The Koleini Lab

Koleini Lab studies obesity-driven heart failure and HFpEF, focusing on metabolism, protein translation, and proteostasis.

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Big news for the Koleini Lab: our @NIH R00 grant is officially funded! This award will support our research on cardiac proteostasis and HFpEF as we launch the lab. Interested in joining our team? We’d love to hear from you! @hopkinsheart @HopkinsMedicine @JohnsHopkinsDOM

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Scientists have extracted mitochondria from a woman’s leg muscles and injected them into her eyes in an attempt to treat severe blindness

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We are seeking a motivated Research Technologist to join our growing team. Our laboratory investigates how obesity, metabolic dysregulation, and impaired cellular protein homeostasis contribute to the development of HFpEF. @hopkinsheart @JohnsHopkins

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Congratulations to @rblument1 on receiving the 2026 Council on Clinical Cardiology Distinguished Achievement Award from @American_Heart! https://t.co/GKx8fqgQzX

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@VirginiaSHahnMD et al found examining individual cells from human heart tissue, distinct abnormalities in cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, immune, & vascular cells in #HFpEF. Learn more at https://t.co/T36GpcZWfL
@patrick_ellinor @KSharmaMD @kbedi88

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So proud of the team!

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New research out in @American_Heart Journal about RNA sequencing and heart failure with co-authors including @VirginiaSHahnMD, Sydney Jenkin, Abigail Mulligan, Malihe Rezaee, @KSharmaMD, and David Kass among others. https://t.co/8d7hmPvT27

[Roger Blumenthal @rblument1]

Single Cell Analysis of Human Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction in Circ Research led by Drs. Virginia Hahn, Mark Chaffin, Patrick Ellinor, David Kass, Kavita Sharma @HopkinsHeart https://t.co/qy5Kx1e4FS

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Happy Canada Day!
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@NThottappillil @navidkoleini @hopkinsheart @JohnsHopkins @JHPDA Thank you Neelima.

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@MKeykhaeiMD @navidkoleini @hopkinsheart @JohnsHopkins @JHPDA Thank you! Looking forward to more collaborations with you.

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Multiple postdoc, research technician, and graduate student positions are currently open. Message me to explore the opportunities!
#HFpEF #caridacmetabolism #translation #ribosome
@hopkinsheart @navidkoleini

[Navid Koleini, MD, Ph.D @navidkoleini]

Excited to share that I am starting my lab in Hopkins Cardiology!
The @KoleiniLab will focus on HFpEF, cardiac metabolism, protein translation, and proteostasis.
We are currently recruiting for multiple positions. Follow us for updates!
@hopkinsheart @JohnsHopkins @JHPDA

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@ArdehaliHossein @vaughalle1 @UAZMedTucson @UAZHeart @UAZ_MDPHD @UAZMedicineEdu Very well deserved. Many congratulations!

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@NThottappillil @AaronWJames_Lab @JHUPath @cahanLab @AlokeFinn @NIH @HopkinsMedicine Many congratulations Neelima! Well deserved

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The Koleini Lab is seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our team. If you are interested in cardiac metabolism, protein translation, proteostasis, and HFpEF research at the cutting edge of cardiovascular science, please reach out!