APS hosted a webinar sponsored by SCIREQ on the Critical Role of Pericytes in Pulmonary Circulation, on September 16, 2025.
During this webinar, Dr. Ke presented comprehensive research on pulmonary artery hypertension, focusing on the critical role of pericytes in pulmonary circulation and their involvement in vascular remodeling during hypoxia.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Ke Yuan, PhD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She received her PhD in biology from Temple University and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University. Yuan’s group specializes in pulmonary vascular biology with a focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension, pericyte function, and mitochondrial metabolism. Her research utilizes innovative genetic models, advanced single-cell technologies, and high-resolution imaging to elucidate critical mechanisms of vascular remodeling.
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