Associate Professor @StanfordCVI @stanfordvasc @StanfordSurgery interested in #Endothelial & #Vascular Biology, #CardioOncology, and Reg Med. #Cancer survivor
Joined February 2015
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17 Dec 2025
Excited 2 share our new paper @ScienceTM. V show how a cancer drug disrupts blood-vessel #mechanosensing via #PIEZO1, driving #hypertension & #cardiac dysfunction & how restoring #endothelial function protects🫀 @Joseph_C_Wu @maryhawn @StanfordSurgery
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The ion channel protein #PIEZO1 protects against cardiac injury during #cancer treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitor #TKI #sunitinib, according to a new study in mice and patient-derived #endothelial cells. @StanfordMed scim.ag/4pGBFPv
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Excited 2 start 2026 with a review in @VMJ_SVM on #iPSC based #NAMs (#Vascular #Organoids, #multiomics) for rare vascular disease. Thx 2 Lu Liu David Wu PhilTsao @NickLeeper78 for Collab & @Joseph_C_Wu @maryhawn @StanfordSurgery 4 support. #RareDisease
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29 Dec 2025
#Sunitinib is an effective cancer treatment, but exposure can result in #hypertension & #HeartFailure. Dr. @Nazish_Sayed's lab at @StanfordCVI restored #PIEZO1 expression to reverse sunitinib-induced #endothelial dysfunction.
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🗨️ bit.ly/4pOTLib
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18 Dec 2025
In this new @ScienceTM study from the lab of Dr. @Nazish_Sayed at @StanfordCVI, researchers identify a role for PIEZO1, a mechanically activated ion channel, in tyrosine kinase inhibitor-induced #cardiotoxicity and present a potential avenue for prevention.
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17 Dec 2025
When life-saving cancer drugs put the heart at risk
New research from @stanfordcvi reveals how TKI sunitinib disrupts blood vessels’ ability to sense blood flow, driving hypertension & heart damage.
Read more: med.stanford.edu/cvi//missio…
@Nazish_Sayed, @StanfordSurgery, @ScienceTM
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17 Dec 2025
Excited 2 share our new paper @ScienceTM. V show how a cancer drug disrupts blood-vessel #mechanosensing via #PIEZO1, driving #hypertension & #cardiac dysfunction & how restoring #endothelial function protects🫀 @Joseph_C_Wu @maryhawn @StanfordSurgery
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17 Dec 2025
Thx to collaborators @amitmanhas07, Yu Liu, Noishiki, David Wu, Tripathi, Sarah Mirza, @iDilipThomas, Lu Liu, @avirupguha , Nguyen, Chen, Chitalia, Cheng, @dannysayed, @melindatelli, Karim Sallam, @Joseph_C_Wu
Thx @Amanda_J_Chase for this amazing write up.
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22 Oct 2025
Baszucki Research Day 2025 ✨
We welcomed Dr. Ulf Hedin from Karolinska Institute as our Baszucki Visiting Professor. From dinner with faculty & residents to a keynote on precision medicine, Biobank tour, & Grand Rounds on biobanking—what a week of innovation & collaboration! 🔬
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17 Oct 2025
Stanford researchers led by Drs. @NickLeeper78, @Nazish_Sayed, & @EriFukayaMD have developed an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line from a patient with varicose veins — paving the way for in vitro modeling of venous disease.
🔗: brnw.ch/21wWImM
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3 Oct 2025
Sharing our recent review @JMCCardiology
We discuss how #LongCOVID drives cardiovascular complications & highlight the promise of #NAMs, #iPSC, #organoids & #AI in advancing diagnostics & therapies. @iDilipThomas @Joseph_C_Wu @StanfordCVI @StanfordSurgery
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26 Jul 2025
Came home to this beautiful surprise — truly touched by the kindness and support 🌸
Grateful to @StanfordVasc @StanfordSurgery @StanfordCVI @maryhawn @Joseph_C_Wu @RLDalmanMD for supporting this promotion!
Thx #Sayed Lab and friends @iDilipThomas @amitmanhas07 @chun_liu_86
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9 May 2025
🧬 iPSCs shed light on vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome—Dr. Lu Liu brings new insights from endothelial cell modeling. @Nazish_Sayed #Holman25
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8 Apr 2025
Thank you @CircAHA for highlighting our recent paper on LMNA-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Need more studies that repurpose already FDA approved drugs for existing cardiac diseases @StanfordCVI @StanfordSurgery @SeanM_Wu @Joseph_C_Wu @josephahill @heshamasadek @American_Heart
7 Apr 2025
Olmesartan may provide targeted, mutation-specific therapy for HF patients with an LMNA mutation @SeanM_Wu @Nazish_Sayed @SJovinge ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.…
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3 Apr 2025
"Teaching old drugs new tricks!
Folks, our paper in @CircAHA explores repurposing olmesartan for LMNA-DCM using #iPSC-derived CMs and leveraging NIH funded @LINCSProgram data. @Joseph_C_Wu @SeanM_Wu @chun_liu_86 @maryhawn
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2 Apr 2025
Congrats 🥂 to @StanfordCVI researcher @Nazish_Sayed on a @CircAHA paper identify a #DrugRepurposing candidate for treating heart disease, found by analyzing gene expression in diseased hearts
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2 Nov 2024
Great lab and great mentor.
Yin lab is recruiting for positions at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix. If you’re interested in coronary microcirculation in diabetes and Heart Failure, please join us!
Researcher/Scientist - arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/care…
Postdoc - arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/care…
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Nazish Sayed MD, MS, PhD retweeted
14 Oct 2024
🏆 Congratulations to Dr. Mary Hawn (@maryhawn) of @StanfordSurgery, who will receive the 2024 Wangensteen Scientific Forum Award at #ACSCC24 this weekend!
Learn more about Dr. Hawn's academic leadership and prolific scientific research. brnw.ch/21wNLt7
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15 Oct 2024
Research| Thomas, Noishiki et al. use thrombotic vascular tissues and cardiac organoids to show that COVID-19-induced endotheliitis and cytokine release disrupt #endothelial-cardiomyocyte crosstalk and contribute to cardiac dysfunction in #longCOVID.
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15 Oct 2024
Endotheliitis...
Not your friend. @resiapretorius @PutrinoLab @dbkell @doctorasadkhan @DrGrahamLJ
Excellent paper💪🏻
Thank you, Nazish 🙏🏻🙏🏻
14 Oct 2024
Our paper on endothelial - cardiomyocyte crosstalk in #LongCovid is now online @NatureCVR. It highlighting the importance of early vascular health monitoring in patients with #LongCovid. @iDilipThomas @StanfordCVI @StanfordSurgery @maryhawn @StanfordVasc
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Nazish Sayed MD, MS, PhD retweeted
15 Oct 2024
Brilliant commentary written by @SimonFoster_PhD
@jehudson85 'Endothelial cells as paracrine mediators of long COVID'. nature.com/articles/s44161-0…
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15 Oct 2024
Here is the link for the paper. Please forward as needed.
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15 Oct 2024
Since the paper is behind a paywall & I know many people with #LongCovid will be interested, can you share here what vascular health monitoring you recommend & on what timeline? Thanks for your work, @Nazish_Sayed & colleagues! #MedTwitter
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