News + Updates
September 2026 - The Ma Lab Received a Supplemental Grant
September 10th, 2026
We are excited to share that our lab has received a one-year supplemental NIH grant! This additional support allows us to do needed expensive research assays along with purchasing some new equipment.
For fun, we made a lab snowmen family from our -80 monthly clean-up! Meet Marvin, Davey and Diana :)
July 2026 - Maddy, Shuli and Jordyn Attended BCVS in Boston!
July 12th-July16th, 2026
Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Sessions Conference - American Heart Association
Maddy and Shuli were able to present some of their recent findings through a poster session along with all three being able to network with various researchers and faculty.
June 2026 - Daria published her first author paper
June 2nd, 2026
New publication: Aging Diminishes Thymic Output, Reduces Naive T Cells, Promotes Memory T-Cell Accumulation, and Impairs Thymic Regeneration
We are excited to announce the publication of our latest research, led by our technician Daria Konovalova.
March 2026 - Madison Cooper received a T32 Instructional Training Grant.
March 13th, 2026
Madison Cooper received the T32 Instructional Training Grant from the NIH in Research on Vascular Inflammation and Injury. Congratulations!
July 2025 - Madison published an article on parental obesity and MI recovery
July 1st, 2025
Madison Cooper published a new article entitled "Inherited Burdens: the Cardiac Cost of Parental Obesity in Offspring Following Myocardial Infarction" in AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology
July 2024 - Danielle published her first-author paper
July 12th, 2024
New publication: Glucocorticoids impair T lymphopoiesis after myocardial infarction
Dr. Danielle Shane published a new manuscript in AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology