Renal and Transport Physiology
Faculty in this Research Group
Renal and neural mechanisms mediating cardiovascular health and disease; Autonomic regulation of renal function; Peripheral sensory nerve activity and interaction with immune mediators |
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. |
Na,K-ATPase regulation and control of aqueous humor secretion; role of Na,K-ATPase alpha 2 isoform in optic nerve astrocytes, Src kinase effects on lens Na,K-ATPase. |
Microscopic imaging and spectroscopy; metabolism and stimulus-response coupling in muscle and insulin-secreting cells. |
Renal physiology and anatomy; comparative renal physiology; the urine concentrating mechanism; cellular and molecular mechanisms of membrane transport |