Markus Cicka
MSTP in PhD Training
Program: Molecular Cell Biology
Current advisor: Kory J. Lavine, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: Emory University, 2022
Enrollment year: 2022
Research summary
Role of IL-6 in Cardiac Remodeling
IL-6 is a well-known cytokine involved in maladaptive remodeling in the heart in the weeks following myocardial infarction. I am currently investigating how cardiac immune cells respond to IL-6 release and promote myocardial injury.
Graduate publications
Holt M, Lin J, Cicka M, Wong A, Epelman S, Lavine KJ.. 2024 Dissecting and Visualizing the Functional Diversity of Cardiac Macrophages. Circ Res, 134(12):1791-1807