«Over the past ten years,
several research groups, including our own, have shown the importance of certain immune cell subsets in preventing or exacerbating heart
disease in mice, but we are just beginning to
understand how the metabolism and function of these immune cells change during cardiovascular
disease progression in
humans,» says Hedrick.
His motivation to gain broad experience in
several immunological methods and to
understand the vast immunological scenarios, in combination with the deep expertise in T cell characterization is paving the road for him to chase a career in scientific research focused on
understanding and developing better strategies to efficiently tackle
human diseases.