In July 2017, Martin E. Bloomfield, MD '60 and Judith S. Bloomfield '59 endowed the Bloomfield Early Career Professorship in Cardiovascular Research within the CVRI to encourage and support early-stage, independent investigators in developing high quality and competitive cardiovascular research programs. Investigation must be related to cardiovascular diseases and can be basic, clinical, translational, epidemiologic or public health-related, and includes stroke.

Osama Harraz, PhD
Bloomfield Endowed Professorship 2023-2025
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Research Interests:  Ion channels and biophysics, neurovascular coupling and cerebral blood flow, small vessel and neurodegenerative diseases

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Timothy Plante, MD, MHS
Bloomfield Endowed Professorship 2020-2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Thrombosis & Hemostasis Program

Research Interests:  cardiovascular disease epidemiology and the practical application of technology for the prevention of chronic disease.

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Benedek Erdos, PhD, MD
Inaugural Bloomfield Endowed Professorship 2017-2019
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Research Interests:  understanding how stress, obesity and aging affect neuroendocrine regulation of blood pressure with an aim to identify novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

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