiovascular disease
Yale will play a vital part in an expansive study on the role of long non-coding RNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs) in cardiovascular disease, thanks to a $6 million grant from the Paris-based Fondation Leducq. The five-year grant, awarded under the foundation’s Transatlantic Networks of Excellence..
11 Aug 2014
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First Calabresi Prize honors cardiovascular researcher
The Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC) is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Yale Calabresi Prize in Basic Cardiovascular Research.
14 Mar 2014
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Yale consortium awarded $6 million to study therapies for vascular disease
An international research team spearheaded by William C. Sessa, the Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology and professor of medicine (cardiology), has been awarded a $6 million Transatlantic Networks of Excellence grant from the Fondation Leducq in France.
20 Jan 2014
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Yale scientists and a patient’s family join forces to find a cure
Chloe Kiev, an otherwise perfect baby, was born with a troubling trait—a very loud heart murmur. It was so loud, in fact, that when a cardiologist did an echocardiogram he immediately recognized Chloe’s condition, which was later confirmed genetically.
12 Feb 2013
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Cardiovascular science as social network
There is strength in numbers, and in unity, as members of the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC) know. Less than a year after moving into new laboratory space expressly designed to foster collaboration and shared resources, the 16-person team, led by YCVRC Director Michael Simons, M.
8 May 2012
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Tissue from the lab mends a broken heart
Angela Irizarry was still in her mother’s womb when tests revealed that one of her heart’s two ventricles wasn’t working. She was destined to be a “blue baby.
16 Apr 2012
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Leader in blood vessel biology and disease is appointed as Alfred Gilman Professor
William C. Sessa, Ph.
1 Jun 2011
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William Sessa is appointed the Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology
William C. Sessa, newly designated as the Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology, is an expert on blood vessel function and vascular disease.
18 Apr 2011
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Yale Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop Treatment of Williams Syndrome
Yale researchers have been awarded a $320,000 grant from The Kiev Foundation to study new ways to treat Williams Syndrome, a rare, thus far incurable chromosomal disorder that causes cardiovascular and connective tissue problems.
26 Oct 2009
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Faculty Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Eleven Yale faculty members, including six from the School of Medicine, were elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in April in recognition of their contributions to the advancement of science. Scientists and engineers elected to the academy must achieve distinction..
15 Sep 2009
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Yale Researchers Identify Gene’s Role in Promoting Atherosclerosis
Yale University researchers have found that a single gene plays a key role in the development of atherosclerosis in mice. The research provides insight into the causes of atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque.
7 Jul 2009
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William C. Sessa, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology, is a recipient of a MERIT Award for $2,389,655 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
The NHLBI has awarded a Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) award to William C. Sessa, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology. This mechanism is designed to provide long-term, stable support to investigators who are considered outstanding, highly productive researchers. The initial five-year grant totaling $2,389,655 is titled “Endothelial NOS by protein to protein interactions” and begins on March 17, 2009 and may be extended for an additional five years.
17 Mar 2009
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Pushing the envelope
In 2006, self-styled endurance artist David Blaine, equipped with a breathing tube, had himself sealed inside a transparent water-filled sphere in front of New York’s Lincoln Center, where he planned to remain for seven days. The performance attracted thousands of gawking passersby and countless..
1 Mar 2009