Raquel Aragón

Research Project:

Raquel’s research focuses on the mechanobiology of vascular endothelial homeostasis and repair.

Publications: 

Endothelial Regeneration of Large Vessels is a Biphasic Process Driven by Local Cells with Distinct Proliferative Capacities. McDonald, A.I., Shirali, A.S., Aragón, R., Ma, F., Hernandez, G., Vaughn, D.A., Mack, J.J., Lim, T.Y., Sunshine, H., Zhao, P., Kalinichenko,  V., Pelegrini, M., Ardehali, R., and Iruela-Arispe, M.L. Endothelial Regeneration of Large Vessels is a Biphasic Process Driven by Local Cells with Distinct Proliferative Capacities. Cell Stem Cell. 2018;23(2):210-225.

NOTCH1 is a mechanosensor in adult arteries. Mack JJ, Mosqueiro TS, Archer BJ, Jones WM, Sunshine H, Guido FC, Briot A, Aragón RL, Su T, Romay MC, McDonald AI, Ku CH, Lizama CO, Lane TF, Zovein AC, Fang Y, Tarling EJ, de Aguiar Vallim TQ, Navab M, Fogelman AM, Bouchard LS, Iruela-Arispe ML. NOTCH1 is a mechanosensor in adult arteries. Nat Commun. 2017;8(1):1620.