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Zsolt Bagi, PhD, MD is a Professor at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, with dual appointments in the Department of Physiology and the Department of Medicine: Cardiology. He received his MD and PhD from Semmelweis University Medical School in Hungary (2000, 2004) and held academic positions at New York Medical College (2002-2010), University of Oxford (2010-2012), and Augusta University (2013-present). His research focuses on coronary microvascular disease in diabetes mellitus and diastolic heart failure, with additional interests in Alzheimer's-related vascular injury and aging.
Research Themes:
- Microvascular regulation in metabolic disorders
- Mechanisms of diastolic dysfunction
- Vascular contributions to neurodegenerative diseases
- Adenosine kinase and phosphodiesterase pathways
- Age-related arterial remodeling
- Obesity and vascular inflammation
Recent Trends: His 2022-2024 publications emphasize phosphodiesterase 9A inhibition for pulmonary/coronary dysfunction, copper transport in Alzheimer's, sex-specific cardiac fibrosis, and microvascular-leptin interactions. Collaborative work explores neuro-glial-vascular dynamics in cognitive impairment and ADAM17's role in vascular aging.
Scientific Recognition:
- Distinguished Research Award, Augusta University (2023)
- Fellow, APS Cardiovascular Section (2022)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Young Investigator Award (2008)
- Van Leeuwenhoek Travel Award (2004)
- Zweifach Student Award (2004)
Academic Service: Serves on editorial boards for Microcirculation, Journal of Vascular Research, and Am J Physiology-Heart. Chair of admission committees at Medical College of Georgia (2015-present).
Lab Personnel:
- Liwei Lang (Assistant Research Scientist)
- Marta Bagine Balogh (Research Associate)
- Vadym Buncha (Graduate Student)
- Katherine Fopiano (Graduate Student)
