UVA earned two of only 64 slots in this year’s “STAT Madness,” which is like the scientific version of the NCAA basketball tournament. Voting, which began Tuesday, is open to the public.
UVA’s contenders come from Dr. Maria Luisa S. Sequeira-Lopez and her collaborator Dr. Ariel Gomez, and from Christine and Bernard Thisse, both Ph.D.s.
Sequeira-Lopez and Gomez discovered the missing link in our bodies’ blood pressure controls (https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2021/08/03/uva-health-finds-blood-pressure-barometers/) – natural barometers called “baroreceptors” in kidney cells – that scientists had been seeking for more than 60 years. The finding could lead to new treatments for high blood pressure.
Winners advance until a final victor is determined, and supporters can vote again for their favorites in each round.
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