Jeffery D. Molkentin
Pediatric Cardiology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
About
Jeffery D. Molkentin works in Pediatric Cardiology affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Jeffery D. Molkentin, PhD, is the Director of the Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is also a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. His research focuses on molecular mechanisms of heart disease, including signaling pathways in cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and mitochondrial function.
Research focus
Cardiac Hypertrophic Signaling PathwaysCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingMitochondrial Function in Heart DiseaseStem Cell Therapy for Cardiac RepairCalcium Handling in Cardiomyocytes
Impact
653 pubs · 78,035 cites · h-index 142
Training
BS
Marquette University
1989
PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
1994
Affiliations
Work Experience
Director, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati · 1997 - Present
Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2008 - 2021
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · 1994 - 1998