Cynthia St. Hilaire, PhD, FAHA
@sthilaire.bsky.social
Vascular Biologist and Associate Professor at the @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social. Associate Editor at @ahajournals.bsky.social Circulation Research and host of the podcast #DiscoverCircRes.
Congratulations to my friend @jboerckel.bsky.social for being awarded the Fuller Albright Award! #asbmr2025
September 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Congratulations to my friend @jboerckel.bsky.social for being awarded the Fuller Albright Award! #asbmr2025
That happy feeling when someone features a graphic you made in their talk 😇 #ASBMR2025 #vascularcalcification #ACDCmedical #MAC
September 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
That happy feeling when someone features a graphic you made in their talk 😇 #ASBMR2025 #vascularcalcification #ACDCmedical #MAC
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Trump’s proposed $23 billion in cuts to NIH & NSF could cost the U.S. economy at least $10 billion a year, according to new research. Public science funding drives innovation, productivity, and long-term growth. Slashing it isn’t saving money; it’s losing our future. www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives a quarter of U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
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May 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Trump’s proposed $23 billion in cuts to NIH & NSF could cost the U.S. economy at least $10 billion a year, according to new research. Public science funding drives innovation, productivity, and long-term growth. Slashing it isn’t saving money; it’s losing our future. www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
On Tuesday I received the NOA (notice of award) for an #NHLBI R01 grant submitted back in Feb 2024 and marked pending after the Oct 2024 Council meeting. Let me tell you the story of the 15 years it took to get here:
March 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
On Tuesday I received the NOA (notice of award) for an #NHLBI R01 grant submitted back in Feb 2024 and marked pending after the Oct 2024 Council meeting. Let me tell you the story of the 15 years it took to get here:
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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
Thrilled to share our study that found Non-Canonical TERT Activity Initiates Osteogenesis in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease www-ahajournals-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....
#MedSky #VascularSky
#MedSky #VascularSky
February 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thrilled to share our study that found Non-Canonical TERT Activity Initiates Osteogenesis in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease www-ahajournals-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....
#MedSky #VascularSky
#MedSky #VascularSky
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not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
February 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
New #DiscoverCircRes podcast episode! bit.ly/41CL29G I chat with Drs. Jesse Rowley & Shancy Jacob about Mitofusin-2 Regulates Platelet Mitochondria and Function – one of the most downloaded papers of 2024. bit.ly/4aHT8Qo @ahajournals.bsky.social @universityofutah.bsky.social
#medsky #cardiosky
#medsky #cardiosky
Discover CircRes December 2024 | AHA Podcasts
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December 20, 2024 at 6:16 PM
New #DiscoverCircRes podcast episode! bit.ly/41CL29G I chat with Drs. Jesse Rowley & Shancy Jacob about Mitofusin-2 Regulates Platelet Mitochondria and Function – one of the most downloaded papers of 2024. bit.ly/4aHT8Qo @ahajournals.bsky.social @universityofutah.bsky.social
#medsky #cardiosky
#medsky #cardiosky
December 14, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Who designed this @starbuckscoffee.bsky.social New Hampshire mug and thought Mount Monadnock was the NH mountain that should be highlighted?!
#NewHamphire #MountWashington #Agiocochook #coffee
#NewHamphire #MountWashington #Agiocochook #coffee
December 4, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Who designed this @starbuckscoffee.bsky.social New Hampshire mug and thought Mount Monadnock was the NH mountain that should be highlighted?!
#NewHamphire #MountWashington #Agiocochook #coffee
#NewHamphire #MountWashington #Agiocochook #coffee
Bezos is winning because I spent $11.62 on stale bread 🤣
November 28, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Bezos is winning because I spent $11.62 on stale bread 🤣
New @ahajournals.bsky.social CircRes podcast #DiscoverCircRes is out! bit.ly/3B4utIJ I highlight Nov papers & chat w/ Drs. Jil Tardiff & Melissa Lynn about their study R92L cardiac troponin T Alters the cardiac troponin C-cardiac troponin I Interface Disrupting PKA-Mediated Relaxation bit.ly/3C0KWhj
Discover CircRes November 2024 | AHA Podcasts
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November 22, 2024 at 5:54 PM
New @ahajournals.bsky.social CircRes podcast #DiscoverCircRes is out! bit.ly/3B4utIJ I highlight Nov papers & chat w/ Drs. Jil Tardiff & Melissa Lynn about their study R92L cardiac troponin T Alters the cardiac troponin C-cardiac troponin I Interface Disrupting PKA-Mediated Relaxation bit.ly/3C0KWhj
👏🏻FUND👏🏻MORE👏🏻 SCIENCE 👏🏻
Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion]
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Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:08 PM
👏🏻FUND👏🏻MORE👏🏻 SCIENCE 👏🏻
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November 17, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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Thanks for the shout-out Raj Malhotra! Amazing work on uncovering new genetic drives of cardiovascular calcification.
Thanks ATVB @ahajournals.bsky.social for choosing to highlight #cardiovascularcalcification in your session at #AHA24 #cardiomed #vascularbiology
Thanks ATVB @ahajournals.bsky.social for choosing to highlight #cardiovascularcalcification in your session at #AHA24 #cardiomed #vascularbiology
November 16, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Thanks for the shout-out Raj Malhotra! Amazing work on uncovering new genetic drives of cardiovascular calcification.
