We are excited to share that Doroudgar Lab was part of a special event celebrating women leaders in medicine and science. The event, hosted by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix on November 20, 2024, recognized the achievements and contributions of women who are leading innovation in these fields.
It was an inspiring occasion that highlighted the importance of fostering diversity and leadership in STEM. Congratulations to Dr. Michael B. Fallon for receiving the Champion for Women in Medicine and Science Award.
For more information on the event, please visit the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix website. University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix website.
Shirin co-moderated Session 2: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy at the American Heart Association BCVS 2024 conference, held from July 21-25, 2024, in Chicago, IL.
Shirin also interviewed Dr. Ravi Sonkar, from Washington University in St. Louis on his work regarding the role of macrophages in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The interview can be viewed here.
Additionally, Shirin and Dr. Susmita Sahoo interviewed Dr. Mark Blaser, the recipient of the 2024 Loscalzo Award, announced at BCVS 2024. This conversation was featured on the Circulation on the Run podcast and can be listened to here.
Our “Proteostasis in Cardiac Health and Disease” compendium is completed with an editorial.
Exciting News: Our NIH R01 Grant Has Been Funded!
We are thrilled to announce that our R01 grant, “Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression by Ribosome-Binding Protein 1,” has been officially funded as of May 2024! This funding will support our research into the critical mechanisms of gene regulation and their implications for cellular function and disease.
A huge congratulations to everyone in the Doroudgar Lab for their hard work and dedication in making this possible. We look forward to advancing our research and sharing new discoveries!
At the annual meeting of the American Physiological Society held in Long Beach April 4-7, Dr. Aghajani’s research is presented, and Shirin delivers a lecture in “The Heart as an Endocrine Organ” session.
Our new paper “ATF6 protects against protein misfolding during cardiac hypertrophy” led by Christoph Hofmann is published in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology!