Ajit Magadum,
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Sciences Center, Aging + Cardiovascular Discovery Center (ACDC)
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- About Me
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Clinical Interests
Our lab is currently focused on discovering novel targets, molecular pathways, and leveraging mRNA and cell-specific mRNA as innovative therapeutic modalities for targeting cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
Research Interests
Our key areas of research include:
1. mRNA Technology and Therapeutics for CVD: Designing, developing, delivering, and applying modified mRNA (modRNA) technology or mRNA therapeutics for cardiovascular conditions.
2. Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Function, Pathology and Regeneration: Investigating the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular development, metabolism, diseases, and regeneration.
3. Cell-Specific mRNA Therapeutics: Creating platforms for cell-specific mRNA expression and delivery aimed at treating cardiovascular diseases.
4. mRNA Delivery Systems: Developing lipid nanoparticle (LNP) and non-LNP-based delivery platforms for the targeted delivery of mRNA in CVD and cardiovascular therapies. - Education, Training & Credentials
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Educational Background
- Associate Scientist – Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Post-doctoral Fellow – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
- Post-doctoral Fellow – Ohio State University
- PhD – Cardiovascular Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
- M.Sc. – Dr. B. A. M. University, India
Memberships
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- South Asian Heart Association (SAHA)
Honors & Awards
- Melvin L. Marcus Early Career Investigator Award in Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Award (BCVS< AHA) – Finalist, 2022
- International Society for Heart Research- North American Society (ISHR-NAS) Young Investigator Competitions Award (YICA), ISHR-NAS-(Runner up), 2022
- ISHR-NAS 2021 Conference Travel Grant, 2021
- Outstanding Research Innovation award at Mount Sinai, New York, 2017
- Gold Winner of Student Sponsorship by Primer Design, 2013
- PROMISE PhD Fellowship (Germany-Spain), 2014
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Digital Bibliography
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