Sayed Lab · Stanford University

Engineering Human Cardiovascular Models to Understand Disease and Discover New Therapies

We integrate patient-derived biospecimens, human iPSCs, multicellular cardiovascular models, genome engineering, and single-cell and spatial multi-omics to uncover mechanisms of cardiovascular disease.

Endothelial
Network
Cardiac
Organoid
Single-Cell
Multi-omics
Spatial
Transcriptomics
From Patients to Therapies
Patients &
Biobank
iPSCs
Cardiovascular
Cells
Organoids &
Engineered Tissues
Single-Cell & Spatial
Multi-Omics
Mechanisms
Therapeutic
Interventions
Our Research

Multicellular Approaches. Human Impact.

Cardiomyopathy research

Cardiomyopathy & Heart Failure

Defining multicellular mechanisms of inherited and acquired cardiomyopathy to identify new therapeutic strategies.

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Vascular biology research

Vascular Biology & Regeneration

Investigating endothelial function, vascular remodeling, and regeneration in health and disease.

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Precision cardio-oncology research

Precision Cardio-Oncology

Uncovering mechanisms of cancer therapy-associated cardiotoxicity and developing precision cardioprotective strategies.

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Functional cardiovascular genomics research

Functional Cardiovascular Genomics

Using genome engineering and multi-omics to discover regulatory pathways that drive cardiovascular disease.

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Environmental cardiovascular disease research

Environmental Cardiovascular Disease

Studying the impact of environmental exposures on the cardiovascular system using human models.

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