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Research in Motion: Mete Civelek, PhD<\/h1>\n
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“I\u2019m a cardiovascular researcher, and my lab aims to understand how our genetic makeup increases our risk of having a heart attack. We do this by using both computational approaches and experimental approaches.<\/em>” \u2014Mete Civelek, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please click link to watch video: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xu_wm27az74&t=8s<\/a><\/p>\n

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