Associate Professor
Basic and Translational Approaches to Cardiac Dysfunction and Pulmonary Hypertension
Lab Snapshot
Research Type
IBP PhD Graduate Program
UMN Medical School Bio
Kurt Prins is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division. Kurt received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He also received his MD at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Research Summary
The core interest of our lab is to define the molecular mechanisms that underlie right ventricular (RV) failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).