Samuel Dudley

Samuel Dudley, MD, PhD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota's Medical School, specializing in Cardiovascular Division. He serves as a Preceptor in the Medical Scientist Training Program and faculty member in the PhD Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology.

• Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division
• Preceptor, Medical Scientist Training Program
• Faculty, PhD Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology

Dr. Dudley's research focuses on cardiovascular disease mechanisms, particularly:

• Mitochondrial dysfunction and arrhythmia generation
• Ion channel regulation during cardiac stress
• Inflammatory pathways in diabetic cardiomyopathy
• Biomarker development for diastolic dysfunction
• Role of non-coding RNA in cardiac development
• Protein homeostasis in heart disease

Recent publications highlight his work on:

• Magnesium homeostasis in cardiovascular health
• Macrophage IL-1β signaling in atrial fibrillation
• Unfolded protein response in cardiac electrophysiology
• MicroRNA regulation of ion channels
• Metabolic stress and calcium handling