Exploring the genetic foundations of vascular disease, cell fate in muscle cells, and nuclear actin dynamics- one cell at a time. @uthealthhouston @mda_uthgrad

Joined May 2023
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Proud of our Kwartler lab members for their incredible 60 second flash talks and standout poster presentations. And proud of our PI, Dr. Callie Kwartler, and technician Angie Gonzalez for their excellent oral presentations at GCVR 2026 🧬🩡
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Congratulations to our lab members Kiara, Angie, and Aminat on earning second place in the predoctoral poster category at this year’s Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium, hosted by LSU Shreveport! πŸ₯ˆπŸ’Ÿ
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN πŸ‘»πŸŽƒ - TKL
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Congrats to alumna Callie Kwartler, PhD, Molecular and Translational Biology professor, on receiving the North American Vascular Biology Organization's 2025 Springer Junior Investigator Award! πŸŽ‰ She presented her award lecture at their annual Vascular Biology meeting this week.
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So proud to see Dr. Callie Kwartler recognized with the 2025 Springer Junior Investigator Award from NAVBO πŸ† Her work on the epigenetic link between metabolism and smooth muscle cell differentiation continues to push the field forward. #NAVBO #VascularBiology 🧬
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Experiments can wait, paint night can’t. πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ¨πŸŽƒ
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Happy #PostdocAppreciationWeek! πŸ₯³ Shout-out to our dream team: Dr. Alexis Richard & Dr. Shuvra Roy (pictured) Dr. Jeison Garcia & Dr. Pujun Guan (not pictured but just as awesome). Thanks for all the wisdom, hustle & laughs, you keep the science running! πŸ”¬πŸ’ͺ
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We built a whole website just so you can stalk our science. πŸ”¬πŸ‘€ πŸ‘‰ thekwartlerlab.com/

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New #advocacy resource! πŸ“£ Use the guide in this thread to find your lawmakers, speak up, share your story, and make the case for #HealthResearch and medical progress! πŸ—£ 🧰 Full toolkit & even more resources: researchamerica.org/2025-aug… #MedicalInnovation #RAAugChallenge 🧡 1/3
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Congratulations to our former research tech turned first year PhD student Emiliano! Happy orientation week πŸ˜ŠπŸ€
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BREAKING: our PhD student Kiara Bornes has survived the F31 fellowship submission process. Sources say the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA never stood a chance. πŸ“„πŸ’ͺ #fingerscrossed 🀞
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Join us in supporting our PhD student Kiara Bornes as she present at the #GSBSGSRD2025 πŸ›—πŸŽ€
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The 4 nervous finalists (pre-presentation in the pic) thank the Page Award committee for selecting our research to compete in the final. Congratulations to the winner @KwartlerLab for phenomenal research and presentation πŸ’ͺ🎊 #VascularDiscovery2025
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Huge congratulations to our PI Dr. Kwartler on receiving the Irvine H. Page Junior Faculty Award! This honor recognizes rising stars in cardiovascular research, and we’re so proud to see your leadership and groundbreaking work celebrated #AHA2025πŸ«€πŸ†
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Happy Grad Student Appreciation Week to our grad students Kiara, Yan, Andy, and Kennedy! Thanks for keeping the lab running, the cells alive, and our PI (mostly) sane. Enjoy this picture of Kiara with the many qPCRS she ran this week πŸ˜ŠπŸ§¬πŸ§«πŸ”¬
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Standing up for science at TMC today #ScienceSavesLives πŸ”¬πŸ§¬πŸ§«
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