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Monica Y. Lee

Assistant Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

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College of Medicine

Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Monica Y. Lee is currently serving as a College Of Medicine Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago.

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University of Illinois Chicago

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vascular biology physiology cell biology membrane biology cardiovascular research angiology hematology angiogenesis pharmacology gene expression hepatology cardiology atherosclerosis circulatory physiology endothelial dysfunction signal transduction liver physiology vascular adaptation dermatology regenerative medicine cellular physiology molecular physiology vascular disease endothelial cells medicinal research thrombosis respiratory medicine protein phosphorylation cellular senescence atherosclerotic lesion formation vascular health genome biology biological chemistry applied physiology animal physiology experimental medicine vascular surgery neuroradiology host factors tissue development microrna detection gene characterization rna biology cutaneous biology clinical physiology clinical medicine cerebrovascular disease science studies receptor tyrosine kinases renal function therapeutic efficacy biogerontology vascular aging mitochondrial function cardiovascular physiology mechanotransduction healthy aging vascular pharmacology aging process cell regulation cardiovascular function vegf-induced expression lipid droplet biogenesis dynamic metabolism arteriovenous fistula patency therapeutic response endothelial cell senescence integrin endocytosis vegf signaling developmental angiogenesis nuclear envelope components vascular mechanotransduction vessel remodeling vascular tone regulation transcriptome aging cell

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Endothelial Nucleoporin93 (Nup93) Maintains Vascular Function via Sun1-Dependent Regulation of Rhoa-Enos Signaling. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

physiologyendothelial nucleoporin93angiogenesiscell signalingvascular biologyendothelial dysfunctionrhoa-enos signalingvascular functionvascular adaptationsignal transductionmolecular physiologyblood vesselscell biology

Nuclear Envelope Components in Vascular Mechanotransduction: Emerging Roles in Vascular Health and Disease. Nucleus (2025)

physiologynuclear envelope componentsvascular healthcardiovascular researchvascular biologycirculatory physiologymechanotransductionendothelial dysfunctionvascular mechanotransductionmechanobiologyblood vesselsvascular adaptationbiomechanicsorthopaedic surgery

Dynamic Metabolism of Endothelial Triglycerides Protects Against Atherosclerosis in Mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024)

NE BoutagyA Gamez-MendezJWM FowlerH ZhangBK Chaube...

physiologycardiologydermatologyliver physiologyhematologyapplied physiologyanimal physiologyatherosclerosisvascular biologyexperimental medicineclinical researchmembrane biologyclinical physiologyvascular adaptationclinical medicinehealth sciencesdynamic metabolism

Nucleoporin93 Limits Yap Activity to Prevent Endothelial Cell Senescence. Aging Cell (2024)

Tung D. NguyenMihir K. RaoShaiva P. DhyaniJustin M. BanksMichael A. WinekJulia MichalkiewiczMonica Y. Lee

cellular senescenceendothelial cell senescenceageingpharmacologygene expressionexperimental gerontologycellular physiologybiogerontologyaging cellvascular biologyangiogenesisgeneticsvascular agingmitochondrial functionneuroscience of agingmembrane biologyneuroscience

The Silent Protector: Nucleoporin93’S Role in Vascular Health. Aging (2024)

Julia MichalkiewiczTung D. NguyenMonica Y. Lee

healthy agingaging cellvascular biologyvascular diseasemolecular biologyvascular pharmacologyaging processoxidative stressvascular health

Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (Enos) S1176 Phosphorylation Status Governs Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023)

Tung D. NguyenNur-Taz RahmanWilliam C. SessaMonica Y. Lee

cardiologycardiovascular physiologyhematologycardiovascular researchatherosclerosisvascular biologyprotein phosphorylationangiologymolecular biologyhepatologyrespiratory medicineatherosclerotic lesion formationbiochemistry

Abstract P3133: Endothelial Nup93 Selectively Regulates the Laminb1 Isoform to Limit Features of Cellular Senescence and Consequent Endothelial Dysfunction. Circulation Research (2022)

