Arashdeep Singh (Mentor Guillaume De Lartigue,Ph.D.) Congratulations to CICMD postdoc trainee Dr. Arashdeep Singh who was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Steven M. Horvath Professional Opportunity Award by the American Physiological Society (APS) Central Nervous System Section. The Horvath Award is given to the top-ranked Research…
Congratulations to the CICMD Travel Award Winners. Several CICMD trainees won travel awards to help them offset travel expenses to conferences. Many have already traveled to meetings, Experimental Biology in Philadelphia, and the Keystone Symposia on the Gut-Brain axis in Banff – Canada. EB 2022 Caitlin…
Clintoria Williams, PhD, FAHA, is the Principal Investigator of the Kidney PathoPhysiology Research Group. Dr. Williams leads a dynamic team of students. Their paradigm-shifting research has identified cellular and molecular mechanisms driving the pathogenesis of kidney disease in the settings of zinc deficiency and chronic calcineurin inhibitor treatment. Exploitation of…
Dr. Wainford is an internationally recognized researcher who conducts basic science and translational research in the field of hypertension. His research focuses on the integrated neural and renal control of blood and the impacts of aging and dietary salt intake on blood pressure and cognitive function. In-Person Seminar: MBI L2-101…
Dr. Fernandez is a researcher interested in the interconnectivity of genes, environment and behaviors and the overall individual and collective impact of these aspects in obesity, obesity-related comorbidities, body composition and overall wellness. He has particular expertise in the area of population differences, with a focus of his research work in racial/ethnic…
Using technology for blood pressure control and quality improvement Dr. Mark Pletcher is an epidemiologist and a general internal medicine physician at the Universityof California San Francisco. His research is designed to inform clinical decision-making and policyrelevant to primary care and prevention. His focus is on the…
The role of brainstem GLP-1 and GIP receptor signaling on energy balance, nausea and vomiting. In Person Seminar: C1-009 Lecture Hall. 11:00 to 12:00 PM. Dr. Hayes is the Albert J. Stunkard Associate Professor in Psychiatry at Associate Professor in the Secondary Faculty, School of Nursing, Associate Vice Chair…
Immune Mechanisms of Salt Sensitive Hypertension In-Person Seminar: COMM (HSC) C1-009 Lecture Hall 11:00 am to 12:00 PM. Dr. Annette Kirabo is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and…
What puts the comfort in “comfort” foods? 11:00 PM to 12:00 PM, Harrell Medical Education 125. Dr. Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai, PhD is a Professor of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The goal of her research program is to identify the neural…
“For the first time in many of these patients’ lives, they have a more neutral feeling toward food,” Michelle Cardel, associate director for the Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Florida who heads research at Weight Watchers, observed. GLP-1-based drugs “reduce the chatter in their…
“Translational Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health Promotion.” 11:00 to 12:00 PM. In-Person Seminar: C1-009 Lecture Hall This is a Hybrid Event.
Drs. El Saafien and Morris awarded American Heart Association Fellowships…
