
Dian Cao, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department Internal Medicine
Research Interest
- Diabetes
- Heart Failure
- Histone Deacetylases and Inhibitors
- Myocardium Metabolism
- Pathological Remodeling
Publications
Featured Publications
- Titrating autophagy in cardiac plasticity.
- Cao DJ, Hill JA Autophagy 2011 Sep 7 9 1078-9
- Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors attenuate cardiac hypertrophy by suppressing autophagy.
- Cao DJ, Wang ZV, Battiprolu PK, Jiang N, Morales CR, Kong Y, Rothermel BA, Gillette TG, Hill JA Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2011 Mar 108 10 4123-8
- Cardiomyocyte autophagy: remodeling, repairing, and reconstructing the heart.
- Cao DJ, Gillette TG, Hill JA Curr. Hypertens. Rep. 2009 Dec 11 6 406-11
- FoxO transcription factors activate Akt and attenuate insulin signaling in heart by inhibiting protein phosphatases.
- Ni YG, Wang N, Cao DJ, Sachan N, Morris DJ, Gerard RD, Kuro-O M, Rothermel BA, Hill JA Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2007 Dec 104 51 20517-22
- Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor is involved in mediating the apoptotic effect of cleaved high molecular weight kininogen in human endothelial cells.
- Cao DJ, Guo YL, Colman RW Circ. Res. 2004 May 94 9 1227-34
Honors & Awards
- Jay Cohn New Investigator Award Finalist
Heart Failure Society of America (2011) - 1st Place Winner in Basic Science Research
Cardiovascular Symposium, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009) - Young Investigator Award Finalist
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (2008) - 1st Place, Sol Sherry Award for Excellence in Basic Research
Temple University (2004) - Resident of the Month
Department of Internal Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine (2004) - Outstanding Poster Award
FASEB Conference (2003)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Heart Association (2001)