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Kira Evitts

Kira Evitts

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Ms. Evitts is a Bioengineering graduate student performing her Ph.D. thesis studies in the labs of Jessica Young and Ying Zheng.  Her thesis project is focused on developing a stem cell based model of the human neurovascular unit (NVU) to study neurovascular interactions in the brain and investigate neurovascular dysfunction in age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Her […]

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David Marcinek

David Marcinek

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Professor of Radiology
Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering
Adjunct Professor of Lab Medicine and Pathology

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Dr. Marcinek joined the UW faculty in 2006. He has over 15 years of experience developing and applying innovative tools to study mitochondrial biology in chronic disease and aging. A main focus of his laboratory is to understand how age-related changes in mitochondrial function at the biochemical and organelle levels translate to changes in in […]

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Mike Regnier

Mike Regnier

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Professor of Bioengineering

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Mechanisms of tissue dysfunction during aging. Dr. Regnier is a Professor and Associate Chair for Research & Development in the department of Bioengineering at UW.  Dr. Regnier’s research goal is to develop novel approaches to prevent or restore age- and disease-related loss of muscle function.  Approaches include protein, cell & tissue engineering and gene therapy.  […]

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Andy Shih

Andy Shih

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Associate Professor

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Dr. Shih is an Associate Professor at Seattle Children’s Research Instituteand the University of Washington. The research performed by his teamhas led to new discoveries related to the consequence of small-scalestroke, mechanisms of neurovascular coupling, and regulation of bloodflow through brain capillaries by pericytes. His research seeks to obtain aclear understanding the basic biology underlying […]

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Rong Tian

Rong Tian

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Professor of Bioengineering
Professor of Anesthesiology
Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry
Director, Mitochondria and Metabolism Center

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Cardiac metabolism and mitochondrial energetics The Tian Lab studies cell metabolism and mitochondrial function in living systems. Our goal is to improve cellular resistance to environmental stresses and diseases through engineering metabolism. […]

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