Damian Romero, PhD, FAHA
Professor
Department:
SOM-Pharmacology/Toxicology
Email:
dromero@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-1523
Biography
Damian G. Romero is a Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
He received a Licentiate degree in Biological Sciences and a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). After completing his postdoctoral training at the Department of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, he joined the faculty staff as an Instructor of Medicine and later on rise to the rank of his current position as Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology.
He has published over 70 original peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews, and editorials.
His research program has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society.
He is a fellow of the American Heart Association, and a member of the American Physiological Society and the Endocrine Society. He has received awards from the American Physiological Society, American Heart Association, and the Endocrine Society. He serves at the American Physiological Society as the Chair of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Section.
He is a grant reviewer of multiple national and international organizations and foundations. He is an ad hoc manuscript reviewer of many top-ranked international journals.
Education
| University of Buenos Aires, PhD, Biochemistry/Molecular Physiology | 2000 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Graduate Student International Fellowship, Molecular and Cellular Biology | 1998 |
| University of Buenos Aires, Licentiate, Biological Sciences/Molecular Biology and Genetics | 1993 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Endocrinology |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry | 07/2019 - Present |
| Associate Member | 2011 - Present |
| Member | 2009 - Present |
| Member | 2009 - Present |
| Graduate Faculty, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences | 07/2008 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry | 07/2014 - 06/2019 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry | 07/2008 - 06/2014 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology And Biophysics | 2008 - 06/2008 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 05/2001 - 12/2007 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 05/2000 - 04/2001 |
| Senior Teaching Assistant, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Department of Biological Sciences | 1998 - 2000 |
| Teaching Assistant, Bar-Ilan University (Argentina), Department of Biological Sciences | 1998 - 1999 |
| Teaching Assistant, University of Morón (Argentina), Department of Chemical Sciences | 1996 - 1998 |
| Teaching Assistant (graduate), University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Department of Biological Sciences | 1995 - 1998 |
| Teaching Assistant (undergraduate), University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Department of Depts. of Biological Chemistry and Biological Sciences | 1990 - 1995 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Intramural, Effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists on trabecular bone score in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, NIH-NHLBI | 05/2019 - 04/2020 |
| Extramural, Effect of adipocyte-secreted extracellular vesicles and a bisphosphonate, alendronate, on metabolic-syndrome-associated obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, FONCyT (Argentina) | 04/2019 - 03/2022 |
| Extramural, Role of microRNA-21 in the androgen-induced metabolic effects in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, NIH-NIGMS | 01/2019 - 12/2023 |
| Intramural, Role of MicroRNA-21 in Depression-like Behaviors, University of Mississippi Medical Center Neuro Institute Pilot Grant Program | 02/2018 - 01/2019 |
| Extramural, Mechanisms of hypertension in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, NIH- NHLBI | 01/2018 - 11/2021 |
| Extramural, Role of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the hypertension of PCOS, NIH-NIGMS | 06/2017 - 05/2022 |
| Extramural, Role of microRNA-21 in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure., NIH-NIDDK | 04/2016 - 03/2019 |
| Extramural, Hormonal and intrarenal mechanisms of postmenopausal hypertension, NIH-NHLBI | 08/2014 - 05/2019 |
| Extramural, Mississippi diversity in hypertension and cardiorenal researchers program, NIH-NHLBI | 04/2014 - 03/2019 |
| Extramural, Humoral factors in gender differences in blood pressure control, NIH-NHLBI | 01/2012 - 12/2016 |
| Extramural, Role of microRNA-21 in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, American Heart Association | 01/2012 - 12/2016 |
| Extramural, EPAC-mediated intracellular signaling in 3T3-L1 fibroblasts differentiation, National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion (Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, ANPCyT) | 10/2010 - 10/2013 |
| Extramural, Hypertension and cardiorenal diseases research training program, NIH-NHLBI | 09/2010 - 08/2020 |
| Extramural, Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant | 01/2009 - 12/2010 |
| Extramural, Hormonal mechanisms of postmenopausal hypertension, NIH-NHLBI | 12/2008 - 07/2014 |
| Intramural, Role of RGS proteins in aldosterone-mediated hypertension and target-organ injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center Intramural Research Support Program | 11/2008 - 10/2009 |
| Extramural, Gender and susceptibility to kidney damage in high BP, NIH-NHLBI | 04/2007 - 03/2013 |
| Intramural, NGFI-B nuclear orphan receptor family and adrenal aldosterone production, University of Mississippi Medical Center Intramural Research Support Program | 11/2003 - 04/2005 |
Publications
Peer Review Results | |
| Moslemi S, Romero D, Sanderson T, Vijayan M Peer Review Results for the H295R Cell-Based Assay for Steroidogenesis U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), Steroidogenesis - Cell-based H295R (Tier 1), online publication | 2008 |
Journal Article | |
| Dhar AS, Syed M, Romero DG Development of Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance in Drosophila melanogaster and Characterization of the Anti-Diabetic Effects of Resveratrol and Pterostilbene. Journal of Emerging Investigators. 2018. July 2, 2018. www.emerginginvestigators.org | 2018 |
| Vicent GP, Lanuza GM, Romero DG, Di Croce L, Pecci A Glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis: a simple set of laboratory experiments Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2000: 28: 307-312 | 2000 |
| Hamoud MMS, Osman NA, Rezq S, A A Abd El-Wahab H, E A Hassan A, Abdel-Fattah HA, Romero DG, Ghanim AM, Design and Synthesis of Novel 1,3,4-Oxadiazole and 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives as Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors with Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant activity in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 Macrophages. Bioorganic chemistry, 2022 Jul;124:105808 | 2022 |
| Huffman AM, Rezq S, Basnet J, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Entry Proteins in Hyperandrogenemic Female Mice: Implications for Women with PCOS and COVID-19. International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 Apr 25;22(9) | 2021 |
| Ghanim AM, Rezq S, Ibrahim TS, Romero DG, Kothayer H, Novel 1,2,4-triazine-quinoline hybrids: The privileged scaffolds as potent multi-target inhibitors of LPS-induced inflammatory response via dual COX-2 and 15-LOX inhibition. European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 Jul 5;219:113457 | 2021 |
| Pruett JE, Torres Fernandez ED, Everman SJ, Vinson RM, Davenport K, Logan MK, Ye SA, Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL, Impact of SGLT-2 Inhibition on Cardiometabolic Abnormalities in a Rat Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 Mar 4;22(5) | 2021 |
| Yanes Cardozo LL, Rezq S, Pruett JE, Romero DG, Androgens, the kidney, and COVID-19: an opportunity for translational research. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 2021 Feb 1;320(2):F243-F248 | 2021 |
| Sakr A, Rezq S, Ibrahim SM, Soliman E, Baraka MM, Romero DG, Kothayer H, Design and synthesis of novel quinazolinones conjugated ibuprofen, indole acetamide, or thioacetohydrazide as selective COX-2 inhibitors: anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anticancer activities. Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 2021 Dec;36(1):1810-1828 | 2021 |
| Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, Management of cardiometabolic complications in polycystic ovary syndrome: Unmet needs. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2021 Nov;35(11):e21945 | 2021 |
| Rezq S, Huffman AM, Basnet J, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, Cardiac and Renal SARS-CoV-2 Viral Entry Protein Regulation by Androgens and Diet: Implications for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and COVID-19. International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 Sep 9;22(18) | 2021 |
| Shawky NM, Patil CN, Dalmasso C, Maranon RO, Romero DG, Drummond H, Reckelhoff JF, Pregnancy Protects Hyperandrogenemic Female Rats From Postmenopausal Hypertension. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2020 Sep;76(3):943-952 | 2020 |
| Torres Fernandez ED, Huffman AM, Syed M, Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL, Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Cardiometabolic Complications in a Rat Model of Postmenopausal PCOS. Endocrinology, 2019 Dec 1;160(12):2787-2799 | 2019 |
| Reckelhoff JF, Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL, Sex, Oxidative Stress, and Hypertension: Insights From Animal Models. Physiology (Bethesda, Md.), 2019 May 1;34(3):178-188 | 2019 |
| Syed M, Ball JP, Mathis KW, Hall ME, Ryan MJ, Rothenberg ME, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, MicroRNA-21 ablation exacerbates aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, remodeling, and dysfunction. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2018 Dec 1;315(6):E1154-E1167 | 2018 |
