Major Research Areas and Topics
a. Cardiovascular disease
i. Atherosclerosis
ii. Diabetes
iii. Genetic disorders
iv. Hypertension
v. Inflammation
vi. Ischemia-reperfusion
vii. Thrombosis
viii. Vascular malformations
ix. Aneurysm
b. Experimental systems
i. Zebrafish
ii. In silico modeling
iii. Mammal models
iv. Cell culture approaches
c. Regeneration
i. Angiogenesis
ii. Bioengineered vessels
iii. Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)
iv. Pericytes
v. Stem cells: Stem cell niche
vi. Vascular stability
d. Vascular cells (structure and basic functions)
i. Endothelial cells
ii. Immune cells
iii. Red blood cells
iv. Smooth muscle cells and pericytes
v. Stem cells
e. Vascular development
i. Blood vessel development
ii. Heart development
iii. Lymphatic vessel development (arterial, venous, and lymphatic systems)
f. Vascular function
i. Arterial
ii. Capillaries
iii. Cell signaling
iv. Circulating cell interactions
v. Extracellular matrix
vi. Lymphatic
vii. Mechanical signaling
viii. Polysaccharides
ix. Vasomotor response
x. Venous
g. Vascular growth and adaptation in adults
i. Angiogenesis
ii. Lymphangiogenesis
iii. Arteriogenesis
h. Vascular organization
i. Arterial system
ii. Venous system
iii. Lymphatic system
iv. General structure
v. Choroid circulation
vi. Collateral circulation
i. Vascular involvement in other diseases and injuries
i. Cancer
ii. Wound healing
iii. Smoking
iv. Obesity
v. Nutrition