PhD MD TRR219-associated students

Shruti Bhargava
PhD student – Marie Curie ITN INCTRICARE
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Institute for Molecular
Cardiovascular Research
Project: Characterization of the recently identified “Calcification blocking factor” (CBF) and isolation of unknown mediators inhibiting calcification processes.
PI: Joachim Jankowski
This project has the following objectives:
- To identify the active site of CBF
- Development of a peptide mimic for therapeutic application of CBF
-Study the impact of this peptide in the context of isolated systolic hypertension
- Screen chromatographic fractions from Adrenal glands and plasma to identify the unknown Mediators involved in the calcification process