1.0Department of Cell Biology and Physiology/cellbiophysioJanice Warfford/cellbiophysio/author/janclark/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Bpn3VEtWlJ"><a href="/cellbiophysio/directory/whitney-edwards-phd/">Whitney Edwards, PhD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/cellbiophysio/directory/whitney-edwards-phd/embed/#?secret=Bpn3VEtWlJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Whitney Edwards, PhD” — Department of Cell Biology and Physiology" data-secret="Bpn3VEtWlJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /cellbiophysio/wp-content/uploads/sites/734/2023/02/Whitney-Edwards.png537751Research Description Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are characterized by structural malformations that arise from perturbations in the molecular programs that regulate heart development. CHD is the most common birth defect, affecting approximately 1% of all live births. Despite the prevalence of CHDs, the underlying cause remains unknown in most cases. My lab’s overarching goal is … Read more