Alexandra L. Coba

Alexandra L. Coba

Undergraduate Student Focus Area: Left Ventricular Remodeling and Chromic Kidney Disease. Research Interest: Further understand the relationship between Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease, and its effects, by quantifying the extent of remodeling in the left...
Nathan Yapaolo

Nathan Yapaolo

Undergraduate Student Focus Area: Left ventricular remodeling and chronic kidney disease. Research Interest: Investigate how Heart Failure intersects with Chronic Kidney Disease, assessing the impact by evaluating alterations in the left ventricular structure of mice...
Nicole M. Mendoza Hung

Nicole M. Mendoza Hung

Undergraduate Student Focus Area: Calcification Mechanisms Expected Graduation: Spring 2025 Research Interest: Investigating the mechanistic differences between physiological and pathological mineralization in Human Osteoblasts and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via the...
Alexandra Rodriguez

Alexandra Rodriguez

Undergraduate Student Focus Area: Inhibiting vascular calcification through epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) modulation Research Interest: Investigating strategies to target EGFR signaling pathways and exploring EGFR’s underlying role in promoting or inhibiting...
Lucas Menendez

Lucas Menendez

Undergraduate Student Focus Area: The mechanobiological mechanisms behind bicuspid aortic valve related aortic valve disease progression. Research Interest: He would like to contribute to different aspects of cardiovascular research by studying mechanobiology, tissue...