Membership
The Center for Heart and Vascular Research welcomes members from across the University of Nebraska system, including students, staff, fellows, residents and faculty.
Membership Requirements
Please read membership requirements and update your MyNCBI Bibliography Profile before applying.
Eligibility
We are an inclusive center, welcoming students, postdocs, staff, residents, nurses and faculty from across the University of Nebraska system, Children's Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine.
General Requirements
- Demonstrate a commitment to the center's vision to advance an integrated program of basic, clinical and translational research related to cardiovascular medicine. This is demonstrated by actively engaging in heart and vascular research and attending center events.
- Share areas of expertise as mentors to junior faculty, trainees, and staff. (For senior members)
- Participate in ad hoc review committees of funding proposals of fellow members upon request. All funding recipients agree to participate in future center award review panels.
Specific Requirements
- Join and actively participate in at least one focus group. (See Research Opportunities page for details)
- Attend the center's meetings, seminars, review committees, retreats and related activities as appropriate. It is expected that members will attend a minimum of five events per year.
- List the center as an affiliation on all publications (manuscripts, reviews, book chapters), in oral/poster presentations, grant submissions and media announcements.
- Agree to maintain an updated MyNCBI Bibliography Profile. The MyNCBI Bibliography profile provides a centralized platform to track publications and funding.
- Complete the center's annual survey to track grant submissions that result from center activities or funding, collaborative efforts with other members, mentoring, service-related, and community engagement activities.
Apply for membership
To apply for CHVR membership, please email Amy Biggerstaff at abiggerstaff@unmc.edu.
Member Benefits
- Access to research funding opportunities.
- Access to research opportunities, including grant and fellowship writing workshops tailored for heart and vascular research and medicine, focus groups and the annual retreat.
- Priority access on core services.
- Access to philanthropic funds directed to center-specific efforts
Current Members
Current Member List
| Last Name | First Name | Degree | Department |
| Abdalla | Maher | PhD | Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Acharya | Arpan | PhD | Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience |
| Adediji | Isaac | BS,MS | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Adewumi | Joy | MS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Ai | Weilun | MBBS,MS | Internal Medicine - Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism |
| Akbar | Anum | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Akinuli | Dorcas | MS,BS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Allen | Michael | MS | Health & Kinesiology |
| Al-Mugotir | Mona | PhD | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Alonso | Windy | PhD,RN | Nursing |
| Anderson | Daniel | MD,PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Anderson | Cody | BS | Health & Kinesiology |
| Anderson Berry | Ann | MD,PhD | Pediatrics |
| Andrabi | Syed Muntazir | PhD | Surgery |
| Ayayee | Paul | PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Bagher | Pooneh | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Bailey | Kristina | MD | Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine |
| Barrett | Christopher | MD | Surgery |
| Basma | Hesham | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Bidasee | Keshore | PhD | Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience |
| Bilek | Laura | PhD | Other |
| Bills | Nathan | PhD | Surgery |
| Boesen | Erika | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Brunette | Katya | PhD | Surgery |
| Chand | Subhash | PhD | Anesthesiology |
| Chittezham Thomas | Vinai | PhD | Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Clemens | Dahn | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Cook | Jason | MD,PhD | Surgery |
| Dailey | Kaitlin | PhD | Eppley Institute |
| Dash | Prasanta | PhD | Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience |
| Davis | John S. | PhD | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Dhar | Kajari | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Dhyani | Neha | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Ding | Ming | MS | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Duan | Bin | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Duryee | Michael | MS | Internal Medicine - Rheumatology |
| Erol | Muhammet Enes | MS | Exercise Physiology, Bioenergetics |
| Estrella | Luis Daniel | BS | Neurological Sciences |
| Fox | Howard | MD,PhD | Neurological Sciences |
| Freel | Colman | BS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Gandhi | Devashri | MS | Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Gao | Lie | MD,PhD | Anesthesiology |
| Gawargi | Flobater | BS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Gilk | Stacey | PhD | Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Gillman | Samuel | MS,BA | Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Gundry | Rebekah | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Hackfort | Bryan | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Hahka | Taija | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Hamel | Frederick | PhD | Internal Medicine - Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism |
