Scholarly Interests

Interactions between signaling proteins and cytoskeletal proteins, the differentiated smooth muscle cell; mechanisms of trafficking of signaling molecules; stroke, hypertension, pre-term labor.

    Selected Publications

    Lists of published works: Google Scholar

    Partial Bibliography at PubMed

    Research Funding

    2017-2022 NIH R01 AG053274, Principal Investigator “Actin and focal adhesion remodeling as therapeutic targets in cardiovascular disease”
    2016-2017 NIH R56 AG053274, Principal Investigator “Actin and focal adhesion remodeling as therapeutic targets in cardiovascular disease”
    2015-2017 NIH R21 AG050599, Principal Investigator “The Role of the Cytoskeleton in Vascular Aging”
    2007-2012 NIH 1P01 HL86655 (1-5), Pincipal Investigator of P01, Project 1 and Core A “Dynamics of the Vascular Smooth Muscle Cytoskeleton”
    2006-2011 NIH 1R01 HL080003(1-5), Principal Investigator “Subcellular Organization of Signaling in Smooth Muscle”
    2005-2010 NIH 2R01 HL31704 (21-25), Principal Investigator “Regulation of Contraction and Growth of Blood Vessels”
    2003-2009 NIH 1 R01 HD043054 (1-6), Principal Investigator “Signaling and Uterine Contractility during Pregnancy”

    Editorial Responsibilities

    2002- Editorial Board of American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology
    2005- Editorial Board of Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
    2008- Guest Editor for Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
    2008- Editorial Board of Cell Health and Cytoskeleton

    Awards and Honors

    1975-1976 Ryan Fellow
    1984-1989 American Heart Association Established Investigator
    1992-1993 Wellcome Visiting Professor in the Basic Medical Sciences
    1998- Fellow, Cardiovascular Section of the American Physiological Society
    2006-2011 Honorary Faculty Fellow, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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