| Torres Fernandez ED, Adams KV, Syed M, Maranon RO, Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL, Long-Lasting Androgen-Induced Cardiometabolic Effects in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2018 Aug 1;2(8):949-964 | 2018 |
| Rajkowska G, Legutko B, Moulana M, Syed M, Romero DG, Stockmeier CA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Astrocyte pathology in the ventral prefrontal white matter in depression. Journal of psychiatric research, 2018 Jul;102:150-158 | 2018 |
| Gabrielli M, Romero DG, Martini CN, Raiger Iustman LJ, Vila MDC, MCAM knockdown impairs PPARγ expression and 3T3-L1 fibroblasts differentiation to adipocytes. Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2018 Nov;448(1-2):299-309 | 2018 |
| Mahajan GJ, Vallender EJ, Garrett MR, Challagundla L, Overholser JC, Jurjus G, Dieter L, Syed M, Romero DG, Benghuzzi H, Stockmeier CA, Altered neuro-inflammatory gene expression in hippocampus in major depressive disorder. Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2018 Mar 2;82:177-186 | 2018 |
| Dalmasso C, Patil CN, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, Maranon RO, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Consequences of Testosterone Supplements in Young and Old Male Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats: Implications for Testosterone Supplements in Men. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017 Oct 17;6(10) | 2017 |
| Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, Reckelhoff JF, Cardiometabolic Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Role of Androgens. Physiology (Bethesda, Md.), 2017 Sep;32(5):357-366 | 2017 |
| Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Hall KO, Bonner H, Roller AM, Syed M, Park CJ, Ball JP, Rothenberg ME, Stockmeier CA, Romero DG, MicroRNA-21: Expression in oligodendrocytes and correlation with low myelin mRNAs in depression and alcoholism. Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2017 Oct 3;79(Pt B):503-514 | 2017 |
| Ball JP, Syed M, Marañon RO, Hall ME, Kc R, Reckelhoff JF, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, Role and Regulation of MicroRNAs in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction in Male Rats. Endocrinology, 2017 Jun 1;158(6):1859-1874 | 2017 |
| do Carmo JM, da Silva AA, Romero DG, Hall JE, Changes in ambient temperature elicit divergent control of metabolic and cardiovascular actions by leptin. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2017 Jun;31(6):2418-2428 | 2017 |
| Dalmasso C, Maranon R, Patil C, Moulana M, Romero DG, Reckelhoff JF, 20-HETE and CYP4A2 ω-hydroxylase contribute to the elevated blood pressure in hyperandrogenemic female rats. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 2016 Jul 1;311(1):F71-7 | 2016 |
| Kollareddy M, Dimitrova E, Vallabhaneni KC, Chan A, Le T, Chauhan KM, Carrero ZI, Ramakrishnan G, Watabe K, Haupt Y, Haupt S, Pochampally R, Boss GR, Romero DG, Radu CG, Martinez LA, Regulation of nucleotide metabolism by mutant p53 contributes to its gain-of-function activities. Nature communications, 2015 Jun 12;6:7389 | 2015 |
| Yun J, Espinoza I, Pannuti A, Romero D, Martinez L, Caskey M, Stanculescu A, Bocchetta M, Rizzo P, Band V, Band H, Kim HM, Park SK, Kang KW, Avantaggiati ML, Gomez CR, Golde T, Osborne B, Miele L, p53 Modulates Notch Signaling in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells by Associating With the Notch Transcriptional Complex Via MAML1. Journal of cellular physiology, 2015 Dec;230(12):3115-27 | 2015 |
| Zhang MZ, Ferrigno O, Wang Z, Ohnishi M, Prunier C, Levy L, Razzaque M, Horne WC, Romero D, Tzivion G, Colland F, Baron R, Atfi A, TGIF governs a feed-forward network that empowers Wnt signaling to drive mammary tumorigenesis. Cancer cell, 2015 Apr 13;27(4):547-60 | 2015 |
| Gabrielli M, Martini CN, Brandani JN, Iustman LJ, Romero DG, del C Vila M, Exchange protein activated by cyclic AMP is involved in the regulation of adipogenic genes during 3T3-L1 fibroblasts differentiation. Development, growth & differentiation, 2014 Feb;56(2):143-51 | 2014 |
| Ettahar A, Ferrigno O, Zhang MZ, Ohnishi M, Ferrand N, Prunier C, Levy L, Bourgeade MF, Bieche I, Romero DG, Colland F, Atfi A, Identification of PHRF1 as a tumor suppressor that promotes the TGF-β cytostatic program through selective release of TGIF-driven PML inactivation. Cell reports, 2013 Aug 15;4(3):530-41 | 2013 |
| Yanes LL, Romero DG, Moulana M, Lima R, Davis DD, Zhang H, Lockhart R, Racusen LC, Reckelhoff JF, Cardiovascular-renal and metabolic characterization of a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome. Gender medicine, 2011 Apr;8(2):103-15 | 2011 |
| Yanes LL, Lima R, Moulana M, Romero DG, Yuan K, Ryan MJ, Baker R, Zhang H, Fan F, Davis DD, Roman RJ, Reckelhoff JF, Postmenopausal hypertension: role of 20-HETE. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2011 Jun;300(6):R1543-8 | 2011 |
| Romero DG, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Angiotensin II-regulated transcription regulatory genes in adrenal steroidogenesis. Physiological genomics, 2010 Nov 29;42A(4):259-66 | 2010 |
| Yanes LL, Romero DG, Iliescu R, Zhang H, Davis D, Reckelhoff JF, Postmenopausal hypertension: role of the Renin-Angiotensin system. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2010 Sep;56(3):359-63 | 2010 |
| Sartori-Valinotti JC, Venegas-Pont MR, Lamarca BB, Romero DG, Yanes LL, Racusen LC, Jones AV, Ryan MJ, Reckelhoff JF, Rosiglitazone reduces blood pressure in female Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Steroids, 2010 Nov;75(11):794-9 | 2010 |
| Yanes LL, Romero DG, Dihydrotestosterone stimulates aldosterone secretion by H295R human adrenocortical cells. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2009 May 6;303(1-2):50-6 | 2009 |
| Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez MT, de Rodriguez AF, Romero DG, Warden MP, Plonczynski MW, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Immunohistochemical demonstration of the mineralocorticoid receptor, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 and -2, and hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in rat ovary. The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society, 2009 Jul;57(7):633-41 | 2009 |
| Yanes LL, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Iliescu R, Romero DG, Racusen LC, Zhang H, Reckelhoff JF, Testosterone-dependent hypertension and upregulation of intrarenal angiotensinogen in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 2009 Apr;296(4):F771-9 | 2009 |
| Shah P, Romero DG, Swiatlo E, Role of polyamine transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae response to physiological stress and murine septicemia. Microbial pathogenesis, 2008 Sep;45(3):167-72 | 2008 |
| Kubisch HM, Gagliardi C, Romero DG, Bunnell BA, Ratterree MS, Kinetics of pronuclear development and the effects of vector type and timing of injection on the efficiency of gene transfer into rhesus macaque embryos. Molecular reproduction and development, 2008 Oct;75(10):1505-14 | 2008 |
| Romero DG, Plonczynski MW, Carvajal CA, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Microribonucleic acid-21 increases aldosterone secretion and proliferation in H295R human adrenocortical cells. Endocrinology, 2008 May;149(5):2477-83 | 2008 |
| Gomez-Sanchez EP, Romero DG, de Rodriguez AF, Warden MP, Krozowski Z, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 tissue distribution in the rat. Endocrinology, 2008 Feb;149(2):525-33 | 2008 |
| Romero DG, Plonczynski MW, Welsh BL, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Zhou MY, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gene expression profile in rat adrenal zona glomerulosa cells stimulated with aldosterone secretagogues. Physiological genomics, 2007 Dec 19;32(1):117-27 | 2007 |
| Romero DG, Zhou MY, Yanes LL, Plonczynski MW, Washington TR, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Regulators of G-protein signaling 4 in adrenal gland: localization, regulation, and role in aldosterone secretion. The Journal of endocrinology, 2007 Aug;194(2):429-40 | 2007 |
| Martini CN, Romero DG, Yanes LL, Vila Mdel C, Induction of 5-aminolevulinate synthase by activators of steroid biosynthesis. Life sciences, 2007 Jun 13;81(1):19-25 | 2007 |
| Romero DG, Rilli S, Plonczynski MW, Yanes LL, Zhou MY, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Adrenal transcription regulatory genes modulated by angiotensin II and their role in steroidogenesis. Physiological genomics, 2007 Jun 19;30(1):26-34 | 2007 |
| Romero DG, Yanes LL, de Rodriguez AF, Plonczynski MW, Welsh BL, Reckelhoff JF, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Disabled-2 is expressed in adrenal zona glomerulosa and is involved in aldosterone secretion. Endocrinology, 2007 Jun;148(6):2644-52 | 2007 |
| Romero DG, Welsh BL, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Yanes LL, Rilli S, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Angiotensin II-mediated protein kinase D activation stimulates aldosterone and cortisol secretion in H295R human adrenocortical cells. Endocrinology, 2006 Dec;147(12):6046-55 | 2006 |
| Yanes LL, Romero DG, Iles JW, Iliescu R, Gomez-Sanchez C, Reckelhoff JF, Sexual dimorphism in the renin-angiotensin system in aging spontaneously hypertensive rats. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2006 Aug;291(2):R383-90 | 2006 |
| Romero DG, Plonczynski MW, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Yanes LL, Gomez-Sanchez CE, RGS2 is regulated by angiotensin II and functions as a negative feedback of aldosterone production in H295R human adrenocortical cells. Endocrinology, 2006 Aug;147(8):3889-97 | 2006 |
| Gomez-Sanchez CE, de Rodriguez AF, Romero DG, Estess J, Warden MP, Gomez-Sanchez MT, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Development of a panel of monoclonal antibodies against the mineralocorticoid receptor. Endocrinology, 2006 Mar;147(3):1343-8 | 2006 |
