Lauren A. Biwer, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Biwer (pronounced Bee-were) became passionate about cardiovascular research as a post-bac student in Dr. Taben Hale’s lab at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix. She went on to complete her PhD in Molecular Physiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine with Dr. Brant Isakson and was part of the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center. For her post-doctoral training, Dr. Biwer moved to Boston to Dr. Iris Jaffe’s laboratory in the Molecular Cardiology Research Institute where she received a K99/R00 grant in 2021.
The Biwer lab investigates blood pressure regulation at the intersection of immunology and vascular function to understand female-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Pre-eclampsia, a common pregnancy complication, significantly increases future cardiovascular risk by unknown mechanisms. Research in the Biwer lab focuses on both pregnancy and the post-partum period. Routine techniques in the lab include primary vascular and immune cell culture, molecular biology/microscopy, flow cytometry, ex-vivo physiology of small and large arteries and in-vivo physiology such as vascular ultrasound and long-term blood pressure measurement.
Education & Training
- Post Doctoral Research FellowTufts Medical Center- Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (2023)
- PhDUniversity of Virginia, Molecular Physiology (2017)
- MSUniversity of Virginia, Biological Sciences (2014)
- BSBaylor University, Health Science Studies (2009)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Poster Presentation Award | Gordon Research Conference on Vascular Biology | 2023 |
Travel Award | The Microcirculatory Society | 2022 |
Outstanding Post Doctoral Trainee Finalist | American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section | 2022 |
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) | NHLBI | 2021 |
Travel Award | American Physiological Society | 2019 |
Appointment to T32 Training Program in Hypertension | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 2018 |
Outstanding Physiology Graduate Student | University of Virginia | 2017 |
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship | American Heart Association | 2014 |