First senior author paper from rising star Dave Barefield, PhD, and first first author paper for graduate student Hannah Cizauskas! Congratulations to both of them!

Women in Medicine Sessions for Empowerment. Thanks to our panelists Susanne Arnold, MD Reema A Patel MD , Heidi Weiss and for the amazing audience for another great session. Thanks to Darwin L Conwell, MD, MSc, FACG that we got to shed some light on data. It was amazing to highlight some solutions.

Functional control of myosin motors in the cardiac cycle. doi.org/10.1038/s41569…

Congrats to Ken Campbell, Campbell Muscle Lab @ UKY @uk_gillheart, for the Ocean Frontier Institute funding his study of mitochondrial c-Src and its role in right ventricular impairment in pulmonary hypertension.

Super-relaxed myosins contribute to respiratory muscle hibernation in mechanically ventilated patients | Science Translational Medicine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Glad to (minorly) contribute to this important work with FiberSim-based simulations :-) campbell-muscle-lab.github.io/FiberSim/

Congrats to MD/PhD student Greg Milburn (not on social media) who led this project (currently in review). Increased Fibrosis Depresses Contractile Function in Myocardium from Patients with ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

We are also recruiting a faculty member studying any area of cardiovascular physiology in our department. Launch your new lab in a supportive department in UMPhysiology with outstanding training programs (postdoc/PhD/MS/undergrad) and strong ties to U-M Health Frankel CVC

Kentucky welcomes a new emergency unit dedicated to the treatment of patients experiencing a mental health crisis.bit.ly/4dwccBS

Very excited to share that the final manuscript of my first-author publication "Dilated cardiomyopathy mutation in beta-cardiac myosin enhances actin activation of the power stroke and phosphate release" is now available online at PNAS Nexus! doi.org/10.1093/pnasne…

Are you an internal medicine resident pursuing a competitive fellowship? My correspondence highlights the dilemma residents face in balancing clinical proficiency with building a robust research portfolio. Read more: jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

Inspired by Prof. Janet E. Hill, here is a "Gantt-like" chart showing the lab team since our boss started at UK. Some great memories and fantastic scientists here. Super fun to see how people have progressed towards their goals.

Delighted to share this pre-print in which we investigated the specific function of miR-1, the most abundant miRNA in skeletal muscle. Our findings identify miR-1 as a regulator of pyruvate metabolism and metabolic flexibility. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We are hiring the next UKY Center for Health Equity Transformation Director in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and UK_COMResearch It's a terrific place to work with wonderful faculty, strong support and lots of resources. Take a look: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/543440

Today I received the Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) from the NHLBI. I am grateful to all my mentors and collaborators who contributed to the success of this submission! #NIH #F31 #Cardiology #myosin