Oct 22, 2009: Richard Zare, PhD Professor of Natural Science, has been elected an associate fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences.

Oct 12, 2009: Russ Altman, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Bioengineering, and Professor of Genetics, Medicine, and Computer Science, was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine, widely considered one of the highest honors in medicine and health.

Sep 24, 2009: 5 CVI members received NIH prizes intended to encourage "out-of-the-box," high-stakes research. Ajay Chawla, MD, PhD, will explore the basic biological mechanisms necessary for tissue regeneration in mammals. Euan Ashley, MD, PhD, will investigate treatment strategies for the genetic cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Sarah Heilshorn, PhD, will research regenerative medical therapies for victims of stroke and neurodegenerative disease. Calvin Kuo, MD, PhD, will grow a three-dimensional human intestine, complete with protein scaffolding and differentiated cell types. Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, will investigate ways to keep the body from rejecting human embryonic stem cells.

Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Div. of Cardiovascular Medicine

Div. of Vascular Surgery

Div. of Interventional Radiology