ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND VASCULAR INFLAMMATION STUDY SECTION
AVI10/15/26 - 10/16/26
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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SCOTT,
EVAN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VA,
22903
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CAI,
XINJIANG, MD, PHD, MASTER
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES,
CA,
90034
CLAYTON,
ZACHARY
S., PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
BOULDER,
CO,
80309
CUCHEL,
MARINA, PHD, MD
*
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE AND
HUMAN GENETICS
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19104
DI LORENZO,
ANNARITA, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
NEW YORK,
NY,
10021
DING,
ZUFENG, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA,
GA,
30303
FAHED,
AKL
C, MD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER
MASS GENERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
BOSTON,
MA,
02114
FANG,
YUN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO,
IL,
60637
FREED,
JULIE
K, MD, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE,
WI,
53226
GALKINA,
ELENA
V, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR CELLULAR BIOLOGY
EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL
NORFOLK,
VA,
23507
GIACHELLI,
CECILIA, PHD
ENDOWED PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE,
WA,
98195
GONCHAROVA,
ELENA, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP
MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
DAVIS,
CA,
95616
GOODWIN,
JULIE, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF NEPHROLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW HAVEN,
CT,
06520
GORDTS,
PHILIP, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT,
84112
GRAF,
GREGORY
A, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
SAHA CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER
BARNSTABLE BROWN DIABETES AND OBESITY CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
LEXINGTON,
KY,
40536
GUMINA,
RICHARD
J, MD, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER
COLUMBUS,
OH,
43210
HIGASHI,
YUSUKE, BS, MS, PHD
*
SECTION OF CARDIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW ORLEANS,
LA,
70112
JIA,
GUANGHONG, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE-ENDOCRINOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
COLUMBIA,
MO,
65211
JIANG,
XIAN-CHENG, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARMENT OF CELL BIOLOGY
SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
BROOKLYN,
NY,
11203
LILLO GALLARDO,
MAURICIO
ALEJANDRO, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY &
NEUROSCIENCE
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
NEWARK,
NJ,
07112
LIM,
STEVE, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF MOLECULAR CELLULAR PATHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM,
AL,
35233
LOPEZ-RAMIREZ,
MIGUEL
ALEJANDRO, PHD, MS, BS
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY, ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO,
CA,
92122
LUTGENS,
ESTHER, PHD, MD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
AND IMMUNOLOGY
MAYO CLINIC
ROCHESTER,
MN,
55905
MAJOR,
AMY
S, PHD, BS
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, PATHOLOGY,
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE,
TN,
37232
MINEO,
CHIEKO, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
AND CELL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS,
TX,
75390
MOHAMED,
ABEER
M., MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE, KINESIOLOGY AND NUTRITION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO,
IL,
60612
NATARAJAN,
NIRANJANA, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PITTSBURG,
PA,
15213
PALMISANO,
BRIAN
T., MD, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF CARDI
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK,
73104
PAN,
XIAOYUE, PHD
*
DEPARTMENT OF FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICINE
DIABETES AND OBESITY RESEARCH CENTER
LONG ISLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
MINEOLA,
NY,
11501
PAYNE,
GREGORY, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM,
AL,
35294
SAITO,
JUNICHI, MD, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
VASCULAR BIOLOGY CENTER
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
AUGUSTA,
GA,
30901
SAN MARTIN,
ALEJANDRA, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA,
GA,
30322
STAMATIKOS,
ALEXIS, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, NUTRITION, AND
PACKAGING SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND LIFE SCIENCES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
CLEMSON,
SC,
29634
SUN,
XINGHUI, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN
LINCOLN,
NE,
68588
WAGENSEIL,
JESSICA, DSC
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS,
MO,
63130
WOOLARD,
MATTHEW
DALE, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SHREVEPORT
SHREVEPORT,
LA,
71103
ZHANG,
LI, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
CENTER FOR VASCULAR AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE,
MD,
21201
ZHANG,
HANRUI, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK,
NY,
10032
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MALINDA,
KATHERINE
M, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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WATKINS,
COURTNEY, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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SALAS,
CRISTINA
A.
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible