Norma B. Ojeda
Chair
Department:
SOM-Advanced Biomedical Education
Email:
nojeda@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-1668
Biography
I am a physician-scientist working in the Department of Pediatrics-Newborn Division. My research interest is focused on the field of developmental origins of diseases, women’s health and gender disparities. I develop basic science, clinical and translational research protocols to investigate the effects of adverse events on fetal development and its consequences on individual’s health later in life. I apply experimental models to investigate the mechanisms involved in low birth weight, necrotizing enterocolitis, prematurity, cardiovascular and renal diseases and stroke. Also, I utilize clinical and translational studies to examine the early detection of biomarkers for necrotizing enterocolitis; the susceptibility of low birth weight infants for ischemic injuries; and the composition of human milk and its effects on infant’s development.
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center-School of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences, MS, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation | 2018 |
| Society of Clinical Research Associates, Certification, Clinical Research | 2014 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Certificate, Teaching in Medical Education | 2013 |
| Else School of Management-Millsaps College, Certificate, Business Advantage Program for Professionals | 2012 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Human Physiology Fellowship, Post-doctoral Fellowship in Physiology | 2009 |
| School of Medicine-National University of Asuncion, Specialist, Internal Medicine | 2004 |
| School of Medicine-National University of Asuncion, MS, Academic Teaching Resources | 2002 |
| School of Medicine-Sao Paulo State University, Fellowship, Hematology | 1995 |
| School of Medicine-National University of Asuncion, MD, Medicine | 1990 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Business Advantage Program for Professionals, Else School of Management- Millsaps College | 12/2012 - Present |
| Certification, Clinical Research Professional, Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) | 2020 - 2023 |
Current Positions
| Department Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Advanced Biomedical Education | 07/2022 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Advanced Biomedical Education | 07/2022 - Present |
| Chair, IRB Board #3 | 07/2020 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences, Department of ClinicalTrials Track | 07/2020 - 06/2023 |
| Vice Chair, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 04/2020 - 06/2023 |
| Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2018 - 06/2023 |
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2013 - 06/2018 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 03/2009 - 06/2013 |
| Assistant Professor, National University of Asuncion-Paraguay, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 02/1990 - 02/1997 |
| Instructor, National University of Asuncion-Paraguay, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 02/1983 - 02/1989 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Community Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding Rates Among African American Mothers, Vicksburg Medical Foundation | 06/2022 - 09/2025 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Perinatal COVID-19 Registry (Funded), NIH/FDA | 09/2021 - 08/2023 |
| Extramural, HYPERTENSION IN ADULT IUGR OFFSPRING: BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF PERINATAL INTERVENTION (Funded), NIH-NHLBI | 12/2019 - 11/2022 |
| Extramural, Hypertension in adult IUGR offspring (Funded), NIH | 09/2018 - 08/2020 |
| Extramural, Factors influencing Perinatal origins of diseases (Funded), NIH | 05/2018 - 04/2022 |
| Extramural, Reproductive Health Education for LGBTQ teens and families (Funded), WFM | 01/2018 - 12/2020 |
| Extramural, Dysfunctional Sensorimotor Response in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Reduced Uterine Perfusion (Funded), MS-INBRE | 05/2017 - 07/2017 |
| Extramural, Neurobehavioral impairment in juvenile rats exposed to reduced uterine perfusion during late gestation (Funded), MS-INBRE | 05/2017 - 07/2017 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Pediatric Clinical Trials Center (Funded), NIH | 09/2016 - 09/2020 |
| Intramural, Low Birth Weight and Ischemic Injury (Funded), Pediatric Discovery Fund | 02/2015 - 01/2016 |
| Extramural, Placental Transport of Nutrient in a rat model of intrauterine growth restriction (Funded), Tougaloo College/HHMI | 07/2014 - 07/2015 |
| Extramural, Low Birth Weight and Ischemic Renal Injury (Funded), American Society of Nephrology | 07/2012 - 06/2014 |
| Intramural, Angiotensin II and Oxidative Stress Induce Renal Injury in Low Birth Weight Rats. (Funded), Department of Pediatrics | 01/2012 - 12/2012 |
