Gregg L. Semenza
Vascular Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
About
Gregg L. Semenza works in Vascular Medicine affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Gregg L. Semenza is the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as the director of the Vascular Program at the Institute for Cell Engineering. He received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.
Research focus
Hypoxia-inducible factors in cardiovascular disordersAngiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor signalingCellular adaptation to hypoxia in ischemic heart diseaseMitochondrial metabolism in cardiac pathologyVascular biology in heart failure
Impact
685 pubs · 154,603 cites · h-index 185
Training
MD
University of Pennsylvania
1984
PhD
University of Pennsylvania
1984
A.B.
Harvard University
1978
Affiliations
Work Experience
C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Genetic Medicine and Director of Vascular Program
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · 1990 - Present
Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Genetics
Johns Hopkins University · 1986 - 1990
Resident in Pediatrics
Duke University Medical Center · 1984 - 1986