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William Pu, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Boston, MA

WilliamPuMD

Pediatric Cardiology Boston, MA

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital

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  • Office

    300 Longwood Ave
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+1 617-355-6793

Education & Training

  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1996 - 1998
  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1996
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1993
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityB.S., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1988
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityM.S., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top 10 cardiovascular disease research advances of 2014 American Heart Association, 2014
  • E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics Society for Pediatric Research, 2013
  • Established Investigator Award American Heart Association, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Recounting Cardiac Cellular Composition  
    Zhou P, and Pu WT, Circ Res, 1/1/2016
  • An IGF1R-Dependent Pathway Drives Epicardial Adipose Tissue Formation After Myocardial Injury  
    Zangi L, Oliveira MS, Ye LY, Ma Q, Sultana N, Hadas Y, Chepurko E, Spater D, Zhou B, Chew WL, Ebina W, Abrial M, Wang QD, Pu WT, and Chien KR, Circulation, 1/1/2016
  • Single-Cell Resolution of Temporal Gene Expression during Heart Development  
    DeLaughter DM, Bick AG, Wakimoto H, McKean D, Gorham JM, Kathiriya IS., Hinson JT, Homsy J, Gray J, Pu WT, Bruneau BG, Seidman JG, Seidman CE, Dev Cell, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Transcriptional Regulation of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
    Pu WT, Shanghai Jiaotung University; Peking University Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai, China, 2016; Peking, China, 2016, 1/1/2016
  • Applications of Stem Cell Biology to Heart Disease
    Pu WT, Multiple Locations, 2015, 2016, 1/1/2016
  • YAP regulation of heart growth and regeneration
    Pu WT, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • VEGF promotes RNAPII pausing release through an ETS1-Brd4 complex to stimulate angiogenesis 
    1/1/2016
  • Transcriptional Regulation of heart growth and function 
    1/1/2016
  • Strategies for cardiac regeneration 
    1/1/2016
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Other

  • Functional analysis of DNA-binding domain of GCN4, a bZIP transcription factor 
    Pu, WT
    1/1/1993

Press Mentions

  • Finding a Possible Genetic Treatment for Rare Arrhythmias
    Finding a Possible Genetic Treatment for Rare ArrhythmiasSeptember 18th, 2024
  • Using Genetics to Glimpse Newborns’ Future with Congenital Heart Disease
    Using Genetics to Glimpse Newborns’ Future with Congenital Heart DiseaseMarch 16th, 2022
  • Study Reveals Networks of Genes Involved in Congenital Heart Disease
    Study Reveals Networks of Genes Involved in Congenital Heart DiseaseDecember 14th, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Regulation Of Heart Function By A GATA4-FOG2 Transcriptional ComplexNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
  • Epicardial Contribution To The Developing And Postnatal HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2012
  • Characterization Of Cardiac Progenitors Derived From 22q11-Deleted PatientsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
  • Genome-Wide Discovery Of Alternative Splicing In Human Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2009
  • Hand Genes In Cardiac DevelopmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2004