A paper from a research team in Integrative Medical Sciences has been selected as the Original Research Paper of the Year for 2022 by the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (JMCC).
The article, titled “The essential role for endothelial cell sprouting in coronary collateral growth,” was selected as the top research paper from among nearly 150 articles published in JMCC in 2022.
“On behalf of the entire editorial team, we would like to congratulate and express our gratitude to you for choosing to publish such excellent science in JMCC,” Jenny Kimbel, the journal’s managing editor, wrote in a letter to Liya Yin, M.D., Ph.D., announcing the honor. “Your contribution has generated immediate impact in the field of cardiology, and has contributed to JMCC’s status as among the most widely accessed journals in the field.”
Dr. Yin is the correspondent author of the paper with:
- Anurag Jamaiyar, Ph.D.,
- Cody Juguilon, Ph.D.,
- Weiguo Wan, M.D., Ph.D.,
- Devan Richardson,
- Sofia Chinchilla, M.D.,
- James Gadd,
- Molly Enrick,
- Tao Wang, M.D., Ph.D.,
- Caige McCabe,
- Yang Wang, M.D., Ph.D.,
- Chris Kolz,
- Alyssa Clark,
- Sathwika Thodeti,
- Vahagn Ohanyan, M.D., Ph.D.,
- Feng Dong, M.D., Ph.D.,
- Bin Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., and
- William Chilian, Ph.D.
Dr. Zhou is affiliated with Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; all other authors are affiliated with NEOMED.
Figures from the research paper. Enlarge this image.
In April 2022, the paper had been selected as an Editor’s Choice article by JMCC and the International Society for Heart Research, which publishes the journal. Dr. Yin presented an Editor’s Choice webinar about the study at that time.