Bernadette E. Grayson, MCR, PhD
Second Level Dean
Department:
SPH-Population Health Science
Email:
bgrayson@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-9553
Biography
Dr. Grayson was born in Yonkers, NY, to immigrant parents from Poland. She graduated from Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, NY, and attended an Accelerated Biomedical Program through Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY. She received a B.S. in Biology in 1997 from RPI. She then traveled overseas to volunteer with Mercy Ships International for several years, where she taught high school for a year. She returned to the States, and from 2004-2009 performed graduate research studies in Portland, OR at Oregon Health Science University. She obtained both a PhD in Neuroscience and Masters in Clinical Research. She performed postdoctoral work at the University of Cincinnati from 2009-2014. From 2014-2021, she served as faculty in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences at UMMC until the department dissolved. Briefly she served as faculty in Neurology. Since early 2024, she found her academic home in the School of Population Health.
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Certificate, Population Health Science | 2026 |
| International College of Ministry, MA, Ministry | 2024 |
| University of Cincinnati, Metabolic Disease/Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2014 |
| Oregon Health Sciences University, MCR, Clinical Research | 2009 |
| Oregon Health Science University, PhD, Neuroscience | 2009 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, BS, Biology | 1997 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Power and Influence for Positive Impact, Harvard Business School | 06/2024 - Present |
| Certification, Management Essentials, Harvard Business School | 03/2024 - Present |
| Certification, Organizational Leadership, Harvard Business School | 05/2023 - Present |
| Certification, Diversity and Inclusion Champion Program, University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 06/2022 - Present |
Current Positions
| Associate Dean, School of Population Health | 09/2024 - Present |
| Director, School of Population Health | 09/2024 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Population Health | 02/2024 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology | 07/2022 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | 09/2018 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Dean, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Population Health | 07/2024 - 09/2024 |
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences | 07/2019 - 06/2022 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences | 07/2014 - 06/2019 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, SUBMITTED: R01: Epigenetic Impact of Disparities in Social Determinants of Health on Diabetes Predisposition in Mississippi Youth (Principal Investigator), NIGMS | 06/2025 - 05/2030 |
| Extramural, SUBMITTED: R01: Novel Biologic Therapy for Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (Co-Principal Investigator), NINDS | 04/2025 - 03/2030 |
| Intramural, Pilot: Novel NPY antagonism for treatment of immunoporosis (Principal Investigator), MCCTR | 10/2023 - 10/2024 |
| Extramural, Small Grant: GLP-1 and glycemic Dysregulation in rats (Principal Investigator), Cervical Spine Research Society | 06/2021 - 10/2022 |
| Intramural, Intramural Grant: GLP-1 and glycemic dysregulation in human spinal cord injury (Principal Investigator), MCCTR | 05/2021 - 10/2022 |
| Extramural, sCRP Investigator Initiated Grant: Acute and Delayed System treatment with Cannabinoid Receptor 2 (Principal Investigator), Department of Defense | 10/2018 - 10/2019 |
| Extramural, COBRE Pilot: Role of cardio-metabolic disease in growth restricted offspring (Principal Investigator), NIH-NIGMS | 06/2017 - 06/2019 |
| Extramural, SCRP Investigator Initiated: Metabolic Disease in a Clinically Relevant Rodent Model of Spinal Cord Injury (Principal Investigator), Department of Defense | 08/2016 - 08/2019 |
| Intramural, COBRE Pilot: Placental Dysfunction and VSG-induced Intrauterine Growth Restriction (Principal Investigator), Hall COBRE Physiology | 11/2014 - 06/2017 |
Publications
Letter | |
| Santos CDSE, Grayson BE, [Venous air embolism detection in neurosurgical procedures. What is necessary to be done before placing the patient in a sitting position?]. Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier), 2020 Jul-Aug;70(4):448-449 | |
| Santos CDSE, Grayson BE, [Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase deficiency and anesthesia: importance of a detailed preoperative evaluation]. Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier), 2019 Nov-Dec;69(6):637-638 | |
Journal Article | |
| C Dos Santos E Santos, C L Mason, J S Neill, B E Grayson, A Calimaran, D R Bacon Anesthetic Management for Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with a Gigantic Intracranial Tumor Case Rep Anesthesiol . 2020 | 2022 |
| Ruth Gutierrez-Aguilar, Bernadette E Grayson, Dong-Hoon Kim, Suma Yalamanchili, Mario L Calcagno, Stephen C Woods, Randy J Seeley CNS GNPDA2 Does Not Control Appetite, but Regulates Glucose Homeostasis Front Nutr 2021 | 2021 |
| Michelle A Tucci, Yilianys Pride, Suzanne Strickland, Susanna M Salazar Marocho, Ramon J Jackson, Joshua R Jefferson, Alejandro R Chade, Raymond J Grill, Bernadette E Grayson Delayed Systemic Treatment with Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Agonist Mitigates Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Osteoporosis More Than Acute Treatment Directly after Injury Neurotrauma Reports, 2021 | 2021 |
| Sydney M Vita, John B Redell, Mark E Maynard, Jing Zhao, Raymond J Grill, Pramod K Dash, Bernadette E Grayson P-glycoprotein Expression Is Upregulated in a Pre-Clinical Model of Traumatic Brain Injury | 2020 |
