The Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease congratulates CICMD trainees and University of Florida College of Pharmacy graduate students Kayla Smith, Pharm.D., and Kalynn Turner on receiving prestigious predoctoral fellowships from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. Smith, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and…
Congratulations to CICMD trainee Fahim Rejanur Tasin and mentor Dr. Nadja Makki! We are excited to celebrate the award of an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship supporting their research project: Identifying Genetic Risk Factors for Vascular Calcification Award: $70,676 Project Period: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028…
The newly released ACC/AHA/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome represents an important step toward a more integrated approach to patient care.The guideline recognizes the strong interconnection between cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic disorders, emphasizing that these conditions…
We are proud to celebrate two outstanding CICMD trainees for their recent achievements—congratulations to Sophia Eikenberry and Jacob Ricci! Sophia Eikenberry was recognized as a Silver Award Winner at the 2026 UF Medical Guild…
The Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases (CICMD) is proud to share that our Co-Director, Dr. Michelle Cardel, was featured in a recent U.S. News & World Report article exploring the emerging concept of “food…
A new press release from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine highlights a report identifying critical opportunities to prevent pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease and reduce maternal mortality in the United States, where cardiovascular conditions remain a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. The report underscores that…
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…
The Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease (CICMD) is pleased to announce that Shu Niu, a graduate student in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, has received a Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA). The highly competitive, two-year fellowship will…
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.
CICMD member Dr. Siobhan Malany, Ph.D., an associate professor of cellular and systems pharmacology in the UF College of Pharmacy and lead organizer of the Biomanufacturing in Space Symposium on Nov. 6, 2025. https://pharmacy.ufl.edu/2025/11/14/symposium-showcases-how-in-space-biomanufacturing-could-transform-health-on-earth-and-beyond/ CICMD trainee Sophia Eikenberry attended the symposium to share insights on circadian research and to…
The Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases (CICMD) proudly hosted the 2025 Early Career Symposium on September 15 at Malachowsky Hall. This signature event highlights the exceptional research of our trainees and early-career investigators, fostering collaboration and driving innovation in cardiovascular and metabolic science. Oral Presentation Winners CICMD congratulates…
Up to 7.5% of your IDC can be allocated to CICMD at no cost to you. For instructions on how to allocate IDC to the CICMD please visit: https://cicmd.center.ufl.edu/resources-2/membership/how-to-allocate-idc-to-the-cicmd-instruction-guide/…
The Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease (CICMD) is proud to celebrate the remarkable presence and achievements of University of Florida faculty and trainees at the 2026 American Physiological Society (APS) Summit in Minneapolis. Nearly 50 UF faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and trainees attended the…
