PI: Giovanni Ferrari, PhD
Location
P&S Building – 630 W. 168th Street, 17-401
New York, NY 10032
Research
Heart valve and vascular cell physiology, bioprosthetic heart valve, cardiac biomechanics, and the brain-heart axis are Dr. Ferrari’s main research interests.
Website: https://www.ferrarilabcolumbia.com
Columbia Biobank for Translational Science
The Columbia Biobank for Translational Science (CBTS) is an applied biorepository supporting translational and precision medicine initiatives for pediatric and adult studies. The adult and pediatric biobanks provide clinical samples and data for grant applications by investigators within and outside CUMC. Requests undergo review by the protocol governance committee based on scientific rationale, desired type and quantity of specimens and associated data.
Active Projects
- R01HL163085, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Mechanisms of accelerated calcification and structural degeneration of implantable biomaterials in pediatric cardiac surgery
PI: G Ferrari - R01HL137984, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Cardiac MR imaging of hemorrhagic reperfusion injury after myocardial infarction
PI: W Witschey (UPenn) - R01HL131872, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Serotonin Signaling in Mitral Valve Homeostasis, Maintenance, and Restoration
PIs: G Ferrari, R Levy (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) - R01 HL 155381, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)An expandable polymeric valved conduit to repair congenital heart disease
PI: D Kalfa
Personnel
- Estibaliz Castillero, PhD – Associate Research Scientist
- Dov Levine, MD – PhD Student, General Surgery Resident
- Erfan Faridmoayer, MD – Postdoctoral Fellow (T32 Fellow), General Surgery Resident
- Sameer Singh, MD – Postdoctoral Fellow, I6 CT Surgery Resident
- Morgan K Moroi, MD – Postdoctoral Fellow (T32 Fellow), I6 CT Surgery Resident
- Yaagnik Kosuri, MD – Postdoctoral Fellow (T32 Fellow), I6 CT Surgery Resident
- Krushang S. Patel, MD – Postdoctoral Fellow, I6 CT Surgery Resident