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Join HMRI's President and CEO Julia Bradsher for Fearless: Critical Conversations on Understanding Your Risk for Vascular Dementia and Stroke.  Wednesday, November 6 at 6:30 pm Huntington Medical Research Institutes 686 S. Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 Engemann Family Auditorium Advanced registration is suggested. Register through the link in the comments. #stroke #dementia #events #pasadena

HMRI wishes to express heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of John M. Boyle, PhD. John was a cherished colleague and passionate scientist who passed away on August 9, 2024. John joined HMRI as a staff scientist in the Translational Pluripotent Stem Cell program in May 2024. Although he was only with us briefly, he had already begun to make valuable contributions to the new program. John grew up in Pasadena. He was happy to return to his hometown, where he could continue doing the scientific work for which he was so passionate. John expressed that his work at HMRI was his dream job. A public celebration of John's life will be held on Saturday, October 26, at 1 pm at the Valley Hunt Club in #Pasadena. If you would like to give to the HMRI John Boyle Memorial Fund, please click on the link in the comments.

Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, chief science officer and head of Cardiovascular Research at HMRI, discusses new findings on damage to the cardiovascular system from vaping nicotine with e-cigarettes. The link to the full article, "Think Vaping is Safer? Think again," is in the comments.   #cardiovasculardisease #ecigarettes #vaping 

Postdoctoral fellows from HMRI's Neurosciences laboratories, Kazi Helal Hossain, PhD; Joby Jose, PhD, and Abdulhakim Al-Ezzi, PhD, attended the 2024 Society for Neuroscience (SFN) conference in Chicago from October 5 to October 9 to present their research posters. SFN is the world's largest organization of scientists who work in the field of Neuroscience. Approximately 30,000 scientists from more than 70 countries and hundreds of companies exhibiting at the conference attended this year. This is an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain exposure to the field. "For young researchers like me, it was a fantastic chance to learn new concepts and share our research findings," said Jose. "It was an excellent opportunity to network with other scientists working in the same research area and exchange ideas about future research projects." The researchers were exposed to insightful lectures, various companies, and the latest equipment and techniques.  "It was a privilege for me to give a presentation on behalf of HMRI and receive input on my research findings from several esteemed scientists," Jose added. "It will benefit my postdoctoral fellow career and help me develop new research ideas." #postdoc #SFN24 #neuroscience

Join HMRI on Tuesday, October 15 at 4 pm via Zoom: "Brain Functional Connectivity During Cognitive Challenge Reveals Cognitively Health Individuals with Abnormal Amyloid/Tau" Presented by Abdulhakim El-Azzi, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar, HMRI Clinical and Translational Neurosciences Cognition and Brain Integration Laboratory To register, email info@hmri.org. #neuroscience #neurology #alzheimersdisease #postdoc

LA Venture Voices panelist spotlight! As CEO & Co-Founder of BRT Biotechnologies, Inc. and a tenured professor of chemistry at Pomona College who received her PhD from Harvard, Jane Liu has 20+ years as a biochemist in academia and industry. With BRT, Jane formed a team of scientists, consultants, and advisors, filed a PCT application for the company’s platform technology, and raised capital to support these activities. At Pomona, her research program on microbial gene regulation has received grants from the NIH, NSF, and Dreyfus Foundation 👏 Hear from Jane and our other panelists, including Managing General Partner from Propel Bio Partners, Leen Kawas, Life Sciences investor, Debbie Lin, PhD, and CEO & Founder of Synedgen, Inc, Shenda Baker during a discussion about startup growth and investment in Los Angeles, moderated by the President and Chief Executive Officer at Xencor, Bassil Dahiyat and hosted by HMRI - Huntington Medical Research Institutes! You can register by scanning the QR code in the flyer below or by visiting this link: https://lnkd.in/gUa7yuGN Interested in joining Women In Bio? You can learn more about WIB membership and gain access to our video library, mentorship opportunities, and more here: https://lnkd.in/eSDv3Tsd #LifeSciencesLA #BiotechLA #HealthTechLA #WomenInSTEM #Networking #WomenInLifeSciences #WomenInBiotech #WomenInPharma #WomenInResearch #WomenInBio #WomenInBioLosAngeles #WIB #WIBLA

HMRI's Chief Science Officer and Chair of Cardiovascular Research, Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, discusses high blood pressure and the relationship between smoking cigarettes and vaping. Click below to read the AARP article.  https://lnkd.in/gyKJvn_7 #ecigarettes #heartdisease #hearthealth

Join HMRI on Tuesday, September 17 at 4 pm via Zoom: "Exploring Subtle Neurophysiological and Pathological Changes in Heart-Brain Connections: Research Update in Presymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease and Migraine" Presented by: Xianghong Arakaki, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Clinical and Translational Neurosciences Cognition and Brain Integration Laboratory To register, email info@hmri.org #neuroscience #neurology #cardiology #alzheimers #migraine

Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Purcell, associate professor of Cardiovascular Signaling and director of scientific education at HMRI. Her receipt of the Mid-Career Investigator Leadership Achievement Award from the International Society for Heart Research, North American Section, at their Annual Meeting held last week in Long Beach, CA, and her appointment as Treasurer of the organization are testaments to her remarkable leadership. Her leadership speech inspired her colleagues, “Everyone has something to contribute,” emphasized Purcell. “Regardless of your career stage, your actions influence others, and everyone can be a leader.”   #cardiovascularresearch #leadership #womeninstem

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Angiogenesis and Brain Development Laboratory in the Department of Basic and Translational Neurosciences at Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), Pasadena, California, to tap into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs) for the generation of endothelial and neuronal populations. The project will investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of psychiatric diseases using stem cell technology with the long-term goal of developing new diagnostics and treatments.   We welcome applications from highly motivated and independent-minded individuals. Please go to www.hmri.org/careers to review the full job posting and apply. #postdoc #neuroscience #stemcells