Chulan Kwon, MS, PhD
Highlights
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Chulan Kwon
Professional Titles
- Director, Cardiovascular Stem Cell Program
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Chulan Kwon is a professor of medicine at the Heart and Vascular Institute and directs the JHU Cardiovascular Stem Cell Center.
Dr. Kwon holds a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and a graduate degree from the University of Illinois. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the J. David Gladstone Institutes at the University of California, San Francisco before joining the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2010.
Centers and Institutes
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Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Mouse Study Points To Potentially Powerful Tool For Treating Damaged Hearts, Johns Hopkins Medicine (April 30, 2014)
Researchers Pinpoint Roadblocks to Lab-Grown Stem Cells’ Maturation, Johns Hopkins Medicine (November 12, 2015)
Mature Heart Muscle Cells Created in the Laboratory from Stem Cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine (January 26, 2017)
Hopkins Researchers Discover Newborn Rats Hold Secret to Manufacturing Human Heart Cells, The Baltimore Sun (February 11, 2017)
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Cell Biology
Research Interests
Cardiac Maturation, Cardiac Progenitor Cell Biology, Cardiovascular Regenerative Biology
Lab Website
Chulan Kwon Laboratory - Lab Website
The Kwon lab focuses on understanding the biology and regenerative potential of multi-potent cardiac progenitor cells by deciphering the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control their induction, differentiation, and maintenance. Kwon's researchers developed several novel approaches to dissect the mechanisms, including the use of human pluripotent stem cells and animal models.
Additional Training
J. David Gladstone Institutes, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA