Northeastern Researchers Contribute to Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
The Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal (MDCVJ) reports on leading edge research, diagnosis, and treatments from specialists at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and other invited contributors. In Volume 12, Number 3 (July-September 2016), numerous faculty and one PhD student had their research featured in the journal.
Nucleic Acid Delivery for Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Diseases
Dipti Deshpande, David R. Janero, Victor Segura-Ibarra, Elvin Blanco and Mansoor M. Amiji
Targeted Delivery of Shear Stress-Inducible Micrornas by Nanoparticles to Prevent Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Lesions
Wing Tak Wong, Shuangtao Ma, Xiao Yu Tian, Andrea Banuet Gonzalez, Eno E. Ebong and Haifa Shen
Novel Nanoprinting for Oral Delivery of Poorly Soluble Drugs
Cihan Yilmaz, Can Sarisozen, Vladimir Torchilin and Ahmed Busnaina
Enhancing Stent Effectiveness with Nanofeatures
Nicole Bassous, John P. Cooke and Thomas J. Webster
Northeastern has a special connection to the journal, because of the late alumnus George Kostas, E’ 1943. The generous gifts of George Kostas and his family allowed Houston Methodist Research Institute and Northeastern University to establish state-of-the-art nanomedicine and nanotechnology research centers.