Welcome to the Walsh Lab

The Walsh Lab is part of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, "established in 1974 to foster advances in research, treatment and education in the broad area of heart and vascular disease."

News/Recent Publications

Former Walsh lab member appointed as Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokushima.

Posted: July 11, 2008
Masataka Sata appointed as Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokushima.

Alveolar macrophage activation and an emphysema-like phenotype in adiponectin deficient mice.

Posted: June 27, 2008
To view this paper, please click here.

Walsh lab's Cell Metabolism paper featured both in a BBC News article and on WebMD.

Posted: February 8, 2008
To view the BBC News article, please click here. To view the WebMD press release, please click here

Fast/Glycolytic Muscle Fiber Growth Reduces Fat Mass and Improves Metabolic Parameters in Obese Mice.

Posted: February 6, 2008
To view this Cell Metabolism paper, please click here. To view an editorial commentary from Cell Metabolism on this paper, please click here. To view the press releases on the paper, please click here and here.

Adiponectin modulates inflammatory reactions via calreticulin receptor-dependent clearance of early apoptotic bodies.

Posted: December 10, 2007
To view this Journal of Clinical Investigation paper, please click here. To view the press release on the paper, click here.

Cardiac Growth and Angiogenesis Coordinated by intertissue interactions.

Posted December 10, 2007
To view this Journal of Clinical Investigation review paper, please click here.

Walsh lab featured in press release from the Lupus Foundation of America.

Posted: May 26, 2006
To view this press release, please click here . To view the Journal of Experimental Medicine paper cited in the press release, please click here.

Vacsular Endothelial Growth Factor Blockade Promotes the Transition From Compensatory Cardiac Hypertrophy to Failure in Response to Pressure Overload.

Posted: May 11, 2006
To view this Hypertension paper, please click here. To view an editorial commentary from Hypertension on this paper, please click here .

Former Walsh lab member appointed as Director of the National Research Laboratory for Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research, Seoul National University.

Posted: May 11, 2006
Dr Hyo-Soo Kim, a Walsh lab member from 2000-2001 and Professor of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University was appointed Director of the National Research Laboratory for Cardiovascular Stem Cell Research at Seoul National University.

Adiponectin protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury through AMPK- and COX 2- depedent mechanisms.

Posted: November 22, 2005
To view this Nature Medicine paper, please click here . To view a review from Nature Medicine News and Views, click here.

Disruption of coordinated cardiac hypertrophy and angiogenesis contributes to the transition to heart failure.

Posted: November 21, 2005
To view thisJournal of Clinical Investigation paper, please click here. To view the Journal of Clinical Investigation's editorial, click here.

Adiponectin-mediated modulation of hypertropic signals in the heart.

Posted November 18, 2005
To view this Nature Medicine paper, please click here.

kwalshlab.org Moves to DreamHost

Posted: August 12, 2005
The Walsh Lab website is now being hosted by DreamHost, which will offer us much more storage space, as well as many more features. Please report any problems with the website to the webmaster at Punjab78@gmail.com. To view most articles, adobe acrobat reader is required.

Impaired revascularization in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes is associated with the dysregulation of a complex angiogenic-regulatory network

Posted: April 22, 2005
For microarray data, please visit the Research Data section of the website.

New Walsh Lab Website

Posted: April 22, 2005
We are currently in the process of updating the website. There are still sections which need to be completed, but if you cannot find what you are looking for, or if you have any problems viewing the website, please notify the webmaster at Punjab78@gmail.com.

Contact:

Linda Whittaker (Administrative Manager), (617) 414-2390, ldwhitt@bu.edu

Mailing Address:

Kenneth Walsh, Ph.D.
Molecular Cardiology/CVI
Boston University School of Medicine
715 Albany Street, W611
Boston, MA  02118

Shipping Address:

Walsh Lab
Molecular Cardiology/CVI
Boston University School of Medicine
700 Albany Street, W611
Boston, MA  02118

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