Dr. Eduard I. Dedkov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (Camden, NJ). He received his both M.D. (1993) and Ph.D. (1996) degrees from Orenburg State Medical Academy (currently known as Orenburg State Medical University) in Russian Federation. From 1996 to 2003, Dr. Dedkov received a postdoctoral research training in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor, MI). In 2003, he was recruited as an Assistant Research Scientist at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (Iowa City, IA) where he conducted the basic cardiovascular research. In 2006, Dr. Dedkov joined the faculty at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) College of Osteopathic Medicine (Old Westbury, NY) as an Assistant Professor and then, in 2016, he was appointed as an Associate Professor at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (Camden, NJ). As an academic educator, Dr. Dedkov provides 1st- and 2nd-year medical students with instructions in Histology/Virtual Microscopy and serves as a small group facilitator in clinical case-based learning curriculum. As a basic cardiovascular research investigator, Dr. Dedkov explore the novel therapeutic approaches to prevent progression of ischemia-induced heart failure. During his career, Dr. Dedkov have published 36 peer-reviewed research articles, one book chapter and numerous meeting abstracts.