Jonathan Smith, PhD
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Dr. Jonathan D. Smith, PhD, is the Geoffrey Gund Endowed Chair for Cardiovascular Research. He is Staff in the Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. Additionally he is a Professor of Molecular Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He serves as the Director of the Molecular Medicine PhD Program at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Smith received his PhD in Cellular and Developmental Biology in 1984 from the Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard University. He continued his education with postdoctoral training at Rockefeller University. Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic in 2002, he was an Associate Professor in the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism at Rockefeller University.
In the course of his education and professional service he has received several awards, including the National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health, the Investigatorship Award from the American Heart Association of New York, the Established Investigatorship Award from the American Heart Association, the Outstanding Educator Award of Excellence from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, the Arteriosclerosis Special Recognition Award from the American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, and in 2016 he was selected as the inaugural holder of the Geoffrey Gund Endowed Chair for Cardiovascular Research at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Smith’s research interests include the use of cell biology, genetics, and functional genomics to unravel the mechanisms for and susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation. He also studies cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism. He is currently involved in four research projects supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. His prolific research endeavors have been published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals. He currently serves on the editorial board of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2002
Education & Fellowships
Medical Education - Harvard University
Cellular & Developmental Biolo
Boston,
MA
1984
Undergraduate - University of California-Santa Cruz
Biology
Santa Cruz,
CA
1978
Specialty Interests
molecular genetics, atherosclerosis research, Alzheimers' Disease research
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