Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, DPhil

Summer Research Program
Taegtmeyer Lab – The Small Lab with Big Ideas
Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, DPhil
Romain Harmancey, PhD
[email protected]
Tel: 713-500-6569

Clinical and Experimental Studies on Obesity and The Heart

• You will learn basic research techniques, attend research seminars and observe laboratory work, including heart perfusions, proteins isolations and RNA extractions.
• Review syllabus of the papers from the lab addressing the heart in obesity and insulin resistance.
• Study the literature and prepare an essay of about six pages of 1500 words on metabolic dysregulation and its effect on heart function.
• The goal is to gain an understanding of basic science research in metabolism and molecular cardiology.

Interested students please contact Dr. Heinrich Taegtmeyer’s assistant to schedule meeting ([email protected])