Khadija Rafiq
Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Biography
Khadija Rafiq has her expertise in immunology and cellular biology. Over the past several years she has been investigating how the immune system affects cardiac myocyte growth and cardiac function with a focus on signaling molecules that are activated by inflammatory proteases. Her research interest focuses on elucidating the role of inflammatory serine proteases in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy. The goals of her research are to identify novel signaling mechanisms that control cardiac cell growth and apoptosis.