Maiko Matsui, Ph.D., Awarded with the Prestigious American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

New York, June 20, 2017

 Dr. Maiko Matsui, Postdoctoral Associate at the Weill Cornell Medicine’s Pitt Laboratory, was awarded with the prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award with the project “Investigating the Contribution of L-Type Calcium Channel Ca V 1.2 in Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis.”

 Geoffrey Pitt, M.D., Ph.D., Primary Investigator at the Pitt Lab and Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) Director at WCM, is Dr. Matsui’s mentor during her two-year fellowship, which kicks off on July 1st.

 The newly funded award seeks to empower postdoctoral trainees in cardiovascular and stroke research. 

 Congratulations Dr. Matsui!

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