Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dr. Vaibhav Patel is an Associate Professor and a Cardiovascular Researcher at the Department of Physiology & Pharmacology and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute. Before joining the University of Calgary in 2017, Vaibhav completed his Ph.D. from India in 2011 and a postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Alberta. During his postdoctoral training, Vaibhav’s research focused on the role of ACE2 in cardiovascular disease and investigated the potential of enhancing ACE2 as a therapy for cardiovascular disease. His current research interests include developing novel cardiovascular therapeutics based on intercellular communications and understanding the metabolic basis of vascular pathologies. His research has received funding from CIHR, NSERC, Heart & Stroke, CCS, and CFI. Vaibhav has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles in the top-ranked journals in the field of translational cardiovascular sciences, including Circulation Research, Nature Communications, Diabetes, Hypertension, JMCC, FASEB J, etc. Vaibhav has received various awards, including the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Young Investigator Award, the Heart and Stroke Foundation New Investigator Award, the Todd Anderson Cardiovascular Research Award, and the CCS Cardiometabolic Award.
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DCS14 - Complications of Diabetes
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