Dec. 10, 2024 - Dr. Qian Ma received Dean’s Award from the graduate School of Biomedical Sciences of Baylor College of Medicine. This award acknowledges her wonderful accomplishment in obtaining her competitive Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the American Heart Association.
Nov. 9, 2024 - Dr. Qian Ma received her score for her K99 application to NIH. It is 15. It is a top score. Congratulation to Dr. Ma! Obtaining K99 grant is a major step moving to an independent research position.
Nov. 6, 2024 - Dr. Qiuchen Cao’s result for his JEM paper was selected as cover image of Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM)’s November issue. Congratulation to Dr. Cao.
May 2, 2024 - Our research on the role of adenosine receptor 2A in subretinal fibrosis of AMD was highlighted in National Eye Institute. Learn More.
March 6, 2024 - Dr. Qiuhua Yang’s result for her STM paper was selected as cover image of Science Translational Medicine (STM)’s March issue. Congratulation to Dr. Yang.
Sep. 1, 2023 - Dr. Qiuhua Yang is awarded NIH K99/R00 grant! The project title is "RPE PFKFB2 in subretinal fibrosis“. Dr. Yang is moving forward to her independent research position!
Jan. 1, 2023 - Dr. Qian Ma is awarded AHA postdoctoral fellowship! Project title "Adenosine receptor 2A-mediated endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) promotes vascular calcification"
Dec. 30, 2022 - Dr. Huo’s laboratory was interviewed by WJBF NewsChannel 6, an ABC affiliate in Augusta, Georgia regarding recent research finding in new target in fight against heart disease Learn More
Nov. 29, 2022 - Our research on the role of purine de novo synthesis in proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and the development of atherosclerosis in rodent model was reported by the Medical College of Georgia. The title of report is “New target in the fight against heart disease”
Nov. 7, 2022 - Dr. Qian Ma received Travel Award for Early Career Investigators at AHA 2022 Scientific Sessions (Chicago).
May 13, 2022 - Dr. Qian Ma was awarded Investigator in Training Award at Vascular Discovery 2022 (Seattle)
April 2, 2021 - Dr. Jiean Xu is awarded AHA postdoctoral fellowship! Project title "The role of VSMC PFKFB3 in atherosclerosis“ (scored 1%, a top score!)
April 1, 2021 - Dr. Qiuhua Yang is awarded AHA postdoctoral fellowship! Project title "The role of endothelial PFKFB3 in diabetic vascular calcification"
Aug. 10, 2020 - Our research on the role of glycolysis in the development of retinal pathological angiogenesis was highlighted in National Eye Institute. Learn More
Aug. 10, 2020 - Our work on mutual metabolic interactions of macrophages and endothelial cells in retinal pathological angiogenesis was reported by the Medical College of Georgia. The title of report is ‘New treatment targets found for blinding retinal disease”. Learn More.
April 1, 2020 - Dr. Zhiping Liu received Career Development Award from American Heart Association. This award will support Dr. Liu to move to his independent research within three years.
Nov. 10, 2018 - Dr. Zhiping Liu received PVD Travel Award for Young Investigators from American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2018 in San Francisco, California, USA. Title of his research: Adenosine Kinase Epigenetically Regulates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation.
Aug. 24, 2018 - Dr. Zhiping Liu received his Postdoc Fellowship award from American Heart Association, USA, which will support Dr. Liu research for two years. The title of his study: The role of macrophage PFKFB3 in retinal angiogenesis.
May 8, 2018 - Our work on the role of PFKFB3-mediated glycolysis in the development of pulmonary hypertension was reported by the Medical College of Georgia. The title of report is “New pulmonary hypertension treatment target in the bull’s-eye”.
Nov. 10, 2015 - Dr. Yiming Xu receives an ATVB Travel Award for Young Investigators from Scientific Sessions 2015 (Orlando, FL). Additionally, the research Dr. Xu’s recent presented at ATVB research is selected as the best of basic Science Abstract, and Dr. Xu will re-present his work in Scientific Sessions 2015
May 7, 2015 - Dr. Yiming Xu receives an ATVB Travel Award For Young Investigator from ATVB/PVD 2015 Scientific Sessions 2015 (San Francisco, USA). The title of his presentation: Endothelin intracellular adenosine epigenetically regulates angiogenesis.
Jan. 1, 2015 - Dr. Yiming Xu receives his Postdoc Fellowship from American Heart Association. This two-year award will support him to study the role of myeloid PFKFB3 in atherosclerosis.