Fr. Ted Said… Cultivating Hope: Glynnis Garry Bann ’11 B.A., M.D.

In his inaugural address, University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., called us to be “sustainers of hope and builders of bridges.” But in a world where optimism often feels in short supply, where do we find the inspiration to keep nurturing the good? Plant those seeds through a revitalizing experience where you can pause, exhale, and allow your spirit to blossom. Come hear this calling echo in powerful, personal stories from Notre Dame alumni and faculty who are living examples of what it means to cultivate hope—just like Fr. Ted.

Dr. Glynnis Garry Bann, ’11 B.A., M.D. is a cardiovascular physician-scientist developing new therapies for heart failure. In addition to caring for patients with cardiovascular disease, she studies how the heart can repair itself after injury. Her laboratory has discovered a single protein capable of converting scar cells into healthy, beating heart cells after a heart attack, with the goal of preventing heart failure. Dr. Bann earned her degrees from the University of Notre Dame (’11 B.A.) and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and completed residency and advanced cardiovascular and postdoctoral fellowships at UT Southwestern. She is currently on faculty at UT Southwestern, where she leads an NIH-funded laboratory focused on discovering molecular therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.