Our teams of multidisciplinary investigators at the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) are breaking new ground as we strive to transform scientific findings into real and progressive therapies to combat cardiovascular diseases.
The Cardiovascular Research Institute at Mount Sinai
Laboratories and Core Facilities
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Atomic Force Microscopy Core Facility
Allowing cutting-edge nanotechnology studies with an atomic force microscope
![Raymond Benza](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Benza-165x129.jpg.jpg)
Benza Laboratory
Genomic profiling, biomarker development and machine learned risk stratification tools for cardiovascular disease
![Cai](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Cai-165x129.jpg)
Cai Laboratory
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and inflammation
![Ron Do](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Ron_Do-165x129.jpg)
Do Laboratory
Genomic basis of cardiovascular disease
![Dubois](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Dubois-165x129.jpg)
Dubois Laboratory
Investigating mechanisms of cell fate specification and disease in the early human heart
![Fayad](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Zahi_Fayad-165x129.jpg)
Fayad Laboratory
Detection and prevention of cardiovascular disease using multimodal biomedical imaging
![Gelb](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Gelb-165x129.jpg)
Gelb Laboratory
Understanding the causes of congenital heart defects
![Carol Gregorio](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Gregorio-165x129.jpg)
Gregorio Laboratory
Molecular mechanisms in cardiac and skeletal muscle during normal development and disease
![image of Kiyotake Ishikawa](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Kiyotake_Ishikawa-165x129.jpg)
Ishikawa Laboratory
Preclinical translational studies using large animals, gene/cell therapy, cardiovascular diseases
![Kontorovich](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Kontorovich-165x129.jpg)
Kontorovich Laboratory
Investigating genetic factors underlying viral-induced myocarditis
![Merad](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Merad-165x129.jpg)
Merad Laboratory
Macrophages and dendritic cells in cancer and inflammatory diseases
![Francesco Ramirez](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Francesco_Ramirez-165x129.jpg)
Ramirez Laboratory
Computational and experimental approaches to identify new drug therapies against thoracic aortic aneurysm
![Stewart](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Stewart-165x129.jpg)
Stewart Laboratory
Therapeutic development for human beta cell regeneration
![Christoher Sturgeon](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Christopher_Sturgeonso-165x129.jpg.jpg)
Sturgeon Laboratory
Investigating the development of the human hematopoietic system
![image of Maria Trivieri](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Maria_Trivieri-165x129.jpg)
Trivieri Laboratory
Molecular mechanism of heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, tissue engineering
![Irene Turnbull fixed size](/files/ISMMS/Assets/Research/Cardiovascular/ISMMS-Cardiovascular-Core-Irene_Trunbull-165x129%202.jpg)
Turnbull Laboratory
Tissue Engineering, stem cell biology, inherited and acquired cardiomyopathies