Conchi Estarás, PhD

Concepcion Estaras

Conchi Estarás, PhD

  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine

    • Aging + Cardiovascular Discovery Center

      • Assistant Professor

    • Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry

      • Assistant Professor

    • Cardiovascular Sciences

      • Assistant Professor

Lab

Research Interests

In our lab, we focus on identifying the molecular mechanisms that control stem cell differentiation toward specific cardiac lineages. We aim to decipher signaling pathways, transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that regulate specific cardiac cell fates. We want to use this knowledge to identify mechanisms and factors important for cardiac cell development and to provide new tools to design stem cell-based strategies for cardiac repair. These are our current research interests:

Transcription regulation during cardiomyocyte differentiation
Mechanisms altered in congenital heart disease
Heart bioengineering
If you want to learn more about our research, visit https://sites.google.com/view/estaraslab

Education, Training & Credentials

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 2018
  • PhD, Biomedicine, Spanish National Research Council, University of Barcelona, Spain, 2011
  • MS, Biomedicine, University of Barcelona, Spain, 2007
  • BS, Biological Sciences, University of Balearic Islands, Spain, 2006
  • BS, Biochemistry, University of Balearic Islands, Spain, 2006

Memberships

  • American Heart Association
  • American Society for Cell Biology
  • International Society for Stem Cell Research

Publications

NCBI Bibliography