Jo Lab @ Emory and GA Tech

Jo Lab in BME & Cardiology at Emory & GA Tech studies cardiovascular mechanobiology, therapeutics, & delivery to treat atherosclerosis & aortic valve disease.

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Christian Park from our lab received the 2026 Suddath Award from the Georgia Tech IBB in recognition of his productivity and hard work. Congratulations, Christian!

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Our PhD student Claire Hung received the AHA Predoctoral Fellowship Award! Congratulations, Claire! #AHA #JoLab #Emory #GeorgiaTech

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Our research led by Christian Park, Kyung In Baek, and Claire (Ruei-Chun) Hung was just published in Cardiovascular Research. We identified and validated flow-induced reprogramming of endothelial cells (FIRE) under disturbed flow and hypercholesterolemia during atherogenesis.

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Our project led by Michael Clark and Yerin Kim was recently published in ATVB! We describe the eNOS-dependent role of HEG1 on endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. Please check it out! https://t.co/Y0wSBb2gVo

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Dr. Jo was the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Scientist Award from the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association and the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies for his dedication to the advancement of biomedical field! Hearty congratulations, Dr. Jo!

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Huge congratulations to our PhD student Ruei-chun (Claire) Hung for receiving best poster presentation award at GRC Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Disease 2025!

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Our PhD student Christian Park received the NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Award from the NHLBI! Congratulations, Christian!
#JoLabEmory #CoulterBME #NIH #NHLBI #F31 #Atherosclerosis #Emory #GeorgiaTech

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Please check out our recently published Nature Cardiovascular Research Comment titled, "A renaissance of cerebral cavernous malformation proteins in vascular physiology."

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Jay Bowman-Kirigin (MD/PhD from Washington University in St. Louis) and Michael Clark (MD/PhD from University of Chicago, Internal Medicine Residency from Stanford University) decided to join our lab. Welcome to Jo Lab, Jay and Michael!

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Our PhD student, Christian Park, is acknowledged as Top Basic Science Oral Presenter at Emory SOM Cardiology research day. His research focuses on emerging concept of Flow-Induced Reprogramming of Endothelial cells (FIRE) and atherosclerosis. Congratulations Christian!

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Thank you, Prof. Lee.

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#Flow #HEG1 #Atherosclerosis #Endothelial #ShearStress #KLF2 #KLF4 #KRIT1

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We are thrilled that our HEG1 paper is published in Circulation, accompanied by a podcast and editorial! We show HEG1, a new flow-sensor, protects against atherosclerosis by regulating KLF2/4 in ECs.

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Leandro Choi (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University) decided to join our lab. Welcome to Jo Lab, Leo!

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In addition to BS/MS program, our undergraduate student Kiyoung Jeong has been accepted to PhD program at Georgia Tech/Emory University. Congratulations Kiyoung!

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Ravi Tripathi Ph.D. and Jay Bowman-Kirigin M.D, Ph.D. joined Jo Lab.
Dr. Tripathi will focus on novel CEBP-b transcription factor and its roles in atherogenesis.
Welcome to Jo Lab!

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Our undergraduate student Kiyoung Jeong has been accepted to BS/MS program at Georgia Tech/Emory University. Congratulations Kiyoung!

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Our predoctoral student, Christian Park, has been awarded with prestigious The Cardiovascular Biomechanics Graduate Training Grant (CBT@EmTech). The purpose of this program is to train next generation of academic leaders.
Congratulations Christian!