Kristy Red-Horse

Kristy Red-Horse is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences. She is affiliated with multiple institutes including

• Bio-X
• Cardiovascular Institute
• Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
• Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Her research focuses on cardiovascular developmental biology and regeneration, particularly mechanisms of coronary artery formation and repair. Key areas include

• Endothelial cell plasticity
• Thromboinflammation in disease
• Signaling pathways (Eph-ephrin, CXCL12/CXCR4, Sox7, Wnt, Notch)
• Stem/progenitor cell lineage tracing
• Translational applications in cardiac repair and cancer metastasis

Recent publications highlight her work on fibrin-mediated inflammation in COVID-19 and LMO2+ cancer cell metastasis, with implications for therapeutic targeting. Collaborative studies span genomics, single-cell transcriptomics, and mouse models of cardiac injury. She teaches Developmental Biology (BIO 160) and oversees graduate research across multiple programs.