| Romero DG, Vergara GR, Zhu Z, Covington GS, Plonczynski MW, Yanes LL, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Interleukin-8 synthesis, regulation, and steroidogenic role in H295R human adrenocortical cells. Endocrinology, 2006 Feb;147(2):891-8 | 2006 |
| Carvajal CA, Romero DG, Mosso LM, González AA, Campino C, Montero J, Fardella CE, Biochemical and genetic characterization of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in low-renin essential hypertensives. Journal of hypertension, 2005 Jan;23(1):71-7 | 2005 |
| Gomez-Sanchez EP, Ahmad N, Romero DG, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Is aldosterone synthesized within the rat brain? American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2005 Feb;288(2):E342-6 | 2005 |
| Yanes LL, Romero DG, Cucchiarelli VE, Fortepiani LA, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Santacruz F, Reckelhoff JF, Role of endothelin in mediating postmenopausal hypertension in a rat model. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2005 Jan;288(1):R229-33 | 2005 |
| Yanes L, Romero D, Iliescu R, Cucchiarelli VE, Fortepiani LA, Santacruz F, Bell W, Zhang H, Reckelhoff JF, Systemic arterial pressure response to two weeks of Tempol therapy in SHR: involvement of NO, the RAS, and oxidative stress. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2005 Apr;288(4):R903-8 | 2005 |
| Romero DG, Plonczynski M, Vergara GR, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Angiotensin II early regulated genes in H295R human adrenocortical cells. Physiological genomics, 2004 Sep 16;19(1):106-16 | 2004 |
| Gomez-Sanchez EP, Ahmad N, Romero DG, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Origin of aldosterone in the rat heart. Endocrinology, 2004 Nov;145(11):4796-802 | 2004 |
| Ahmad N, Romero DG, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Do human vascular endothelial cells produce aldosterone? Endocrinology, 2004 Aug;145(8):3626-9 | 2004 |
| Carvajal CA, Gonzalez AA, Romero DG, González A, Mosso LM, Lagos ET, Hevia Mdel P, Rosati MP, Perez-Acle TO, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Montero JA, Fardella CE, Two homozygous mutations in the 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene in a case of apparent mineralocorticoid excess. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2003 Jun;88(6):2501-7 | 2003 |
| Gomez-Sanchez EP, Ganjam V, Chen YJ, Liu Y, Zhou MY, Toroslu C, Romero DG, Hughson MD, de Rodriguez A, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Regulation of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes in the rat kidney by estradiol. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2003 Aug;285(2):E272-9 | 2003 |
| Yu L, Romero DG, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Steroidogenic enzyme gene expression in the human brain. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2002 Apr 25;190(1-2):9-17 | 2002 |
| Romero DG, Zhou M, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Cloning and expression of the bovine 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-2. The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology, 2000 Apr;72(5):231-7 | 2000 |
| Morita H, Cozza EN, Zhou MY, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Romero DG, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Regulation of the 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the rat adrenal. Decrease enzymatic activity induced by ACTH. Endocrine, 1997 Dec;7(3):331-5 | 1997 |
| Martini CN, Vaena de Avalos SG, Romero DG, San Martín de Viale L, Vila Mde C, Heme availability affects corticosterone and aldosterone biosynthesis in rat adrenal. Steroids, 1997 Dec;62(12):767-70 | 1997 |
| Pecci A, Romero DG, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Lantos CP, Cozza EN, Effects of staurosporine on ACTH-mediated stimulation of aldosterone production. Cellular signalling, 1996 Aug;8(5):381-6 | 1996 |
| Romero DG, Pecci A, Lantos CP, Cozza EN, Endothelin-1-induced incorporation of cholesterol into rat adrenals. Steroids, 1996 May;61(5):317-22 | 1996 |
| Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL, Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Primary Aldosteronism: What is New in the 2016 Update? International journal of endocrinology and metabolic disorders, 2016;2(3) | |
| Marañon RO, Juncos LA, Joo Turoni C, Karbiner S, Romero D, Peral de Bruno M, Tempol blunts afferent arteriolar remodeling in chronic nitric oxide-deficient hypertension without normalizing blood pressure. Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993), 2014;36(3):132-9 | |
| Zgheib C, Kurdi M, Zouein FA, Gunter BW, Stanley BA, Zgheib J, Romero DG, King SB, Paolocci N, Booz GW, Acyloxy nitroso compounds inhibit LIF signaling in endothelial cells and cardiac myocytes: evidence that STAT3 signaling is redox-sensitive. PloS one, 2012;7(8):e43313 | |
| Yanes LL, Romero DG, Iliescu R, Reckelhoff JF, A single pill to treat postmenopausal hypertension? Not yet. Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2011;11(13):1736-41 | |
| Pecci A, Romero DG, Lantos CP, Cozza EN, Mechanisms of action of endothelin-1 in rat adrenal. Life sciences, 1998;63(15):1315-28 | |
Abstracts | |
| Torres Fernandez ED, Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL Metabolic Syndrome and the Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in a Model of Postmenopausal PCOS FASEB J April 2018 32:766.2 | 2018 |
| Njemanze SL, Lewis C, Syed M, Huffman AM, Ball JP, Broome HJ, Ryan MJ, Hatley ME, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG MicroRNA-21 Overexpression Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Renal Injury FASEB J April 2018 32:584.4 | 2018 |
| Bonner H, Park CJ, Syed M, Romero DG, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Association of microRNA-21 with oligodendrocyte alterations in the white matter in depression Biol Psychiatry 2017 81(10) Supplement, Abstract 844. | 2017 |
| Torres-Fernandez E, Adams A, Syed M, Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL Does Androgen Withdrawal Reverse The Deleterious Cardiometabolic Effects Triggered by Hyperandrogenemia in PCOS? FASEB J April 2017 31:1089.5 | 2017 |
| Njemanze SL, Syed M, Ramachandran Nair L, Ball JP, Mathis KW, Ryan MJ, Rothenberg ME, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG MicroRNA-21 Ablation Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Renal Injury FASEB J April 2017 31:716.14 | 2017 |
| Syed M, Ball JP, Broome HJ, Hall ME, Ryan MJ, Hatley ME, Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG MicroRNA-21 Overexpression Attenuates Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury and Hypertension FASEB J April 2017 31:885.1 | 2017 |
| Romero DG. Role of MicroRNAs in Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction in Primary Aldosteronism Medicina 2016 76(Supp. 1) 17 | 2016 |
| Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Park CJ, Syed M, Hall KO, Ball JP, Stockmeier C, Romero DG. Decrease of microRNA-21 in the prefrontal white matter in depression in relation to microRNA-21 target genes. Biol Psychiatry 2016 79(9) Supplement, Abstract 587 | 2016 |
| Syed M, Ball JP, Yanes LL, Romero DG Regulation of the Cardiac Fibroblast Transcriptome by Aldosterone In Vivo. FASEB J April 2016 30:765.10 | 2016 |
| Yanes Cardozo LL, Reckelhoff JF, Romero DG Effect of Estradiol Replacement in Hypertension in the Aging Female Dahl Salt Sensitive Rat The Physiologist 59(1) Abstract 17.8, 2016 | 2015 |
| Syed M, Ball JP, Mathis KW, Hall ME, Ryan MJ, Rothenberg ME, Romero DG MicroRNA-21 Ablation Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, Remodeling and Dysfunction. FASEB J April 2015 29:1037.3. | 2015 |
| Maranon R, Yanes Cardozo L, Romero DG, Dalmasso C, Patil C, Reckelhoff JR Mechanisms responsible for elevated blood pressure with Chronic Testosterone Supplement in Hypogonadal Obese Zucker Rats FASEB J April 2015 29:813.4 | 2015 |
| Ball JP, Syed M, Romero DG Left Ventricle Cardiac Fibroblast Transcriptome Regulation by Aldosterone In Vivo. FASEB J April 2015 29:665.12 | 2015 |
| Yanes Cardozo LL, Maranon, RO, Ball JP, Reckelhoff JF, Romero DG Two sides of the same coin: Consequences of testosterone replacement in a rat model of metabolic syndrome. Endocr Rev 2015 36(2): FRI-571 | 2015 |
| Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, Reckelhoff JF Effect of Estradiol Replacement in Hypertension in the Aging Female Dahl Salt Sensitive Rat Endocr Rev 2014 35(3): SAT-0010 | 2014 |
| Syed M, Ball JP, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Romero DG MicroRNA-21 expression analysis in mice FASEB J April 2014 28:711.6 | 2014 |
| Ball JP, Syed M, Maranon R, Reckelhoff JF, Yanes Cardozo LL, Iyer RP, Lindsey M, Romero DG Role of blood pressure in chronic aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury FASEB J April 2014 28:701.5 | 2014 |
| Soljancic A, Romero D, Arany I, Lopez-Ruiz A, Maranon R, Chandrashekar K, Liu R, Juncos LA Sildenafil (SIL) Protects Against Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction via Direct Effects on Myocardial Cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 24, 2013: 642A | 2013 |
| Maranon RO, Romero DG, Bui B, Zhang Z, Zhang H, Hosick K, Smith A, Reckelhoff JF Hypertension in a Rat Model of Postmenopausal Hyperandrogenemia (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome): Roles of the Renin-Angiotensin and Sympathetic Nervous Systems Hypertension. 2013;62:A61 | 2013 |
| Ball JP, Syed M, Marañon R, Reckelhoff JF, Yanes LL, Romero DG Role of Blood Pressure in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury Hypertension. 2013;62:A357 | 2013 |
| Patil C, Moulana M, Romero D, Roman RJ, Baker R, Reckelhoff JF 20-HETE contributes to the hypertension in a model of postmenopausal polycystic ovary syndrome Hypertension. 2013;62:A251 | 2013 |
| Romero D, Ball J, Bandyopadhyay, Yanes L MicroRNA-21 Is an Aldosterone Target in Cardiac Fibroblasts Endocr Rev 2013 34: MON-754 | 2013 |
| Gabrielli M, Martini C, Romero D, Vila MC MIX-cAMP signaling in 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation FASEB J April 9, 2013 27:lb116 | 2013 |
