Center for Cardiovascular Research

Learn more about director Vidu Garg, MD, and his team of principal investigators at the Center for Cardiovascular Research.

The Cardiovascular Research Shared Resource is available to facilitate both basic and translational research for basic science and clinical faculty.

Under the direction of Madhumita Basu, PhD, the Basu Lab focuses on understanding the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of how maternal adverse environment influences the normal heart development in the embryos. 

Under the direction of Vidu Garg, MD, The Garg Lab focuses on identifying the genetic contributors to congenital heart defects.

Under the direction of Brenda Lilly, PhD, the Lilly Lab is interested in the fundamentals of blood vessel formation and smooth muscle differentiation.

Under the direction of Kim McBride, MD, MS, the McBride lab investigates the cause of congenital heart defects, with a focus on malformations involving the left side of the heart.

Under the direction of Patrick McConnell, MD, the McConnell’s Lab focuses on studying biological models of heart function, pathophysiology and cardiac assisting devices.

Under the direction of Aaron Trask, PhD, the Trask Lab's research focuses on studying processes involved in adverse micro- and macro-vascular remodeling in disease.

Under the direction Mingtao Zhao, DVM, PhD, the Zhao Lab is exploring the genetic basis of cardiovascular development and congenital heart disease using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).