Basic & Translational Cardiovascular Medicine Research

Research Identifying Molecular Clues of Heart Disease

Basic laboratory research in BIDMC’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine focuses on stem cell research and regenerative medicine to better understand cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Basic & Translational Cardiovascular Medicine Research Laboratories

Basic laboratory research includes investigations to identify the genetic, molecular and functional determinants that underlie heart disease. Learn more about our basic research labs:

• Asani Lab: Led by Aarti H. Asnani, MD, the main focus this lab is to define the molecular mechanisms of chemotherapy-associated heart toxicity, with the goal of targeting these pathways therapeutically in patients.

• Kang Lab: Led by Peter Kang, MD, this laboratory focuses on studying the molecular mechanisms of cardiac apoptosis and developing novel anti-apoptotic applications in cardiovascular diseases.

• Nath Lab: Led by Anjali K. Nath, PhD, this lab works at the interface of human genetics and chemistry and systematically identifies connections between genes and the human biology they regulate by integrating human multi-omic datasets.

• Schmaier Lab: Led by Alec Schmaier, MD, PhD, research in this lab focuses on the interplay of endothelial cell biology and thrombosis and how they predispose to cardiovascular disease.