Collin and Mrudang selected as finalists at SB3C 2023 Student Compeitions

Collin Haese, 2nd year MS student in EM, will present his work titled “The Role of Annuloplasty Ring Shape and Size on Tricuspid Valve Repair” as a finalist in the MS Student Poster Competition.

Mrudang Mathur, 5th year PhD candidate in ME, will present his work titled “Suppressing Leaflet Thickening and Stiffening May Restore Tricuspid Valve Function” as a finalist in the PhD Student Paper Competition.

Good luck to them both!

NIH funds research on Stimuli, Effects, and Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Maladaptation

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has funded our $3.5 million R01 proposal on “Tricuspid Valve Maladaptation: Its Stimuli, its Effect on Valve Function, and its Response to Therapy”.

Leakage of the tricuspid valve, which is located between the right atrium and right ventricle, is extremely common and, if not treated, can significantly impact the health of patients. The current gold-standard for treatment is a surgical approach known as tricuspid annuloplasty, which unfortunately does not have high long-term success rates and fails in approximately one-third of patients. This proposal is relevant to public health as we aim to better understand a new tricuspid valve disease mechanism, tricuspid valve maladaptation, that could be used as future therapeutic target toward improving the currently poor outcomes for patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation.

Further details about the grant can be found here.