| Extramural, Low birth weight the kidney and hypertension (Funded), NIH/NHLB | 05/2009 - 04/2014 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Wang KC, Ojeda NB, Wang H, Chiang HS, Tucci MA, Lee JW, Wei HC, Kaizaki-Mitsumoto A, Tanaka S, Dankhara N, Tien LT, Fan LW Neonatal brain inflammation enhances methamphetamine-induced reinstated behavioral sensitization in adult rats analyzed with explainable machine learning Neurochem Int. 2024 Jun;176:105743. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105743. Epub 2024 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 38641026; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11102812. | 2024 |
| Talati CP, Lee JW, Lu S, Ojeda NB, Prakash V, Dankhara N, Nielson TC, Sandifer SP, Bidwell GL 3rd, Pang Y, Fan LW, Bhatt AJ. Intranasal insulin attenuates hypoxia-ischemia-induced short-term sensorimotor behavioral disturbances, neuronal apoptosis, and brain damage in neonatal rats. Curr Res Neurobiol. 2024;6:100123. doi: 10.1016/j.crneur.2023.100123. eCollection 2024. | 2023 |
| Ashraf UM, Hall DL, Campbell N, Waller JP, Rawls AZ, Solise D, Cockrell K, Bidwell L, Ojeda NB et al Inhibition of the AT1R agonistic autoantibody in a rat model of preeclampsia improves fetal growth i Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 323: R670–R681, 2022. | 2022 |
| Loayza M, Lin S, Carter K, Ojeda N, Fan LW, Ramarao S, Bhatt A, Pang Y Maternal immune activation alters fetal and neonatal microglia phenotype and disrupts neurogenesis i Pediatr Res. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02239-w. PMID:35963885 | 2022 |
| Shawky NM, Dalmasso C, Ojeda NB, Zuchowski Y, Stachenfeld N, Alexander BT, Reckelhoff JF. Consequences of hyperandrogenemia during pregnancy in female offspring: attenuated response to angiotensin II. J Hypertens. 2022 Apr 1;40(4):712-722. | 2022 |
| Wang Y, Wang H, Pirim H, Fan LW, Ojeda NB Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis through diffusion convolutional recurrent neural Biomed Sci Instrum 58:29-35. | 2022 |
| Yeh JH, Wang KC, Kaizaki A, Lee JW, Wei HC, Tucci MA, Ojeda NB, Fan LW, Tien LT Pioglitazone Ameliorates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Behavioral Impairment, Brain Inflammation, White Matter Injury and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neonatal Rats. Pioglitazone Ameliorates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Behavioral Impairment, Brain Inflammation, White Matter Injury and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neonatal Rats. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jun 11;22(12) | 2021 |
| Coats LE, Bakrania BA, Bamrick-Fernandez DR, Ariatti AM, Rawls AZ, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation in late gestation does not mitigate asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction or cardiovascular risk induced by placental ischemia in the rat Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2021 May 1;320(5):H1923-H1934 | 2021 |
| Garg PM, Britt AB, Ansari MAY, Sobisek S, Block DK, Paschal JL, Ojeda NB, Askenazi D, Sanderson KR Severe acute kidney injury in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis: risk factors and outcomes Pediatr Res. 2021 Sep;90(3):642-649 | 2021 |
| Rains ME, Muncie CB, Pang Y, Fan LW, Tien LT, Ojeda NB Oxidative Stress and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Rat Offspring with Intrauterine Growth Restriction Induced by Reduced Uterine Perfusion Brain Sci. 2021 Jan 8;11(1). | 2021 |
| Coats LE, Bamrick-Fernandez DR, Ariatti AM, Bakrania BA, Rawls AZ, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT Stimulation of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Diminishes Intrauterine Growth Restriction in a Rat Model of Placental Ischemia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2020 Nov 11. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00234.2020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33175587. | 2020 |
| Cheng-Ta Hsieh , Yih-Jing Lee , Jonathan W Lee , Silu Lu , Michelle A Tucci , Xiaoli Dai , Norma Beatriz Ojeda , Hyun Joon Lee , Lir-Wan Fan , Lu-Tai Tien Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist ameliorates the pain hypersensitivity, spinal inflammation and oxidative stress induced by systemic lipopolysaccharide in neonatal rats Neurochem Int . 2020 May;135:104686. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2020.104686. Epub 2020 Jan 25. | 2020 |
| Davis GK, Intapad S, Newsome AD, Coats LE, Bamrick DR, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT. Androgen Receptor Blockade Differentially Regulates Blood Pressure in Growth-Restricted Versus Ovarian Deficient Rats Hypertension. 2019 Oct;74(4):975-982 | 2019 |
| Narang R, Carter K, Muncie C, Pang Y, Fan LW, Feng Y, Ojeda NB, Bhatt AJ Intrauterine growth restriction and neonatal hypoxic ischemic brain injury causes sex-specific long-term neurobehavioral abnormalities in rats J Neurosci Res.2019;97(6):661-672 | 2019 |