| Harris | Lynda | PhD | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Hayati | Farzad | PhD,DVM | Surgery |
| Iverson | Nicole | PhD | Biological Systems Engineering |
| Izard | Jacques | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Jadidi | Majid | PhD | Biomechanics |
| Johnson | Tate | MD | Internal Medicine - Rheumatology |
| Kalpana | Marjina Akter | PhD | Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Kamra | Kajal | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Kapoor | Ekta | MS | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Karpuk | Nikolay | PhD | Anesthesiology |
| Kattukandathil Pushpan | Chithra | PhD | Surgery |
| Kehrberg | Rachel | BS | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Khairnar | Sakshi | BS | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Kim | So-Youn | PhD | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Kim | SunYoung | MD | Surgery |
| Kim | Kyushik | MD,PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Kosmach | Anna | BS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Kowash | Hager | PhD,BS,MS | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Kumari | Neha | BT | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Layec | Gwenael | PhD | Health & Kinesiology |
| Lee | Donghee | PhD | Surgery |
| Li | Yulong | MD,PhD | Emergency Medicine |
| Li | Shouqiang | MD,PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Li | Ling | MD,PhD | Pediatrics - Cardiology |
| Liu | Bo | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Lowes | Brian | MD,PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Lundgren | Scott | DO | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Macke | Amanda | BS | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| MacTaggart | Jason | MD | Surgery |
| Mannon | Roslyn | MD | Internal Medicine - Nephrology |
| Mauch | Teri | MD,PhD | Pediatrics - Nephrology |
| Merani | Shaheed | MD,PhD | Surgery |
| Mesidor | Roneldine | BS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Mishra | Paras Kumar | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Mitchell | Ray | BFA | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Moulton | Michael | MD | Surgery |
| Muniyan | Sakthivel | PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Nallasamy | Palanisamy | PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Natarajan | Sathish Kumar | PhD | Nutrition & Health Sciences |
| Nguyen | Nghi (Melody) | BS | Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Omar | Delia | MS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Ortmann | Laura | MD | Pediatrics - Critical Care |
| Park | Song-Young | PhD | School of Health and Kinesiology |
| Park | Garam | MS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Patel | Kaushik | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Patel | Tapan | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Peeples | Eric | MD,PhD | Pediatrics |
| Pekas | Elizabeth (Liz) | PhD | Non-profit medical affairs |
| Pipinos | Iraklis | MD | Surgery |
| Pribil | Sarah | MS | Anesthesiology |
| Rapoza | Rebekah | BS | Pediatrics |
| Rowland | Sheri | PhD,APRN | Nursing |
| Salomon | Jeffrey | MD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Scheer | Troy | BS | Nursing |
| Schultz | Harold | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Shahriar | S M Shatil | PhD | Surgery |
| Shi | Wei | PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Shrestha | Prakash | PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Siddique | Aleem | MBBS | Surgery |
| Sileshi | Rahel | MD | Epidemiology |
| Sinanan | Kimberley | BS | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Skupa | Sydney | BS | Eppley Institute |
| Slotkowski | Rebecca | MD,PhD | Pediatrics |
| So | Wonmi | PhD | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Sorgen | Paul | PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Staller | Dalton | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Stoller | Douglas | MD,PhD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Subramanyan | Ram Kumar | MD,PhD | Surgery |
| Sveeggen | Timothy | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Sweeney | Sarah | BA,BS | Pediatrics |
| Tian | Yuqian (Amy) | MD | Surgery |
| Tran | Huy | PhD | Surgery |
| Trippier | Paul | PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Urban | Marian | MD,PhD | Surgery |
| VanOrmer | Matthew | BS | Pediatrics |
| Varadharaj | Venkatesh | PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Veerappa | Avinash | PhD | Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Viswanathan | Saraswathi | PhD | Internal Medicine - Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism |
| Wang | Hanjun | MD | Anesthesiology |
| Wang | Dong | PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Wang | Chenlong | PhD | Surgery |
| Windle | John | MD | Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Wojtkiewicz | Melinda | BS | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Xiao | Yi | BS,MBBS | Eppley Institute |
| Xie | Jingwei | PhD | Surgery |
| Yadav | Santosh | PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Yao | Qiuming | PhD | Computer Science |
| Zimmerman | Matthew | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |
| Zucker | Irving | PhD | Cellular and Integrative Physiology |