Roberto I Vazquez-Padron
General Information

Contact
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Languages
- English
- Spanish
Roles
- Associate Professor of Surgery
CV
Research Interests
Development of novel anti-inflammatory drugs to treat vascular proliferative diseases Biology of Vascular Access Failiure
c-Kit Signaling in Atherosclerosis
Education
2003 Postdoctoral Research
University of Miami
1999 Ph.D.
University of Havana
1993 B.A.
University of Havana
Publications
Biography
NIH -award winning scientist, and mentor focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying vascular obstructive diseases like atherosclerosis, in-stent restenosis, transplant vasculopathy, and arteriovenous fistula failure.
Four full-time scientist, two post-doctoral fellows and two graduate students currently form my lab. My laboratory is currently supported by three major NIH grants.
I have published +60 peer-review scientific articles and book chapters and presented my work in multiple national and international meetings. I am currently member of NHLBI Mentored Clinical and Basic Science Review Committee and NIH Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences (CVRS) Integrated Fellowship Review Group. I was member of American Heart Association’s Vascular Wall Angiogenesis, Atherosclerosis, General and Inflammation Peer Review Committee (2010-2015). I serve as reviewer of multiple indexed journals. Apart from my work in the academy. I am a founder of Miami Cardiovascular Innovations Corp.