Pradeep Natarajan
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Pradeep Natarajan
@pnatarajanmd
Dir of Prev Cardiology @MassGeneralNews | Assoc Dir of Pers Med @MassGenBrigham | Prof @harvardmed | Assoc Mem @broadinstitute | Assoc Ed @JAMA_current
- I only started my lab a little over 4y ago as an Instructor @harvardmed @MGHHeartHealth with a new K08 award in hand. 4 R01 awards as PI later, here's what I've learned as a physician-scientist:
- Why do hibernating bears, despite prolonged immobility, not get venous thromboembolism? In a new study, scientists prioritize HSP47 down-regulation. I am most impressed with the team for sticking needles in hibernating brown bears!! 😲 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @ScienceMagazine
- Super excited to share my new Frontiers review article on statin-induced dancing
- Mentorship is most optimal when it's bidirectional. After selecting a mentor, how can a mentee maximize the relationship? Some reflections based on personal experiences with outstanding mentors & mentees 👇 [1/7]
- Incredibly honored to be named the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Endowed Chair in Vascular Medicine @MassGeneralNews! After graduating from CA public schools (1st→MD) & joining @MassGenBrigham for training in 2008, this kind of stuff wasn’t in my wildest dreams Many to thank, esp👇
- A reminder for all peer reviewers: Before submitting, re-read and verify you would say the same words verbatim to the submitting authors face-to-face. One can be both constructive and courteous.
- Those with the resources / job / lifestyle that enable mid-day exercise have lower CVD event ratesHabitual afternoon exercise is more effective in reducing risk for cardiovascular disease than exercise in the morning or night. Result from 92,000+ UK biobank participants. nature.com/articles/s4146…
- Comprehensive investigation in cells, mice, and humans shows how caffeine reduces the expression & secretion of PCSK9 nature.com/articles/s4146… @NatureComms
- "It is never too early to start cardiovascular disease prevention" nature.com/articles/s4159… @NatureMedicine by J. de Lemos @AnnMarieNavar @utswheart
- My 1st 1st-author original science paper as a postdoc was Y3 in. My most recent one before that was as a 1st-yr med student. With 0 productivity during clinical training, & as an MD-only physician-scientist-hopeful in a new field, this was hard. Retrospective lessons👇
- When I was a medical student, I vividly recall taking care of very very sick patients with acute pancreatitis in the ICU. Remarkable to see how APOC3 inhibition (here, olezarsen) is now shown to be a highly effective therapy for severe hypertriglyceridemia, esp among those with
