Mann named editor-in-chief of new cardiology journal
The American College of Cardiology has named Douglas L. Mann, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine the first editor-in-chief of its newest journal, JACC: Basic Translational Research. A monthly, open-access publication, the new journal will launch its inaugural issue in December.
Heart’s own immune cells can help it heal
The heart holds its own pool of immune cells capable of
helping it heal after injury, according to new research in mice at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Nerbonne to lead Center for Cardiovascular Research
Jeanne M. Nerbonne, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, has been named director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research.
Washington People: Douglas L. Mann
Though some cardiologists may have dabbled in musical pursuits from an early age, few have opened for Aerosmith. How does one who dropped out of college to play drums and follow dreams of being a professional musician end up chief of cardiology at a major medical school? “I needed a day job,” says Douglas L. Mann, MD. Today, Mann studies inflammation and its role in heart failure.