| Christiano Dos Santos E Santos, Bernadette E Grayson Venous air embolism detection in neurosurgical procedures. What is necessary to be done before placing the patient in a sitting position? Braz J Anesthesiol, 2020 | 2020 |
| Christiano Dos Santos E Santos, David A Joyner, Cristiane A Tuma Santos, Bernadette E Grayson, Arthur Calimaran, Douglas R Bacon Alternative to General Anesthesia for a Stat Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with a Large Arteriovenous Malformation Involving the Cervicomedullary Junction in Active Labor | 2020 |
| Christiano Dos Santos E Santos, Bernadette E Grayson Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase deficiency and anesthesia: importance of a detailed preoperative evaluation Braz J Anesthesiol, 2019 | 2019 |
| Alexandra R Himel, Sharon A Cabral, James P Shaffery , Bernadette E Grayson Anxiety behavior and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis altered in a female rat model of vertical sleeve gastrectomy | 2018 |
| Bernadette E Grayson, Ruth Gutierrez-Aguilar, Joyce E Sorrell, Emily K Matter, Michelle R Adams, Philip Howles, Rebekah Karns, Randy J Seeley, Darleen A Sandoval Bariatric surgery emphasizes biological sex differences in rodent hepatic lipid handling | 2017 |
| Smith AM, Ray TJ, Hulitt AA, Vita SM, Warrington JP, Santos CDSE, Grayson BE, High-fat diet consumption negatively influences closed-head traumatic brain injury in a pediatric rodent model. Experimental neurology, 2024 Sep;379:114888 | 2024 |
| Smith AM, Grayson BE, A strike to the head: Parallels between the pediatric and adult human and the rodent in traumatic brain injury. Journal of neuroscience research, 2024 Jul;102(7):e25364 | 2024 |
| Smith AM, Taylor EB, Brooks RJ, Dos Santos E Santos C, Grayson BE, Cerebral and Peripheral Immune Cell Changes following Rodent Juvenile Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain sciences, 2024 Apr 19;14(4) | 2024 |
| Smith AM, Challagundla L, McGee IG, Warfield ZJ, Santos CDSE, Garrett MR, Grayson BE, Temporal shifts to the gut microbiome associated with cognitive dysfunction following high-fat diet consumption in a juvenile model of traumatic brain injury. Physiological genomics, 2024 Apr 1;56(4):301-316 | 2024 |
| Smith AM, Warfield ZJ, Johnson SL, Hulitt AA, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Dos Santos E Santos C, Grayson BE, High-Fat Diet Exacerbates Stress Responsivity in Juvenile Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of neurotrauma, 2023 Jun;40(11-12):1216-1227 | 2023 |
| Harris KK, Welch BA, Smith AM, Pride Y, Grayson BE, Altered chronic glycemic control in a clinically relevant model of rat thoracic spinal contusion. Bioscience reports, 2023 Jan 31;43(1) | 2023 |
| Johnson S, Welch TN, Aravindan N, Spann RA, Welch BA, Grayson BE, Altered Estrous Cyclicity and Feeding Neurocircuitry, but Not Cardiovascular Indices in Female Offspring from Dams with Previous Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. Brain sciences, 2023 Aug 18;13(8) | 2023 |
| Dos Santos E Santos C, Welch BA, Edwards SR, Harris KK, Duncan BC, Himel AR, Grayson BE, Immune and Metabolic Biomarkers in a Rodent Model of Spinal Cord Contusion. Global spine journal, 2022 Jan;12(1):110-120 | 2022 |
| Smith AM, Welch BA, Harris KK, Garrett MR, Grayson BE, Nutrient composition influences the gut microbiota in chronic thoracic spinal cord-injured rats. Physiological genomics, 2022 Oct 1;54(10):402-415 | 2022 |
| Overstreet AC, Grayson BE, Boger A, Bakke D, Carmody EM, Bales CE, Paski SC, Murphy SF, Dethlefs CR, Shannon KJ, Adlaka KR, Wolford CE, Campiti VJ, Raghunandan CV, Seeley RJ, Boone DL, Gastrokine-1, an anti-amyloidogenic protein secreted by the stomach, regulates diet-induced obesity. Scientific reports, 2021 May 4;11(1):9477 | 2021 |
| Dungan WC, Garrett MR, Welch BA, Lawson WJ, Himel AR, Dungey A, Vick KD, Grayson BE, Whole genome transcriptome analysis of the stomach resected in human vertical sleeve gastrectomy: cutting more than calories. Physiological genomics, 2021 May 1;53(5):193-205 | 2021 |
| Phillips CL, Welch BA, Garrett MR, Grayson BE, Regional heterogeneity in rat Peyer's patches through whole transcriptome analysis. Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2021 Mar;246(5):513-522 | 2021 |
| Spann RA, Welch BA, Grayson BE, Ghrelin signalling is dysregulated in male but not female offspring in a rat model of maternal vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Journal of neuroendocrinology, 2021 Jan;33(1):e12913 | 2021 |
| Speed JS, Pruett WA, Lirette ST, Cook JJ, Phillips CL, Grayson BE, Cardiovascular Risk Factors Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Black Americans Compared with White Americans. Obesity surgery, 2021 Mar;31(3):1004-1012 | 2021 |
| Deer EM, Phillips CL, Welch BA, Himel AR, Duncan BC, Spann RA, Grayson BE, Dysregulated appetitive leptin signaling in male rodent offspring from post-bariatric dams. Current research in physiology, 2020 Dec;3:50-58 | 2020 |
| Vita SM, Grayson BE, Grill RJ, Acute damage to the blood–brain barrier and perineuronal net integrity in a clinically-relevant rat model of traumatic brain injury. Neuroreport, 2020 Nov 4;31(16):1167-1174 | 2020 |
| Spann RA, Grayson BE, Curbing Obesity from One Generation to Another: the Effects of Bariatric Surgery on the In Utero Environment and Beyond. Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2020 Oct;27(10):1821-1833 | 2020 |
| Person JM, Welch BA, Spann RA, Harris KK, Pride Y, Tucci MA, Taylor EB, Grayson BE, Immuno-hematologic parameters following rodent spinal cord contusion are negatively influenced by high-fat diet consumption. Journal of neuroimmunology, 2020 Jun 15;343:577226 | 2020 |
| Phillips CL, Grayson BE, The immune remodel: Weight loss-mediated inflammatory changes to obesity. Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2020 Jan;245(2):109-121 | 2020 |
