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Ronald Joseph Vagnozzi

TitleAsst Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-MED
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-8027-1809 Additional info

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    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OHPost-Doc04/2019Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PAPh.D.08/2013Cell and Developmental Biology
    Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PAB.S.06/2007Biology
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    2019Melvin L. Marcus Early Career Investigator Award in Cardiovascular Sciences, American Heart Association
    2019Richard J. Bing Young Investigator Award, International Society for Heart Research
    2017Executive Co-Directors Award, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    2014Jeffrey Robbins Research Award, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    2010Center for Translational Medicine Excellence in Science Award, Thomas Jefferson University
    2007The Biology Award, Saint Joseph's University, College of Arts and Sciences

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    1R01HL169578-01     (VAGNOZZI, RONALD JOSEPH)Jun 10, 2023 - May 31, 2028
    NIH
    Mechanisms of Cardiac Injury Resolution by CX3CR1+ Macrophages
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01HL169578     (VAGNOZZI, RONALD JOSEPH)Jun 10, 2023 - May 31, 2028
    NIH
    Mechanisms of Cardiac Injury Resolution by CX3CR1+ Macrophages
    Role: Principal Investigator
    19CDA34670044     (Ronald J Vagnozzi)Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
    AHA
    Genetic Modulation of Macrophage-Fibroblast Crosstalk to Enhance Tissue Healing after Myocardial Infarction
    Role Description: The goal of this project is to determine how selective modulation of macrophage subtypes in the infarcted heart alters the fibrotic response, using genetic lineage tracing of cardiac fibroblasts and myofibroblasts.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    F32HL128083     (VAGNOZZI, RONALD J)Apr 1, 2015 - Mar 31, 2018
    NIH
    The Role of Sca-1+ and ABCG2+ Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Endogenous Heart Regeneration
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Baldwin TA, Teuber JP, Kuwabara Y, Subramani A, Lin SJ, Kanisicak O, Vagnozzi RJ, Zhang W, Brody MJ, Molkentin JD. Palmitoylation-dependent regulation of cardiomyocyte Rac1 signaling activity and minor effects on cardiac hypertrophy. J Biol Chem. 2023 Dec; 299(12):105426. PMID: 37926281.
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    2. Vagnozzi RJ, Robinson EL. Frataxin Deacetylation in Macrophages: Avoiding SIRTain Myocyte Death. Circ Res. 2023 09 15; 133(7):648-650. PMID: 37708247.
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    3. Gafranek JT, D'Aniello E, Ravisankar P, Thakkar K, Vagnozzi RJ, Lim HW, Salomonis N, Waxman JS. Sinus venosus adaptation models prolonged cardiovascular disease and reveals insights into evolutionary transitions of the vertebrate heart. Nat Commun. 2023 09 07; 14(1):5509. PMID: 37679366.
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    4. Bowers SLK, Meng Q, Kuwabara Y, Huo J, Minerath R, York AJ, Sargent MA, Prasad V, Saviola AJ, Galindo DC, Hansen KC, Vagnozzi RJ, Yutzey KE, Molkentin JD. Col1a2-Deleted Mice Have Defective Type I Collagen and Secondary Reactive Cardiac Fibrosis with Altered Hypertrophic Dynamics. Cells. 2023 08 30; 12(17). PMID: 37681905.
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    5. McKinsey TA, Foo R, Anene-Nzelu CG, Travers JG, Vagnozzi RJ, Weber N, Thum T. Emerging epigenetic therapies of cardiac fibrosis and remodelling in heart failure: from basic mechanisms to early clinical development. Cardiovasc Res. 2023 02 03; 118(18):3482-3498. PMID: 36004821.
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    6. Alexanian M, Padmanabhan A, Nishino T, Travers JG, Ye L, Lee CY, Sadagopan N, Huang Y, Pelonero A, Auclair K, Zhu A, Teran BG, Flanigan W, Kim CK, Lumbao-Conradson K, Costa M, Jain R, Charo I, Haldar SM, Pollard KS, Vagnozzi RJ, McKinsey TA, Przytycki PF, Srivastava D. Chromatin Remodeling Drives Immune-Fibroblast Crosstalk in Heart Failure Pathogenesis. bioRxiv. 2023 Jan 07. PMID: 36711864.
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    7. Vagnozzi RJ, McKinsey TA. T cell immunotherapy for cardiac fibrosis: mRNA starts the CAR. Cell Stem Cell. 2022 03 03; 29(3):352-354. PMID: 35245466.
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    8. Vagnozzi RJ, Kasam RK, Sargent MA, Molkentin JD. Cardiac Cell Therapy Fails to Rejuvenate the Chronically Scarred Rodent Heart. Circulation. 2021 07 27; 144(4):328-331. PMID: 34310160.
