Lucas Citro

Graduate Research Associate
Department of Internal medicine
Dorothy M. Davis Heart & lung Research Institute
Ohio State University Medical Center
420 W 12th Avenue, Room124
Columbus OH 43210
Phone: (614) 589-1075
Email: lucas.citro@osumc.edu

Research Interests

Cardiac MRI (at 11.7T and 9.4T MRI)
Optimization of cardiac MRI at 9.4T MRI
Cardiac stem-cell therapy

Current Projects

Cardiac imaging of MI and non-MI mouse models (with and without MSC treatment) at the 11.7T MRI
Optimization of cardiac imaging at the 9.4T MRI
Evaluation of homing ability of MSCs (labeled with iron-oxide) expressing CXCR4 protein (using MRI)

Hobbies

Renovating buildings, working at my brother’s dealership, and farm work