Discover CircRes February 2026

This month on Episode 81 of Discover CircRes, host Cindy St. Hilaire highlights articles featured in the January 30th and February 13th issue of Circulation Research. This Episode also features a discussion with Dr Claudia Goettsch and Nicolas Hense, about their study, 1-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase Inhibition by Apilimod Promotes an Adipocyte-like Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype and Prevents Arterial Calcification.

Article highlights:

Hu, et al. CircZBTB44 Inhibits Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

Schemelei, et al. Olfr2 Aggravates AAA Formation

Zhang, et al. Neratinib Protects Against Atherosclerosis

Sun, et al. CD34+ Cells in Transplants