Glen Cooke, MD
530 Davis Heart and Lung Institute
glen.cooke@osumc.edu

Research Interests:

1. Genetics of heart disease
2. Platelet integrin function and thrombosis
3. Pharmacogenetics of cardiovascular disease

Richard Gumina, MD, PhD
370 Biomedical Research Tower
richard.gumina@osumc.edu

Research Interests:

1. Role of the sarcolemmal KATP channel in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
2. Role of platelets in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
3. Cardioprotective efficacy of novel Na-H exchange inhibitors
4. Assessment of cardioprotective efficacy of adjunctive therapy in ACS
5. Clinical outcomes in elective and urgent PCI - role of GP IIb/IIIa antagonists
6. Clinical outcomes in high-risk PCI supported with the TandemHeart Assist device

Sampath Parthasarathy, PhD
350 Biomedical Research Tower
spartha@osumc.edu

Research Interests:

1. Molecular mechanisms of atherosclerotic calcification
2. Azelaic acid, a long chain dicarboxylic acid derived from lipid peroxidation as a myocyte calcium sequestrant
3. Role of mitochondria in diabetic hypertriglyceridemia
4. Macrophage adherence and gene experssion
5. Plaque stabilization using unusual antioxidants
6. Inflammatory lipoproteins
7. Aspirin as an inducer of paraoxonase 1 (PON 1)-clinical trial
8. Natural PPAR alpha ligand-Ox FFA