Paving the Way Forward
The Gootter-Jensen Foundation has partnered with the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute in the fight against sudden cardiac death.
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The Gootter-Jensen Foundation has partnered with the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute in the fight against sudden cardiac death.
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The UA Sarver Heart Center
With a vision of a future free from heart disease and stroke, the UA Sarver Heart Center at the University of Arizona is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cardiovascular disease through the academic pillars of research, education and patient care.
The UA Sarver Heart Center has several focus areas, including Cardiocerebral Resuscitation, molecular and cellular biology, physiology and pathology of microvascular and vascular circulation, heart failure, congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac transplantation and artificial heart, cardiovascular disease in specific populations, such as Native, Hispanic and African Americans, women and the elderly, and prevention, cure and rehabilitation.
The Gootter-Jensen Foundation has provided funding to the UA Sarver Heart Center Resuscitation Laboratory, allowing the laboratory to pursue the newest techniques to improve survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The lab is exploring new methods for aggressive post-resuscitation treatments including hypothermia and emergent opening of coronary blockages.
The Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
The Stanford Cardiovascular Institute was established in 2004 and currently consists of 110 faculty members representing engineers, physicians, surgeons, basic and clinical researchers.
The core of the Institute is focused on integrating fundamental research across disciplines and applying technology to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.
In an era of constant change and innovation, the Cardiovascular Institute leverages the incredible intellectual manpower found within Stanford University. The Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Humanities & Sciences, Engineering, and Business schools are all located entirely on Stanford’s Silicon Valley campus. This intimate proximity promotes creative collaborations among a diverse mix of students, faculty and scientists.
Whether it’s stem cells, big data, clinical science, imaging, women’s health, or biomaterials and devices, the mission of the Institute is to propel research that ensures a future in which we minimize damaging one of nature’s most delicate organs.
Investigator Award Recipients
Granted to recipients from the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, The Gootter-Jensen Foundation Investigator Awards are designed to foster greater understanding of the causes and prevention of sudden cardiac death.
Understanding Ventricular Tachycardia: A Wholistic Approach Using Porcine and Isolated Perfused Human Heart Models
Anson Lee, Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Paul Wang, Professor of Medicine, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Human Bone Marrow Derived Bilayer Smooth Muscle-Endothelial Progenitor Cell Sheets Augment Post-infarction Ventricular Function: Implication for Multi-lineage Cellular Tissue Engineering Clinical Translation
Yasuhiro Shudo, Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Y. Joseph Woo, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Experimental Heart Models of Ventricular Tachycardia: Porcine and Explanted Human Heart
Paul J. Wang, MD, Professor of Medicine, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Does Enhancing Coronary Artery Development Promote Recovery from Cardiac Injury?
Kristy Red-Horse, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Modeling Exercise Induced Stress with ACM Engineered Heart Tissues
Jared Churko, PhD, Assistant Professor, UA Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UA Sarver Heart Center
Early Detection of Arrhythmogenesis due to Cardiac Fibrosis via Correlation of In Vitro Modeling and Clinical Assessment
Oscar Abilez, MD, PhD, Instructor in Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Sleep and Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death
Michael Grandner, PhD, Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the UA College of Medicine
Angiotensin (-7) Treatment to Improve Cognitive Functioning in Heart Failure Patients
Meredith Hay, PhD, Professor, UA College of Medicine, Department of Physiology
Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, UA Sarver Heart Center
Actin-thin Filament Length Dysregulation and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Christopher Pappas, UA Sarver Heart Center Postdoctoral Research Associate
ECG Characteristics of Athletes at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death
Dr. Marco Perez, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Director of Stanford Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmia Clinic
Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Explore Genetics of Sudden Cardiac Death
Kitch Wilson, Stanford Instructor
Curt Scharfe, Stanford Senior Scientist
Investigating the Location and Function of a Newly Discovered Contractile Protein, Cap2, in the Heart
Paul Krieg, PhD, Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine
Making Automated Defibrillators Smarter: Improving Deadly Arrhythmia Recognition
Julia H. Indik, MD, PhD, Sarver Heart Center Member, Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine and the American Heart Association/Flinn Foundation Endowed Chair of Electrophysiology
Neurophysiologic Trigger of Heart Rhythm Disturbance in the Context of Emotional Stress and Coronary Artery Disease
Richard D. Lane, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona
Predictability of Sudden Cardiac Death by Cardiac MRI
Vincent L. Sorrell, MD, Sarver Heart Center Member, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Radiology at the College of Medicine, and the Allan C. Hudson and Helen Lovaas Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Imaging
Role of the Protein Actin in Heart Failure
Anke Zieseniss, PhD, Research Associate in the Laboratory of Carol Gregorio, PhD, who leads the Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program
Deciphering the Role of a Specific Mutation in the Cardiac Muscle
Carol C. Gregorio, PhD, Director of the Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program at the UA Sarver Heart Center Where She also Serves as Co-Director of the Center
How the Disease, Loyes-Dietz Syndrome Puts Certain Individuals at Unusually High Risk of Aortic Ruptures Leading Them to SCD
Mohamad Azhar, PhD, Member of the UA Sarver Heart Center & The
BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona
Study of The Regulation of Vascular Inflammation By Androgens In Human Coronary Vascular Smooth Muscle
Rayna Gonzales, PhD, Assistant Professor in Basic Medical Sciences at the UA Sarver Heart Center
Early Inflammatory Mediators of Fibrosis in Hypertensive Heart Disease
Taben Mary Hale, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix
Study of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Sudden Death and Exercise
John Konhilas, PhD, Assistant Professor in Physiology at the UA Sarver Heart Center
The Gootter-Jensen Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives by defeating sudden cardiac death (SCD) through increased awareness, education, scientific research, and the distribution of AEDs.