| Deer EM, Welch B, Hernandez LL, Seeley RJ, Grayson BE, Nutrient and hormone composition of milk is altered in rodent dams post-bariatric surgery. Journal of developmental origins of health and disease, 2020 Feb;11(1):71-77 | 2020 |
| Spann RA, Taylor EB, Welch BA, Grayson BE, Altered immune system in offspring of rat maternal vertical sleeve gastrectomy. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2019 Dec 1;317(6):R852-R863 | 2019 |
| Harris KK, Himel AR, Duncan BC, Grill RJ, Grayson BE, Energy balance following diets of varying fat content: metabolic dysregulation in a rodent model of spinal cord contusion. Physiological reports, 2019 Aug;7(16):e14207 | 2019 |
| Himel AR, Taylor EB, Phillips CL, Welch BA, Spann RA, Bandyopadhyay S, Grayson BE, Splenectomy fails to attenuate immuno-hematologic changes after rodent vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2019 Oct;244(13):1125-1135 | 2019 |
| Jenkins HN, Williams LJ, Dungey A, Vick KD, Grayson BE, Speed JS, Elevated plasma endothelin-1 is associated with reduced weight loss post vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2019 Jul;15(7):1044-1050 | 2019 |
| Spann RA, Lawson WJ, Bidwell GL 3rd, Zamarripa CA, Maranon RO, Bandyopadhyay S, Taylor ER, Reckelhoff JF, Garrett MR, Grayson BE, Rodent vertical sleeve gastrectomy alters maternal immune health and fetoplacental development. Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2018 Jan 31;132(2):295-312 | 2018 |
| Spann RA, Lawson WJ, Grill RJ, Garrett MR, Grayson BE, Chronic spinal cord changes in a high-fat diet-fed male rat model of thoracic spinal contusion. Physiological genomics, 2017 Sep 1;49(9):519-529 | 2017 |
| Lawson WJ, Shirey K, Spann RA, Zamarripa CA, Hosler JP, Grayson BE, Vertical sleeve gastrectomy improves indices of metabolic disease in rodent model of surgical menopause. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 2017 Apr;24(4):426-436 | 2017 |
| Enriori PJ, Chen W, Garcia-Rudaz MC, Grayson BE, Evans AE, Comstock SM, Gebhardt U, Müller HL, Reinehr T, Henry BA, Brown RD, Bruce CR, Simonds SE, Litwak SA, McGee SL, Luquet S, Martinez S, Jastroch M, Tschöp MH, Watt MJ, Clarke IJ, Roth CL, Grove KL, Cowley MA, α-Melanocyte stimulating hormone promotes muscle glucose uptake via melanocortin 5 receptors. Molecular metabolism, 2016 Oct;5(10):807-822 | 2016 |
| Ressler IB, Grayson BE, Ulrich-Lai YM, Seeley RJ, Diet-induced obesity exacerbates metabolic and behavioral effects of polycystic ovary syndrome in a rodent model. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2015 Jun 15;308(12):E1076-84 | 2015 |
| Grayson BE, Hakala-Finch AP, Kekulawala M, Laub H, Egan AE, Ressler IB, Woods SC, Herman JP, Seeley RJ, Benoit SC, Ulrich-Lai YM, Weight loss by calorie restriction versus bariatric surgery differentially regulates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis in male rats. Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2014 Dec;17(6):484-93 | 2014 |
| Ressler IB, Grayson BE, Seeley RJ, Metabolic, behavioral, and reproductive effects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy in an obese rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome. Obesity surgery, 2014 Jun;24(6):866-76 | 2014 |
| Chambers AP, Smith EP, Begg DP, Grayson BE, Sisley S, Greer T, Sorrell J, Lemmen L, LaSance K, Woods SC, Seeley RJ, D'Alessio DA, Sandoval DA, Regulation of gastric emptying rate and its role in nutrient-induced GLP-1 secretion in rats after vertical sleeve gastrectomy. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2014 Feb 15;306(4):E424-32 | 2014 |
| Grayson BE, Fitzgerald MF, Hakala-Finch AP, Ferris VM, Begg DP, Tong J, Woods SC, Seeley RJ, Davidson TL, Benoit SC, Improvements in hippocampal-dependent memory and microglial infiltration with calorie restriction and gastric bypass surgery, but not with vertical sleeve gastrectomy. International journal of obesity (2005), 2014 Mar;38(3):349-56 | 2014 |
| Li B, Matter EK, Hoppert HT, Grayson BE, Seeley RJ, Sandoval DA, Identification of optimal reference genes for RT-qPCR in the rat hypothalamus and intestine for the study of obesity. International journal of obesity (2005), 2014 Feb;38(2):192-7 | 2014 |
| Grayson BE, Schneider KM, Woods SC, Seeley RJ, Improved rodent maternal metabolism but reduced intrauterine growth after vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Science translational medicine, 2013 Aug 21;5(199):199ra112 | 2013 |
| Stemmer K, Bielohuby M, Grayson BE, Begg DP, Chambers AP, Neff C, Woods SC, Erben RG, Tschöp MH, Bidlingmaier M, Clemens TL, Seeley RJ, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery but not vertical sleeve gastrectomy decreases bone mass in male rats. Endocrinology, 2013 Jun;154(6):2015-24 | 2013 |
| Davis JF, Tracy AL, Schurdak JD, Magrisso IJ, Grayson BE, Seeley RJ, Benoit SC, Roux en Y gastric bypass increases ethanol intake in the rat. Obesity surgery, 2013 Jul;23(7):920-30 | 2013 |
| Grayson BE, Seeley RJ, Sandoval DA, Wired on sugar: the role of the CNS in the regulation of glucose homeostasis. Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2013 Jan;14(1):24-37 | 2013 |
| Chambers AP, Wilson-Perez HE, McGrath S, Grayson BE, Ryan KK, D'Alessio DA, Woods SC, Sandoval DA, Seeley RJ, Effect of vertical sleeve gastrectomy on food selection and satiation in rats. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2012 Oct 15;303(8):E1076-84 | 2012 |
| Davis JF, Schurdak JD, Magrisso IJ, Mul JD, Grayson BE, Pfluger PT, Tschöp MH, Seeley RJ, Benoit SC, Gastric bypass surgery attenuates ethanol consumption in ethanol-preferring rats. Biological psychiatry, 2012 Sep 1;72(5):354-60 | 2012 |
| Ryan KK, Grayson BE, Jones KR, Schneider AL, Woods SC, Seeley RJ, Herman JP, Ulrich-Lai YM, Physiological responses to acute psychological stress are reduced by the PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone. Endocrinology, 2012 Mar;153(3):1279-87 | 2012 |
