Research Summary

The Fidler Lab is focused on understanding how hematopoietic cells, primarily macrophages (Mf), promote atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. 

Research Funding

  • August 1, 2023 - July 30, 2026 - Mechanisms of Atherogenesis in Clonal Hematopoiesis , PI . Sponsor: NIH/NHLBI, Sponsor Award ID: R00HL157649

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023 - Molecular Medicine, Columbia University
PhD, 2016 - Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Utah
BS, 2010 - Biochemistry, New Mexico State University

Honors & Awards

  • 2022
    Finalist, Irving H. Page Junior Faculty Research Award, Atherosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, American Heart Association, Seattle WA 
  • 2021
    Winner, European Vascular Biology Organization publication highlight competition April 2021
    “The AIM2 inflammasome exacerbates atherosclerosis in clonal haematopoiesis” 
  • 2018
    Finalist, Kenneth M. Brickhous Award in Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, American Heart Association, San Francisco, CA
  • 2017
    Best Postdoctoral Poster, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, Iowa City, IA
  • 2017
    Best Postdoctoral Oral Presentation, 4th Annual Francois M. Abboud Cardiovascular Research Symposium, Iowa City, IA
  • 2016
    Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Travel Award for Young Investigators, American Heart Association, New Orleans, LA 
  • 2016
    “William C. Stanley” Early Career Investigator Award, Society of Heart and Vascular Metabolism, Beijing, China
  • 2015
    Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology, Orland, FL 
  • 2015
    Best Trainee Poster Award, University of Iowa Internal Medicine Research Day, Iowa City, IA 
  • 2015
    Travel Award, Gateways to Metabolic Systems Biology, Big Sky, MO
  • 2014
    Young Investigator Award, Midwest Platelet Conference, Chicago, IL
  • 2012
    Travel Award, Mountain West Society of Toxicology, Breckenridge, CO

