Speaker: Slava Epelman, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the Toronto General Hospital.
Seminar Title: Macrophages enhance the function of engineered heart tissues
Slava Epelman MD, PhD is a Clinician-Scientist in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at the University Toronto, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, and a Scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network.
Dr Epelman obtained his MD / PhD (in Immunology) from the Univeristy of Calgary and then did his medical residency / clinical fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University.
He is a staff cardiologist in the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the Toronto General Hospital.
His scientific interests are focused on the role macrophages in cardiac tissue injury and regeneration.
