Stan Heath

Recent graduate with excellent research, technical and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.

• Burnett, F. N., Coucha, M., Bolduc, D. R., Hermanns, V. C., Heath, S. P., Abdelghani, M., Macias-Moriarity, L. Z., & Abdelsaid, M. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Intensifies Cerebrovascular Complications in Diabetic hACE2 Mice through RAAS and TLR Signaling Activation. International journal of molecular sciences, 24(22), 16394. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216394

• Project won the Basic Science Award at the International Stroke Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2024 under the direction of Dr. Mohammed A. Abdelsaid.

International Conference

• Oral Presentation: Stroke Volume 55, Issue Suppl_11 February 2024. Abstract 17: “SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Exacerbates Thromboembolic Cerebrovascular Complications in Humanized ACE2 Mouse Model”. Stan P Heath, Veronica C Hermanns, Maha Coucha, and Mohammed A Abdelsaid. Abstract 17: SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Exacerbates Thromboembolic Cerebrovascular Complications in Humanized ACE2 Mouse Model | Stroke (ahajournals.org)
• Poster Presentation: Stroke Volume 55, Issue Suppl_11 February 2024, Abstract WP324: MCA/FeCl3Thromboembolic Model, an Easily Reproducible Model for COVID-19-Induced Embolic Cerebrovascular Complications. Matthew R Corn, Emily V Clifton, Stan P Heath, Veronica C Hermanns, Sherif S Hafez, Maha Coucha and Mohammed A Abdelsaid. Abstract WP324: MCA/FeCl3Thromboembolic Model, an Easily Reproducible Model for COVID-19-Induced Embolic Cerebrovascular Complications | Stroke (ahajournals.org)

MUSM Joint Research Day

• Oral Presentation: “How does COVID-19 increase thromboembolic cerebrovascular complications? An animal study”. Stan P Heath, Veronica C Hermanns, and Mohammed A Abdelsaid.
• Poster Presentation: Losartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker, attenuates COVID-19-induced stroke and cerebrovascular complications. Matthew R Corn, Emily V Clifton, Stan P Heath, Veronica C Hermanns, and Mohammed Abdelsaid.