Recent Publications
Coordination of endothelial cell positioning and fate specification by the epicardium. Quijada P., Trembley M.A., Misra A., Myers J.A., Baker C.D., Pérez-Hernández M., Myers J.R., Dirkx R.A. Jr., Cohen E.D., Delmar M., Ashton J.M., Small E.M. Nature Communications. Jul 6;12(1):4155 (2021). PubMed PMID: 34230480.
The Role of Epicardium During Heart Development and Repair. Quijada, P., Trembley, M.A., Small, E.M. Circulation Research. Jan 31;126(3):377-394 (2020). PubMed PMID: 31999538; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7000171
Pre-existing fibroblasts of epicardial origin are the primary source of pathological fibrosis in cardiac ischemia and aging. Quijada, P., Misra, A., Velasquez, L.S., Burke, R.M., Lighthouse, J.K., Mickelsen, D.M., Dirkx, R.A. Jr., Small, E.M. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 129:92-104 (2019). PubMed PMID: 30771308; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6585455.