| Davis GK, Newsome AD, Cole AB, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT Chronic Estrogen Supplementation Prevents the Increase in Blood Pressure in Female Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Offspring at 12 Months of Age Hypertension. 2019;73(5):1128-1136 | 2019 |
| Newsome AD, Davis GK, Adah ON, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT Renal injury after uninephrectomy in male and female intrauterine growth-restricted aged rats. PLoS One. 2019 Mar 7;14(3):e0213404. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213404. eCollection 2019. | 2019 |
| Intapad S, Dasinger JH, Johnson JM, Brown AD, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT. Male and Female Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Offspring Differ in Blood Pressure, Renal Function, and Glucose Homeostasis Responses to a Postnatal Diet High in Fat and Sugar Hypertension. 2019;73(3):620-629 | 2019 |
| Hsieh CT, Lee YJ, Dai X, Ojeda NB, Lee HJ, Tien LT, Fan LW Systemic Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Pain Sensitivity and Spinal Inflammation Were Reduced by Minocycline in Neonatal Rats Int J Mol Sci. 2018;19(10). pii: E2947 | 2018 |
| Ojeda N, Hall S, Lasley CJ, Rudsenske B, Dixit M, Arany I Prenatal Nicotine Exposure Augments Renal Oxidative Stress in Embryos of Pregnant Rats with Reduced Uterine Perfusion Pressure In Vivo. 2016 May-Jun;30(3):219-224 | 2016 |
| Intapad S, Ojeda NB, Varney E, Royals TP, Alexander BT Sex-Specific Effect of Endothelin in the Blood Pressure Response to Acute Angiotensin II in Growth-Restricted Rats Hypertension. 2015 Oct 12. pii: HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06257. [Epub ahead of print] | 2015 |
| Ojeda NB. Necrotizing enterocolitis in rat offspring exposed to placental insufficiency: Role of Aldosterone, Oxidative Stress and Leptin Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health. 2015. [Epub ahead of Print] | 2015 |
| Intapad S, Tull FL, Brown AD, Dasinger JH, Ojeda NB, Fahling JM, Alexander BT. Renal denervation abolishes the age-dependent increase in blood pressure in female intrauterine growth-restricted rats at 12 months of age. Hypertension. 2013 Apr;61(4):828-34 | 2013 |
| Ojeda NB, Royals TP, Alexander BT Sex differences in the enhanced responsiveness to acute angiotensin II in growth-restricted rats: role of fasudil, a Rho kinase inhibitor. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2013 Apr 1;304(7):F900-907. | 2013 |
| Ojeda NB, Royals TP, Alexander BT. Sex differences in the enhanced responsiveness to acute angiotensin II in growth-restricted rats: Role of fasudil, a Rho kinase inhibitor Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. January 23, 2013. doi:101152/ajprenal.00687.2012 | 2013 |
| Ojeda NB, Hennington BS, Williamson DT, Hill ML, Betson NE, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Reckelhoff JF, Royals TP, Alexander BT. Oxidative Stress Contributes to Sex Differences in Blood Pressure in Adult Growth-Restricted Offspring Hypertension. 2012 Jul;60(1):114-122 | 2012 |
| Campbell LR, Pang Y, Ojeda NB, Zheng B, Rhodes PG, Alexander BT. Intracerebral lipopolysaccharide induces neuroinflammatory change and augmented brain injury in growth-restricted neonatal rats. Pediatr Res. 2012;71:645-652. | 2012 |
| Ojeda NB, Intapad S, Royals TP, Black JT, Dasinger JH, Tull FL, Alexander BT. Hypersensitivity to Acute Angiotensin II in Female Growth-Restricted Offspring is Exacerbated by Ovariectomy. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2011;14:1199-1205. | 2011 |
| Ojeda NB Low birth weight increases susceptibility to renal injury in a rat model of mild ischemia-reperfusion. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 Aug;301(2):F420-6. Epub 2011 May 25. | 2011 |
| Ojeda NB, Royals TP, Black JT, Dasinger JH, Johnson JM, Alexander BT. Enhanced sensitivity to acute angiotensin II is testosterone dependent in adult male growth-restricted offspring. Am J Physiol Tegul Integr Comp Physiol. 2010;298:1421-1427 | 2010 |
| Ojeda NB, Johnson WR, Dwyer TM, Alexander BT. Early renal denervation prevents development of hypertension in growth-restricted offspring. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2007;34(11):1212-1216. | 2007 |
| Ojeda NB, Grigore D, Robertson EB, Alexander BT. Estrogen protects against increased blood pressure in postpubertal female growth restricted offspring. Hypertension. 2007;50(4):679-685. | 2007 |
| Grigore D, Ojeda NB, Robertson EB, Dawson AS, Huffman CA, Bourassa EA, Speth RC, Brosnihan KB, Alexander BT. Placental insufficiency results in temporal alterations in the renin angiotensin system in male hypertensive growth restricted offspring. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007;293(2):804-811. | 2007 |
| Ojeda NB, Grigore D, Yanes LL, Iliescu R, Robertson EB, Zhang H, Alexander BT. Testosterone contributes to marked elevations in mean arterial pressure in adult male intrauterine growth restricted offspring. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 ;292(2):R758-63. | 2007 |
Review Article | |