| Romero DG, Price JE, Hall ME, Bandyopadhyay S, Yanes LL Aldosterone-mediated cardiac regulation of microRNA-21 FASEB J April 9, 2013 27:936.4 | 2013 |
| Price JE, Hall M, Yanes LL, Romero DG Role of microRNA-21 in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury Endocr Rev 2012 33: OR48-5 | 2012 |
| Moulana M, Zhang H, Yanes LL, Romero DG, Fan F, Purser CA, Baker R, Roman RJ, Reckelhoff JF 20-HETE and CYP 4A Isoforms in a Model of Postmenopausal Hypertension FASEB J March 17, 2011 25:822.14 | 2011 |
| Ojeda NB, Romero DG, Dasinger JH, Alexander BT, Rhodes P. Aldosterone levels are inversely correlated to superoxide dismutase acitivity in the low-birth-weight newborn FASEB J April 6, 2010 24:629.6 | 2010 |
| Romero DG, Price JE Left ventricle transcriptome in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury FASEB J April 6, 2010 24:791.9 | 2010 |
| Yanes LL, Davis D, Romero DG, Reckelhoff JF Activation of angiotensin II mediated hypertension in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome FASEB J April 6, 2010 24:1041.14 | 2010 |
| Romero DG Gene expression profile in human mesangial cells stimulated with aldosterone FASEB J April 22, 2009 23:801.3 | 2009 |
| Yanes LL, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Iliescu R, Romero DG, Zhang H, Davis DD, Reckelhoff JF Renal and cardiovascular features of a new model of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome FASEB J April 22, 2009 23:968.7 | 2009 |
| Yanes LL, Iliescu R, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Romero DG, Stec DE, Reckelhoff JF1. Yanes LL, Iliescu R, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Romero DG, Stec DE, Reckelhoff JF 20-HETE contributes to hypertension in postmenopausal rats FASEB J April 5, 2008 22:969.30 | 2008 |
| Romero DG, Plonczynski MW, Carvajal CA, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE MicroRNA-21 Increases Aldosterone Secretion and Proliferation in H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells FASEB J April 5, 2008 22:736.6 | 2008 |
Editorial | |
| Yanes Cardozo LL, Romero DG, Novel biomarkers of childhood and adolescent obesity. Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, 2021 Aug;44(8):1030-1033 | 2021 |
| Romero DG, Yanes Cardozo LL, Cardiovascular Events in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Is the Debate Settled for Good? The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2021 Nov 19;106(12):e5258-e5259 | 2021 |
| Syed M, Ball JP, Romero DG, Let-7i: lethal weapon against angiotensin ii-induced cardiac injury. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2015 Oct;66(4):739-41 | 2015 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNAs in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury and dysfunction, V International Symposium of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | 08/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Metabolic Syndrome and the Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in a Model of Postmenopausal PCOS, Experimental Biology 2018, San Diego, CA. | 04/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 Overexpression Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Renal Injury, Experimental Biology 2018, San Diego, CA | 04/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Long lasting androgen-induced cardiometabolic effects in a model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 04/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, MicroRNAs: Small molecules with big roles in cardiovascular disease, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA | 09/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Association of microRNA-21 with oligodendrocyte alterations in the white matter in depression, 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Biological Psychiatry., San Diego, CA | 05/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, MicroRNAs in Primary Aldosteronism: Small molecules, big roles, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry, Jackson, MS | 05/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 Ablation Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Renal Injury, Experimental Biology 2017, Chicago, IL | 04/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 Overexpression Attenuates Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury and Hypertension, Experimental Biology 2017, Chicago, IL | 04/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Withdrawal Reverse The Deleterious Cardiometabolic Effects Triggered by Hyperandrogenemia in PCOS?, Experimental Biology 2017, Chicago, IL | 04/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of MicroRNAs in Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction in Primary Aldosteronism, LXI Annual Meeting of the Argentine Society of Clinical Investigation, Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNAs in Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction in Primary Aldosteronism, Argentine Society of Clinical Investigation LXI Annual Meeting, Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, MicroRNAs: Small molecules with big roles in cardiovascular disease, Millsaps College, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson, MS | 08/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of Hypertension in Cardiovascular Injury in Primary Aldosteronism, Joint Meeting Paraguayan Society of Hypertension, Paraguayan Society of Transplants and Paraguayan Society of Nephrology, Asunción, Paraguay | 05/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Decrease of microRNA-21 in the prefrontal white matter in depression in relation to microRNA-21 target genes, 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for Biological Psychiatry, Atlanta, GA | 05/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction in Primary Aldosteronism, National University of Asunción, School of Medicine Hospital, Asunción, Paraguay | 05/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Regulation of the Cardiac Fibroblast Transcriptome by Aldosterone In Vivo, Experimental Biology 2016, San Diego, CA | 04/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNAs in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction, UM/UMMC Research Day 2016. University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Hypertension in the Aging Female Dahl Salt Sensitive Rat. Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases: Physiology and Gender, Annapolis, MD | 11/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNAs in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, Jackson State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson, MS | 09/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNAs in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Jackson, MS | 07/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Molecular Mechanisms of Aldosterone-Mediated Target-Organ Injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), Jackson, MS | 06/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Mechanisms responsible for elevated blood pressure with Chronic Testosterone Supplement in Hypogonadal Obese Zucker Rats, Experimental Biology 2015, Boston, MA | 03/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Left Ventricle Cardiac Fibroblast Transcriptome Regulation by Aldosterone In Vivo, Experimental Biology 2015, Boston, MA | 03/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 Ablation Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, Remodeling and Dysfunction, Experimental Biology 2015., Boston, MA. | 03/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Two sides of the same coin: Consequences of testosterone replacement in a rat model of metabolic syndrome, 97th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society., San Diego, CA | 03/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 expression analysis in the adult mouse central nervous system, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting., Washington, DC. | 11/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 ablation exacerbates aldosterone-mediated cardiac inflammation, fibrosis, hypertrophy and dysfunction, High Blood Pressure Research 2014 Scientific Sessions., San Francisco, CA | 09/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNA-21 in liver zonation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Cardio Renal Research Center, Jackson, MS | 08/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Molecular Mechanisms of Aldosterone-Mediated Target-Organ Injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), Jackson, MS | 06/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of Estradiol Replacement in Hypertension in the Aging Female Dahl Salt Sensitive Rat, 96th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society/International Congress of Endocrinology., Chicago, IL | 04/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 expression analysis in mice., Experimental Biology 2014, San Diego,CA | 04/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of blood pressure in chronic aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, Experimental Biology 2014, San Diego, CA | 04/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Sildenafil (SIL) Protects Against Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction via Direct Effects on Myocardial Cells., ASN Kidney Week 2013 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA | 11/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Hypertension in a Rat Model of Postmenopausal Hyperandrogenemia (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome): Roles of the Renin-Angiotensin and Sympathetic Nervous Systems., High Blood Pressure Research 2013 Scientific Sessions., New Orleans, LA | 09/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of Blood Pressure in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, High Blood Pressure Research 2013, New Orleans, LA | 09/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, 20-HETE contributes to the hypertension in a model of postmenopausal