Kwartler Lab

Exploring the genetic foundations of vascular disease, cell fate in muscle cells, and nuclear actin dynamics- one cell at a time. @uthealthhouston @mda_uthgrad

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Proud of our Kwartler lab members for their incredible 60 second flash talks and standout poster presentations. And proud of our PI, Dr. Callie Kwartler, and technician Angie Gonzalez for their excellent oral presentations at GCVR 2026 🧬🩵

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Congratulations to our lab members Kiara, Angie, and Aminat on earning second place in the predoctoral poster category at this year’s Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium, hosted by LSU Shreveport! 🥈💟

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN 👻🎃 - TKL

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Congrats to alumna Callie Kwartler, PhD, Molecular and Translational Biology professor, on receiving the North American Vascular Biology Organization's 2025 Springer Junior Investigator Award! 🎉 She presented her award lecture at their annual Vascular Biology meeting this week.

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So proud to see Dr. Callie Kwartler recognized with the 2025 Springer Junior Investigator Award from NAVBO 🏆 Her work on the epigenetic link between metabolism and smooth muscle cell differentiation continues to push the field forward. #NAVBO #VascularBiology 🧬

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Experiments can wait, paint night can’t. 👩‍🎨🎃

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Happy #PostdocAppreciationWeek! 🥳
Shout-out to our dream team: Dr. Alexis Richard & Dr. Shuvra Roy (pictured) + Dr. Jeison Garcia & Dr. Pujun Guan (not pictured but just as awesome).
Thanks for all the wisdom, hustle & laughs, you keep the science running! 🔬💪

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We built a whole website just so you can stalk our science. 🔬👀 👉 https://t.co/ebwb2SnCJB

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New #advocacy resource! 📣 Use the guide in this thread to find your lawmakers, speak up, share your story, and make the case for #HealthResearch and medical progress! 🗣

🧰 Full toolkit & even more resources: https://t.co/GYrz2WvszW

#MedicalInnovation #RAAugChallenge

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Congratulations to our former research tech turned first year PhD student Emiliano! Happy orientation week 😊🐀

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We’re honored to be named NAVBO’s Lab of the Month for August!
We promise to use our powers for good… and more science. 🔬❤️ https://t.co/JMDHWdlw5l

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BREAKING: our PhD student Kiara Bornes has survived the F31 fellowship submission process. Sources say the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA never stood a chance. 📄💪 #fingerscrossed 🤞

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Thrilled to share that our paper is officially published! Huge thanks to our amazing co-authors and mentors who made this possible 🧫 https://t.co/2zHMo9UJlV

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Join us in supporting our PhD student Kiara Bornes as she present at the #GSBSGSRD2025 🛗🎤

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The 4 nervous finalists (pre-presentation in the pic) thank the Page Award committee for selecting our research to compete in the final.

Congratulations to the winner @KwartlerLab for phenomenal research and presentation 💪🎊
#VascularDiscovery2025

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@MahdiGarelnabi Congratulations Dr. Garelnabi!

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Huge congratulations to our PI Dr. Kwartler on receiving the Irvine H. Page Junior Faculty Award! This honor recognizes rising stars in cardiovascular research, and we’re so proud to see your leadership and groundbreaking work celebrated #AHA2025🫀🏆

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Happy Grad Student Appreciation Week to our grad students Kiara, Yan, Andy, and Kennedy! Thanks for keeping the lab running, the cells alive, and our PI (mostly) sane. Enjoy this picture of Kiara with the many qPCRS she ran this week 😊🧬🧫🔬