DEI Statement
We, in the Department of Cardiac Surgery, are committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment with regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and religious beliefs. We aim to create a supportive environment regardless of background and firmly believe our Department is stronger with this welcoming, accepting view.
Research Interests
Our long-term goal is to develop novel heart therapies to effectively prolong and improve the life of heart patients.
One research interest is to define the epigenetic mechanism mediated by ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling in cardiac progenitor specification and differentiation.
A second interest is to define essential cross-talk between energy metabolism and epigenetics in heart repair and regeneration.
A third interest is to explore novel strategies to generate cardiac progenitor cells and engineered cardiac tissues suitable for heart regeneration.
A fourth interest is to identify epigenetic factors and small molecules/drugs in stimulating heart regeneration.