Alain Karma Director of CIRCS and CAS Distinguished Professor of Physics a.karma@neu.edu 617.373.2929 Expertise Biological Physics, heart rhythm disorders, nonlinear dynamics, theoretical and computational materials science Alain Karma for Northeastern Global News Bronny James, son of LeBron James, suffers cardiac arrest. What are his chances for recovery? Bronny James, son of LeBron James, suffers cardiac arrest. What are his chances for recovery? Experts Dr. Gian Corrado and Alain Karma offer insight on the 18-year-old son of LeBron James, who was in stable condition one day after. Researchers identify 36 new genes implicated in cardiac disease Researchers identify 36 new genes implicated in cardiac disease Physics professor Alain Karma and his colleagues describe their discovery of 36 previously unknown genes implicated in heart failure. Take 5: Questions of the heart Take 5: Questions of the heart From studying the physics of a heartbeat to designing new cardiac disease detection methods, these five researchers have the heart on the brain.