ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY
Paying it forward.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY
Paying it forward.
HMRI is fortunate to have a strong community of supporters. From financial contributors to clinical research participants, we are grateful for your interest in the work we are so passionate about. We offer several opportunities for members of our community to take a deeper dive into the medical research realm, and we invite you to join us. Whether virtually or in-person, come see for yourself: exciting things are happening at HMRI.
Bob Mackin Memorial Scientific Lectures
Register for the next presentation in the monthly Bob Mackin Memorial Lecture Series! Given by one of our own accomplished researchers or a special guest speaker, the lectures cover a range of timely, compelling, and patient-focused topics. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, lectures have been hosted virtually and we're proud to have enjoyed record-breaking participation.
UPCOMING LECTURE
Physics-Based Machine Learning Approaches for Cardiovascular Monitoring and Diagnostics
Niema Pahlevan, PhD
Tuesday, September 20
4:00 to 5:00 pm via Zoom
Dr. Niema Pahlevan, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Southern California, will discuss hybrid physics-based machine learning (ML) methods and their application in cardiovascular monitoring and diagnostics for both chronic and acute conditions.
UPCOMING LECTURE
Physics-Based Machine Learning Approaches for Cardiovascular Monitoring and Diagnostics
Niema Pahlevan, PhD
Tuesday, September 20
4:00 to 5:00 pm via Zoom
Dr. Niema Pahlevan, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Southern California, will discuss hybrid physics-based machine learning (ML) methods and their application in cardiovascular monitoring and diagnostics for both chronic and acute conditions.
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Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
Bench to Bedside to Bench: An Example with LHON
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Dr. Robert Kloner, MD, PhD
Cell Therapy for Myodcardial Infarction
Available through June 15 – Via Vimeo
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Wangde Dai, MD & Jianru Shi, PHD
Studies in New Therapies for Experimental Hemorrhagic Shock
Available through May 14 – Via Vimeo
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Gabriel Akopian, MD
Immune Response to Colorectal Cancer
Available through Tuesday, April 13th – Via Vimeo
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Robert A. Kloner MD, PhD
2021 Update on reducing heart attack size: New role for Supersaturated Oxygen
February 16: 4:00-500 PM – Via Zoom Meeting
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86074419597?pwd=TUxqbm14U1pTZDVTVWxiUUxmcG0yQT09
Meeting ID: 860 7441 9597
Passcode: 436550
Dial: +1 669 900 9128
Jamil Momand, Ph.D.
Why is cancer so tough to beat?
September 15: 4:00-500 PM – Via Zoom Meeting
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84721468292?pwd=ZGwwQXVMalFxS2NvM3NVOXErNkVpQT09
Meeting ID: 847 2146 8292
Passcode: 437330
Ara Keshishian
Physician and Bio Medical Engineer, Pinpointeyes – Hyperion Laboratories, Inc.
Subject: Treatment Options for Strabismus-Lazy Eye
August 18: 4:00-500 PM – Via Zoom Meeting
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83065148295?pwd=OWpUM0VvRVNzbTN0bUJlRVVsNzA4Zz09
Passcode: 574211
Alfred N. Fonteh, PhD
Senior Principal Research Scientist, HMRI
Subject: Lipid Biomarkers and Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease
August 11: 4:00-500 PM – Via Zoom Meeting
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqf-qrrjovG9L12Mse8gZ7neOBMj8-G23f
Nicole H. Purcell, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor, Pharmacology, University of Southern California, San Diego
Subject: The PHLPP Side of Cardiovascular Disease
July 21: 4:00-500 PM – Via Zoom Meeting
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucu2tqT0vEtJMsAuSbLaJaE5kL28gp0f6
Niema M. Pahlevan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Viterbi School of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular, Medicine Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
Subject: A Physics-Based Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Approach for Noninvasive Diagnostics of Acute and Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases
June 23: 4:00-500 PM – Via Zoom Meeting
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcuyuqTkoG905xQge8de1lqcmIAQT42J7
Kevin S. King, MD
Clinical and Scientific Director, Imaging Research, HMRI
Subject: Using MRI to Identify Preventable and Treatable Causes of Dementia
April 21: 4:00-500 PM – Via Zoom Meeting @ https://zoom.us/j/359110873
Meeting ID: 359 110 873
Dial: 1-669-900-9128 US
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD
Chief Science Officer and Director of CV Research, HMRI
Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Subject: Vaping and the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary systems
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*CANCELLED*: March 17: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Jianru Shi, PhD, and Wangde Dai, MD
Research Investigators, Cardiovascular Research, HMRI
Subject: Studies in New Therapies for Experimental Hemorrhagic Shock
February 18: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Xianghong Arakaki, MD, PhD
Neurosciences Research Scientist, Electrophysiology, HMRI
Subject: Exploring brain-heart interactions in pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease
January 21: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Douglas McCreery, PhD
Scientist Emeritus, HMRI
Subject: Configuring implantable micro-electrodes & selecting stimulus parameters for safe and effective activation of nerve cells in the brain
November 21: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Kim Shriner, MD
Infectious Disease Specialist, Huntington Hospital
October 3: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Achal Singh Achrol, MD
Prominent surgeon with affiliations including Stanford University, John Wayne Cancer Institute
Subject: Innovations in Brain Surgery: Brain Chip Implants and Ultrasonic Drug Delivery
September 23: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Jason Hinman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Neurology
September 17: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Hussein Yassine, MD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Southern California
September 10: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Dominic Del Re, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School
September 4: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Anju Vasudevan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Angiogenesis and Brain Development Laboratory, McClean Hospital
August 22: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Michael T. Kleinman, PhD
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine
Subject: Heartburn: Connecting air pollution & wildfires to cardiovascular disease
August 20: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Helena Chui, MD
Director, Alzheimer Disease Research Center at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Subject: Alzheimer Disease Update
August 6: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Zhongzheng (Brooks) Fu, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Neuroscience, California Institute of Technology
Subject: Human single-neuron mechanisms of cognitive control
July 16: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Maria Cecilia Marcondes, PhD
Associate Professor, San Diego Biomedical Research Institute
Subject: The Role of Sirtuin1 in neuroHIV and in Aging-Associated Inflammation
June 25: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Shinsuke Shimojo, PhD
Gertrude Baltimore Professor of Experimental Psychology, Division of Biology & Biological Engineering / Computation & Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology
Subject: Implicit senses and cognition – psychophysical tools
May 21: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD, Flora Thornton Professor of Vision
Doheny Eye Centers-UCLA and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology at UCLA
Subject: The Four Great Mysteries of LHON (Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy)
April 16: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Ray Matthews, MD
Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of Interventional Cardiology and Catheterization Laboratories
Keck School of Medicine at USC
Subject: TAVR 2019
March 19: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Vice President of Translation and Director of Cardiovascular Research, HMRI
Subject: Reperfusion Injury and its Therapy
February 19: 4:00-500 PM @ HMRI in the Engemann Family Auditorium
Kevin King, MD
Director of Imaging Research, HMRI
Subject: Update on Brain Health Studies for Chronic HIV and Metabolic Liver Disease
Researchers Roundtable Series
Our Researchers Roundtable Series offers an inside glimpse into the big-impact work happening daily at HMRI. By invitation only, participants get a closer look at what's truly at stake, as our scientists and their teams research some of the most daunting healthcare challenges. You'll see the passion first-hand as our researchers discuss their life's work studying heart failure, Alzheimer's, mental health disorders and more. Register today to join the invitation list for these private events.