News
2025
Dr. Ricardo Bernardino de Paula was Selected as an APS Martin Frank Travel Award Recipient
January 2025
Dr. Ricardo Bernardino de Paula received the Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award for American Physiology Summit (APS) 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Delaney Johnson Awarded McNAIR Junior Fellows Program Grant
April 2025
Delaney Johnson, an undergraduate, was awarded a spot in the McNAIR Junior Fellows Program from the university College of Engineering & Computing for her work with Dr. McCarthy.
2024
Dr. Camilla Wenceslau Invited to Speak at the International Society on Resistance Arteries
December 2024
Dr. Camilla Wenceslau was invited as a Keynote Speaker to the International Society on Resistance Arteries, Elsinore, Denmark.
Delaney Johnson Awarded USC Honors College Research Grant for Spring 2025
November 2024
Congratulations to Delaney Johnson, undergraduate student in the Vascular and Integrative Biology (McCarthy) Lab, for having her University of South Carolina Honors College Research Grant funded for Spring 2025. Delaney’s proposal is entitled: Inhibition of cerebral endothelial cell O-GlcNAcylation prevents diabetes-associated cerebral microvascular dysfunction.
Sean Nampoothiry Awarded Magellan Scholar Research Grant for Spring 2025
December 2024
Congratulations to Sean Nampoothiry, undergraduate student in the Vascular and Integrative Biology (McCarthy) Lab, for having his University of South Carolina Office of Research Magellan Scholar Research Grant funded for Spring 2025. Sean’s proposal is entitled: Hypertension alters retinal vasculature architecture and pericyte coverage.
Dr. Ricardo Bernardino de Paula was Selected for Oral Presentation at NAVBO and Microcirculatory Society
October 2024
Dr. Ricardo Bernardino de Paula was selected for an oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO) and the Microcirculatory Society.
Dr. Wenceslau Asked to Present Award at UC Davis
October 2024
Dr. Wenceslau received the great honor to Present The Pete Cala Physiology Award for Research Excellence, UC Davis California, School of Medicine
Former Visiting Graduate Student, Dr. Fênix Araujo, Successfully Defends Her Thesis
September 2024
Former visiting graduate student, Dr. Fênix Araujo, successfully defended her thesis entitled Therapeutic Potential of Menthol for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Associated with Diabetes Mellitus.
Dr. Cam McCarthy Received Notice that his NIH High Priority, Short Term Project Award Will Be Funded
September 2024
Dr. Cam McCarthy recently received notice that his NIH High Priority, Short Term Project Award (R56), Cerebrovascular O-GlcNAcylation Worsens Diabetes-associated Neurovascular Injury and Recovery Post-stroke, will be funded.
Dr. Wenceslau Invited as a Council on Hypertension AHA Panelist
September 2024
Dr. Wenceslau was invited as a panelist to "Grantsmanship for Early Career Investigators", Council on Hypertension AHA
Dr. Wenceslau Invited to Speak at the International Society of Hypertension
September 2024
Dr. Wenceslau was invited as a speaker for the International Society of Hypertension, Cartagena, Colombia,
Dr. Tiago J Da Costa Selected as an American Heart Award Finalist
September 2024
Dr. Tiago J. da Costa was selected as a finalist for the AHA Council on Hypertension Stephanie Watts Career Development Award.
Dr. Milene Fontes Publishes Her First Author Article on Skeletal Muscle Effects on Vascular Tone
September 2024
Dr. Milene Fontes publishes her first authored article, A Skeletal Muscle-Mediated Anticontractile Response on Vascular Tone: Unraveling the Lactate-AMPK-NOS1 Pathway in Femoral Arteries.
Dr. Cam McCarthy selected as Mathers Foundation Grants Program Nominee
August 2024
Dr. Cam McCarthy was selected as the University of South Carolina Mathers Foundation Grants Program institutional nominee.
Dr. Cam McCarthy Received Notice that his ROAR (Rural, Obese, At Risk) Pilot Grant Will Be Funded
August 2024
Dr. Cam McCarthy recently received notice that his NIH SCORE Improving awareness of women with hypertension: ROAR (Rural, Obese, At Risk) (U54HL169191) pilot grant, The Janus face of O-GlcNAcylation in Female Aortic Compliance and Stiffening, will be funded.
