Jones – Cardiac Structure and Function

Our group's goal is to know the cellular composition of the heart during disease and across lifespan. We will apply such information to elucidating the causes and consequences of cardiac health and disease. In all such endeavors, the laboratory invokes a multidisciplinary approach to answer important questions in a variety of in vivo and in vitro models supported by our Center. Our group also provides a fertile environment for trainees to gain the necessary experience and guidance to become independent investigators.

Who We Are

We are a collaborative group of experienced staff members and energetic trainees. Go here to explore our team. The group is led by Dr. Steven Jones, who is an expert in ventricular remodeling and integrative physiology.

What We Do

We have a long history of NIH and AHA funding to support our work. We engage a host of modern techniques to uncover the mysteries of the cardiovascular system. Go here to see our areas of interest.

Nov 23, 2025

Dr. Little's (alumna) final first-authored paper from the lab was published. WTG, Dr. Little and others in the lab!

Sep 9, 2025

Congratulations to lab alum, Dr. Anand Ramalingam, as he starts his independent group at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. We are proud of you, Dr. Ramalingam!

Sep 1, 2025

It's always a good time working with my long-time colleague, Dr. Hill and his lab.

Aug 11, 2025

Had so much fun helping Dr. Sears' lab with their kidney/exercise project, which has been published.

Jul 26, 2025

Ilaria Ferrari presented an abstract at AHA's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council 2025 conference.

Jul 25, 2025

Cait Howard presented two abstracts at AHA's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council 2025 conference.

Mar 12, 2025

Had the good fortune of working with Dr. Wysoczynski's lab on their recent study. Wyso is a long-time collaborator and key part of Cait Howard's mentorship team.

Mar 1, 2025

Kudos to Danielle Little (pictured at right) on the first paper from her dissertation work. In this paper, she showed that cardiac fibroblasts are a primary source for the metabolism-derived signal, hyaluronan, which is primarily produced by HAS2.

Publications

For a complete list, please visit our Publications Page.

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Steven P Jones, PhD, FAHA

Professor and Director, Center for Cardiometabolic Science

Center for Cardiometabolic Science

University of Louisville

Cardiac Structure and Function Laboratory

What Makes Us Beat

Who We Are

What We Do

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Steven P Jones, PhD, FAHA