2017 Cardiovascular Research Day Abstract Book
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<strong>2017</strong> GILL HEART INSTITUTE<br />
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD<br />
Kiran Musunuru, M.D., Ph.D., MPH<br />
Associate Professor<br />
<strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Medicine and Genetics<br />
Perelman School of Medicine<br />
University of Pennsylvania<br />
Dr. Musunuru received his medical degree from Weill<br />
Cornell Medical College, his Ph.D. from The Rockefeller<br />
University, and his Masters of Public Health from Johns<br />
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He trained in<br />
Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and<br />
<strong>Cardiovascular</strong> Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital,<br />
followed by postdoctoral work at Massachusetts General<br />
Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.<br />
Dr. Musunuru's research focuses on the genetics of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases<br />
and seeks to identify naturally occurring genetic variants that predispose to or protect<br />
against disease and can be used to develop therapies to protect the entire population. In<br />
2016, he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from<br />
the White House, as well as the American Heart Association's Award for Meritorious<br />
Achievement.<br />
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