05/13/2026Sal Essajee successfully defends PhD dissertationSal completed his PhD in Integrative Physiology under the mentorship of Dr. Johnathan Tune, defending his dissertation entitled “The Gordian Knot of Myocardial Perfusion: Disentangling the Complex Interplay Between Coronary Flow, Metabolism and Contractile Function.”Sal EssajeeCollege of Biomedical and Translational SciencesIntegrative PhysiologyPhysiology and Anatomy