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Welcome to the Center for Vascular Biology (CVB) at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC), located in Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Timothy Hla directs the Center, which was formed in 1998. The University of Connecticut (UConn) Board of Trustees chose Vascular Biology as one of the strategic areas of research in the Health Center Strategic Plan and recruitment began in earnest in 1998. Currently, there are now ten primary faculty members in the Center. One other UCHC faculty member is affiliated with the CVB and contributes to the research and education efforts of the center.
Vascular Biology is the study of the cells of the vascular system, which permeates every organ in the body. Blood vessels are dynamic structures made up of several cell types, including endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Abnormality of blood vessels is important in many serious diseases, including heart attacks, diabetic leg ulcers, cancer growth and metastasis, diabetic blindness, rheumatoid arthritis, among others.
The faculty and staff at the CVB are interested in better understanding the molecular mechanisms of blood vessels in normal physiological conditions and in disease. Staff conducts state-of-the-art research in the areas of tumor angiogenesis, lipid mediators, signal transduction, vascular proteomics, post-transcriptional gene expression, vascular developmental biology and cell invasion/metastasis.
CVB faculty participates in educational programs in Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine and the Graduate School. Active graduate and post-doctoral training programs exist in the laboratories of the CVB. Through cutting-edge research and education, we aim to contribute important new knowledge to the field of vascular biology.
We welcome your visit and hope that this website contains information of interest to you. Please feel free to send us your comments or questions.
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