Thanks ATVB @ahajournals.bsky.social for choosing to highlight #cardiovascularcalcification in your session at #AHA24 #cardiomed #vascularbiology
Thanks ATVB @ahajournals.bsky.social for choosing to highlight #cardiovascularcalcification in your session at #AHA24 #cardiomed #vascularbiology
Always wonderful to run into my amazing mentor, sponsor, and colleague and friend Elena Aikawa
#AHA24 #womeninscience #cardiovascularbiology #cardiomed
#AHA24 #womeninscience #cardiovascularbiology #cardiomed
November 16, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Always wonderful to run into my amazing mentor, sponsor, and colleague and friend Elena Aikawa
#AHA24 #womeninscience #cardiovascularbiology #cardiomed
#AHA24 #womeninscience #cardiovascularbiology #cardiomed
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With all this talk about cutting the NIH, might I remind everyone that the entire NIH budget is less than 5% of the DoD budget.
The NIH is so efficient that they already rely upon volunteer labor to do grant review. And they are not even allowed to buy grant reviewers coffee.
The NIH is so efficient that they already rely upon volunteer labor to do grant review. And they are not even allowed to buy grant reviewers coffee.
November 15, 2024 at 12:56 AM
With all this talk about cutting the NIH, might I remind everyone that the entire NIH budget is less than 5% of the DoD budget.
The NIH is so efficient that they already rely upon volunteer labor to do grant review. And they are not even allowed to buy grant reviewers coffee.
The NIH is so efficient that they already rely upon volunteer labor to do grant review. And they are not even allowed to buy grant reviewers coffee.
Pics from the recent @navbo.bsky.social meeting at Asilomar. My postdocs Parya and Rolando had the opportunity to show off their excellent work (and win a travel award, too) and we took a side trip to the Monterey Aquarium.
November 10, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Pics from the recent @navbo.bsky.social meeting at Asilomar. My postdocs Parya and Rolando had the opportunity to show off their excellent work (and win a travel award, too) and we took a side trip to the Monterey Aquarium.
St. Hilaire Lab takes on an escape room. We tried. We failed. But we had fun!
November 10, 2024 at 8:55 PM
St. Hilaire Lab takes on an escape room. We tried. We failed. But we had fun!
New CircRes podcast #DiscoverCircRes bit.ly/403VPa7 where I chat with Drs. Margaret A. Schwartz and Dushani Ranasinghe about their article Altered SMC Histone Acetylome by the SPHK2/S1P Axis Promotes Pulmonary Hypertension bit.ly/3tldPAy @IUMedSchool
October 19, 2023 at 10:11 PM
New CircRes podcast #DiscoverCircRes bit.ly/403VPa7 where I chat with Drs. Margaret A. Schwartz and Dushani Ranasinghe about their article Altered SMC Histone Acetylome by the SPHK2/S1P Axis Promotes Pulmonary Hypertension bit.ly/3tldPAy @IUMedSchool
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Take home messages:
1) High-tier journals preferentially accept papers by white men. They should stop!
It's wrong (even if unintentional) & also those papers tend to underperform.
2) The rest of us, stop relying on journal names - use article-level metrics if at all & recall they're also biased
1) High-tier journals preferentially accept papers by white men. They should stop!
It's wrong (even if unintentional) & also those papers tend to underperform.
2) The rest of us, stop relying on journal names - use article-level metrics if at all & recall they're also biased
October 7, 2023 at 3:16 PM
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I saw so many viral posts about Katalin Karikó from men and while it's fine (and she deserves all the praise), I can't help but think men shouldn't wait to support women colleagues until after women don't need their support anymore. You can actually make a difference elsewhere. Perhaps for every 5
October 3, 2023 at 8:24 PM
I saw so many viral posts about Katalin Karikó from men and while it's fine (and she deserves all the praise), I can't help but think men shouldn't wait to support women colleagues until after women don't need their support anymore. You can actually make a difference elsewhere. Perhaps for every 5
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New Circulation Research podcast #DiscoverCircRes bit.ly/3Ptz1vn is out!
I chatted with Dr. Manuel Mayer about their manuscript A Proteomic Atlas of Atherosclerosis: The Contribution of Proteoglycans to Sex Differences, Plaque Phenotypes and Outcomes bit.ly/3P3T17A
Check it out!
New Circulation Research podcast #DiscoverCircRes bit.ly/3Ptz1vn is out!
I chatted with Dr. Manuel Mayer about their manuscript A Proteomic Atlas of Atherosclerosis: The Contribution of Proteoglycans to Sex Differences, Plaque Phenotypes and Outcomes bit.ly/3P3T17A
Check it out!
Discover CircRes: September 2023 Discover CircRes
This month on Episode 52 of Discover CircRes, host Cynthia St. Hilaire highlights three original research articles featured in the September 1 and September 15th issues of Circulation Resear...
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September 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM
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New Circulation Research podcast #DiscoverCircRes bit.ly/3Ptz1vn is out!
I chatted with Dr. Manuel Mayer about their manuscript A Proteomic Atlas of Atherosclerosis: The Contribution of Proteoglycans to Sex Differences, Plaque Phenotypes and Outcomes bit.ly/3P3T17A
Check it out!
New Circulation Research podcast #DiscoverCircRes bit.ly/3Ptz1vn is out!
I chatted with Dr. Manuel Mayer about their manuscript A Proteomic Atlas of Atherosclerosis: The Contribution of Proteoglycans to Sex Differences, Plaque Phenotypes and Outcomes bit.ly/3P3T17A
Check it out!
