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Nazish Sayed, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, specializing in Vascular Surgery. With a medical degree from the University of Mumbai and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Dr. Sayed has advanced the field of regenerative medicine through her research. Her laboratory focuses on understanding the role of vascular biology in cardiac diseases, influenced by genetic variations and environmental factors such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Dr. Sayed's work is characterized by significant contributions to the fields of endothelial cell biology, cardiovascular disease modeling, and cardio-oncology. She leads initiatives aimed at developing novel technologies for regenerative medicine and conducting translational research using human induced pluripotent stem cell technology to create patient-specific vascular cells. Her research is supported by numerous prestigious grants, including NIH R01 grants and AHA awards, and has resulted in over 40 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals. Dr. Sayed is committed to fostering an inclusive research environment and ensuring the reproducibility of scientific findings.
Patent on enhancing reprogramming of cells to pluripotency through innate immunity.
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