People Type: Former ERP Faculty

Biography NIH Biosketch PubMed Publications Departmental Website Research Focus My research focuses on translational approaches for preeclampsia therapy, with an emphasis on cell signaling targets downstream of abnormal hormonal inputs in the diseased state. Other interests include fundamental changes in vascular biology and function in response to pregnancy, and how those changes may be affected by preeclampsia. Program Activities …

Biography NIH Biosketch PubMed Publications Departmental Website Research Focus Research in our laboratory focuses on metabolic signaling in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. As metabolic sensors for the organism, islets regulate blood glucose by releasing the hormones insulin and glucagon. Our main interests lie in two features of nutrient metabolism in islet cells, (1) the ability …