Scientists Deepak Srivastava, Arun Padmanabhan, and Michael Alexanian at Gladstone Institutes (IMAGE)

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Scientists Deepak Srivastava, Arun Padmanabhan, and Michael Alexanian at Gladstone Institutes

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A team of scientists led by Deepak Srivastava (left), Arun Padmanabhan (center), and Michael Alexanian (right) uncovered how immune cells trigger a chain of events that cause fibrosis in the heart. Their findings could lead to the development of immune therapies targeting heart disease and chronic conditions in other organs.

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Photo: Michael Short/Gladstone Institutes

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