College of Nursing
Jennifer Dungan Research Group
Led by Jennifer Dungan · Biobehavioral Nursing Science
What we study
The lab studies genes linked to heart disease using large datasets and advanced statistical methods. They explore how genetics affect survival and health outcomes in coronary artery disease.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Wet lab
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Survivorship with coronary artery disease
Identifying genetic markers linked to survival after coronary artery disease.
Laboratory-Based Frailty Assessment Using Electronic Health Record Data
The lab looks at how frailty, measured from lab tests in hospital records, relates to heart disease outcomes in women. Students calculate frailty scores from patient data and compare them to heart attack results.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 47
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Recent papers, explained
- Self-Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: A Concept Analysis
2026 · Journal of Holistic Nursing
Defines self-management for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome using nursing theory.
- Electrocardiographic Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Women With Suspected Ischemia and no Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Results of the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation
2026 · Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology
Checks if ECG readings predict heart risks in women with suspected heart disease.
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- The End-of-Life Comfort Care Cart
2026 · Nurse Educator
- The Competency Framework for Genomics Nurse Educators: An International Delphi Study to Advance Global Nursing Education
2025 · International Nursing Review
Creates a training guide for nurse educators to teach genomics to nurses.
- Competency Framework Development for Genomics Nurse Educators
2025 · Nurse Educator
Develops a training guide for nurse educators to teach genomics to nurses.
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