polycystic ovary syndrome., High Blood Pressure Research 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA | 09/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of Blood Pressure in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, High Blood Pressure Research 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA | 09/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, 20-HETE contributes to the hypertension in a model of postmenopausal polycystic ovary syndrome, High Blood Pressure Research 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA | 09/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Hypertension in a Rat Model of Postmenopausal Hyperandrogenemia (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome): Roles of the Renin-Angiotensin and Sympathetic Nervous Systems, High Blood Pressure Research 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA | 09/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 Is an Aldosterone Target in Cardiac Fibroblasts, 95th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, San Francisco, CA | 06/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Is Aldosterone-Mediated Target Organ Damage Blood Pressure Independent?, Cardio Renal Research Center, Jackson, MS | 05/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, miRNAs in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry WIP, Jackson, MS | 04/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Aldosterone-mediated cardiac regulation of microRNA-21, Experimental Biology 2013, Boston, MA | 04/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, MIX-cAMP signaling in 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation, Experimental Biology 2013, Boston, MA | 04/2013 |
| Scientific Presentations, Is Aldosterone-Mediated Target Organ Damage Blood Pressure Independent?, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dr. Reckelhoff's WIP meeting, Jackson, MS | 02/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of MicroRNA-21 in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, Mississippi State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State, MS | 2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of MIX-cAMP on C/EBPβ and PPARγ during 3T3-L1 fibroblasts differentiation to adipocytes, LVII Scientific Meeting of the Argentine Society for Clinical Investigation, Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11/2012 |
| Scientific Presentations, Gene expression regulation by MIX-cAMP during 3T3-L1 fibroblasts differentiation to adipocytes, LVII Scientific Meeting of the Argentine Society for Clinical Investigation, Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNA-21 in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, 38th International Aldosterone Conference Meeting, Houston, TX | 06/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of microRNA-21 in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, 94th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, Houston, TX | 06/2012 |
| Scientific Presentations, miRNA quantification and functional analysis, University of University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dr. Hall's lab WIP meeting, Jackson, MS | 06/2012 |
| Scientific Presentations, Role of microRNA-21 in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, 38th International Aldosterone Conference Meeting, Houston, TX | 06/2012 |
| Scientific Presentations, Role of microRNA-21 in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, 94th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, Houston, TX | 06/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Regulator of G-protein signaling 22 and breast cancer cell proliferation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Cancer Institute, Tumor & Cell Biology Program, Jackson, MS | 04/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Angiotensin II stimulate TNF-alpha in a hyperandrogenic female rat, American College of Physicians Associate Research Competition, New Orleans, LA | 04/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of miR-21 in Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Cardio Renal Research Center, Jackson, MS | 02/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Angiotensin II mediates hypertension and TNFα upregulation in a rat model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, American Medical Association 9th Annual MSS/RFS Joint Research Symposium, New Orleans, LA | 11/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Gender differences in renal oxidative stress enzymes in Dahl SS rats: Effects of salt and ovariectomy, 2011 APS Conference: Physiology of Cardiovascular Diseases: Gender Disparities, Jackson, MS | 10/2011 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Regulator of G-protein signaling 22 and breast cancer cell proliferation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry, Annual Retreat, Jackson, MS | 08/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, 20-HETE and CYP 4A Isoforms in a Model of Postmenopausal Hypertension, Experimental Biology 2011, Washington DC | 04/2011 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Molecular Mechanisms of Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Cardio Renal Research Center, Jackson, MS | 02/2011 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Regulator of G-protein signaling 22 and breast cancer cell proliferation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry, Jackson, MS | 2011 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Left ventricle transcriptome in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, 36th International Aldosterone Conference Meeting, San Diego, CA | 04/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Left ventricle transcriptome in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA | 04/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Activation of angiotensin II mediated hypertension in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome, Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA | 04/2010 |
| Scientific Presentations, Left ventricle transcriptome in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, 36th International Aldosterone Conference Meeting, San Diego, CA | 04/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Aldosterone levels are inversely correlated to superoxide dismutase acitivity in the low-birth-weight newborn, Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA | 04/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Left ventricle transcriptome in aldosterone-mediated cardiac injury, Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA | 04/2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Regulator of G-Protein Signaling 22 and Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Cancer Institute, Jackson, MS | 2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Androgens increase blood pressure by upregulating the intrarenal renin-nagiotensin and endothelin systems in female SD rats, 2009 APS Conference: Sex Steroids and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology, Boomfiled, CO | 07/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Renal and cardiovascular features of a new model of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA | 04/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Gene expression profile in human mesangial cells stimulated with aldosterone, Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA | 04/2009 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Molecular Mechanisms of Aldosterone Synthesis Regulation, Jackson State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson, MS | 2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Adrenal transcription regulatory genes modulated by Angiotensin II and their role in steroidogenesis, Jackson Cardiovascular-Renal Meeting 2008, Jackson, MS | 10/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Aldosterone: From synthesis to action to disease, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry Annual Retreat, Jackson, MS | 08/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, 20-HETE contributes to hypertension in postmenopausal rats, Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA | 04/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Increases Aldosterone Secretion and Proliferation in H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells, Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA | 04/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Aldosterone: From synthesis to action to disease, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jackson, MS | 02/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Aldosterone Synthesis Regulation: Molecular Mechanisms, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry, Jackson, MS | 2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Testosterone Mediates Hypertension and Renal Injury in Dahl Rats Despite High Sodium Diet-mediated Decrease in Testosterone Levels, 2007 APS Conference: Sex Steroids and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology, Austin, TX | 08/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Central Effects of Aldosterone: Update from Studies of Transgenic Rats Over expressing Aldo Synthase in Neurons, 2nd International Workshop On Endocrine Hypertension: Focus On Low Renin Hypertension And Steroidogenic Disorders, Rome, Italy | 06/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Association of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor with the Plasma Membrane, 32th Annual Meeting of the International Aldosterone Conference, Toronto, Canada | 06/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of angiotensin II stimulated gene expression in the adrenal, 2nd International Workshop On Endocrine Hypertension: Focus On Low Renin Hypertension And Steroidogenic Disorders, Rome, Italy | 06/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Neuronal Over-expression of Aldosterone Synthase is Associated with Hypertension and Heart and Kidney Pathology, but not Systemic Aldosterone Elevation, 32th