Merry Lindsey

Merry Lindsey
Born
Florida, US
Academic background
EducationBA, Boston University
PhD, cardiovascular sciences, 1999, Baylor College of Medicine
ThesisMMP 9 expression and activation following myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (1999)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
Mississippi Center for Heart Research
University of Texas Health Science Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Meharry Medical College

Merry L. Lindsey is an American cardiac physiologist. In 2022 she was named the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Meharry Medical College. In 2019 she was named the Stokes-Shackleford Professor and Chair of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology and the director of the Center for Heart and Vascular Research. In 2021, Lindsey was appointed editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.

Early life and education

Lindsey was born Stuart, Florida in 1970[1][2] and raised in South Florida,[3] where she attended South Fork High School.[4] Following high school, Lindsey earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Boston University and her PhD in cardiovascular sciences from Baylor College of Medicine.[3]

Career

Upon completing her PhD, Lindsey worked at the Medical University of South Carolina as an assistant professor before joining the faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center. In 2019, she left the Mississippi Center for Heart Research to accept an appointment as the Stokes-Shackleford Professor and Chair of the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.[3] Upon joining the department, Lindsey also became the founding director of the Center for Heart and Vascular Research.[5] She joined Meharry Medical College as the dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.[6]

In 2021, Lindsey was appointed editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology, a journal published by the American Physiological Society.[7] She received the Vincenzo Panagia Distinguished Lecture Award from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at St-Boniface Hospital Research in 2021,[8] and the Distinguished Investigator Award from the British Society for Cardiovascular Research in 2022.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Merry Lindsey — OfficialUSA.com Records". www.officialusa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ "Curriculum Vitae, Merry L. Lindsey, Ph.D." (PDF). University of Mississippi Medical Centre. June 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Mississippi scientist, Merry Lindsey, Ph.D., named chair of physiology". University of Nebraska Medical Center. September 4, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "School news". The Palm Beach Post. December 24, 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Burbach, Karen (July 1, 2019). "UNMC creates heart, vascular disease research center". University of Nebraska Medical Center. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Herner, Hannah (28 June 2022). "Meharry names new graduate studies dean". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  7. ^ Keenan, John (July 22, 2020). "Dr. Lindsey to edit national AJP journal". University of Nebraska Medical Center. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "23rd Annual ICS Naranjan Dhalla Cardiovascular Awards". St. Boniface Hospital Research. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  9. ^ "BSCR.org". www.bscr.org. Retrieved 2022-12-31.