Targeting nerves to prevent
cardiovascular disease.
Cutting edge research & education in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
We are studying nerves that control the heart. We are trying to understand how neuron-heart interactions during injury and disease contribute to bad outcomes and are asking if we can fix nerves to prevent cardiac damage.
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Sympathetic Regulation of Cardiac Function and Arrhythmias
Using novel therapeutics to promote nerve regeneration and identifying the impact on cardiac remodeling and electrophysiology.
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Sympathetic Regulation of Cardiac Inflammation
Using novel therapeutics to promote nerve regeneration and phenotyping all of the inflammatory cells in the heart.
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Mechanisms of Nerve Regeneration
Using chemical and molecular tools to elucidate the mechanisms promoting nerve regeneration through inhibitory environments.
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Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides
Using chemistry, molecular biology, imaging, and genetics to understand injury-induced changes in neurotransmission.
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Sympathetic Neuron Morphology
Characterizing the structure of sympathetic neurons in health and disease.
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Sympathetic Neuron Electrophysiology
Characterizing the function of sympathetic neurons in health and disease.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
— Albert Einstein
Contact
Email . habecker@ohsu.edu
Phone . 503-494-0497
Postal Address . 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, OR 97239
Physical Address . OHSU, LBRB 5th Floor
Opportunities
Highly motivated postdocs interested in our research are always encouraged to apply. Please email your CV with references, along with a brief statement of research interests and accomplishments to Dr. Habecker.
If you are an aspiring OHSU graduate student, please submit your application materials via the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) or Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) admission portals.
Follow Our Journey…
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RT @JPhysiol: @Dr_Clyburn, Li, Andresen, @habeckerlab (Department of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, @OHSUSOM) and Ingram (… https://t.co/B2nF2dFoUG -
RT @Dr_Clyburn: Good news! Our article "What gets on the nerves of cardiac patients? Pathophysiological changes in cardiac innervat… https://t.co/iwP1ytMlxe
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RT @OHSUSOM: Congratulations to the 2023 OHSU Innovation Awardees, Drs. Matthew Rames, Yali Jia, Timur Tsintsadze, Beth Habecker… https://t.co/a0RgAJ7xUF
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Check out our latest work in @JPhysiol using modern techniques to answer a 50 year question. Are cholinergic collat… https://t.co/hiQcssRvFN
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RT @Dr_Clyburn: Interested in how a high fat diet affects neuron-glial interactions? Check out our latest paper! @JPhysiol… https://t.co/H4nyZ73n6e
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Visit Courtney’s poster (B50) today from 2-3PM! https://t.co/aIDSKIUVSW