| Grayson BE, Seeley RJ, Deconstructing obesity: the face of fatness before and after the discovery of leptin. Diabetologia, 2012 Jan;55(1):3-6 | 2012 |
| Ryan KK, Li B, Grayson BE, Matter EK, Woods SC, Seeley RJ, A role for central nervous system PPAR-γ in the regulation of energy balance. Nature medicine, 2011 May;17(5):623-6 | 2011 |
| Glavas MM, Kirigiti MA, Xiao XQ, Enriori PJ, Fisher SK, Evans AE, Grayson BE, Cowley MA, Smith MS, Grove KL, Early overnutrition results in early-onset arcuate leptin resistance and increased sensitivity to high-fat diet. Endocrinology, 2010 Apr;151(4):1598-610 | 2010 |
| Grayson BE, Levasseur PR, Williams SM, Smith MS, Marks DL, Grove KL, Changes in melanocortin expression and inflammatory pathways in fetal offspring of nonhuman primates fed a high-fat diet. Endocrinology, 2010 Apr;151(4):1622-32 | 2010 |
| Grayson BE, Kievit P, Smith MS, Grove KL, Critical determinants of hypothalamic appetitive neuropeptide development and expression: species considerations. Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2010 Jan;31(1):16-31 | 2010 |
| Draper S, Kirigiti M, Glavas M, Grayson B, Chong CN, Jiang B, Smith MS, Zeltser LM, Grove KL, Differential gene expression between neuropeptide Y expressing neurons of the dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus and the arcuate nucleus: microarray analysis study. Brain research, 2010 Sep 2;1350:139-50 | 2010 |
| Sullivan EL, Grayson B, Takahashi D, Robertson N, Maier A, Bethea CL, Smith MS, Coleman K, Grove KL, Chronic consumption of a high-fat diet during pregnancy causes perturbations in the serotonergic system and increased anxiety-like behavior in nonhuman primate offspring. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2010 Mar 10;30(10):3826-30 | 2010 |
| McCurdy CE, Bishop JM, Williams SM, Grayson BE, Smith MS, Friedman JE, Grove KL, Maternal high-fat diet triggers lipotoxicity in the fetal livers of nonhuman primates. The Journal of clinical investigation, 2009 Feb;119(2):323-35 | 2009 |
| Glavas MM, Grayson BE, Allen SE, Copp DR, Smith MS, Cowley MA, Grove KL, Characterization of brainstem peptide YY (PYY) neurons. The Journal of comparative neurology, 2008 Jan 10;506(2):194-210 | 2008 |
| Xiao XQ, Williams SM, Grayson BE, Glavas MM, Cowley MA, Smith MS, Grove KL, Excess weight gain during the early postnatal period is associated with permanent reprogramming of brown adipose tissue adaptive thermogenesis. Endocrinology, 2007 Sep;148(9):4150-9 | 2007 |
| Enriori PJ, Evans AE, Sinnayah P, Jobst EE, Tonelli-Lemos L, Billes SK, Glavas MM, Grayson BE, Perello M, Nillni EA, Grove KL, Cowley MA, Diet-induced obesity causes severe but reversible leptin resistance in arcuate melanocortin neurons. Cell metabolism, 2007 Mar;5(3):181-94 | 2007 |
| Grayson BE, Allen SE, Billes SK, Williams SM, Smith MS, Grove KL, Prenatal development of hypothalamic neuropeptide systems in the nonhuman primate. Neuroscience, 2006 Dec 28;143(4):975-86 | 2006 |
| Grove KL, Grayson BE, Glavas MM, Xiao XQ, Smith MS, Development of metabolic systems. Physiology & behavior, 2005 Dec 15;86(5):646-60 | 2005 |
| Xiao XQ, Grove KL, Grayson BE, Smith MS, Inhibition of uncoupling protein expression during lactation: role of leptin. Endocrinology, 2004 Feb;145(2):830-8 | 2004 |
| Campbell RE, Smith MS, Allen SE, Grayson BE, Ffrench-Mullen JM, Grove KL, Orexin neurons express a functional pancreatic polypeptide Y4 receptor. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2003 Feb 15;23(4):1487-97 | 2003 |
| Hernandez LL, Grayson BE, Yadav E, Seeley RJ, Horseman ND, High fat diet alters lactation outcomes: possible involvement of inflammatory and serotonergic pathways. PloS one, 2012;7(3):e32598 | |
| Gutierrez-Aguilar R, Grayson BE, Kim DH, Yalamanchili S, Calcagno ML, Woods SC, Seeley RJ, CNS GNPDA2 Does Not Control Appetite, but Regulates Glucose Homeostasis. Frontiers in nutrition, 2021;8:787470 | |
| Tucci MA, Pride Y, Strickland S, Marocho SMS, Jackson RJ, Jefferson JR, Chade AR, Grill RJ, Grayson BE, Delayed Systemic Treatment with Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Agonist Mitigates Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Osteoporosis More Than Acute Treatment Directly after Injury. Neurotrauma reports, 2021;2(1):270-284 | |
| Vita SM, Redell JB, Maynard ME, Zhao J, Grill RJ, Dash PK, Grayson BE, P-glycoprotein Expression Is Upregulated in a Pre-Clinical Model of Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma reports, 2020;1(1):207-217 | |
| Himel AR, Cabral SA, Shaffery JP, Grayson BE, Anxiety behavior and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis altered in a female rat model of vertical sleeve gastrectomy. PloS one, 2018;13(7):e0200026 | |
| Grayson BE, Gutierrez-Aguilar R, Sorrell JE, Matter EK, Adams MR, Howles P, Karns R, Seeley RJ, Sandoval DA, Bariatric surgery emphasizes biological sex differences in rodent hepatic lipid handling. Biology of sex differences, 2017;8:4 | |
| Phillips CL, Le TT, Lirette ST, Welch BA, Glover SC, Dungey A, Vick KD, Grayson BE, Immune marker reductions in black and white Americans following sleeve gastrectomy in the short-term phase of surgical weight loss. PloS one, 2023;18(7):e0288868 | |
Book Chapter | |
| Martin, Patel, & Preedy Handbook Of Animal Models In Neurological Disease Chapter Title: Blood-brain barrier damage following mild traumatic brain injury | 2022 |
| Bernadette E. Grayson, Stephen C. Woods Chapter 151: Insulin Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides (Second Edition), 2013 | 2013 |
