Laura E. Coats, PhD

Laura E. Coats, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department:
SOM-Obstetrics & Gynecology

Email:
lcoats@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5313

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Physiology and Biophysics2020
The University of Southern Mississippi, Certificate, Nutrition/Dietetics Practice2016
Mississippi State University, MS, Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion2016
Mississippi State University, BS, Secondary Education/Biology2012

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi Teaching License K-12
Certification, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics09/2021 - 08/2023

Publications

Journal Article

Coats, L.E., Bakrania, B., Bamrick-Fernandez, D., Ariatti, A.M., Rawls, A., Ojeda, N., and Alexander B.T. Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulation in Late Gestation does not Mitigate Asymmetrical Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Cardiovascular Risk in Offspring. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2021; 320(5):H1923-H1934.2021
Coats, L.E., Bamrick, D., Ariatti, A., Bakrania, B., Rawls, A., Ojeda, N., and Alexander, B.T. Stimulation of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Diminishes Intrauterine Growth Restriction in a Rat Model of Placental Ischemia. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 2021; 320(2): R149-R161.2020
Davis, G.K., Suttira, I., Newsome, A., Coats, L.E., Bamrick, D., Ojeda, N., and Alexander, B.T. The Role of Androgen Receptor Blockade on Increased Blood Pressure in Female Intrauterine Growth Restricted Offspring Hypertension. 2019; 74(4):975-982.2019
Moseley, M., Coats, L.E., and Poe, P “I Know Nothing”: Perceived Barriers to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Mississippi College Freshmen Living on Campus. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2017; 12(7).2017
Rivera-Gonzalez, O., Wilson, N., Coats, L.E., Taylor, E., and Speed, J. Endothelin Receptor Antagonism Improves Glucose Handling, Dyslipidemia, and Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obese Mice. Clinical Science, 2021; 135(14): 1173-1789.2012
Coats, L.E., Aboul-Enein, B.H., Dodge, E., Benajiba, N., Kruk, J., Khaled, B.M., Diaf, M., and Herrag, S.E. Perspective of Environmental Health Promotion and the Mediterranean Diet: A Thematic Narrative. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2020: 1-23.2020
Coats, L.E., Bernstein, J., Dodge, E., Bechard, L., and Aboul-Enein, B.H. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines of Arabic Speaking Countries: a Culturally Congruent Profile. Public Health Nutrition, 2018; 22(6).2018

Review Article

Coats, L.E., Davis, G.K., Newsome, A., Ojeda, N., and Alexander, B.T. Low Birthweight. Blood Pressure, and Renal Susceptibility. Hypertension Reports, 2019; 21(8):62.2019

Abstracts

Rivera-Gonzales, O., Coats, L.E., Speed, J. S. Endothelin Inhibits Adiponectin Production via ETb Receptor Activation on Adipocytes. Hypertension, 2021; 78: AP158.2021
Coats, L.E., Rawls, A.Z., Cockrell, K.L., Chamoun, G.M., and Alexander, B.T. Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Improves Placental Perfusion and Attenuates Intrauterine Growth Restriction in a Rodent Model of Preeclampsia. Hypertension, 2020; 76: AP2182020
Ariatti, A., Coats, L.E., Ojeda, N., Intapad, S., and Alexander, B.T. Endothelin Type A Receptor Blockade is Beneficial Against Age-Related Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Female Intrauterine Growth Restricted Offspring. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2020
Coats, L.E., Ariatti, A., Bakrania, B., Bamrick, D., Ojeda, N., and Alexander, B.T. Soluble Guanylate Cyclase in a Rodent Model of Preeclampsia: Is Benefit in the Mother Associated with Benefit in the Offspring?. The Federation if American Societies for Experimental Biology2020
Coats, L.E., Davis, G., Bamrick, D., Bakrania, B., Ojeda, N., and Alexander, B.T. Gestational Interventions and Fetal Outcomes in a Rat Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction Hypertension, 2019; 74(S1): AP1112.2019
Davis, G.K., Bamrick, D., Newsome, A., Coats, L.E., and Alexander, B.T Activation of G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor, with a GPER Agonist, Reduces Blood Pressure in Female Growth-Restricted Rats in Later Life. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology; 2019; 33(S1): 867.2.2019
Coats, L.E., Davis, G., Bamrick, D., Bakrania, B., Ojeda, N., and Alexander, B.T. Placenta Ischemia Influences Developmental Programming in Growth Restricted Offspring. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology; 2019; 33(S1): 593.2-593.2.2019
Coats, L.E., Fountain, B., Buys, D., Rader, N., Poe, P., and Byrd, S.H. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in College Freshmen at Mississippi State University. Food Science and Nutrition Conference Exposition, 2015.

Editorial Commentary

Banek, C.T., Bradshaw, J.L., Coats, L.E., Alexander, B.T., and Goulopoulou, S. Getting It Right: Preventing Drift in Baseline Cardiovascular Phenotype When Using Sprague Dawley Rats. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2021; 321: H475-H478.2021

Presentations

National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, What is My Dream Team? Blood Pressure Control Involves Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration., Council on Hypertension, Virtual09/2021
Podcast Recording, Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulation in Late Gestation does not Mitigate Asymmetrical Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Cardiovascular Risk in Offspring., American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology., Virtual04/2021
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pathogenesis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction and the Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular Disease., Washington University, Virtual11/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Soluble Guanylate Cyclase as a Maternal Therapeutic in a Rodent Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction: What about the Offspring?, UMMC: Physiology, UMMC11/2019
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Placenta Ischemia Influences Developmental Programming in Growth Restricted Offspring., The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Orlando Florida04/2019

Professional Membership and Service

American Heart Association, Member2019 - 2021
Community Health Advocate, Member2017 - Present
University of Mississippi Medical Center Associated Student Body, Member2016 - 2020
University of Mississippi Medical Center Graduate Student Body, Officer, Vice President2016 - 2020
American Physiological Society, Member2016 - Present
Group on Women in Science, Member2016 - Present
Gamma Sigma Theta Honor Society, Member2014 - 2015
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Member2014 - Present

Committee Service

MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 1, Member

Community Service

St. Jude Marathon Weekend, Participant and Fundraiser12/2021 - 12/2021
Physiologist in Training, President2021 - 12/2021

Other Service

Peer Reviewer: Biomedicine and Pharmacology2021 - Present
Peer Reviewer Activity: Frontiers in Pediatrics2021 - Present
Peer Reviewer Activity: Journal of Hypertension2021 - Present

Teaching Experience

PT 601, SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiologic Basis of Physical TherapyAnnual - 2021
M1 Elective, Medicine, Course, Facilitator, Culinary MedicineSpring 2020-2022
PHYSIO 611, Medicine, Lab, Lecturer, Medical PhysiologyAnnual - 2019

Directed Student Learning

Supervised Research