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January 1, 2021
Our Leducq Cytoskeletal Network has begun!
On January 1st 2021 we officially kicked off the Leducq Cytoskeletal Network (LCN). This Trans-Atlantic Network of Excellence brings together 7 different labs from the U.S. and Europe all working to better understanding how the cytoskeleton contributes to normal and […]
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November 23, 2020
Collaboration with Ionis Pharmaceuticals on new therapies for neurodevelopment disorders
We’re thrilled to have entered into a sponsored research agreement with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the leading experts on antisense technology. The partnership will be between Ionis and the Prosser and Davidson labs at Penn and CHOP, respectively, and is focused on […]
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January 22, 2020
Congrats Julie on your cover story in Circ Res!
Julie Heffler’s work on how a balance of cytoskeletal forces maintains nuclear integrity in the cardiomyocyte earned cover honors for the Jan 2020 issue of Circulation Research. Congrats Julie, well deserved!
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November 22, 2019
Matt’s work on microtubules in diastolic dysfunction published in Circulation!
Congrats Matt – this work involved many overnight sessions conducting mechanical measurements on myocardial tissue preparations from transplant patients – when the heart often comes in around 2AM! But after all if it’s not hard, it’s probably not worth doing […]
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September 29, 2018
Press for Chen et al., Nature Med 2018
An excellent, concise highlight in Nature Reviews Cardiology: https://rdcu.be/18Sv A longer piece by Medical News Today: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322192.php
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June 11, 2018
Prosser lab work published in Nature Medicine!
Christina’s paper on microtubules in human heart failure was published online in Nature Medicine. We found that suppressing stable microtubules can boost contractile function of heart cells from patients with heart failure – check it out: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0046-2
Ben was honored with the Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award from the American Heart Association. Read all about it here: https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2017/july/cardiology-researcher-wins-aha-outstanding-early-career-investigator-award
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March 23, 2017
Welcome Alex S!
Welcome Alex S., aka Xander/Ax, to the Prosser lab! Read more about Alex and our other lab members under the “People” tab.
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March 1, 2017
Congrats Matt and Pat!
Big congrats to Matt C. and Pat R., who were awarded post-doctoral fellowships from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health!
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February 13, 2017
Tugging on the heart strings this Valentine’s day
Who knew microtubules could be romantic? The HHMI celebrates cool science and heart puns. http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/tugging-cellular-heartstrings