[Roster]

The Vascular Biology Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 CVS-Q 90) reviews non R01 codes that would otherwise be reviewed by either the Vascular Cell and Molecular Biology (VCMB) or Atherosclerosis and Inflammation of the Cardiovascular System (AICS) Study Sections.  Accordingly, it reviews R21, R03 and R15 applications involving the cell and molecular biology of blood vessels from major arteries to the microcirculation as well as those related to inflammation of the vascular system including atherosclerosis, diabetes, transplantation, aging, lipoproteins, autoimmunity and infection.  More detail may be found in the descriptions of the VCMB and AICS Study Sections. Specific areas covered by ZRG1 CVS-Q 90 SEP:

• Vascular homeostasis and remodeling: signaling; cell growth and differentiation; apoptosis; extracellular matrix and metalloproteinases; receptor biology; intercellular communication; reactive oxygen species; Injury/repair and associated angiogenesis; angioplasty; restenosis; grafts; stents; re-endothelialization; stem cells, gene therapy.
• Atherosclerosis and inflammation: immune mechanisms in vascular inflammation: cytokines, chemokines, macrophages and T cell activation and transplantation immunology related to cardiovascular disease; infective and toxicological; animal models, diabetes, vasculitis, regression of atherosclerosis; plaque stabilization. 
• Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation as related to vascular biology; genomics, microarrays, bioinformatics, protein biochemistry of the vascular cell; proteomics.
• Endothelial barrier function and platelet endothelial interactions; mechanotransduction; hemodynamic forces; stress/strain.
• Lipoprotein metabolism and transport; lipoprotein interaction with vascular cells; metabolic syndrome; obesity; HDL; LDL modifications, oxidation; vascular lipoprotein receptors; novel interventional therapies for hyperlipidemia and triglyceride-rich lipoprotein metabolism, inflammation and cholesterol disposal; lipid metabolic disorders (genetic or acquired).

ZRG1 CVS-Q 90 with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Vascular, Cell and Molecular Biology [VCMB] 
Atherosclerosis and Inflammation of the Cardiovascular System [AICS] 
Hemostasis and Thrombosis [HT] 
Hypertension and Microcirculation [HM] 
Cardiovascular Differentiation and Development [CDD]