Apoptosis, Necrosis, and Necroptosis – Are They Important in Vascular Injury?

Have you ever wondered the difference between necrosis and apoptosis and how that relationship relates to vascular injury? What about whether they can be one and the same at any point in the cell death process? Cellular death can be either natural or trauma induced.  The primary difference between the two is that the necrotic … Read more

Vascular Calcification… It’s Complicated

The Vascular Discovery meeting in San Francisco last week was whirlwind of learning and networking. My favorite moment was at the Friday 7 am Early Career Training session where, by coincidence, I ended up at the same table with @Ritu_Ganguly1, @MoradiShayan and @JeffHsuMD. We had all signed up to provide social media coverage of the … Read more