The UCF College of Medicine has hired a \u201cworld-class scientist\u201d from Ohio State 海角直播 for its first endowed chair in Cardiovascular Sciences.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is amazing,\u201d said Dr. Pappachan Kolattukudy, director of the Burnett School of\u00a0 Biomedical Sciences, who is himself a researcher in cardiovascular disease. \u201cHe is a world-class scientist who is acknowledged by everyone in the profession. He is also a world-class scholar. It is a significant achievement for us to get someone like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Parthasarathy is a recognized expert in lipids who is credited with the co-discovery of a major cardiovascular concept \u2013 the fact that oxidized LDL cholesterol blocks arterial vessels in the heart. His areas of interest include arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular nutrition and heart failure. Dr. Parthasarathy has a breadth of research experience, including studies on endometriosis, aspirin therapy and heart disease related to diabetes.<\/p>\n
His work is extensively funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), and he has received\u00a0more than\u00a023,000 citations of his research findings. He belongs to an elite group — consisting of the top fraction of 1 percent — of the most highly cited authors worldwide in his field, as designated in Highly Cited Authors by ISI, the world authority in\u00a0 the analysis of impact of research.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kolattukudy said Florida Hospital, a College of Medicine partner, is \u201cthrilled\u201d with Dr. Parthasarathy\u2019s appointment because of the opportunity to work together on translational research and clinical trials for heart disease treatments. \u201cOur new endowed chair really gives us the opportunity to have bench to bedside research,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In addition to research, Dr. Parthasarathy will also serve as a mentor to fellow Burnett School faculty. \u201cMy major goals are to continue my vigorous scientific research and provide mentoring, motivation and direction to junior scientists,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Parthasarathy begins work at the Burnett School on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UCF College of Medicine has hired a \u201cworld-class scientist\u201d from Ohio State 海角直播 for its first endowed chair in Cardiovascular Sciences. \u201cHe is amazing,\u201d said Dr. Pappachan Kolattukudy, director of the Burnett School of\u00a0 Biomedical Sciences, who is himself a researcher in cardiovascular disease. \u201cHe is a world-class scientist who is acknowledged by everyone in the profession. He is…","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":28895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[12,17,23],"tags":[653,3613,5842],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-28892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-medicine","category-research","tag-burnett-school-of-biomedical-sciences","tag-pappachan-kolattukudy","tag-sampath-parthasarathy"],"yoast_head":"\n