WPI researcher to probe link between cell death, calcification, and heart valve disease

(Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Kristen Billiar has been awarded a $154,000 grant from the American Heart Association to determine how cell death leads to calcium deposits that cause aortic valves to fail. The two-year project will involve laboratory experiments with cells grown in flat and three-dimensional shapes, and it will aim to discover ways to interrupt the process that leads to calcified nodules.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news