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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

LHI Lecture Oct. 7, noon: Darko Bosnakovski, DVM, PhD “Cellular Senescence Mediates Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LHI Lecture Sept. 30, noon: Ashok Kumar, PhD “From Repair to Wasting: IRE1α-XBP1 Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Health and Disease.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

LHI Lecture Sept. 23, noon: Brenda Ogle, PhD “Bioink Design to Advance 3D Bioprinting and Organoid Development.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Congrats LHI Director Lin Yee Chen on the Notice of Award for Phase 2 of "Cognitive Impairment & Dementia, Vascular Brain Injury, & Atrial Myopathy: Implications for Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias." Funding for Phase 2 exceeds $2.1m. #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

LHI is happy to announce that Xavier Revelo, PhD, - McKnight Land Grant Professor of Immunometabolism - has become the new Co-Director of our T32 Physician/Scientist Training Program! Learn more abut the Program here: z.umn.edu/cardio-t32 #UMNheart #CardioSky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

LHI Lecture Sept. 9, noon: Lin Yee Chen, MBBS, MS “Atrial Myopathy - Novel Insights Into Outcomes and Risk Factors.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

Lin Yee Chen and QR code that links to the LHI lecture web page.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎉 Big congratulations to Eunji Kim in the Sam Dudley lab on receiving a Research Technical Staff Award from the @UMNResearch & Innovation Office! Thank you for your incredible dedication and vital contributions to the UMN research community. Well deserved! 👏✨ #CardioSky #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Dr. Jeremy Van’t Hof & Dr. Erich Kummerfeld represented the ATRIA program at the @UofMinnovation President’s Club Heritage Society Dinner! 💡 Using an echo machine, mannequin & multimedia display, we showed donors how AI is transforming cardiac imaging.🫀✨ #MedTwitter #AIinHealthcare #Philanthropy

Jeremy Van't Hof and Erich Kummerfeld at their event display. Display includes ATRIA banner signs, a medical dummy, a model of the human heart, and a laptop showing video.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Congratulations to Sasha Prisco @sashaprisco.bsky.social for her 2026 Robert P. Hebbel Early Stage Investigator Award! Dr. Prisco was presented with the award at the Hebbel Research Day April 29, 2026. This award highlights her groundbreaking research in pulmonary hypertension. #Cardiosky #UMNproud

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

How do macrophages talk to T cells during heart failure? 🗣️💔 In their latest paper in @JACCJournals, Fernando Neto, PhD and the van Berlo Lab reveal that CXCL10 is the key. #Cardiosky #UMNresearch #HeartFailure #Immunology

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to our very own Sasha Prisco, MD, PhD, for being named a 2026 Jenesis Emerging Trailblazer by United Therapeutics! 🏆 #UMNproud #UMNresearch #Cardiosky #PulmonaryHypertension

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

LHI Lecture April 29, noon: Tim Matsuura, Ph.D. “Mechanisms of Cardioprotection and Perfusion in Cardiac Arrest.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

Tim Matsuura and lecture info repeated in text.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Dra. Rita Perlingeiro and Karim Azzag share their insights on the "Progress on cell therapy for skeletal muscle disorders" in the Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. A must-read for those following the latest in iPSCs & muscle regeneration. Link: z.umn.edu/perli-azzag-... #Medicine #StemCells #iPSCs

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Congratulations LHI Director Lin Yee Chen @LinYeeChen3, named Distinguished McKnight University Professor for his pioneering research in Atrial Myopathy. z.umn.edu/chen-mcknight #Cardiosky #UMNresearch

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Addressing a global epidemic affecting 1% of the population, the University of Minnesota has launched a specialized Pulmonary Hypertension fellowship. Learn more about the exciting new program that is currently taking applications. z.umn.edu/pulmonary-hy... #CardioSky #UMNheart

New Pulmonary Hypertension Fellowship Program Begins Accepting Applications.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Don't miss it! Register today for the ISHR North American Section Conference in Minneapolis! z.umn.edu/ishr

