Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN) is aimed to enhancing strengths, identifying and addressing challenges, and seeking growth and opportunities for all of those within the Frankel Cardiovascular Center’s broad research network.
The Cardiovascular Science Research Community is deeply committed to the FCVC vision to be the best academic heart and vascular center in the world, and the mission to create an understanding of CV disease through collaboration between clinicians and scientists.
Smaller, like-minded research communities around thematic areas fostering deeper collaboration around the pursuit of big research questions and other impactful goals.
Improved potential for innovation
Defined pathways for sharing ideas and seeking information or help
Mentor, educate, and train the current and next generation of scientists
Assist with meeting recruits and new faculty to the institution
Access to shared resources
New opportunities for funding (intramural and extramural)
CRN Thematic Directors
Professor, Internal Medicine
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Thematic Director, Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN)
Edward B. Diethrich M.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Vascular Surgery
Senior Associate Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Thematic Director, Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN)
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Director, TL1 MS in Clinical Research (MSCR) program
Director, Platelet Pharmacology and physiology core
Thematic Director, Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN)
Professor, Section of Vascular Surgery/ULAM
Director, Conrad Jobst Vascular Research Laboratories
Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Co-Director, Jobst Preclinical Research Group (Jobst-PCR)
Thematic Director, Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN)
Working Group Leaders
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Contact: anumonwo@med.umich.edu
Website: Center for Arrhythmia Research
Lab website: Anumonwo Lab
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
Contact: dmichele@umich.edu
Lab Office: 734-764-5738
Lab Website: Michele Lab
Twitter: @MicheleLabUM
Professor of Biological Chemistry & Internal Medicine
Contact: jhmorris@umich.edu
Lab Website: Morrissey Lab
Professor of Radiology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Program Director, Co-Director MIITT, Radiology, Medical School and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School and College of Engineering
Contact: nse@med.umich.edu
Website: MIITT
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Contact: msalmon@med.umich.edu
Website: Morgan Salmon, PhD
Twitter: @MorganDSalmon
Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Contact: jshavit@umich.edu
Lab Website: Shavit Lab