Dr. Wenceslau Invited to Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
August 2024
Dr. Wenceslau was invited to FASEB: Science Research Conferences, Vasoregulation: Signaling and Multicellular Inputs. Reprogramming endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells to prevent and treat hypertension. Tucson, AZ
Dr. Wenceslau was invited as a keynote speaker at Virginia Tech
August 2024
Dr. Wenceslau was invited as a Keynote Speaker. 2024 Vascular and Heart Research Symposium. Hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech,
Dr. Tiago J. Da Costa Has Launched His Own Independent Lab at the University of Sao Paulo
July 2024
Dr. Tiago J. Da Costa has sadly departed the Vascular and Integrative Biology (McCarthy) Lab to launch his own independent lab in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. We are proud of Tiago for taking this next step in his career and are very appreciative of his contributions to our labs.
Drs. Wenceslau and McCarthy Highlighted by the Office of the Vice President for Research
January 2024
Drs. Wenceslau and McCarthy were highlighted by the Office of the Vice President for Research here at the University of South Carolina. The article titled "Long-term collaborative partnership is at the 'heart' of a thriving cardiovascular research lab at USC" focuses on their journey through academia which lead to their current positions.
2023
Dr. Milene Fontes Publishes Paper on Vascular Relaxation via Formyl Peptide Receptor 2
September 2023
Dr. Milene Fontes publishes co-authored paper on vascular relaxation via the formyl peptide receptor 2 titled "Specialized Pro-resolving Mediator Improves Vascular Relaxation via Formyl Peptide Receptor-2"
Jake Brezner Was Awarded Best Onsite Trainee Poster at the American Heart Council on Hypertension
September 2023
Jake Brezner, an undergraduate working with Dr. McCarthy, was awarded "Best Onsite Trainee Poster" for his work in Lipoproteins during the 2023 American Heart Association Council on Hypertension.
Fenix Araujo Won Trainee Onsite Poster Award at the American Heart Council on Hypertension
September 2023
Fenix Araujo won a trainne onsite poster award for her work on hypertension associated erectile dysfunction during the 2023 American Heart Association Council on Hypertension.
Dr. Milene Fontes Wins Travel Award to American Heart Council on Hypertension
September 2023
Dr. Milene Fontes wins a new investigator travel award to the 2023 American Heart Association Council on Hypertension.
Dr. Camilla Wenceslau Awarded New to the Field Alzheimer's Association Research Grant
September 2023
Dr. Camilla Wenceslau awarded a new to the field research grant by the Alzheimer's Association.
Dr. Cam McCarthy and his lab were featured by North American Vascular Biology Organization
September 2023
Dr. Cam McCarthy was featured by the North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO) in their series on "Lessons Learned" where he wrote a piece describing his journey through his career. NAVBO highlights his lab as "Lab of the Month" for the month of September.
Jake Brezner Was Awarded 2 University Grants for his work with Dr. McCarthy
May 2023
Jake Brezner, an undergraduate, was awarded two grants from the University of South Carolina for his work with Dr. McCarthy. One was awarded from the University of South Carolina Honors College. The second was a McNair Junior Fellows award from the university College of Engineering and Computing.
Dr. Wenceslau Was Awarded “2023 Best Review Article” by the American Physiological Society
April 2023
Dr. Camilla Wenceslau was awarded the "Heart and Circulatory Phsyiology 2023 Best Review Article" by the American Phsyiological Society for the article titled "Guidelines for the measurement of vascular function and structure in isolated arteries and veins."
Emily Waigi Publishes Review on Vascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s and Cardiovascular Diseases
February 2023
Emily Waigi publishes review on vascualr dysfunction in alzheimer's and cardiovascualr diseases titled "Soluble and insoluble protein aggregates, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and vascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular diseases."
Emily Wilson is Accepted to the Medical University of South Carolina
February 2023
Emily Wilson, Dr. McCarthy's lab manager, was accepted to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.
Dr. McCarthy Awarded the 2023 Shih‐Chun Wang Young Investigator Award by the American Physiological Society
January 2023
Dr. McCarthy was chosen as a recipient of the 2023 Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award by the American Physiological Society.
Emily Waigi and Dr. Tiago da Costa Awarded APS Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award
January 2023
Emily Waigi and Dr. Tiago da Costa were awarded the American Physiological Society Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award to attend the 2023 APS Summit in Long Beach, CA.