Annual Meeting of the International Aldosterone Conference, Toronto, Canada | 06/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Over-Expression of Aldosterone Synthase in Neurons Is Associated with Hypertension, but Not Systemic Aldosterone Elevation, 9th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, Toronto, Canada | 06/2007 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Aldosterone Synthesis Regulation: Molecular Mechanisms, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jackson, MS | 2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Dihydrotestosterone increases aldosterone secretion by H295R human adrenocortical cells independently of the Renin Angiotensin System, 88th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, Boston, MA | 06/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, RGS2 is Regulated by Angiotensin II and Functions as a Negative Feedback of Aldosterone Production in H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells, 32th Annual Meeting of the International Aldosterone Conference, Boston, MA | 06/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Disabled-2 (Dab2) is Regulated by Low Salt Diet and Angiotensin II in the Rat Adrenal Zona Glomerulosa, 88th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, Boston, MA | 06/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, RGS2 is Regulated by Angiotensin II and Functions as a Negative Feedback of Aldosterone Production in H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells, 88th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, Boston, MA | 06/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Disabled-2 (Dab2) is regulated by low salt diet and Angiotensin II in the rat adrenal zona glomerulosa, 32th Annual Meeting of the International Aldosterone Conference, Boston, MA | 06/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, RGS4 is a negative feedback mechanism of Angiotensin II-mediated aldosterone production in human adrenal cells, Experimental Biology 2006, San Francisco, CA | 04/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Testosterone and Renal Renin Angiotensin System in salt sensitive hypertension, Experimental Biology 2006, San Francisco, CA | 04/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Vector-mediated gene transfer into rhesus macaque embryos, International Embryo Transfer Society, Orlando, FL | 2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Sexual hormones and hypertension in DAHL SS rat. Role of renal endothelin system, 59th Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research, Washington DC | 09/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Sexual Dimorphism in Renin Angiotensin System in Aging Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Experimental Biology 2005, San Diego, CA | 04/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Regulation of RGS Protein Expression by Angiotensin II in H295R Human Adrenal Cells, 87th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA | 04/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Angiotensin II and potassium early regulated genes in H295R human adrenocortical cells, Experimental Biology 2005, San Diego, CA | 04/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Interleukin 8 Secretion in H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells, 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, New Orleans, LA | 06/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Localization of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Rat Ovary Using Monoclonal Antibodies, 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, New Orleans, LA | 06/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of aldosterone in postmenopausal hypertensive SHR, 30th International Aldosterone Conference Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 06/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Newly Developed Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Demonstrate Mineralocorticoid Receptor Expression in Expected and Unexpected Places, 30th Annual Meeting of the International Aldosterone, New Orleans, LA | 06/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Aldosterone and Corticosterone Content and Production in the Rat Brain, 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, New Orleans, LA | 06/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Are Aldosterone and Corticosterone Produced in the Heart under Physiological Conditions?, 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, New Orleans | 06/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Development of a Panel of Monoclonal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antibodies for Use in Immunohistochemistry, 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, New Orleans, LA | 06/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Changes in preproendothelin-1 and its receptors in kidney of postcycling SHR female, Experimental Biology 2004, Washington DC | 04/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of aldosterone in postmenopausal hypertensive SHR, Experimental Biology 2004, Washington DC | 04/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Endothelin in a model of hypertension in menopause, 20th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension, Sao Paulo, Brazil | 02/2004 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Angiotensin-II Regulated Gene Expression in Human Adrenal Cells, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jackson, MS | 2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of ACTH on rat adrenal 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, XLIV Scientific Meeting of the Argentine Society for Clinical Investigation, Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11/1999 |
| Poster Presentation, Cloning and expression of bovine 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II, XXXIV Annual Meeting of the Argentine Society for Biochemical Research, Mendoza, Argentina | 11/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of phenobarbital on rat adrenal steroidogenesis, XXXIII Annual Meeting of the Argentine Society for Biochemical Research, Mendoza, Argentina | 11/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of ACTH and endothelin-1 on adrenal 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity, X International Congress on Hormonal Steroids, Quebec City, Canada | 06/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Heme availability affects corticosterone and aldosterone biosynthesis in rat adrenal, XXXII Annual Meeting of the Argentine Society for Biochemical Research, Cordoba, Argentina | 11/1997 |
| Poster Presentation, Rat adrenal 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity, XLI Scientific Meeting of the Argentine Society for Clinical Investigation, Entre Rios, Argentina | 11/1996 |
| Poster Presentation, Adrenal steroidogenic function in Lagostomus sp. adrenal: Effect of lithium, XLI Scientific Meeting of the Argentine Society for Clinical Investigation, Entre Rios, Argentina | 11/1996 |
| Poster Presentation, Mechanism of endothelin in rat adrenal, International Meeting on Endothelins in Endocrinology: New Advances, Florence, Italy | 10/1994 |
| Poster Presentation, Steroidogenic mechanism of Endothelin-1 in adrenal: Effects on cholesterol incorporation and transport, XXIX Annual Meeting of the Argentine Society for Biochemical Research, Cordoba, Argentina | 11/1993 |
| Poster Presentation, Polyamine effect and variations in ornithine decarboxylase activity in the dimorfic transition of Candida albicans, XXVI Annual Meeting of the Argentine Society for Biochemical Research, Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11/1990 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Caroline tum Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award, American Physiological Society | 2018 |
| Excellence in Research Award (Silver), University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2017 |
| Travel Award, Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI), NIH-NIDDK. | 2017 |
| Excellence in Research Award (Bronze), University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2015 |
| 2013-2014 Basic Science Department of the Year, The Carl G. Evers, MD Society | 2014 |
| Fellow, American Heart Association | 2014 |
| 2012-2013 Basic Science Department of the Year, The Carl G. Evers, MD Society | 2013 |
| 2011-2012 Basic Science Department of the Year, The Carl G. Evers, MD Society | 2012 |
| 2010-2011 Basic Science Department of the Year, The Carl G. Evers, MD Society | 2011 |
| 2009-2010 Basic Science Department of the Year, The Carl G. Evers, MD Society | 2010 |
| 2008-2009 Basic Science Department of the Year, The Carl G. Evers, MD Society | 2009 |
| Mead-Johnson Research Award, American Physiological Society, Endocrinology and Metabolism Section | 2006 |
| Renal Research Recognition Award, American Physiological Society, Renal Section | 2006 |
| Travel Award, American Heart Association, Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences | 2005 |
| Travel Award, International Union of Physiological Sciences | 2005 |
| Travel Award, Endocrine Society | 2003 |
| Graduate Student International Fellowship, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1998 |
| Advanced Graduate Student Research Fellowship, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1997 |
| Graduate Student Research Fellowship, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1993 |
| Undergraduate Student Research Fellowship, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1990 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Physiological Society, Officer, Other Officer | 2020 - Present |
| American Physiological Society, Officer, Other Officer, Porter Physiology Development and Minority Affairs Committee | 2017 - 2021 |
| American Physiological Society, Officer, Other Officer, Joint Program Committee Representative, Endocrinology and Metabolism Section | 2017 - 2020 |
| American Physiological Society, Officer, Other Officer, Councilor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Section | 2014 - 2017 |
