Check out this work from the 2022 Artist-in-Residence Program! π¨
π§βπ¨ Justin Yu
π§βπ¬ Annet Kirabo, D.V.M.,
M.Sc., Ph.D.
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π¨ 1. A salt shaker is seen suspended and pouring its contents onto a kidney and blood vessels, representing the tissues that mediate salt-sensitive hypertension. The flames represent the inflammation, while the embers are shaped as inflammasomes and lymphocytes.
π¨ 2. Displays the mechanism of the ENaC-Mediated Salt Response, which plays a role in salt-sensitive hypertension.
π¨ 3. Displays the overall pathway for salt-sensitive hypertension, showing the organs and tissues involved.
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π§βπ¨ Justin Yu is majoring in molecular and cellular biology and history at vanderbiltu. He is originally from Carmel, Indiana. This is his second year with the Artist-in-Residence Program!
π§βπ¬ The Kirabo lab is working to define the molecular mechanisms underlying activation of the...