| Chapter 23: Olfaction and Taste Haines Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications | |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Genetic model of diabetes alters anxiety behavior following juvenile traumatic brain injury, National Neurotrauma Society, Austin, TX | 06/2024 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Molecular changes following acute juvenile traumatic brain injury using the CHIMERA, National Neurotrauma Society, Austin, Tx | 06/2024 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Temporal variations in immune and inflammatory markers following rodent juvenile traumatic brain injury, American Physiology Summit, Long Beach, CA | 04/2024 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diet-specific changes to microbiota following juvenile traumatic brain injury, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC | 10/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Development of Elastin-Like Peptide NF-kB Inhibitor for Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS | 07/2023 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Glycemic Regulation After Human Spinal Cord Injury, National Neurotrauma Society, Austin, Texas | 06/2023 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Glycemic Regulation After Human Spinal Cord Injury, Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 02/2023 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Blunted Responsivity to Nutrients in Adult Female Offspring of Maternal Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, ABCRMS, San Diego, CA | 11/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Glycemic Dysregulation after spinal cord injury, National Neurotrauma Society, Atlanta, GA | 06/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cannabidiol for Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Osteoporosis, Basic Science Division of Neurology, Virtual | 05/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Dietary influences on closed-head traumatic brain injury in a pediatric rodent model, Experimental Biology, Philadelphia, PA | 05/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Dietary influences on closed-head traumatic brain injury in a pediatric rodent model, Experimental Biology, Philadelphia | 04/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Amino Acid differences in bariatric pregnancies, European and International Congress, Virtual/Dublin, Ireland | 06/2020 |
| Invited Symposia, Pregnancy after vertical sleeve gastrectomy in a rodent model: immune impact to dam and offspring during gestation and beyond, European and International Congress on Obesity - 2020, Dublin, Ireland (Virtual) | 02/2020 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric surgery pregnancies, Developmental Origins of Human Disease Conference, Melbourne Australia | 11/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Metabolic Disease following spinal cord injury, American Spinal Injury Society, Honolulu, Hawaii | 04/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Uncovering the propensity towards metabolic dysfunction after SCI: using a rodent model of thoracic spinal contusion, Neurotrauma, Toronto, CA | 08/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Uncovering the propensity towards metabolic dysfunction after SCI: using a rodent model of thoracic spinal contusion, Department of Physiology, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 05/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Altered hormone receptor expression in rat placenta following maternal vertical sleeve gastrectomy, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA | 04/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Brain-Gut signalling, The Endocrine Society, Chicago, IL | 03/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Placental Function After Bariatric Surgery, The Endocrine Society, Chicago, IL | 03/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of maternal bariatric surgery in programming cardio-metabolic disease in growth-restricted offspring, COBRE-MCOR, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Poster Judge/National Conference, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix, AZ | 11/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Rodent Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Alters Maternal Immune Health and Feto-placental Development, Keystone Symposia, Washington, DC | 10/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The role of the immune system in post-bariatric pregnancies, Research Forum, Jackson, MS | 08/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Rodent Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Alters Maternal Immune Health and Feto-placental Development, Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Montreal, CA | 07/2017 |
| Work-in-Progress, Understanding obesity related transcripts in placenta, CRRC, Jackson, MS | 12/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of maternal bariatric surgery in programming reproductive dysfunction in offspring, Research Forum, Jackson, MS | 09/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, In utero consequences of bariatric surgery, Research Day, Jackson, MS | 02/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, In utero consequences of rodent vertical sleeve gastrectomy on maternal health and feto-placental development, Organization for the Study of Sex Differences Conference, Annapolis, MD | 11/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Usefulness of CYP19-cre mice and other placenta specific-targeted mice, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Jackson, MS | 08/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Long term consequences of bariatric surgery, Neuroscience Retreat, Jackson, MS | 05/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, VSG-induced hippocampal dysfunction, NeuroChat, Jackson, MS | 01/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Consequences of bariatric surgery: for better? or for worse?, Department of Physiology, Jackson, MS | 12/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Consequences of bariatric surgery: for better? or for worse?, UMMC, Department of Pharmacology, Jackson, MS | 12/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Placental dysfunction and VSG-induced intrauterine growth