A. Martin Gerdes
Ph.D. Professor and Chair
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
USA
Biography
A Martin Gerdes completed his Ph.D. at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1978 and was recently recognized as the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Throughout his career, work has focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of maladaptive ventricular remodeling in heart failure and potential treatments. He has published over 100 peer reviewed journal articles and has been the PI on ~$30M in NIH funding during his career. He has identified key cellular mechanisms involved in dilated heart failure, including a maladaptive change in myocyte shape.
Research Interest
Ventricular remodelling in cardiac hypertrophy and failure; pre-clinical and translational research, thyroid hormones and heart failure, angiogenesis.