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In the study, El Saafien develops a novel approach that selectively targets mechano-sensory afferents that innervating the aortic arch.

“Hannah Costello, a postdoctoral associate in Dr. Michelle Gumz Lab in the Department of Physiology, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship. This two-year award will fund Dr. Costello’s research investigating the role of the adrenal circadian clock in steroid regulation, kidney function, both key regulators of blood pressure control.

Dr.Eric Krause, Ph.D., has been appointed to the Debbie DeSantis Excellence Professorship.  In an e-mail announcement, The Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Dr. Julie Jhonson, stated that the Endowed professorships are among the highest honors a college can bestow on a faculty member and are reserved for scholars…

Graduate student Caitlin Baumer receives NHLBI fellowship to fund cardiovascular study Caitlin Baumer a graduate student completing her Ph.D. training in the UF College of Medicine, has been awarded an F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) for the National Institutes of Health. The one-year award…

https://ufhealth.org/news/2021/uf-led-study-opportunities-exist-improving-blood-pressure-control-and-reducing-health UF-led study: opportunities exist for improving blood pressure control and reducing health disparities. Published: Oct 18, 2021, By: Matthew Splett Category: UF Health, College of Pharmacy Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., M.S., an associate professor in the UF College of Pharmacy, collaborated with…

Dr. Michelle Gumz (University of Florida)and Dr. Daichi Shimbo (Columbia University) are co-chairing a workshop for NHLBI on circadian rhythms in blood pressure. Oct 27-29, 2021 (Wed - Fri, 12 pm - 4 pm EST; 9 am - 1 pm PST; 6 pm - 10 pm CET)

Since 2009, the National Postdoctoral Association has promoted National Postdoc Appreciation Week to recognize the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to U.S. research and discovery. On this occasion The CICMD thanks all our Postdoctoral members for their valuable contributions to the advancement of Science.

The survival of an organism is dependent on meeting the energetic demands imposed by stressors. This critical function is accomplished by the CNS's ability to orchestrate simultaneous activities of neurosecretory and autonomic axes. Here, we unveil a novel signaling mechanism within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus that links excitation of neurons producing corticotropin-releasing-hormone with excitation of neurons controlling sympathetic nervous system activity and blood pressure. The implication is that chronic stress exposure may promote cardiometabolic disease by dysregulating the interneuronal cross-talk revealed by our experiments.

The University of Florida has awarded Guillaume de Lartigue, Ph.D., with a 2021 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors — one of the university’s top awards for a junior faculty member.https://pharmacy.ufl.edu/2021/05/20/guillaume-de-lartigue-awarded-a-2021-uf-excellence-award-for-assistant-professors/ De Lartigue serves as an assistant professor of pharmacodynamics in the UF College of Pharmacy. Prior to…

Postdoctoral Trainee Division Arashdeep Singh, Ph.D. Pharmacodynamics: Unraveling underlying mechanisms of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) phenotype 34th Annual Research Showcase breaks record for most posters and oral presentations Postdoctoral Trainee/Resident Research Khalid Elsaafien, Pharmacodynamics: Angiotensin signaling in the paraventricular nucleus elevates blood pressure…