restriction, MCOR, UMMC | 12/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of Maternal Bariatric Surgery on Metabolic Parameters of Offspring, Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Seattle, WA | 07/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric Surgery: a Cure or a Curse?, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Champaign-Urbana, IL | 04/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric Surgery: a Cure or a Curse?, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati OH | 03/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric Surgery: a Cure or a Curse?, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO | 02/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric Surgery: a Cure or Curse?, American University, Washington, DC | 01/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric Surgery: A cure or a curse?, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 12/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric surgery: a Cure or a Curse?, Washington State University, Pullman, WA | 10/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Increased Fat Consumption Exacerbates Metabolic and Behavioral Effects of PCOS in a Rodent Model, Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, New Orleans, LA | 07/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Gastric Bypass in Obese Male Rats Alters Neuroendocrine but not Behavioral Responses to Stress, The Endocrine Society, San Francisco, CA | 06/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of Maternal Bariatric Surgery on Metabolic Parameters of Offspring., The Endocrine Society, San Francisco, CA | 06/2013 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric Surgery: a Cure or a Curse?, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands | 06/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Effect of maternal bariatric surgery on metabolic parameters in the dam and offspring, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Portland, OR | 09/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of Maternal Bariatric Surgery on Metabolic Parameters of Offspring, Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Zurich, Switzerland | 07/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Cognitive Improvements Following Bariatric Surgery, American Diabetes Association, Philadelphia, PA | 06/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Learning and Memory Improvements by Bariatric Surgery, Keystone Symposia, Sante Fe, NM | 01/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Understanding body-weight regulation on rodent and non-human primate models, ELI LILLY, Indianapolis, IN | 12/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Impact of maternal high-fat diet in a non-human primate model, Seminar Talk, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas | 11/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Impact of maternal high-fat diet in a non-human primate model, Wyeth Industries, Boston, MA | 11/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Altered Serotonin Receptor Expression in Fetal Offspring of Nonhuman Primates Fed a High-Fat Diet, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA | 11/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Changes in melanocortin expression in offspring of nonhuman primates on a high fat diet, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD | 09/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Changes in melanocortin expression in offspring of nonhuman primates on a high fat diet., The Obesity Society, Boston, MA | 10/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP) and Peptide YY (PYY) Neurons are present in the Nonhuman (NHP) Brain: Possible Link to the Regulation of Feeding., Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA | 11/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Postnatal Ontogeny of Arcuate Nucleus Neuropeptide Y (NPY) Projections to Orexin and Melanin Concentrating Hormone Neurons to the Lateral Hypothalamic Area (LHA), Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Santa Cruz, CA | 07/2002 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| 21st Century Development Award, Cervical Spine Research Society | 2021 |
| Research Excellence - Gold, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2019 |
| Research Excellence Award, Silver Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2018 |
| NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program, National Institute of Health | 2018 |
| Research Excellence Award, Bronze Medal, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2017 |
| NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program, NIH Child Health and Human Development | 2016 |
| NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program, NIH Child Health and Human Development | 2014 |
| NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program, NIH Child Health and Human Development | 2012 |
| Neuroendocrinology of Homeostasis Training Award, National Institute of Health | 2010 |
| OSLER TL1 Award, National Institute of Health | 2008 |
| Human Investigations Program Award, Oregon Health Sciences University | 2008 |
| N.L. Tartar Research Fellowship, Oregon Health Sciences University | 2008 |
| NSF Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation | 2005 |
| Neuroscience Predoctoral Training Award, Oregon Health Sciences University | 2004 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Experimental Biology and Medicine, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Mississippi Society for Neuroscience, Officer-President | 2020 - 2024 |
| Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD), Member | 2018 - 2020 |
| American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), Member | 2018 - Present |
| National Neurotrauma Society (NNS), Member | 2018 - Present |
