Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Early Career Committee Partners
Chair

Susmita Sahoo, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Twitter: @SusmitaSahooPhD
Vice Chair

Sarah Schumacher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic
Members

Kevin M. Alexander, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University
Twitter: @KMAlexanderMD

Mohammad Al-Khalaf, PhD
Research Associate
Cardiac Function Laboratory
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Twitter: @MoAlKhalafPhD

David Y. Barefield, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology
Loyola University Chicago
Twitter: @barefieldd

Ke Cheng, PhD, FAHA
Professor of Regenerative Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University
Twitter: @KeChengLab

Ioannis Karakikes, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research), Cardiothoracic Surgery
Member, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University

Chi Fung Lee, PhD
Assistant Member, Cardiovascular Biology Research Program
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Twitter: @ChiFungLeePhD

Ronglih Liao, PhD, FAHA
Co-Director, Professor of Medicine
Nola Leishman Professor II in Cardiovascular Diseases
Twitter: @RonglihL

Cat Makarewich, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Twitter: @CatMak23

Diana Martinez, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Twitter: @5FootScientist

Patricia K. Nguyen, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University

Priscila Sato, PhD, FAHA
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Twitter: @PSatolab

Jun Wang, PdD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
McGovern Medical School
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Mingtao Zhao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children’s Hospital / The Ohio State University
Twitter: @mingtao_zhao
Immediate Past Chair

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, and, by courtesy, Pediatrics
Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
Twitter: @SeanM_Wu
Past BCVS Early Career Committees
Chair

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, and, by courtesy, Pediatrics
Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
Twitter: @SeanM_Wu
Vice Chair

Susmita Sahoo, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Twitter: @SusmitaSahooPhD
Members

Federica Accornero, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
Ohio State University

Kevin M. Alexander, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University
Twitter: @KMAlexanderMD

David Y. Barefield, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology
Loyola University Chicago
Twitter: @barefieldd

Jean C. Bopassa, MD, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor
Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

Ke Cheng, PhD, FAHA
Professor of Regenerative Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University
Twitter: @KeChengLab

Dominic Del Re, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School

Chen Gao, PhD
Assistant Researcher
Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
University of California, Los Angeles

Rebecca Levit, MD
Assistant Professor
Emory University
Twitter: @LevitLab

Ronglih Liao, PhD, FAHA
Co-Director, Professor of Medicine
Nola Leishman Professor II in Cardiovascular Diseases
Twitter: @RonglihL

Patricia K. Nguyen, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University

Sarah Schumacher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic

Michael Tranter, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Early Career Social Media Liaison

Mohammad Al-Khalaf, PhD
Research Associate
Cardiac Function Laboratory
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Twitter: @MoAlKhalafPhD
Immediate Past Chair

Nicole H. Purcell, PhD
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Division
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Twitter: @nhpetunia
Chair

Nicole H. Purcell, PhD
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Division
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Twitter: @nhpetunia
Vice Chair

Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, and, by courtesy, Pediatrics
Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
Twitter: @SeanM_Wu
Members

Jean C. Bopassa, MD, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor
Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

Ke Cheng, PhD, FAHA
Professor of Regenerative Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University
Twitter: @KeChengLab

Dominic Del Re, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School

Chen Gao, PhD
Assistant Researcher
Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
University of California, Los Angeles

Nirmala Hariharan, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine University of California, Davis

Evangelia “Litsa” Kranias, PhD, FAHA
Hanna Professor and Director Cardiovascular Biology
Distinguished University Professor
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Department of Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Rebecca Levit, MD
Assistant Professor
Emory University
Twitter: @LevitLab

Glenn C. Rowe, PhD
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Susmita Sahoo, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Twitter: @SusmitaSahooPhD

Sarah Schumacher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic

Michael Tranter, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Jop Van Berlo, MD
Assistant Professor
Lillehei Endowed Scholar
Lillehei Heart Institute
Division of Cardiology
University of Minnesota
Immediate Past Chair

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, FAHA
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati