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    9. Sun F, Wang G, Pradhan A, Xu K, Gomez-Arroyo J, Zhang Y, Kalin GT, Deng Z, Vagnozzi RJ, He H, Dunn AW, Wang Y, York AJ, Hegde RS, Woods JC, Kalin TV, Molkentin JD, Kalinichenko VV. Nanoparticle Delivery of STAT3 Alleviates Pulmonary Hypertension in a Mouse Model of Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia. Circulation. 2021 08 17; 144(7):539-555. PMID: 34111939.
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    10. Ferrari I, Vagnozzi RJ. Mechanisms and strategies for a therapeutic cardiac immune response. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2021 09; 158:82-88. PMID: 34051237.
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    11. Koch WJ, Vagnozzi RJ, Wang TJ, Liao R, Houser SR. Thomas L. Force, MD: 1951-2020: A Brilliant Physician-Scientist Gone Too Soon. Circ Res. 2021 01 08; 128(1):6-7. PMID: 33411629.
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    12. Vagnozzi RJ. SupErbB monocytes? Innate immune cells help the heart adapt. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2021 03; 152:92-94. PMID: 33310054.
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    13. Vagnozzi RJ, Molkentin JD. Resident macrophages keep mitochondria running in the heart. Cell Res. 2020 12; 30(12):1057-1058. PMID: 33139923.
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    14. Weinberger T, Esfandyari D, Messerer D, Percin G, Schleifer C, Thaler R, Liu L, Stremmel C, Schneider V, Vagnozzi RJ, Schwanenkamp J, Fischer M, Busch K, Klapproth K, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Kl?sges L, Titova A, Molkentin JD, Kobayashi Y, Engelhardt S, Massberg S, Waskow C, Perdiguero EG, Schulz C. Ontogeny of arterial macrophages defines their functions in homeostasis and inflammation. Nat Commun. 2020 09 11; 11(1):4549. PMID: 32917889.
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    15. Hortells L, Valiente-Alandi I, Thomas ZM, Agnew EJ, Schnell DJ, York AJ, Vagnozzi RJ, Meyer EC, Molkentin JD, Yutzey KE. A specialized population of Periostin-expressing cardiac fibroblasts contributes to postnatal cardiomyocyte maturation and innervation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 09 01; 117(35):21469-21479. PMID: 32817558.
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    16. Vagnozzi RJ, Sargent MA, Molkentin JD. Cardiac Cell Therapy Rejuvenates the Infarcted Rodent Heart via Direct Injection but Not by Vascular Infusion. Circulation. 2020 03 24; 141(12):1037-1039. PMID: 32202933.
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    17. Kim AJ, Xu N, Umeyama K, Hulin A, Ponny SR, Vagnozzi RJ, Green EA, Hanson P, McManus BM, Nagashima H, Yutzey KE. Deficiency of Circulating Monocytes Ameliorates the Progression of Myxomatous Valve Degeneration in Marfan Syndrome. Circulation. 2020 01 14; 141(2):132-146. PMID: 31928435.
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    18. Vagnozzi RJ, Maillet M, Sargent MA, Khalil H, Johansen AKZ, Schwanekamp JA, York AJ, Huang V, Nahrendorf M, Sadayappan S, Molkentin JD. An acute immune response underlies the benefit of cardiac stem?cell therapy. Nature. 2020 01; 577(7790):405-409. PMID: 31775156.
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    19. Vagnozzi RJ, Pfleger J, Sadayappan S. Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2019: Integrative Approaches to Complex Cardiovascular Diseases. Circ Res. 2019 10 25; 125(10):924-931. PMID: 31647770.
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    20. Vagnozzi RJ, Johansen AKZ, Molkentin JD. CARdiac Immunotherapy: T Cells Engineered to Treat the Fibrotic Heart. Mol Ther. 2019 11 06; 27(11):1869-1871. PMID: 31585799.
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    21. Khalil H, Kanisicak O, Vagnozzi RJ, Johansen AK, Maliken BD, Prasad V, Boyer JG, Brody MJ, Schips T, Kilian KK, Correll RN, Kawasaki K, Nagata K, Molkentin JD. Cell-specific ablation of Hsp47 defines the collagen-producing cells in the injured heart JCI Insight. 2019 08 08; 4(15):e128722. PMID: 31393098.
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    22. Vagnozzi RJ, Sargent MA, Lin SJ, Palpant NJ, Murry CE, Molkentin JD. Genetic Lineage Tracing of Sca-1+ Cells Reveals Endothelial but Not Myogenic Contribution to the Murine Heart. Circulation. 2018 12 18; 138(25):2931-2939. PMID: 29991486.
