GICD/CVRI Seminar
Monday, May 16, 2022

J. Travis Hinson, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Genetics
Founding Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic, UConn Health
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

J. Travis Hinson, MD, is an NIH-funded scientist and clinical cardiologist with specialization in inherited cardiovascular diseases. Hinson’s laboratory is located at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, a precision medicine genomics institute based in Farmington, CT. Hinson’s research focuses on developing best-in-class cardiovascular disease models using human stem cells, tissue engineering, micro physiological devices, as well as mouse models.

The Hinson Lab is developing a next generation of genome editing therapeutics to treat inherited cardiovascular diseases that are incompletely addressed by current therapies. Hinson also serves as Founding Director of the Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic at UConn Health, where he provides clinical care for individuals with inherited forms of cardiovascular disorders. Hinson attended Harvard Medical School, completed residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital, and completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Hosted by Benoit Bruneau, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease.

Details

Dates
May 16, 2022
Time
3:00-4:00pm PDT
Location
Online, Mahley Auditorium
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The GICD/CVRI Seminar series is a collaborative series between the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and the Cardiovascular Research Institute at UC San Francisco.

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