NHLBI Research Rotations

Students should use the opportunity of the rotation to identify a research project with the mentor that falls within the theme and scope of the training grant and to identify an appropriate co-mentor who is also on the training program, see Program Faculty.

Please note that students are encouraged to sign up for academic credit for their rotation using the course number for research rotations provided by their degree program; however, this is not a training grant requirement. If dual-mentored students have the opportunity to sign up for rotation credits with both co-mentors that is also highly encouraged but, again, not required.

Academic Year 2024-2025

FALL 2024

 

Principal Investigator: Gabriel Haddad, M.D.    
Department: Pediatrics
Research Description: Brain organoids and hypoxia, High altitude gene regulation and Chromatin remodeling, OSA and atherosclerosis/sleep fragmentation and relation to gut microbiome
Lab website: https://pediatrics.ucsd.edu/research/faculty-labs/haddad-lab/index.html

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Principal Investigator: Albert Hsiao, M.D., Ph.D.    
Department: Radiology
Research Description: Applications of artificial intelligence to non-invasive characterization of cardiopulmonary biomechanics
Lab website: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Albert-Hsiao-Lab

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Principal Investigator: Ester Kwon, Ph.D.    
Department: Bioengineering
Research Description: Multiscale protease imaging in the living brain
Lab website: https://kwon.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Stephanie Lindsey, Ph.D.    
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering
Research Description: Multiscale analysis of cardiac development or maternal-fetal health
Lab website: https://www.stephanielindseyphd.com/

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Principal Investigator: Prashant Mali, Ph.D.    
Department: Bioengineering
Research Description: Integrated genome and tissue engineering approaches for studying development
Lab website: https://mali.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Andrew McCulloch, Ph.D.    
Department: Bioengineering and Medicine
Research Description: Cardiac atlas project: AI of large scale cardiac MRI data populations
Lab website: https://capchd.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Daniela Valdez-Jasso, Ph.D.
Department: Bioengineering 
Research Description: Multiscale models of the pulmonary arteries
Lab website: https://dvj.ucsd.edu/ 

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Principal Investigator: Jin Zhang, Ph.D.
Department: Pharmacology, Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry 
Research Description: Spatiotemporal regulation of cell signaling
Lab website: https://jinzhanglab.ucsd.edu/

 

WINTER 2025

 

Principal Investigator: Gabriel Haddad, M.D.    
Department: Pediatrics
Research Description: Brain organoids and hypoxia, High altitude gene regulation and Chromatin remodeling, OSA and atherosclerosis/sleep fragmentation and relation to gut microbiome
Lab website: https://pediatrics.ucsd.edu/research/faculty-labs/haddad-lab/index.html

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Principal Investigator: Albert Hsiao, M.D., Ph.D.    
Department: Radiology
Research Description: Applications of artificial intelligence to non-invasive characterization of cardiopulmonary biomechanics
Lab website: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Albert-Hsiao-Lab

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Principal Investigator: Stephanie Lindsey, Ph.D.    
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering
Research Description: Multiscale analysis of cardiac development or maternal-fetal health
Lab website: https://www.stephanielindseyphd.com/

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Principal Investigator: Prashant Mali, Ph.D.    
Department: Bioengineering
Research Description: Integrated genome and tissue engineering approaches for studying development
Lab website: https://mali.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Andrew McCulloch, Ph.D.    
Department: Bioengineering and Medicine
Research Description: Cardiac atlas project: AI of large scale cardiac MRI data populations
Lab website: https://capchd.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Daniela Valdez-Jasso, Ph.D.
Department: Bioengineering 
Research Description: Multiscale models of the pulmonary arteries
Lab website: https://dvj.ucsd.edu/ 

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Principal Investigator: Jin Zhang, Ph.D.
Department: Pharmacology, Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry 
Research Description: Spatiotemporal regulation of cell signaling
Lab website: https://jinzhanglab.ucsd.edu/

 

SPRING 2025

 

Principal Investigator: Gabriel Haddad, M.D.    
Department: Pediatrics
Research Description: Brain organoids and hypoxia, High altitude gene regulation and Chromatin remodeling, OSA and atherosclerosis/sleep fragmentation and relation to gut microbiome
Lab website: https://pediatrics.ucsd.edu/research/faculty-labs/haddad-lab/index.html

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Principal Investigator: Albert Hsiao, M.D., Ph.D.    
Department: Radiology
Research Description: Applications of artificial intelligence to non-invasive characterization of cardiopulmonary biomechanics
Lab website: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Albert-Hsiao-Lab

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Principal Investigator: Prashant Mali, Ph.D.    
Department: Bioengineering
Research Description: Integrated genome and tissue engineering approaches for studying development
Lab website: https://mali.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Andrew McCulloch, Ph.D.    
Department: Bioengineering and Medicine
Research Description: Cardiac atlas project: AI of large scale cardiac MRI data populations
Lab website: https://capchd.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Daniela Valdez-Jasso, Ph.D.
Department: Bioengineering 
Research Description: Multiscale models of the pulmonary arteries
Lab website: https://dvj.ucsd.edu/

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Principal Investigator: Jin Zhang, Ph.D.
Department: Pharmacology, Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry 
Research Description: Spatiotemporal regulation of cell signaling
Lab website: https://jinzhanglab.ucsd.edu/