Barbara McDonough

Serves as the primary point of contact for research participants and their families, providing information and support throughout the study duration. Responsible for the study enrollment process, ensuring compliance with study protocols and ethical guidelines, collecting and organizing data obtained from research subjects, maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.  Assists with scheduling necessary tests and procedures for research participants and contributes to the clinical care of research subjects by providing insights and assistance based on data collected during the study.

Publications:    

1. Living With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Patient’s Perspective. Borsari, W et al. (2021)., Future Cardiology
2. Cells of the adult human heart. Litviňuková M et al. (2020). Nature 
3. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations in MYBPC3 dysregulate myosin. Toepfer CN et al. (2019) Science Translational Medicine 
4. Identification of pathogenic gene mutations in LMNA and MYBPC3 that alter RNA splicing. Ito K et al (2017). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  
5. Truncations of titin causing dilated cardiomyopathy. Herman DS et al. (2012) New England Journal of Medicine