Tung D NguyenMihir K RaoMary G HorneMichael A WinekMonica Y Lee

physiologyliver physiologycellular senescencegene expressionpharmacologyageingcellular physiologycell regulationcardiovascular functioncardiovascular researchvascular biologygeneticsvascular diseaseendothelial dysfunctionepigeneticsstrokecirculatory physiologymembrane biology

Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (Enos) S1176 Phosphorylation Status Governs Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2022)

atherosclerotic lesion formationfree radical biologyatherosclerosiscell signalingvascular biologycardiovascular researchvascular diseasecardiovascular diseaseendothelial dysfunctioncell biologypathologys1176 phosphorylation statusblood vesselsinflammation

Endothelial Akt1-Dependent Activation of Enos is Critical for Vascular Tone Regulation and Vessel Remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2018)

physiologycardiovascular researchcell signalingvascular biologyendothelial dysfunctionvessel remodelingvascular tone regulationvascular adaptationsignal transductionmolecular physiologycirculatory physiologyblood vesselsendothelial akt1-dependent activationcell biology

Endothelial Cell Autonomous Role of Akt1. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (2018)

Monica Y. LeeAna Gamez-MendezJiasheng ZhangZhenwu ZhuangDavid J. VinyardJan KraehlingHeino VelazquezGary W. BrudvigThemis R. KyriakidesMichael SimonsWilliam C. Sessa

physiologycardiologydermatologyhematologythrombosisatherosclerosisnephrologyvascular biologyangiologycell biology

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Monica Y. Lee

Assistant Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Affiliations

College of Medicine

Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Monica Y. Lee is currently serving as a College Of Medicine Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago.

Honors

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Experiences

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University of Illinois Chicago

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Endothelial Nucleoporin93 (Nup93) Maintains Vascular Function via Sun1-Dependent Regulation of Rhoa-Enos Signaling. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Nuclear Envelope Components in Vascular Mechanotransduction: Emerging Roles in Vascular Health and Disease. Nucleus (2025)

Dynamic Metabolism of Endothelial Triglycerides Protects Against Atherosclerosis in Mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024)

NE BoutagyA Gamez-MendezJWM FowlerH ZhangBK Chaube...

Nucleoporin93 Limits Yap Activity to Prevent Endothelial Cell Senescence. Aging Cell (2024)

Tung D. NguyenMihir K. RaoShaiva P. DhyaniJustin M. BanksMichael A. WinekJulia MichalkiewiczMonica Y. Lee

The Silent Protector: Nucleoporin93’S Role in Vascular Health. Aging (2024)

Julia MichalkiewiczTung D. NguyenMonica Y. Lee

healthy agingaging cellvascular biologyvascular diseasemolecular biologyvascular pharmacologyaging processoxidative stressvascular health

Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (Enos) S1176 Phosphorylation Status Governs Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023)

Tung D. NguyenNur-Taz RahmanWilliam C. SessaMonica Y. Lee

Abstract P3133: Endothelial Nup93 Selectively Regulates the Laminb1 Isoform to Limit Features of Cellular Senescence and Consequent Endothelial Dysfunction. Circulation Research (2022)

Tung D NguyenMihir K RaoMary G HorneMichael A WinekMonica Y Lee

Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (Enos) S1176 Phosphorylation Status Governs Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2022)

Endothelial Akt1-Dependent Activation of Enos is Critical for Vascular Tone Regulation and Vessel Remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2018)

Endothelial Cell Autonomous Role of Akt1. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (2018)

Monica Y. LeeAna Gamez-MendezJiasheng ZhangZhenwu ZhuangDavid J. VinyardJan KraehlingHeino VelazquezGary W. BrudvigThemis R. KyriakidesMichael SimonsWilliam C. Sessa

physiologycardiologydermatologyhematologythrombosisatherosclerosisnephrologyvascular biologyangiologycell biology

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