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The Cardiovascular Research laboratory is devoted to the integrative study of the cardiovascular system. The focus of research in this laboratory is to develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) techniques for phenotypic characterization of cardiovascular diseases in both humans and animal models, and to apply these techniques to elucidate the structure-function and energy-function relationships in diseased hearts. We are interested in both basic science and translational clinical research that combines the state-of-the-art NMR technology with molecular biology approaches to explore the mechanisms of myocardial remodeling in diseased hearts. Currently, we are investigating the myocardial remodeling processes in genetically manipulated mouse models, muscular dystrophy and diabetes in particular.