Selected Publications

  1. Yu Z, Fidler TP, Ruan Y, Vlasschaert C, Nakao T, Uddin MM, Mack T, Niroula A, Heimlich JB, Zekavat SM, Gibson CJ, Griffin GK, Wang Y, Peloso GM, Heard-Costa N, Levy D, Vasan RS, Aguet F, Ardlie KG, Taylor KD, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Libby P, Jaiswal S, Ebert BL, Bick AG, Tall AR, Natarajan P. Genetic modification of inflammation- and clonal hematopoiesis-associated cardiovascular risk. J Clin Invest. 2023 09 15; 133(18).  View on PubMed
  2. Hsu CC, Fidler TP, Kanter JE, Kothari V, Kramer F, Tang J, Tall AR, Bornfeldt KE. Hematopoietic NLRP3 and AIM2 Inflammasomes Promote Diabetes-Accelerated Atherosclerosis, but Increased Necrosis Is Independent of Pyroptosis. Diabetes. 2023 Jul 01; 72(7):999-1011.  View on PubMed
  3. Sonkar VK, Eustes AS, Ahmed A, Jensen M, Solanki MV, Swamy J, Kumar R, Fidler TP, Houtman JCD, Allen BG, Spitz DR, Abel ED, Dayal S. Endogenous SOD2 (Superoxide Dismutase) Regulates Platelet-Dependent Thrombin Generation and Thrombosis During Aging. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2023 Jan; 43(1):79-91.  View on PubMed
  4. Liu W, Östberg N, Yalcinkaya M, Dou H, Endo-Umeda K, Tang Y, Hou X, Xiao T, Fidler TP, Abramowicz S, Yang YG, Soehnlein O, Tall AR, Wang N. Erythroid lineage Jak2V617F expression promotes atherosclerosis through erythrophagocytosis and macrophage ferroptosis. J Clin Invest. 2022 Jul 01; 132(13).  View on PubMed
  5. Yalcinkaya M, Liu W, Islam MN, Kotini AG, Gusarova GA, Fidler TP, Papapetrou EP, Bhattacharya J, Wang N, Tall AR. Modulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by Sars-CoV-2 Envelope protein. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 24; 11(1):24432.  View on PubMed
  6. Dou H, Kotini A, Liu W, Fidler T, Endo-Umeda K, Sun X, Olszewska M, Xiao T, Abramowicz S, Yalcinkaya M, Hardaway B, Tsimikas S, Que X, Bick A, Emdin C, Natarajan P, Papapetrou EP, Witztum JL, Wang N, Tall AR. Oxidized Phospholipids Promote NETosis and Arterial Thrombosis in LNK(SH2B3) Deficiency. Circulation. 2021 12 14; 144(24):1940-1954.  View on PubMed
  7. Fidler TP, Xue C, Yalcinkaya M, Hardaway B, Abramowicz S, Xiao T, Liu W, Thomas DG, Hajebrahimi MA, Pircher J, Silvestre-Roig C, Kotini AG, Luchsinger LL, Wei Y, Westerterp M, Snoeck HW, Papapetrou EP, Schulz C, Massberg S, Soehnlein O, Ebert B, Levine RL, Reilly MP, Libby P, Wang N, Tall AR. The AIM2 inflammasome exacerbates atherosclerosis in clonal haematopoiesis. Nature. 2021 Apr; 592(7853):296-301.  View on PubMed
  8. Tang Y, Liu W, Wang W, Fidler T, Woods B, Levine RL, Tall AR, Wang N. Inhibition of JAK2 Suppresses Myelopoiesis and Atherosclerosis in Apoe-/- Mice. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2020 Apr; 34(2):145-152.  View on PubMed
  9. Koval OM, Nguyen EK, Santhana V, Fidler TP, Sebag SC, Rasmussen TP, Mittauer DJ, Strack S, Goswami PC, Abel ED, Grumbach IM. Loss of MCU prevents mitochondrial fusion in G1-S phase and blocks cell cycle progression and proliferation. Sci Signal. 2019 04 30; 12(579).  View on PubMed
  10. Fidler TP, Marti A, Gerth K, Middleton EA, Campbell RA, Rondina MT, Weyrich AS, Abel ED. Glucose Metabolism Is Required for Platelet Hyperactivation in a Murine Model of Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2019 05; 68(5):932-938.  View on PubMed
  11. Wang W, Liu W, Fidler T, Wang Y, Tang Y, Woods B, Welch C, Cai B, Silvestre-Roig C, Ai D, Yang YG, Hidalgo A, Soehnlein O, Tabas I, Levine RL, Tall AR, Wang N. Macrophage Inflammation, Erythrophagocytosis, and Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Jak2 V617F Mice. Circ Res. 2018 Nov 09; 123(11):e35-e47.  View on PubMed
  12. Fidler TP, Campbell RA, Funari T, Dunne N, Balderas Angeles E, Middleton EA, Chaudhuri D, Weyrich AS, Abel ED. Deletion of GLUT1 and GLUT3 Reveals Multiple Roles for Glucose Metabolism in Platelet and Megakaryocyte Function. Cell Rep. 2017 11 07; 21(6):1705.  View on PubMed
  13. Fidler TP, Campbell RA, Funari T, Dunne N, Balderas Angeles E, Middleton EA, Chaudhuri D, Weyrch AS, Abel ED. Deletion of GLUT1 and GLUT3 Reveals Multiple Roles for Glucose Metabolism in Platelet and Megakaryocyte Function. Cell Rep. 2017 08 29; 20(9):2277.  View on PubMed
  14. Fidler TP, Rowley JW, Araujo C, Boudreau LH, Marti A, Souvenir R, Dale K, Boilard E, Weyrich AS, Abel ED. Superoxide Dismutase 2 is dispensable for platelet function. Thromb Haemost. 2017 10 05; 117(10):1859-1867.  View on PubMed
  15. Fidler TP, Campbell RA, Funari T, Dunne N, Balderas Angeles E, Middleton EA, Chaudhuri D, Weyrich AS, Abel ED. Deletion of GLUT1 and GLUT3 Reveals Multiple Roles for Glucose Metabolism in Platelet and Megakaryocyte Function. Cell Rep. 2017 07 25; 20(4):881-894.  View on PubMed
  16. Zhang Y, Xie L, Gunasekar SK, Tong D, Mishra A, Gibson WJ, Wang C, Fidler T, Marthaler B, Klingelhutz A, Abel ED, Samuel I, Smith JK, Cao L, Sah R. Erratum: SWELL1 is a regulator of adipocyte size, insulin signalling and glucose homeostasis. Nat Cell Biol. 2017 Jun 29; 19(7):873.  View on PubMed
  17. Fidler TP, Middleton EA, Rowley JW, Boudreau LH, Campbell RA, Souvenir R, Funari T, Tessandier N, Boilard E, Weyrich AS, Abel ED. Glucose Transporter 3 Potentiates Degranulation and Is Required for Platelet Activation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2017 09; 37(9):1628-1639.  View on PubMed
  18. Zhang Y, Xie L, Gunasekar SK, Tong D, Mishra A, Gibson WJ, Wang C, Fidler T, Marthaler B, Klingelhutz A, Abel ED, Samuel I, Smith JK, Cao L, Sah R. Erratum: SWELL1 is a regulator of adipocyte size, insulin signalling and glucose homeostasis. Nat Cell Biol. 2017 May 31; 19(6):740.  View on PubMed
  19. Zhang Y, Xie L, Gunasekar SK, Tong D, Mishra A, Gibson WJ, Wang C, Fidler T, Marthaler B, Klingelhutz A, Abel ED, Samuel I, Smith JK, Cao L, Sah R. SWELL1 is a regulator of adipocyte size, insulin signalling and glucose homeostasis. Nat Cell Biol. 2017 05; 19(5):504-517.  View on PubMed
  20. Moore CD, Roberts JK, Orton CR, Murai T, Fidler TP, Reilly CA, Ward RM, Yost GS. Metabolic pathways of inhaled glucocorticoids by the CYP3A enzymes. Drug Metab Dispos. 2013 Feb; 41(2):379-89.  View on PubMed

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