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Jason Gardner, PhD
School of Medicine
Physiology
Grant Review Committees Served on: Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic Extracellular Matrix Fibroblasts Heart Failure
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Particulate Matter Smoke Inhalation Injury Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Lysyl Oxidase activity assay - tissue and cellular Mouse models of cardiac disease Rat models of cardiac disease
Unique Equipment Used:
	Pressure-volume Conductance Catheterization Transonic doppler flow probe Ultrasound echocardiography
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Extracellular Matrix Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fibroblasts Heart Failure Nicotine Particulate Matter Receptors, Estrogen Ventricular Function

Last Updated: 02/16/2017

Frank Smart
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cardiology Cardiology Service, Hospital Cardiomyopathy Clinical Effectiveness Heart Failure
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Heart Diseases



Unique Equipment Used:
	Echocardiography, Four-Dimensional Heart Catheterization Heart Transplantation Heart Valve Diseases
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Cardiomyopathy Heart Failure Heart-Assist Devices Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Pulmonary Hypertension

Last Updated: 01/24/2017