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Pearl Jennine Quijada is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on cardiac regeneration and repair mechanisms. Her research explores the role of epicardial cells, cardiac progenitor biology, and molecular pathways in heart disease.
Her research activities include Novel mechanisms of epicardium-dependent cardiac repair (NIH F32HL134206, 2016–2018) and Nuclear CaMKII signaling in cardiac progenitor cells (NIH F31HL117623, 2014–2018). She has published extensively on cardiac stem cell engineering, fibrosis regulation, and metabolic-cardiovascular interactions.
Recent publications highlight her work on gut microbiome-cardiovascular axis (2024), epicardial repair mechanisms (2023–2024), and telomere-driven cardiac aging (2021). Her scientific contributions span Cardiology, Molecular Biology, and Regenerative Medicine disciplines.
Her work emphasizes cardiac progenitor cell dynamics, mechanosensitive signaling, and anti-fibrotic strategies, with implications for myocardial infarction treatment and heart failure prevention. Collaborations include researchers at UCLA and institutions across the UC system.
