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Helper or Culprit: Re-Examining the Role of Fibroblasts in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

September 11, 2025 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , , , ,

In a paper published in Science, a multidisciplinary ISCRM research team of biologists, engineers, and physicians shows that fibroblasts, often thought of as helpers, may weaken the heart by causing a harmful cycle of stiffening and scarring.  Read More

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Laura Crisa and Farid Moussavi-Harami Receive Tietze Awards

June 3, 2022 | Categories: Award, Core Faculty | Tagged: , , ,

Laura Crisa, MD, PhD and Farid Moussavi-Harami, MD have received prestigious awards from the John H. Tietze Foundation Trust that will help fuel promising research underway in their labs. Read More

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ISCRM Researchers Pursue Personalized Medicine for Heart Failure

December 3, 2020 | Categories: Award, Research | Tagged: , , , ,

With a Collaborative Science Award from the American Heart Association Jen Davis, Farid Moussavi-Harami , and Tom Daniel are on a mission to develop new tools to help cardiologists personalize treatments for certain heart diseases too. Read More