Dr. Colas earned his PhD from the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
Funding Awards and Collaborative Grants
2011-2013: American Heart Association Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2011: Best Talk Award (Development & Aging Post-Doctoral Retreat, Sanford Burnham Prebys)
2010-2011: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2006-2007: French Myopathy Association PhD Fellowship
2003-2006: Ministry of French Research PhD Fellowship
2000-2001: Erasmus Undergraduate Fellowship
Related Disease
Cardiomyopathies, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Disease
Phenomena or Processes
Cardiovascular Biology, Cell Biology, Development and Differentiation, Embryogenesis, Embryonic/Pluripotent Stem Cells, Regenerative Biology, RNA-Based Gene Regulation, Transcription Factors
Our laboratory focuses on the identification and reconstruction of novel regulatory pathways controlling the determination and the acquisition of cardiovascular cell fates in humans. To that end, our team has developed a unique set of cell-based assays suitable for high-throughput functional screening, which enables the implementation of unbiased and systematic experimental approaches with unprecedented exploratory power. Our goal is to leverage generated knowledge to produce better cardiomyocytes to model cardiac diseases in-a-dish as well as to devise innovative cardiac regenerative strategies. In parallel, our lab is also dedicated to identify and develop new drugs promoting cardiac regeneration and/or helping preserving heart function after injury.
Oct 8, 2024Alexandre Colas named 2024 Mentor of the Year at Sanford Burnham Prebys
Oct 8, 2024Colas was applauded for enthusiastically promoting mentees’ professional and scientific development.
Aug 15, 2023Scientists unite to get to the heart of AFib
Aug 15, 2023A collaborative study led by Institute researchers is paving the way to identifying gene networks that cause atrial fibrillation (AFib),…
Mar 29, 2023Heart attack study could change the game in regenerative medicine
Mar 29, 2023Institute researchers have identified a group of proteins that could be the secret to cellular reprogramming, an emerging approach in…
Jun 21, 2021Alexandre Colas awarded $1.9 million for atrial fibrillation research
Jun 21, 2021Scientist will use novel platform to identify drugs that restore normal cardiac rhythm Sanford Burnham Prebys Assistant Professor Alexandre Colas has been
Aug 23, 2019NIH grant aims to boost heart muscle
Aug 23, 2019Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans. Now, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a four-year…