Masuko Ushio-Fukai Lab
Lab Personnel
Dipankar Ash, PhD
- Assistant Research Scientist
- Project: Role of Copper Transport protein (ATP7A) and Mitochondrial proteins in Angiogenesis.
Archita Das, PhD
- Assistant Research Scientist
- Project: Redox regulation of Cu transport proteins (CTR1 and Atox1) in wound healing, atherosclerosis, and angiogenesis.
Sudhahar Varadarajan, PhD
- Associate Professor
- Project: Role of Cu transport proteins (ATP7A and Atox1) and extracellular SOD in atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, and diabetes with and without exercise.
Sheela Nagarkoti, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Project: Redox Sensors mediating VEGFR2 signaling and angiogenesis
Shikha Yadav, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Project: Role of myeloid Drp1 in ischemia-induced angiogenesis
Member Activities & Awards
2025
Shikah Yadav, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Masuko Ushio-Fukai鈥檚 lab, received 3rd place for Oral Presentation Award for Excellence in Research by a Postdoctoral Fellow for project Macrophage Cu Transporter CTR1 Promotes Post-Ischemic Revascularization by Suppressing cGAS-STING-Associated Inflammatory Macrophage Polarization.
2024
Celebrating the PPG NOA grant award for the project 鈥淓ndothelial Metabolism and Redox Imbalance in Vascular Disease鈥�.
We are so proud of our team!
American Heart Association Scientific Session held at Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- November 11鈥�13, 2023
2022
- Kareem Abdelsaid
Successfully defended on April 13, 2022 and awarded a Biomedical Sciences PhD in Vascular Biology with Distinction.
2021
- Kareem Abdelsaid
Young Investigator Award by Society for Free Radical Biology Meeting (SfRBM), USA - Sheela Nagarkoti
Trainee Award, by SfRBM, USA - Dipankar Ash
Trainee Award, by SfRBM, USA
2019
- Archita Das
鈥淏est poster award鈥� by Redox signaling and cardiovascular diseases, AHA, USA - Kareem Abdelsaid
Travel Award by Graduate School, 桃色视频 - Kareem Abdelsaid
Excellence in Research award/Graduate Research Day by Graduate school, 桃色视频
2018
- Archita Das
ATVB young investigator travel award, by AHA, USA. - Sudhahar Varadarajan
ATVB Young Investigator Travel Grant, American Heart Association, USA - Kareem Abdelsaid
Translational Research Award by Department of Medicine, 桃色视频
2017
- Dipankar Ash
AHA postdoctoral fellowship Awarded trainee
2015
- Sudhahar Varadarajan
AHA Scientist Development Grant Awarded trainee - Sudhahar Varadarajan
ATVB Early Career Investigator Award Finalists