| Society for Developmental Origins of Adult Disease (DOHaD), Member | 2018 - Present |
| American Physiological Society (APS), Member | 2017 - Present |
| Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS), Member | 2016 - Present |
| Endocrine Society, Member | 2015 - 2020 |
| Mississippi Society for Neuroscience (MS-SFN), Member | 2014 - Present |
| The Obesity Society (TOS), Member | 2012 - 2020 |
| Society for Neuroscience (SFN), Member | 2005 - Present |
| Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), Member | 2005 - 2020 |
Committee Service
| NIH, Center for Scientific Review, Special Emphasis Reviewer | 2024 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH - STAFF COUNCIL, Member | 2024 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH - ACADEMIC COUNCIL, Member | 2024 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, Member | 2024 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL, Member | 2024 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ACCOMMODATIONS REVIEW, Member | 2024 - Present |
| PHS Faculty Search Committee, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Israel Science Foundation, Reviewer | 2024 - Present |
| American Diabetes Association Abstract Review Committee, Rater | 2023 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member | 2023 - Present |
| PIN Qualifying Exam Committee, Chair | 2023 - Present |
| NIDDK-C, Trainee Grant Review, Member | 2023 - Present |
| UK Research and Innovation Funding Service, Member | 2023 - Present |
| Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center (MNORC) Pilot/Feasibility Grant: Application Review, Member | 2022 - 2022 |
| SFN's Trainee Professional Development Awards (TPDA) Selection Committee., Member | 2022 - Present |
| Society for Neurotrauma Media Committee, Co-Chair | 2022 - 2023 |
| PIN Qualifying Exam Committee, Chair | 2022 - Present |
| ABCRMS Program Judge, Judge | 2021 - 2021 |
| Departmental Faculty Search Committee, Member | 2021 - 2022 |
| Grant Review for Czechoslovakian Government, Member | 2021 - Present |
| American Heart Association Grant Review, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Departmental P&T Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TENURE, Member | 2021 - 2026 |
| PIN Admissions Committee, Member | 2021 - 2022 |
| Qualifying Exam Committee, Co-Chair | 2021 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Executive Committee | 2019 - 2020 |
| PIN Executive Committee, Member | 2019 - 2022 |
| StandPoint Task Force Committee, Member | 2019 - 2019 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Chair | 2018 - 2019 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-DIVERSITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, Member | 2018 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-SACS LEADERSHIP, Member | 2018 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Vice Chair | 2018 - 2018 |
| ABRCMS Poster Judge | 2017 - 2017 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member | 2016 - 2019 |
Community Service
| Life Church, Missions Co-Director | 06/2024 - Present |
| Life Church, Youth Group Leader | 01/2023 - Present |
| Center for Pregnancy Choices, Volunteer | 07/2022 - Present |
| Light in Darkness, Board Member | 04/2017 - Present |
| Rankin County Jail, Volunteer | 02/2017 - Present |
| Buried Treasure Rehabilitation Home, Board Member | 01/2015 - 06/2023 |
| Stephen's Ministry, Counselor | 09/2002 - 06/2004 |
| Mercy Ships International, Tour guide/Teacher | 10/1997 - 05/1999 |
Other Service
| Population Health Research Day, Co-organizer | 03/2025 - Present |
| Population Health Seminar Series | 04/2024 - Present |
| APS Physiological Genomics, Impact Factor 2.3 | 2023 - Present |
| Reproduction, Fertility and Development, Impact Factor 7.7 | 07/2022 - Present |
| Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Brain Science, Impact Factor 3.3 | 06/2022 - Present |
| Frontiers in Pharmacology, Impact Factor 5.8 | 06/2022 - Present |
| Journal of Translational Medicine, Impact Factor 5.3 | 04/2022 - Present |
| Obesity Journal, Impact Factor 5.0 | 04/2022 - Present |
| Physiological Reports, Impact Factor 2.261 | 04/2022 - Present |
| National Neurotrauma Society, Abstract Reviewer, Abstract Reviewer | 04/2022 - Present |
| Journal of Neurotrauma, Impact Factor 5.269 | 04/2022 - Present |
| Maternal and Child Health Journal, Impact Factor 1.8 | 04/2022 - Present |
| American Diabetes Association, Abstract Reviewer, Abstract Reviewer | 03/2022 - Present |
| JCI Insight, Impact Factor 9.08 | 02/2022 - Present |
| Executive Committee - Program in Neuroscience, Member | 07/2020 - Present |
| Journal of Psychoneuroendocrinology, Impact Factor 4.90 | 09/2018 - Present |
| Diabetes, Impact Factor 7.273 | 08/2018 - Present |
| School of Dentistry Loan Repayment Program, Board, Board Member | 07/2018 - Present |
| Physiologic Genomics, Impact Factor 3.107 | 09/2017 - Present |
| Center for Developmental Disorders Research (CDDR) Advisory Committee, Board Member | 09/2017 - 2019 |
| Preclinical Advisor to M1/M2 Medical Students, Advisor | 09/2017 - 09/2023 |
| European Journal of Nutrition, Impact Factor 4.449 | 06/2017 - Present |
| American Diabetes Association- Meeting Abstract reviewer | 03/2016 - Present |
| NAS Department Advisory Committee, Member | 07/2015 - 06/2022 |
| Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Impact Factor 4.102 | 04/2015 - Present |
| Graduate School of Health Sciences Research Day, Poster Judge | 10/2014 - Present |
| NAS Seminar Series Director, Director | 08/2014 - Present |
| Physiology & Behavior, Impact Factor 3.244 | 06/2012 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| PHS 796, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Directed Research | Annual 2024-2025 |
| NSCI 791, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Senior Laboratory Rotation | Annual 2024-2025 |
