G. Brandon Atkins, MD, PhD
Phone: 216-368-2618
Fax: 216-368-0556
E-mail: brandon.atkins@case.edu
Research Summary:
Dr. Atkins is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Case Cardiovascular Research Institute at Case Western Reserve University and a junior faculty member in the Cardiovascular Division at University Hospitals-Case Medical Center. Dr. Atkins’ research focuses primarily on cardiovascular transcriptional biology. Specifically, he studies the transcription factor Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) and it’s role as a critical factor in endothelial biology.
Original Publications: (last 5 years)
SenBanerjee S., Lin Z., Atkins G.B., Greif D.M., Rao M.R., Kumar A., Feinberg M.W., Chen Z., Simon D.I., Luscinskas F.W., Michel T.M., Gimbrone M.A., Garcia-Cardena G., Jain M.K. KLF2 is a novel transcriptional regulator of endothelial proinflammatory activation. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2004, 199: 1305-15.
Hamik A., Atkins G.B., Jain M.K. Molecular mechanisms of diabetic vasculopathy. Drug Discovery Today:Disease Mechanisms, epub, Spring 2005, 2:11-17.
SenBanerjee S, Mir S., Lin Z., Hamik A., Atkins G.B., Das H., Banerjee P., Kumar A., Jain M.K. KLF2 as a novel mediator of statin effects in endothelial cells. Circulation, 2005, 112: 720-6.
Atkins G.B., Jain M.K. Role of Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors in Endothelial Biology. Circulation Research, 2007; 100: 1686-1695.
