UNDERGRADUATES PRESENT RESEARCH at h2h
October 5, 2026
Kate Cockerton, Brandee Hess, Neel Katariya, Sophie Parker, and Jonathan Tabb present their summer research projects at the Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center Summer Research Symposium!
SURF STUDENT PRESENTS RESEARCH
August 13, 2026
Sameeha Ershad presents her summer research 'Effects of Red Blood Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles on Monocyte Phenotype' at the UCI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Research Symposium!
HVE Lab Launches HeartQuest!
June 23, 2026
In collaboration with the Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center, the HVE Lab launched HeartQuest, an intensive nine-day program that immerses motivated high school students in the science and practice of cardiovascular research.
UNDERGRADUATE student receives summer research fellowship!
May 29, 2026
Undergraduate student Brandee Hess was selected for the 2026 Dr. M. Marlene Godoy Fellowship in Movement Sciences. Congrats Brandee!
HVE LAB TURNS 1 YEAR OLD!
May 16, 2026
Yee-haw!
UNDERGRADUATE PRESENTS UROP RESEARCH!
May 15, 2026
Undergraduate student Harleen Kaur presents her work titled "Assessing Red Blood Cell Mechanical Properties via ATP Production and Cellular Morphology" at the UC Irvine Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Graduate Student Receives Fellowship!
April 20, 2026
David Quiroz receives the NSF-funded Biomedical Engineering and Social Sciences Training Fellowship. Congrats David!
HVE LAB presents at BEST conference
March 20, 2026
Dr. Sangha and PhD student, David Quiroz, present their lab research projects at the Cardiovascular Health, Identity, and Technology Conference!
Funding Alert!
March 19, 2026
HVE lab receives the ICTS K12 Early-Career Scholar Award to study "Red Blood Cell Mechanobiology as a Biomarker for Diabetes-Induced Vascular Dysfunction!"
Funding Alert!
March 18, 2026
HVE lab receives American Heart Association Career Development Award to study "Exercise and Hydroxyurea Effects on Sickle Red Blood Cell Mechanosignaling and Endothelial Function!"
Graduate Students Join The HVE LAB!
March 10, 2026
The HVE lab welcomes Ph.D. students Laura Molina and Yue Yu, as well as Master's student Hang Yu!
Research Paper Alert!
January 28, 2026
A high-fat diet can disproportionately harm blood vessel health in women. This study shows that perivascular adipose tissue, the fat surrounding blood vessels, is altered in female rats fed a high-fat diet and releases signals that impair arterial relaxation. We also found evidence of greater inflammation in this fat tissue, suggesting that changes in vessel-surrounding fat may help explain how a high-fat diet promotes vascular dysfunction.