| American Physiological Society, Officer, Other Officer, Chair, Industry-Foundations Liaison Committee, Physiological Genomics Group | 2014 - 2017 |
| American Heart Association, Fellow | 2014 - Present |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member | 2008 - Present |
| American Heart Association, Member | 2005 - Present |
| American Physiological Society, Member | 2004 - Present |
| Endocrine Society, Member | 2001 - Present |
Committee Service
| School of Medicine Preclinical Advisor Group, Member | 2013 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2012 - Present |
| Departmental Faculty Search Committee, Member | 2011 - Present |
| Departmental Strategic Plan Committee, Member | 2010 - 2011 |
| Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, G.V. Montgomery Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, MS, Member | 2004 - 2008 |
Community Service
| DiscoveryU at Mississippi Children’s Museum, sponsored by UMMC SGSHS, Faculty Coordinator, Graduate Students Team | 2014 - Present |
| Physiology Understanding (PhUn Week) at Mississippi Children’s Museum, sponsored by American Physiological Society and UMMC SGSHS, Faculty Coordinator, Graduate Students Team | 2013 - Present |
| Career Day @ Little Acorns Daycare, Presenter | 06/2011 |
Other Service
| 2018 Mississippi IDeA Conference, Poster Judge | 07/2018 - 07/2018 |
| American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Editorial Review Board Member | 07/2018 - Present |
| Department of Pathology Research Day, Poster Judge | 05/2018 - 05/2018 |
| Experimental Biology 2018, American Physiological Society, Symposium Chair | 04/2018 - 04/2018 |
| 4th Annual Research Conference, Physiological Genomics Interest Group of the American Physiological Society, Symposium Chair | 04/2017 - 04/2017 |
| Neuro Institute Pilot Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center Intramural Research Support Program., Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2017 - Present |
| Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance, India., Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2017 - 12/2017 |
| Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Endocrine Society, Abstract Reviewer | 2017 - Present |
| Fund for Scientific and Technological Research (Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica-FONCYT), National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion, Argentina., Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2016 - Present |
| Clinical Chemistry Casebook, Eds: Nigel Lawson and Paul Masters, Garland Science (Taylor & Francis Group) Chapters: “Calcium, magnesium, phosphate and bone disorders”, Reviewer, Book | 2016 - 12/2016 |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Florida Department of Health’s Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Programs., Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2015 - 12/2015 |
| Journal of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Editorial Review Board Member | 2015 - Present |
| International Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Editorial Review Board Member | 2015 - Present |
| Rhodes-Cai Research Award, Pediatric Department, University of Mississippi Medical Center., Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2014 - Present |
| International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, Editorial Review Board Member | 2014 - Present |
| International Scholarly Research Notices (Endocrinology and Cardiology sections), Editorial Review Board Member | 2014 - 12/2017 |
| 1st Annual Research Conference, Physiological Genomics Interest Group of the American Physiological Society, Conference Organizer | 2014 - 04/2014 |
| Office Experimental and Translational Medicine Research Committee, Scotland, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2013 - 12/2013 |
| Medical Students Spanish Language Interest Group, Mentor | 08/2012 - Present |
| National Science Foundation, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences., Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2012 - 12/2012 |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Pennsylvania Department of Health., Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2012 - 12/2012 |
| American Heart Association, Cardiac Biology/Regulation – Basic & Clinical/Translational Section (2 cycles/year), Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2012 - Present |
| Clinical Chemistry (ISBN: 9780815365105), Eds: David White, Nigel Lawson, Paul Masters and Daniel McLaughlin, Garland Science (Taylor & Francis Group) Chapters: “Hypertension”, “Muscle”, “Potassium”, “Sodium”, “Vitamins”., Reviewer, Book | 2012 - 12/2012 |
| ISRN Hypertension, Editorial Review Board Member | 2012 - 12/2014 |
| LCME accreditation site visit, "Young Faculty" interview member | 2012 - 03/2012 |
| ISRN Endocrinology, Editorial Review Board Member | 2011 - 12/2014 |
| Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome, Editorial Review Board Member | 2011 - Present |
| Postdoctoral Training Fellowships for MB/PhD graduates, Wellcome Trust, UK, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2010 - 12/2010 |
| School Graduate Studies in Health Sciences Annual Research Day, Poster Judge | 10/2008 - Present |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, Tier 1 Screening Assay “H295R Cell-Based Assay for Steroidogenesis”, Expert Reviewer | 2008 - 12/2008 |
| Departmental Seminar Program, Program Coordinator | 2008 - Present |
| United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2007 - 12/2007 |
| Biology of Sex Differences, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Regulatory Peptides, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| PLoS ONE, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Pharmacological Research, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Journal of the Renin Angiotensin System, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Journal of Medical Case Reports, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Journal of Investigative Medicine, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| International Journal of Medical Sciences, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| International Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| International Immunopharmacology, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Hypertension, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Hormone and Metabolic Research, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Gene Regulation and Systems Biology, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Endocrinology, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Endocrine-Related Cancer, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Endocrine, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Cytokine, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Current Medicinal Chemistry, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Current Drug Targets, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Clinical Science, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Circulation Research, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| BMC Endocrine Disorders, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Reviewer, Journal Article | |
| American Journal of Hypertension, Reviewer, Journal Article |
Teaching Experience
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2018 |
| BCH704, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Biochemistry | Fall 2018 |
| DENT604, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental Biochemistry | Fall 2018 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2018 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2018 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2018 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Research | Spring 2018 |
| BCH742, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Research Tools in Molecular Biology | Spring 2017 |
| BCH704, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Biochemistry | Fall 2017 |
| DENT604, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental Biochemistry | Fall 2017 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2017 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2017 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2017 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2017 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2017 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Research | Spring 2017 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2017 |
| BCH704, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Biochemistry | Fall 2016 |
| DENT604, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental Biochemistry | Fall 2016 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2016 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2016 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2016 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Research | Spring 2016 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2016 |
| BCH742, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Research Tools in Molecular Biology | Spring 2015 |
| BCH704, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Biochemistry | Fall 2015 |
| DENT604, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental Biochemistry | Fall 2015 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2015 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2015 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2015 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2015 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2015 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Research | Spring 2015 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2015 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2014 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2014 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2014 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Research | Spring 2014 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2014 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2013 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2013 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Spring 2013 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Research | Spring 2013 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Journal Club-Bibliography | Spring 2013 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2013 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2013 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2013 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2013 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2012 |
