Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Biomedical EngineeringFayad Transplantation Lab
Zahi A. Fayad · New York, New York
Research Focus
Dr. Zahi A. Fayad's research lab focuses on improving outcomes in organ transplantation and understanding the effects of stress on cardiovascular disease. The lab investigates how innate immune responses, called trained immunity, can influence organ rejection and explores advanced imaging techniques for assessing heart conditions like cardiac sarcoidosis. Their goal is to create better therapies for transplant recipients and improve diagnostic methods for heart disease.
transplantationtrained immunitycardiac sarcoidosisimmunosuppressionadvanced imagingstress and cardiovascular diseaseepigenetic modificationsbiomedical engineeringnanotechnologyimmune tolerance
Research Aims
5AIM 01Investigate trained immunity's role in organ transplantation.
AIM 02Develop new therapies to enhance allograft survival without chronic immunosuppression.
AIM 03Assess imaging responses in cardiac sarcoidosis and establish treatment thresholds.
AIM 04Establish a multi-parametric imaging model for predicting patient outcomes.
AIM 05Explore the impact of psychosocial stress on immune dynamics in cardiovascular disease.
Skills the Lab Values
imaging techniquesPCRcell cultureanimal modelsflow cytometrybiopsy techniquesdata analysis with Pythonclinical trial designradiomics analysismachine learning for predictive modeling
Output against the department
Publications853top 6% of dept.37th of 595
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Citations67ktop 2% of dept.11th of 595
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