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    23. Stremmel C, Schuchert R, Wagner F, Thaler R, Weinberger T, Pick R, Mass E, Ishikawa-Ankerhold HC, Margraf A, Hutter S, Vagnozzi R, Klapproth S, Frampton J, Yona S, Scheiermann C, Molkentin JD, Jeschke U, Moser M, Sperandio M, Massberg S, Geissmann F, Schulz C. Author Correction: Yolk sac macrophage progenitors traffic to the embryo during defined stages of development. Nat Commun. 2018 09 07; 9(1):3699. PMID: 30194428.
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    24. Vagnozzi RJ, Molkentin JD, Houser SR. New Myocyte Formation in the Adult Heart: Endogenous Sources and Therapeutic Implications. Circ Res. 2018 07 06; 123(2):159-176. PMID: 29976685.
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    25. Fu X, Khalil H, Kanisicak O, Boyer JG, Vagnozzi RJ, Maliken BD, Sargent MA, Prasad V, Valiente-Alandi I, Blaxall BC, Molkentin JD. Specialized fibroblast differentiated states underlie scar formation in the infarcted mouse heart. J Clin Invest. 2018 05 01; 128(5):2127-2143. PMID: 29664017.
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    26. van Berlo JH, Kanisicak O, Maillet M, Vagnozzi RJ, Karch J, Lin SJ, Middleton RC, Marb?n E, Molkentin JD. van Berlo et al. reply. Nature. 2018 03 21; 555(7697):E18. PMID: 29565361.
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    27. Stremmel C, Schuchert R, Wagner F, Thaler R, Weinberger T, Pick R, Mass E, Ishikawa-Ankerhold HC, Margraf A, Hutter S, Vagnozzi R, Klapproth S, Frampton J, Yona S, Scheiermann C, Molkentin JD, Jeschke U, Moser M, Sperandio M, Massberg S, Geissmann F, Schulz C. Yolk sac macrophage progenitors traffic to the embryo during defined stages of development. Nat Commun. 2018 01 08; 9(1):75. PMID: 29311541.
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    28. Kanisicak O, Vagnozzi RJ, Molkentin JD. Identity Crisis for Regenerative Cardiac cKit+ Cells. Circ Res. 2017 10 27; 121(10):1130-1132. PMID: 29074532.
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    29. Khalil H, Kanisicak O, Prasad V, Correll RN, Fu X, Schips T, Vagnozzi RJ, Liu R, Huynh T, Lee SJ, Karch J, Molkentin JD. Fibroblast-specific TGF-?-Smad2/3 signaling underlies cardiac fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2017 Oct 02; 127(10):3770-3783. PMID: 28891814.
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    30. Mitani Y, Vagnozzi RJ, Millay DP. In vivo myomaker-mediated heterologous fusion and nuclear reprogramming. FASEB J. 2017 01; 31(1):400-411. PMID: 27825107.
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    31. Wallner M, Duran JM, Mohsin S, Troupes CD, Vanhoutte D, Borghetti G, Vagnozzi RJ, Gross P, Yu D, Trappanese DM, Kubo H, Toib A, Sharp TE, Harper SC, Volkert MA, Starosta T, Feldsott EA, Berretta RM, Wang T, Barbe MF, Molkentin JD, Houser SR. Acute Catecholamine Exposure Causes Reversible Myocyte Injury Without Cardiac Regeneration. Circ Res. 2016 Sep 16; 119(7):865-79. PMID: 27461939.
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    32. Liu R, van Berlo JH, York AJ, Vagnozzi RJ, Maillet M, Molkentin JD. DUSP8 Regulates Cardiac Ventricular Remodeling by Altering ERK1/2 Signaling. Circ Res. 2016 07 08; 119(2):249-60. PMID: 27225478.
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    33. Schwanekamp JA, Lorts A, Vagnozzi RJ, Vanhoutte D, Molkentin JD. Deletion of Periostin Protects Against Atherosclerosis in Mice by Altering Inflammation and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2016 Jan; 36(1):60-8. PMID: 26564821.
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    34. Liu R, Correll RN, Davis J, Vagnozzi RJ, York AJ, Sargent MA, Nairn AC, Molkentin JD. Cardiac-specific deletion of protein phosphatase 1? promotes increased myofilament protein phosphorylation and contractile alterations. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2015 Oct; 87:204-13. PMID: 26334248.
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    35. Kwong JQ, Lu X, Correll RN, Schwanekamp JA, Vagnozzi RJ, Sargent MA, York AJ, Zhang J, Bers DM, Molkentin JD. The Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Selectively Matches Metabolic Output to Acute Contractile Stress in the Heart. Cell Rep. 2015 Jul 07; 12(1):15-22. PMID: 26119742.
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    36. Ahmad F, Lal H, Zhou J, Vagnozzi RJ, Yu JE, Shang X, Woodgett JR, Gao E, Force T. Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of Gsk3a mitigates post-myocardial infarction remodeling, contractile dysfunction, and heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Aug 19; 64(7):696-706. PMID: 25125302.
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    37. Lal H, Ahmad F, Zhou J, Yu JE, Vagnozzi RJ, Guo Y, Yu D, Tsai EJ, Woodgett J, Gao E, Force T. Cardiac fibroblast glycogen synthase kinase-3? regulates ventricular remodeling and dysfunction in ischemic heart. Circulation. 2014 07 29; 130(5):419-30. PMID: 24899689.
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    38. van Berlo JH, Kanisicak O, Maillet M, Vagnozzi RJ, Karch J, Lin SC, Middleton RC, Marb?n E, Molkentin JD. c-kit+ cells minimally contribute cardiomyocytes to the heart. Nature. 2014 May 15; 509(7500):337-41. PMID: 24805242.
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    39. Duran JM, Makarewich CA, Trappanese D, Gross P, Husain S, Dunn J, Lal H, Sharp TE, Starosta T, Vagnozzi RJ, Berretta RM, Barbe M, Yu D, Gao E, Kubo H, Force T, Houser SR. Sorafenib cardiotoxicity increases mortality after myocardial infarction. Circ Res. 2014 May 23; 114(11):1700-1712. PMID: 24718482.
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    40. King-Smith C, Vagnozzi RJ, Fischer NE, Gannon P, Gunnam S. Orientation of actin filaments in teleost retinal pigment epithelial cells, and the effect of the lectin, Concanavalin A, on melanosome motility. Vis Neurosci. 2014 Jan; 31(1):1-10. PMID: 24801619.
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    41. Hoffman NE, Chandramoorthy HC, Shamugapriya S, Zhang X, Rajan S, Mallilankaraman K, Gandhirajan RK, Vagnozzi RJ, Ferrer LM, Sreekrishnanilayam K, Natarajaseenivasan K, Vallem S, Force T, Choi ET, Cheung JY, Madesh M. MICU1 motifs define mitochondrial calcium uniporter binding and activity. Cell Rep. 2013 Dec 26; 5(6):1576-1588. PMID: 24332854.
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    42. Vagnozzi RJ, Gatto GJ, Kallander LS, Hoffman NE, Mallilankaraman K, Ballard VL, Lawhorn BG, Stoy P, Philp J, Graves AP, Naito Y, Lepore JJ, Gao E, Madesh M, Force T. Inhibition of the cardiomyocyte-specific kinase TNNI3K limits oxidative stress, injury, and adverse remodeling in the ischemic heart. Sci Transl Med. 2013 Oct 16; 5(207):207ra141. PMID: 24132636.
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    43. Zhou J, Freeman TA, Ahmad F, Shang X, Mangano E, Gao E, Farber J, Wang Y, Ma XL, Woodgett J, Vagnozzi RJ, Lal H, Force T. GSK-3a is a central regulator of age-related pathologies in mice. J Clin Invest. 2013 Apr; 123(4):1821-32. PMID: 23549082.
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    44. Vagnozzi RJ, Hoffman NE, Elrod JW, Madesh M, Force T. Protein Kinase Signaling at the Crossroads of Myocyte Life and Death in Ischemic Heart Disease. Drug Discov Today Ther Strateg. 2012; 9(4):e173-e182. PMID: 24839450.
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    45. Lal H, Zhou J, Ahmad F, Zaka R, Vagnozzi RJ, Decaul M, Woodgett J, Gao E, Force T. Glycogen synthase kinase-3a limits ischemic injury, cardiac rupture, post-myocardial infarction remodeling and death. Circulation. 2012 Jan 03; 125(1):65-75. PMID: 22086876.
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    46. Elrod JW, Wong R, Mishra S, Vagnozzi RJ, Sakthievel B, Goonasekera SA, Karch J, Gabel S, Farber J, Force T, Brown JH, Murphy E, Molkentin JD. Cyclophilin D controls mitochondrial pore-dependent Ca(2+) exchange, metabolic flexibility, and propensity for heart failure in mice. J Clin Invest. 2010 Oct; 120(10):3680-7. PMID: 20890047.
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    47. Woulfe KC, Gao E, Lal H, Harris D, Fan Q, Vagnozzi R, DeCaul M, Shang X, Patel S, Woodgett JR, Force T, Zhou J. Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta regulates post-myocardial infarction remodeling and stress-induced cardiomyocyte proliferation in vivo. Circ Res. 2010 May 28; 106(10):1635-45. PMID: 20360256.
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    48. Kerkela R, Woulfe KC, Durand JB, Vagnozzi R, Kramer D, Chu TF, Beahm C, Chen MH, Force T. Sunitinib-induced cardiotoxicity is mediated by off-target inhibition of AMP-activated protein kinase. Clin Transl Sci. 2009 Feb; 2(1):15-25. PMID: 20376335.
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