| Coats LE, Davis GK, Newsome AD, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT Low Birth Weight, Blood Pressure and Renal Susceptibility Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019 Jun 21;21(8):62 | 2019 |
| Ojeda NB, Alexander BT Ex Utero Renal Maturation and Reduced Kidney Volume a Predictor of Increased Cardiorenal Risk Hypertension. 2018;72(4):832-833. | 2018 |
| Ashley D. Newsome, Gwendolyn K. Davis, Norma B. Ojeda and Barbara T. Alexander Complications during pregnancy and fetal development: Implications for the occurrence of chronic kidney disease Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2017.1294066 | 2017 |
| Gwendolyn K. Davis, Ashley D. Newsome, Norma B. Ojeda, and Barbara T. Alexander Effects of Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Female Sex on Future Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Current Hypertens Rep, 2017 DOI 10.1007/s11906-017-0712-7 | 2017 |
| Intapad S, Ojeda NB, Dasinger JH, Alexander BT Sex Differences in the Developmental Origins of Cardiovascular Disease Physiology (Bethesda). 2014;29:122-132 | 2014 |
| Ojeda NB, Intapad S, Alexander BT Sex differences in the developmental programming of hypertension. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2014;210:307-316. | 2014 |
| Grigore D, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT. Sex differences in the fetal programming of hypertension. Gend Med. 2008;5 Suppl A:S121-32 | 2009 |
| Alexander BT, Ojeda NB. Prenatal inflammation and the early origins of hypertension. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2008;35:1403-1404. | 2008 |
| Alexander BT, Ojeda NB. Slow prenatal growth and accelerated postnatal growth: critical influences on adult blood pressure. Hypertension. 2008;52:613-614. | 2008 |
| Ojeda NB, Grigore D, Alexander BT. Developmental programming of hypertension: insight from animal models of nutritional manipulation. Hypertension. 2008;52(1):44-50. | 2008 |
| Ojeda NB, Grigore D, Alexander BT. Intrauterine growth restriction: fetal programming of hypertension and kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2008;15(2):101-106 | 2008 |
| Ojeda NB, Grigore D, Hennington BS, Alexander BT. Pre-natal programming of blood pressure and hypertension. Brazilian Journal of Hypertension. 2008;15:3-8 | 2008 |
| Ojeda NB, Grigore D, Alexander BT. Role of fetal programming in the development of hypertension. Future Cardiol. 2008;4(2):163-174. | 2008 |
Book Chapter | |
| Cui D, Yang G, Meyer E, Ojeda N Biomedical Visualization: Volume 17 ‒ Advancements in Technologies and Methodologies for Anatomical and Medical Education (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Book 1431):Past and Current Learning and Teaching Resources and Platforms Springer, Cham (Switzerland), 1st ed. 2023. ISBN-10:303136726X ISBN-13:978-3031367267 | 2023 |
| Alexander BT, Grigore D, Ojeda NB. Developmental programming of hypertension by placental insufficiency. “Developmental Programming of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome”. Transworld Research Network. Marlon Cerf, Editor. 2008, pp 51-66. ISBN: 978-81-7895-347-2 | 2018 |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Ojeda, NB Neuron Specific TRAF3 and Acute Ischemic Stroke Hypertension. 2015 September | 2015 |
| Ojeda NB. Prenatal Programming of Hypertension: Role of Sympathetic Response to Physical Stress. Hypertension.2013;61:16-17 | 2013 |
| Ojeda NB. Prenatal programming of hypertension: role of sympathetic response to physical stress Hypertension. 2013 Jan;61(1):16-7 | 2013 |
Electronic Publications | |
| Ojeda NB, Wilkening S, Dasinger J, Alexander BT, Graves G, Rhodes P. Antioxidant treatment during development prevents low birth weight, hypertension and enhanced sensivity to mild renal ischemia in offspring exposed to plancental insufficiency. FASEB J. 2012;26:1101.1 | 2012 |
| Intapad S, Tull LF, Brown AD, Dasinger JH, Ojeda NB, Alexander BT. Intrauterine growth restriction induces a greater susceptibility to hypertension and metabolic dysfunction with aging in female growth-restricted rats. FASEB J. 2012;26:1101.4 | 2012 |
| Hennington BS, Ojeda NB, Williamson DT, Hill ML, Betson NE, Alexander BT. Sex differences in antioxidant capacity contributes to hypertension in adult intrauterine growth restricted offspring FASEB J. 2012;26:lb838 | 2012 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sex Differences in Cognitive Deficits Associated with Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Pediatric Academic Societies, Denver, CO - USA | 04/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sex Differences in the Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases, Pediatric Academic Societies, Virtual Meeting | 04/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Inflammation exacerbates reduced uterine perfusion pressure-induced spinal cord inflammation and hyp, Society for Neuroscience Global Connectome, Virtual Event | 02/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Increased oxidative stress and altered inflammatory response