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.
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests
- SAR HS750 Critical analysis of the Physiological Literature
- SAR HP151 Introduction to the Health & Rehabilitation Professions
Selected Publications
Partial Bibliography at PubMed
Current 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” |
Current 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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