Alyssa presenting her poster on myofibroblast transdifferentiation
Dr. Elrod and lab members Jonathan and Alyssa attended the AHA-BCVS conference in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Elrod participated as a judge for the New Investigator Award competition and as a panel member of a special session. Alyssa presented two abstracts, one on myofibroblast transdifferentiation and a second on a novel necrotic cell death pathway, and Jonathan presented his work on MCUB regulation of mitochondrial calcium uptake.
Dr. Elrod during the New Investigator competition questioning.
Jonathan presenting his poster on MCUB regulation of mitochondrial calcium uptake.
Panel members for the "Next Big Thing in CV Sciences" session. From left to right: Rui-ping Xiao, MD, PhD; Jennifer Davis, PhD; John W. Elrod, PhD; Steven R. Houser, PhD, FAHA.
"Next Big Thing in CV Sciences" session. Audience during the New Investigator Competition
Temple trainees take a break break from the conference to enjoy Portland's beautiful rose gardens.