| NSCI 700, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Fundamentals in Neuroscience | Annual 2024-2025 |
| NSCI 791, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Senior Laboratory Rotations | Annual 2022-2023 |
| 617, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Histology | Annual 2022-2023 |
| 701, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Fundamentals in Neuroscience | Annual 2022-2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Histology | Annual 2021-2022 |
| NSCI 791, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Senior Laboratory Rotation | Annual 2021-2022 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Fundamentals of Neuroscience | Spring 2021-2022 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2021 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Section Leader, Fundamentals of Neuroscience | Winter 2020-2021 |
| NSCI 791, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Senior Lab Rotations | Annual 2020-2021 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Histology | Annual 2020-2021 |
| ANA 613, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Histology | Annual 2019-2020 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Fundamentals of Neuroscience | Spring 2018 |
| PHYSIO-715, Graduate, Lecture, Facilitator, Advanced Endocrinology | Fall 2018 |
| STEMI, SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Science Education Partnership Award | Summer 2018 |
| 615, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical Neurobiology | Spring 2017 |
| NSCI 708, Medicine, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2017 |
| STEMI, SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Science Education Partnership Award | Summer 2017 |
| STEMI, SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Science Education Partnership Award | Summer 2016 |
| 615, Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Medical Neurobiology | Winter 2016 |
| D714, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Professional Skills Course: Negotiations | Winter 2015 |
| NSCI 720, Graduate, Small Group, Facilitator, Neuroscience Journal Club | Annual 2015 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, TBI in the rat Advised: Ruth Brooks | 2023 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Traumatic Brain injury in T2DN rats Advised: Jobin Babu | 2022 - 2022 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Investigation of the relationship between pregnancy related acute kidney injury Advised: Ashley Griffin | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Feeding behavior after VSG Advised: Seth Johnson | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Pediatric TBI Advised: Trenton Ray | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Microbiota in Pregnancy Advised: Ahmed Mohamed | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Research, Bariatric Pregnancy Advised: Zyria Thomas-Anderson | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Research, Pediatric TBI Advised: Alicia Hulitt | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, ICAM actions in Food Intake Advised: Sabrina Crumpton, Ja'Nasa Hardin-Hardy | 2021 - 2021 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Pediatric TBI and diet | 2021 - Present |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Juvenile Traumatic Brain injury Advised: Allie Smith | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Alexandra Elliott | 2020 - 2021 |
| Supervised Research, Offspring of Bariatric Surgery Advised: Taylor Welch | 2020 - 2020 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, TBI Advised: Sydney Vita | 2020 - 2020 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Endothelin and Obesity Advised: Osvaldo Rivera Gonzalez | 2019 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Biomarkers in rodent spinal cord injury Advised: Shelley Rae Edwards | 2018 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, Biomarkers in chronic spinal cord injury/ Brain Trauma in rodents Advised: Christiano Dos Santos | 2018 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, The role of peyer's patches immune interaction in vertical sleeve gastrectomy Advised: Charles Phillips | 2017 - 2020 |
| Internship Advisor, Astrocyte and Microglia Morphologic Changes in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in a Rat Model of Thoracic Level Spinal Contusion Advised: Julius Wells | 2017 - 2017 |
| Research Advisor, Regional differences in gene expression in the human stomach Advised: William Dungan | 2017 - 2020 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Control of body weight regulation in offspring of vertical sleeve gastrectomy females Advised: Redin Spann | 2017 - 2020 |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Microglial activation in VSG Hypothalamus Advised: Brittany Duncan | 2016 - 2017 |
| Supervised Research, Metabolic Parameters in VSG Offspring Advised: Nandini Aravindan | 2016 - 2016 |
| Supervised Research, Placental dysfunction in VSG Advised: Redin Spann | 2015 - 2016 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, The Role of Dynorphin and the Kappa Opioid Receptor in the Regulation of Pulsatile Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Secretion Advised: Peyton Weems | 2014 - 2017 |
| Supervised Research, Blood brain barrier interaction in VSG Advised: C. Austin Zamarripa | 2014 - 2016 |
| Supervised Research, Metabolic, Behavioral and Reproductive Improvements of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in an Obese Rat Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Advised: Ilana Ressler, MD | 2011 - 2013 |
Fellows supervised
| Anesthesiology, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised, Research Fellowship | 06/2018 - Present |
| COBRE/Evangeline Deer, Post-Doc Advisor, 1 fellows supervised, Post-Doc Fellowship | 06/2018 - 04/2019 |
Residency Training
| Anesthesiology/Christiano Dos Santos, Research Advisor | 2018 - 06/2020 |