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

🎊 Congrats to Dr. Michael Zhang on receiving an @American_Heart Career Development Award! His research aims to identify the "biological root causes" of atrial fibrillation to pave the way for preventative medications. 🫀💊 Read the full story: z.umn.edu/ZhangAHA #CardioSky #UMNproud #AHA

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Better together! 🇧🇷🤝🇺🇸 Huge congrats to Dr. Jop van Berlo (@UMNews) and Dr. Sylvia Guatimosim (UFMG) on receiving the @American_Heart International Visiting Professor Award. They’re combining forces to tackle the complexities of cardiac remodeling and molecular cardiology. #CardioSky #UMNresearch

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Today LHI Faculty & staff celebrate "Love Your Heart" Day to support women's heart health! 🫀🥰 Wanna join us? Share your own Go Red photos with hashtags #GoRedForWomen and #UMNheartmonth!

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

As part of American Heart Month, try this yummy, heart-healthy recipe from the NIH! #UMNheartmonth www.nhlbi.nih.gov/.../chicken-...

Sauteed chicken legs in a creamy sauce with mushrooms, potatoes, onions, and celery.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Registration is officially OPEN for #ISHR2026! 📢 Join us in Minneapolis as we focus on "Promoting the Next Generation of Basic and Translational Scientists." 🧪✨ 📍 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis 🗓️ May 31 - June 3, 2026 🔗 Register here: ishrnorthamerican.org/meetings/ #CardioSky #ISHRNAS

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Join us every Monday in February for a heart-calming moment of mindfulness courtesy of the UMN Center for Spirituality & Healing. z.umn.edu/MondayMindful #UMNheartmonth

National Heart Month, Mindful Mondays, every Monday in Feb 2026 - noon to 1:00pm. No cost.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

LHI Lecture Nov. 5, noon: Andres Hidalgo, Ph.D. “Neutrophils, the body’s pacemaker?.” 2-102 Center for Magnetic Resonance Research | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

LHI Lecture TODAY, noon: Matthew Feinstein, M.D. “Risk Factors, Inflammation, and Cardiometabolic Disease in Humans: Insights across the Translational Spectrum.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

LHI Lecture Oct 29, noon: Matthew Feinstein, M.D. “Risk Factors, Inflammation, and Cardiometabolic Disease in Humans: Insights across the Translational Spectrum.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

LHI Lecture TODAY, noon: Aarti Asnani, M.D. “Of Mice and Molecules: Uncovering Basic Mechanisms of Cardiotoxicity.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

RSVP by OCTOBER 24 to join UMN Cardiology for Minnesota Night at #AHA! Details at z.umn.edu/UMN-night-AHA25. #Cardiosky #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

In the latest issue of Molecular Therapy, LHI Researcher Rita Perlingeiro describes a process to generate large-scale cryopreserved PAX7-induced myogenic progenitors in accordance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP). buff.ly/gZZV1ND #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

LHI Lecture Oct. 22, noon: Aarti Asnani, M.D. “Of Mice and Molecules: Uncovering Basic Mechanisms of Cardiotoxicity.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota. Aarti Asnani, MD.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Congratulations to LHI Director, Dr. Lin Yee Chen and University of WA collaborators for their new NHLBI R01 grant: Proteomic and Genomic Discovery of Targets for Atrial Cardiopathy-Related Cardiovascular Outcomes, 9/2025 - 6/2029, $5.24M. #Cardiosky #UMNheart #UMNresearch

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

LHI Lecture TODAY, noon: Silvio Antoniak, Ph.D. “Novel Treatments for Viral Acute Lung Injury (ALI)-associated Thrombosis.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast (no recording) #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A recent article in Circulation Research highlights findings from the van Berlo research lab, indicating that the cytoskeletal protein Septin4 plays a role in the onset of cardiac fibrosis by modifying the function of calcineurin. Read the full article: buff.ly/EUNsdKG #UMNresearch #Cardiosky

Jop van Berlo and the header from the Circulation Research article.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

