Markus Cicka
Program: Molecular Cell Biology
Current advisor: Kory J. Lavine, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: Emory University
Research summary
IL-6 is a well-known cytokine involved in maladaptive remodeling in the heart in the weeks following myocardial infarction. I am currently investigating how cardiac immune cells respond to IL-6 release and promote myocardial injury.
Graduate publications
Holt M, Lin J, Cicka M, Wong A, Epelman S, Lavine KJ.. 2024 Dissecting and Visualizing the Functional Diversity of Cardiac Macrophages. Circ Res, 134(12):1791-1807.