Joseph C. Wu

This early-stage study tests whether injecting lab-grown heart muscle cells (from stem cells) can safely improve heart function in 18 adults with chronic heart damage from a past heart attack. Participants will receive one of three doses via a catheter. The goal is to find the sa…

This early-stage study tests whether artesunate, a drug used for malaria, is safe for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a disease that causes lung scarring and breathing problems. Fifteen adults aged 40 and older will receive either artesunate or a placebo for 12 w…

This early-stage study tests whether artesunate, a malaria drug, is safe for people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Fifteen adults with PAH will take daily oral artesunate for 20 weeks. The main goal is to check for side effects, not to treat the disease.