Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology
Faculty in this Research Group
 Cardio-respiratory interactions Autonomic regulation of the vasculature Obstructive sleep apnea Respiration related regulation of upper airway musculature Arizona Respiratory Neurophysiology Clinical Trial Website
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 Effects of environmental stress on animal physiology and behavior; Efficacy of energy healing in changing physiological measures; Use of Biofeedback with Parkinsons' patients, athletes and children. |
 Renal and neural mechanisms mediating cardiovascular health and disease; Autonomic regulation of renal function; Peripheral sensory nerve activity and interaction with immune mediators |
 Cell-Cell communication in airway epithelium; Pathogen-Host interaction in the airway; Arsenic effects on the airway epithelium; Wound repair of the airway epithelium. |
 Sex differences in T cell mediated hypertension, role of estrogen in development of postmenopausal hypertension |
 Gap-junction channel function and regulation; mechanistic basis for contribution of gap junctions to 1) controlled cell proliferation and 2) coordinated function of the heart and blood vessels in health and disease states. |
 Neural control of respiratory muscles; control of breathing during sleep; influence of prenatal nicotine exposure on the respiratory control system. |
 Mechanical properties of microcirculatory vessels; regulations of the peripheral circulation and transcapillary fluid exchange. |
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 Biophysical and cellular mechanisms underlying neurotransmitter modulation of sympathetic outflow and ultimately arterial blood pressure. |
 The effect of environmental and genetic factors on the energetics of muscle contraction. Konhilas Lab
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 Microscopic imaging and spectroscopy; metabolism and stimulus-response coupling in muscle and insulin-secreting cells. |
 Mathematical aspects of microcirculation and blood rheology; physiological fluid mechanics. |
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