Institute of Vascular Medicine
The main mission of Institute of Vascular Medicine (IVM) is to elucidate cellular and molecular events involved in the initiation and progression of vascular dysfunction in hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, to uncover novel relevant biomarkers for vascular dysfunction, to develop venues to preserve vascular function in animal models of cardio-metabolic diseases, and to train top-quality research students. IVM has provided opportunities for closer collaboration with cardiologists, endocrinologists, clinical pharmacologists, neurologists, and basic scientists in Hong Kong and around the world aiming at deeper understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and exploring new therapeutic strategies against cardio-metabolic complications.