LHI Lecture Oct. 8, noon: Silvio Antoniak, Ph.D. “Novel Treatments for Viral Acute Lung Injury (ALI)-associated Thrombosis.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast (this lecture will not be recorded) #UMNresearch #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Mark your calendars! The Fall 2025 Minnesota Pulmonary Hypertension Consortium is set for November 21, 2025, 5:30 to 9:00pm at the Saint Paul Hotel. More details coming soon! #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

LHI Lecture Oct. 1, noon: Lin Yee Chen, MBBS, MS, “Atrial Myopathy – A New Target for Stroke and Dementia Prevention.” 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

TOMORROW | Noon. ATRIA Lecture "Foundational concepts in biomedical AI" with IHI Director Constantin Aliferis, MD, PhD. Zoom only @ z.umn.edu/ATRIAlecture. #Cardiosky #MedSky #AI #DigitalHealth

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Save the Date - Sept 19, 2025 | Noon. ATRIA Lecture "Foundational concepts in biomedical AI" with IHI Director Constantin Aliferis, MD, PhD. Zoom only at z.umn.edu/ATRIAlecture. #UMNheart #MedTwitterAI

ATRIA Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology. Image of a computer screen with various technical readouts in blue and a 3D anatomical heart in blue and red. A human hand reaches toward the heart with index finger extended.

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

New research alert! Our study in JACC: Basic to Translational Science shows that microbiota transplant therapy (MTT) is safe and feasible for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). #PAH #PulmonaryHypertension #Research #Microbiome

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Zhang on his K08 grant for "Reverse translational multi-omics to identify treatment targets for atrial myopathy"! His mentorship team includes Lin Yee Chen and co-mentors Wei Pan, Timothy O'Connell, and Timothy McKinsey. #UMNproud #UMNresearch #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Save the Date - Sept 19, 2025 | Noon. ATRIA Lecture "Foundational concepts in biomedical AI" with IHI Director Constantin Aliferis, MD, PhD. Zoom only. #Cardiosky #MedSky #AI #DigitalHealth

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Congratulations to Karim Azzag, PhD, winner of the Postdoc Poster Award at Cardio Palooza 16! The title of his project is “Preclinical studies of an allogeneic off-the-shelf iPSC-derived myogenic progenitor cell product in a nonhuman primate model.” #Cardiosky #UMNheart #UMNresearch

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Selma Carlson to the Division. We’re thrilled to have her on board and look forward to the expertise, energy, and dedication she will bring to our team. #cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We’re pleased to share that Dr. Rebecca Cogswell and Dr. Henri Roukoz have been recognized among Mpls. St. Paul Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors - a testament to their outstanding clinical care and leadership. Congratulations to both on this well-deserved honor! #cardiosky #UMNheart #UMNproud

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Please join us in congratulating faculty members on their recent promotions. We are grateful for their continued contributions to education, research, and clinical care. #cardiosky

Rebecca Cogswell, MD - Professor; Chetan Shenoy, MBBS, MS - Professor; Rajat Kalra, MBCHB, MS - Associate Professor; Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD - Associate Professor; Jeremy Markowitz, MD - Associate Professor

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Dr. Zhang brings a strong clinical foundation along with a thoughtful, team-oriented approach. We’re excited to have him on board and look forward to the valuable perspective he’ll contribute to our work. #UMNheart #Cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Dr. Henri Roukoz has been honored as a 2025 U of MN Physicians Clinical Excellence Distinguished Honoree in the Dept of Medicine. This award recognizes his exceptional clinical care, patient dedication, and contributions to advancing medicine in our community. Congratulations, Dr. Roukoz! #cardiosky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Sasha Prisco, selected as the 2025 recipient of the Dr. Anne Joseph Early-Career Research Award (ERA)! The award provides funding to sustain productivity & retention of early-career faculty that took FMLA time away from research. #UMNresearch #CardioSky

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lillehei-heart.bsky.social @lillehei-heart.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

LHI Lecture TODAY, noon: Jane A. Leopold, M.D. “Precision Phenotyping of Pulmonary Vascular Diseases.” ROOM CHANGE: 1-110 Lions Research Building | More info: z.umn.edu/LHIlecture | Webcast: z.umn.edu/lhi-webcast #UMNresearch #UMNheart

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