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The mission of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease is to contribute to the health and welfare of humankind through research into the causes and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Director: Deepak Srivastava, M.D. ••• 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
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In the News Research Topics

The Biology of Fat Storage in Cells

Gladstone research, recently published in Nature, yields new insight into formation of lipid droplets in cells.

Atherosclerosis:
Cholesterol, Inflammation,
and Obesity

Genetic Networks in
Cardiac Development and
Stem Cell Biology

Nuclear Reprogramming to
Induce Pluripotency

Faculty Recruitment

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Gladstone Scientists Identify Role of Tiny RNAs in Controlling Stem Cell Fate

SAN FRANCISCO, CA –March 5, 2008--Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and the University of California, San Francisco have identified for the first time how tiny genetic factors called microRNAs may influence the differentiation of pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells into cardiac muscle. . . More

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The Gladstone Institute
of Cardiovascular Disease
is currently recruiting
new faculty in the areas of
stem cell and developmental biology
and
cardiovascular genetics.
See posting for further details.
Featured Articles

MicroRNA Regulation of Cell Lineages in Mouse and Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Human Adult Cells Reprogrammed into Emryonic-like Stem Cells

First Reported Deletion of microRNA in Animal Model Inhibits Heart Growth and Function

New Version of GenMAPP Software Program Provides Enhanced Features for Pathway Analysis

Lipid Accumulation in Liver Can Occur Independently of Insulin Resistance

A chemokine receptor essential for mobilization of monocytes from bone marrow during hypercholesterolemia


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