Calum MacRae, MD, PhD
Macrae laboratory at Brigham & Women’s; Harvard Medical School
Dr. MacRae is the Vice Chair for Scientific Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and co-chair of BWH’s Genomic Medicine Program. Dr. MacRae’s lab at BWH is focused on understanding the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and their therapy using human studies and complementary high-throughput biology in the zebrafish. As a member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Dr. MacRae’s interests include the role of functional inputs, such as mechanical or electrical forces, in refining cardiovascular development. He is also the leader of the "One Brave Idea" project to fight coronary heart disease, a $75 million initiative funded by the American Heart Association, Verily, and Astra Zeneca.