Masuko Ushio-Fukai, Augusta University (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Masuko Ushio-Fukai, Augusta University

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A key enzyme that helps our proteins fold and function properly may also be a good therapeutic target to improve blood vessel health in diseases like diabetes and atherosclerosis, scientists say. Pictured is Dr. Masuko Ushio-Fukai, vascular biologist in the Vascular Biology Center at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

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Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University

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