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#BlackinCardio TEAM INTRODUCTION

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First up @IBeChichi_ : Chichi Okagbue, a PhD student at the University of Reading conducting research on how the biological mechanisms of obesity contributes to cardiovascular diseases

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Say hi to @supermalt_papi . Jason is a PhD student. His research is based on the revascularisation of ischaemic diseases. Jason is very passionate about increasing diversity and representation of underrepresented groups in STEM

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Next up @ines_catherine is a postdoc. She uses population-level genomic data to better understand and predict the risk of CVD with a special focus on minority ethnic group in particular African American and Hispanic American.
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@dantyrr, a post-doc in the division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Michigan. He uses animal models to examine how aging accelerates vascular diseases with a particular interest in how mitochondria can influence inflammation
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@deborascience is a postdoctoral associate . The focus of her work is to analyze and interpret cardiovascular and cardiometabolic data (including COVID-19) for the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS)

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@catalystinme_ a medical physiology graduate at the end of her masters in Medical Ultrasound. The heart is her favourite organ.She is in the very early stages of her journey and still navigating the area she would like to specialize in.

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@Juststanss is a PhD researcher . He is studying diabetic cardiomyopathy, where his work aims to restore damaged structures of the coronary microvasculature by therapeutically targeting specific proteins.

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@MKQS is a PhD Candidate. She develops advanced cardiovascular tissue models for studying genetic disease. She believes that science should be accessible and that every child should have the opportunity to become a scientist

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