The BCTP is thrilled to welcome a new Faculty Mentor, Dr. Christina Termini, Assistant Professor, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division at Fred Hutch. Dr. Termini expands the vascular component of the BCTP and brings with her a dedication to building an inclusive scientific community. We are excited to integrate her into our BCTP community as a Faculty Mentor!

Christina Termini faculty portrait, June 22, 2022, at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington.

Research description: The Termini lab studies the fundamental mechanisms that control the maintenance and regeneration of the blood and vascular systems. We focus on how the cellular interplay between endothelial, stromal, and hematopoietic cells controls bone marrow homeostasis and recovery from stressors like radiation and chemotherapy. We analyze these processes through the lens of a specialized class of glycoproteins called proteoglycans, which are molecular coordinators of cellular signaling.

The BCTP Trainee-organized a new happy hour-style Journal Club series called SLURP— South Lake Union Readiness Party.

Anthony Asencio, graduate student in the Regnier and Moussavi-Harami Labs, hosted our first ever SLURP Session on the work of Dr. Silvia Blemker at the end of February.

Bring your drink and join us next week for our second SLURP Session guest-hosted by Matthew Magoon, graduate student in Boyle Lab on the work of Dr. Lee Eckhardt.

See the full SLURP Schedule and access the journal club papers here.

BCTP trainee Kerry Kao traveled to Philadelphia for the Annual Biophysical Society (BPS) meeting where she presented her research in a poster titled:

A molecular scale investigation of the mechanisms of contractile dysfunction for the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy MYH7 G256E mutation

Kerry is a mentor to undergraduate student Aditi Prabhala in the Regnier lab. Aditi (left, below) and Kerry (right, below) presented their work side-by-side at the conference!

Way to go Kerry and Aditi!

Have you ever attended a seminar and thought to yourself, “Wow, this is probably pretty cool research, I wish I knew more about it coming in so I could follow the presentation better.” If the answer is yes– then SLURP is for you!

The goal of SLURP is to help attendees prepare for seminars given by Distinguished Lecturers who will be visiting to share their research at the Cardiovascular Biology Breakfast Club Seminar Series.

Upcoming SLURP Sessions will be held at SLU in the C Building, Room 123A/B

Interested in hosting an additional SLURP session? Contact Katie Mitzelfelt at kmitz@uw.edu

SLURP is organized and hosted by the trainees in the Bioengineering Cardiovascular Training Program (BCTP): Anthony Asencio, Ariana Frey, Kerry Kao, Trevor Mollot, and Hao Zhou. BCTP is supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number T32EB032787 and by the UW Department of Bioengineering.

We are excited to have our two newly appointed trainees joining the BCTP as of September 2023. Welcome to Anthony Asencio and Trevor Mollot!

Anthony Asencio

Trevor Mollot

‘Antibody-mediated SARS-CoV-2 entry and conformational regulation’.

Casey Kiyohara successfully defended her PhD on August 11th, 2023! Dr. Kiyohara has already moved to Baltimore, MD. We are excited to learn more about her next steps!

Congratulations Casey!

BCTP Trainees Kerry Kao and Ariana Frey share their research at the National Institute of BioMedical Imagine and Bioengineering 2023 Training Grantees Meeting in June 2023.

BCTP Director, Mike Regnier PhD and Co-Director Ying Zheng brainstorm with trainees over a meal.