| BCH743, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Cellular Biochemistry I | Fall 2012 |
| BCH743, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry I | Fall 2012 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2012 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2012 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2012 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Research | Spring 2012 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2011 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2011 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2011 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2011 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2011 |
| BCH701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Basic Biochemistry in Health Care | Fall 2010 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2010 |
| BCH743, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry I | Fall 2010 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2010 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2010 |
| BCH743, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Cellular Biochemistry I | Fall 2010 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2009 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2009 |
| BCH701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Basic Biochemistry in Health Care | Fall 2009 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2009 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2009 |
| BCH720, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Journal Club-Bibliography | Fall 2009 |
| BCH744, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry II | Spring 2009 |
| BCH740, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Biochemical Methods | Fall 2008 |
| BCH743, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Cellular Biochemistry I | Fall 2008 |
| BCH710, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Graduate Biochemistry | Fall 2008 |
| BCH610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry | Fall 2008 |
| BCH701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Basic Biochemistry in Health Care | Fall 2008 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Advised: Stephanie Ye, Victoria Wilson | 2018 - 2018 |
| Internship Advisor, Role of microRNA-21 In Adipocyte Size in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Advised: Amanda Walker | 2018 - 2018 |
| Internship Advisor, Role of microRNA-21 in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure Advised: Ryan Nichols | 2018 - 2018 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Molecular Size Modulates Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of the Drug Delivery Biopolymer Elastin-like Polypeptide Advised: Marija Kuna | 2018 - 2018 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Chair, Role of MicroRNA-21 in Excess Aldosterone-mediated Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction Advised: Maryam Syed | 2018 - 2018 |
| Internship Advisor, Introduction to Biomedical Research for High School Students Advised: Ashton Custer, Hyering Jeong, Khusa Saleem, Herlen Kaur, Cynthia Myles, Mary Pervey, Michael Franks, Wesley Thomas, Jonathan Riley, Ann Bonvillian | 2018 - 2018 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Ngoc Hoang | 2018 - Present |
| Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Jonathan Hamilton, Sara Parker, Victoria Wilson | 2017 - 2019 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Sonja Dragojevic | 2017 - Present |
| Internship Advisor, MicroRNA-21 Overexpression Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Renal Injury and Remodeling Advised: Stephanie Njemanze | 2017 - 2017 |
| Internship Advisor, Renal effects of microRNA-21 overexpression in aldosterone/salt-treated mice Advised: Chloe Lewis | 2017 - 2017 |
| External career advisor, Advised: Jose Godoy-Lugo | 2017 - Present |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Characterization of the Echinocandin Cyclic Lipopeptides as Effectors of Mitochondrial Electron Transfer and the Inner Membrane Anion Channel Advised: Kristin Edwards | 2017 - 2017 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Contributions of Cajal Body Proteins to the Biogenesis of scaRNPs and a Novel Regulatory RNP Advised: Aaron Poole | 2017 - 2017 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, The role of long non-coding RNAs in breast cancer biology Advised: Pratirodh Koirala | 2016 - 2016 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Lakshmi Ramachandran Nair | 2016 - 2016 |
| Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Lateia Taylor, Matthew Wahl | 2016 - 2018 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Chair, Cajal body proteins coilin, SMN and WRAP53 differentially affect the processing of box Advised: Isioma Enwerem | 2016 - 2016 |
| Internship Advisor, MicroRNA-21 Ablation Exacerbates Aldosterone-Mediated Renal Injury and Remodeling Advised: Stephanie Njemanze | 2016 - 2016 |
| Internship Advisor, Introduction to Biomedical Research for High School Students Advised: Madison Carpenter, Anna Hill, Prahar Pattel, Jared Tubertini, Siri Yarlagadda, Sabrina Yen, Maria Zamora, Haley Zetterholm | 2016 - 2016 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Characterization of Cancer-Associated Missense Mutations in MDM2 and Stability of p53 Advised: Krishna Chauhan | 2015 - 2015 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Mutant p53 and Proto-Oncogenic ETS2: COP1/DET1 Degradation, CDK10 Phosphorylation and the Rescue of an ETS Transcription Factor Advised: Zunamys Carrero | 2015 - 2015 |
| Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Michael Sims, Ann Mercier, Lisa Biswas | 2015 - 2017 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Aaron Poole | 2015 - 2017 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Marija Kuna | 2015 - 2018 |
| Internship Advisor, MicroRNA-21 and its targets in human brains from subjects with depression with or without comorbid alcoholism Advised: Casey Park | 2015 - 2015 |
| Internship Advisor, Introduction to Biomedical Research for High School Students Advised: Javarcia Ivory, Simmi Kaur, Parker Maloney, Tony Petterson, Anthony Scales, Wynton Sims, Sydney Thomas, Lane Wilson | 2015 - 2015 |
| Master's Thesis Committee Member, Advised: Anna Roller | 2015 - 2016 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Ramesh Singh, Jianguo Huang | 2015 - 2015 |
| Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Joshua Lambert, Nneamaka Ezekwe | 2014 - 2016 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Pratirodh Koirala | 2014 - 2016 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Isioma Enwerem | 2014 - 2016 |
| Internship Advisor, Role of microRNA-21 in aldosterone-mediated cardiac fibrosis Advised: Bijalben Patel | 2014 - 2014 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Yin Liu | 2014 - 2014 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Krishna Chauhan | 2013 - 2015 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Zunamys Carrero | 2013 - 2015 |
| Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Jacob Baker, Victor Maldonado, Ramon Jackson | 2013 - 2015 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Kristin Shirey | 2013 - 2017 |
| Internship Advisor, Role of cAMP in 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation Advised: Matias Gabrielli | 2013 - 2013 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Role of MicroRNA-21 in Excess Aldosterone-Mediated Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction Advised: Maryam Syed | 2013 - 2018 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Characterization of nucleic acid interaction and modification by the Cajal body protein coilin Advised: Hanna Broome | 2013 - 2013 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Maryam Syed | 2013 - 2013 |
| Internship Advisor, Role of miR-21 on ALDO/SALT-mediated Cardiac Injury Advised: Roshan KC | 2012 - 2012 |
| Supervised Research, Role of miRNAs on aldosterone-mediated Cardiac Injury Advised: Manoj Pathepur | 2012 - 2012 |
| Supervised Research, Role of miRNAs on aldosterone-mediated Cardiac Injury Advised: Saurabh Jain | 2012 - 2012 |
| Internship Advisor, Regulator of G-protein Signaling 22 and Breast Cancer Advised: Meredith Barefield | 2012 - 2012 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Kristin Shirey | 2012 - 2012 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Designing Therapeutics To Suppress Mutant Ataxin-1 Toxicity By Targeting Multifunctional S100B Signaling Pathways Advised: Scoty Hearst | 2012 - 2012 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Zunamys Carrero | 2012 - 2012 |
| Internship Advisor, RGS22 and Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation Advised: Rebecca Masters | 2010 - 2010 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Designing Therapeutics To Suppress Mutant Ataxin-1 Toxicity By Targeting Multifunctional S100B Signaling Pathways Advised: Scoty Hearst | 2010 - 2012 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Characterization of nucleic acid interaction and modification by the Cajal body protein coilin Advised: Hanna Broome | 2009 - 2013 |
| Internship Advisor, Why hormone replacement therapy did not protect against CVD in postmenopausal women in WHI? Advised: Jason Williams | 2009 - 2009 |