in neurodevelopmental delay associated, 36th Annual Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Kenner, LA - USA | 03/2020 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Inflammation exacerbates intrauterine growth restriction-induced cognitive deficits in juvenile rats, 49th Annual Meeting of The Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL USA | 10/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Intranasal insulin reduces brain injury and improves behavioral deficits following hypoxic ischemic exposure in neonatal rats, Perinatal and Developmental Medicine Society, Snowmass, CO | 06/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neurodevelopmental delay in intrauterine growth restricted rat offspring is associated with increased lipid peroxidation in the brain, Pediatric Academic Societies, Toronto, Canada | 05/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Oxidative stress is associated with dysfunctional neurodevelopment in rat offspring exposed to placental insufficiency, Southern Bioengineering Conference, Charlotte, NC | 03/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, MS4 Gapology: Using Technology to Close Performance Gaps Between Medical Students and Interns., Innovations in Medical Education/Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA | 02/2017 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of Clinical Research Professionals in Clinical Trials Networks, Clinical Research Professionals Group, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 12/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ethics in Clinical Research, Clinical Research Professionals Group, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 09/2016 |
| Platform Presentations, Proteomics of Umbilical Cord Blood Reveals Glycoproteins Associated with Elevated Blood Pressure in Children, Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD | 05/2016 |
| Platform Presentations, Intrauterine growth restriction increases hypoxic-ischemia brain injury in newborn rats., Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, LA | 02/2016 |
| Platform Presentations, Oxidative Stress impairs placental efficiency in a rodent model of reduced uterine perfusion., Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, LA | 02/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection: A Retrospective Observational Study, Pediatric Academic Societies, San Diego, CA | 04/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, Aldosterone Levels at Birth and Blood Pressure at 5 Years of Age: A Prospective Observational Study of a Birth Cohort, Pediatric Academy Societies, San Diego, CA | 04/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, Placental Transport of Nutrients and Fetal Metabolism in Intrauterine Growth Restricted Offspring, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA | 03/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Elevated Aldosterone at Birth Predicts Renal Function Decline in Low Birth Weight Rats, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA | 03/2015 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI): New Opportunities for external funding, Office of Sponsored Research/Clinical Research Professionals Group, Uiversity of Mississippi Medical Center | 11/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Factors Associated With Levels of Leptin and Adiponectin in Human Milk, Pediatric Academy Societies, Vancouver, CA | 05/2014 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Informed Consent in Pediatric Participants, Clinical Research Professionals Group, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 06/2013 |
| Platform Presentations, Biological Markers to Identify Low Birth Weight Infants at Risk to Develop Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Pediatric Academy Societies, Washington DC | 05/2013 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Human Milk Composition, Mississippi Neonatology Society, River Hill Club - Jackson Ms | 09/2012 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multicenter Clinical Research, Mississippi Neonatology Society, River Hills Club-Jackson MS | 08/2012 |
| Invited Symposia, Antioxidant Treatment During Development Prevents Low Birth Weight, Hypertension, and Enhanced Sensitivity to Mild Renal Ischemia in Offspring Exposed to Placental Insufficiency., American Physiological Society, Experimental Biology. San Diego. CA | 04/2012 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Developmental Origins of Child and Adult Diseases., Physiology and Biophysics Department, University of Mississippi-Medical Center | 02/2011 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Fetal Programming of Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases, Physiology and Biophysics Department, University of Mississippi-Medical Center | 10/2008 |
