NAME: Karin E. Bornfeldt, Ph.D.
DEPT: Department of Pathology
ORGANIZATION: University of Washington
ADDRESS: Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470
TELEPHONE No: 206-543-1681
FAX No: 206-543-3644
E MAIL ADDRESS: bornf@u.washington.edu
TITLE: Associate Professor
TOTAL GRANTS: 5
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS: ~ 45
MEMBERSHIPS ON EDITORIAL BOARDS: Frontiers in Bioscience, Circulation Research

SUBJECT(S) OF RESEARCH: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Diabetes-accelerated Atherosclerosis
DISCIPLINE(S): Pathology, Endocrinology
ORGAN SYSTEMS: Cardiovascular system
TISSUES: Arteries, heart
CELL(S): Arterial smooth muscle cells, monocytes/macrophages, endothelial cells
MOLECULE(S): Signaling molecules, growth factors and their receptors, molecules involved in lipid metabolism
TECHNIQUE(S): Cell and tissue culture, signal transduction techniques, immunohistochemistry, mRNA expression arrays, animal models of cardiovascular disease