The Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease (CICMD) is pleased to welcome Dr. Thu Le, MD, Thomas & Mary Cesario Endowed Chair of the Department of Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, for an invited seminar on September 23, 2026, from 2:00–3:00 PM. Dr.
Join us for an exciting lecture with CICMD Invited Speaker: Dr. Humberto Lopez Castillo on April 1st at 7200 Malachawsky Hall, from 2:00-3:00 PM: Cardiometabolic and HIV in Primary Care: Lessons from Panama and Florida. As antiretroviral therapy has extended life expectancy among adults living with HIV (ALWH), cardiometabolic diseases…
Dr. Kelly Hyndman has long been fascinated by how the body maintains fluid and electrolyte balance in an ever-changing environment. From studying fishes that migrate between freshwater and seawater to investigating how humans adapt to high dietary sodium intake, her research uses basic science models to uncover the mechanisms that…
February 4, 2026, 2-3 PM, Malachowsky Room 7200. Dr. Cardel is a nutrition scientist and registered dietitian who serves as a faculty member at the University of Florida, where she co-directs the Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases. Previously the Chief Nutrition Officer at WeightWatchers, she helped lead the…
Avoiding the Engagement Cliff: Which Strategies Work Best in Digital Weight Loss Interventions? Dr. Michele Patel is an Instructor of Medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in the Stanford School of Medicine. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular…
Join us for a lecture with Dr. Catherine “Katie” Derington. She is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the University of Colorado whose research uses real-world data to improve hypertension care, focusing on gaps between clinical guidelines and patient treatment across large national datasets: Risk, Regimens, and Real-World Data: Rethinking Antihypertensive Therapy for the Next Decade.
Dr. John Thyfault is a Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center whose work explores how movement and strong aerobic fitness protect the liver and lower the chances of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. He has written more than 220 scientific papers and earned major NIH and VA…
“My story and how to tell it” Dr. Franzen is a renal physiologist studying the neural and hormonal regulation ofperioperative acute kidney injury. Associate Professor in Physiology, Uppsala University ·Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham · Clinical Trials Lead,SangAir A. CICMD Speaker Series- John…
CICMD Early Career Symposium September 15, 20254:30 – 8:00 PMMalachowsky Hall, University of Florida Join us for an exciting evening of discovery, collaboration, and innovation at the CICMD Early Career Symposium! This event brings together researchers from all disciplines—basic, clinical, and population science—to explore new ideas, spark fresh collaborations,…
Indra Chandrasekar received her Dr. rer. nat (PhD) degree from Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Her expertise is in the field of cell biology and advanced microscopy. Her previous work has explored the role…
