UW Center for Cardiovascular Biology
Lab Medicine and Pathology
September 1, 2026
Silvia Marchiano
Elaheh Karbassi
May 3, 2024
Brody Foy
September 17, 2021
Jennifer Davis

Dr. Davis, a cellular and molecular physiologist, uses genetic engineering to study the biology of cardiac wound healing and remodeling. Specifically, she investigates the role of scar tissue in repair processes and how it affects heart muscle function and prevents regeneration. Dr. Davis identified a key set of molecular signals that activate scar-forming myofibroblast cells…