Research Labs

The UIC Center for Cardiovascular Research collaborates with different Research Cores on the UIC campus  and has facilities directed by faculty members who are experts in particular research areas.

Jalees Rehman, MD

Rehman Lab

Professor
Department of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
College of Medicine

Martha L. Daviglus, MD

Martha L. Daviglus, MD

Edmund F. Foley Professor, Department of Medicine, Director of the Institute for Minority Health Research
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Department of Medicine, BIRCWH Mentor

Beata M Wolska, PhD

Beata M Wolska, PhD

Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Medicine, Cardiology

Terry Vanden Hoek, MD

Terry Vanden Hoek, MD, FACEP

Professor and Head, Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Center for Advanced Resuscitation Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Research

Dawood Darbar, MBChB, MD

Dawood Darbar, MBChB, MD

Director, Center for Cardiovascular Research; Chief, Division of Cardiology
Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology

R John Solaro, PhD

R John Solaro, PhD

Distinguished University Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Ekrem Emrah Er, PhD

Ekrem Emrah Er, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine

Yuwei Jiang, PhD

Yuwei Jiang, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine

Andrius Kazlauskas, PhD

Andrius Kazlauskas, PhD

Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
College of Medicine

Salman Khetani, PhD

Salman Khetani, PhD

Robert Uyetani Collegiate Professor,
Associate Department Head,
Director of Graduate Studies

Jan Kitajewski, PhD

Jan Kitajewski, PhD

Sweeney Basic Sciences Professor
Director, University of Illinois Cancer Center
Head, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine

Orly Lazarov, PhD

Orly Lazarov, PhD

Professor
Program Director, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Training Program
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Monica Lee, PhD

Monica Lee, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine

Chong Wee Liew, PhD

Chong Wee Liew, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine

Sarah Lutz, PhD

Sarah Lutz, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
College of Medicine

Mark McCauley, MD, PhD

Mark McCauley, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
College of Medicine

Abeer Mohamed (Mahmoud), MD, PhD

Abeer Mohamed (Mahmoud), MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology

Shane Phillips, Ph.D.

Shane Phillips, Ph.D.

Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Physical Therapy

Brenda Russell, PhD

Brenda Russell, PhD

Professor Emerita
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine

Leon Tai, PhD

Leon Tai, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine

Seock-Won Youn, PhD

Seock-Won Youn, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics