Dr. John Hwa

Professor

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Biography

John Hwa received his medical degree with First Class Honors from the University of Sydney, Australia, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Cardiology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. He pursued further studies in the Department of Molecular Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he completed his doctoral thesis through Case Western Reserve University. He was awarded the Howard Hughes Physician Postdoctoral Fellowship and continued his studies at the M.I.T. laboratory of Nobel Laureate H. Gobind Khorana. He joined the faculty of Dartmouth in Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Medicine in 2000, and moved to Yale in 2009 in the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine. At Yale, Dr. Hwa has been investigating platelets' stress response in health and disease, focusing on blood stressors such as hyperglycemia and their impact on platelet signaling and intercellular communication. His research aims to uncover novel antiplatelet therapeutics and elucidate the roles of defective platelets in vascular pathologies.

Research Interests

Awards

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Howard Hughes Physician Postdoctoral Fellowship

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Established Investigator Award

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Recognition Award

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Elected Member

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Plenary Lecture

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.