| Scientific Presentations, Chronic administration of Tempol abolishes programmed hypertension induced by placental insufficiency in the rat, American Heart Association. 61st. Annual High Blood Pressure Research Conference, Tucson, AZ | 09/2007 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Fetal Programming of Hypertension: The Renal Mechanisms, Physiology and Biophysics Department, University of Mississippi-Medical Center | 08/2007 |
| Invited Symposia, Intrarrenal oxidative stress contributes to hypertension in adult growth restricted offspring, FASEB Summer Research Conferences, Renal Hemodynamics, Saxton Rivers, VT | 07/2007 |
| Scientific Presentations, Estradiol has protective effects on female growth restricted offspring in a model of programmed hypertension, Experimental Biology, Washington, DC | 05/2007 |
| Scientific Presentations, Tempol abolishes hypertension induced by ovariectomy in a model of programmed hypertension., Experimental Biology, Washington, DC | 05/2007 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sex Differences in Fetal Programming of Hypertension., Physiology and Biophysics Department, University of Mississippi-Medical Center | 08/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Sex differences in fetal programming of hypertension, Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA | 04/2006 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Fetal Programming of Hypertension, Physiology and Biophysics Department, University of Mississippi- Medical Center | 10/2005 |
| Platform Presentations, Role of renal nerves in the etiology of hypertension in low birth weight offspring from pregnant rats with reduces uterine perfusion., The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Gulf Coast Physiological Society. LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA | 03/2005 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| IHL Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award, Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning | 2022 |
| Pillars Beacon Award, Office of Diversity and Inclusion - UMMC | 2022 |
| Michael LeBlanc Faculty Research Award, Department of Pediatrics-UMMC | 2018 |
| Beacon Award, Office of Diversity and Inclusion-UMMC | 2018 |
| Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Career, National Institute for General Medical Sciences | 2014 |
| Norman Siegel Research Scholar Grant, American Society of Nephrology | 2012 |
| Dr. Michael LeBlanc Faculty Research Award, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children - University of Mississippi | 2010 |
| Minority Travel Fellowship Award, American Physiological Society | 2009 |
| Caroline Tum Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award, American Physiological Society | 2008 |
| Minority Travel Fellowship Award, American Physiological Society | 2008 |
| Travel Opportunity Award, American Physiological Society. Sex and Gender in | 2007 |
| New Investigator Award, American Heart Association. Council of High Blood Pressure | 2007 |
| Young Investigator Travel Award, FASEB Summer Research Conference on Renal Hemodynamic | 2007 |
| Finalist, Integrative Systems Biology Trainee, American Physiological Society, Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section | 2007 |
| Caroline Tum Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award. Experimental Biology 2005, American Physiological Society | 2005 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Member | 2022 - Present |
| American Association for Anatomy, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Souther Society for Pediatric Research, Member, Annual Scientific Meeting | 2014 - Present |
| Society of Clinical Research Associates, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Society for Pediatric Research, Member, Pediatric Academic Societies | 2013 - Present |
| International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases (DOHaD), Member | 2011 - Present |
| American Society of Nephrology, Member | 2010 - Present |
| American Heart Association, Member | 2005 - Present |
| American Physiological Society, Member | 2005 - Present |
| Paraguayan Society of Internal Medicine, Member | 2002 - Present |
Committee Service
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 1, Chair | 2022 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-SIMULATION OVERSIGHT LONG RANGE PLANNING GROUP, Chair | 2022 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, Member | 2022 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Advisory Committee for P&T Peds, Reviewer | 2019 - 2022 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 1, Member | 2019 - 2022 |
| LGBTQ Health Center, Steering Comittee Member | 2018 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member | 2018 - 2019 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-DIVERSITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, Member | 2017 - 2018 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-RESEARCH ADVISORY, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Clinical Research Professionals Group, Chair | 2016 - 2018 |
| Group for women in medicine and science, Chair | 2016 - 2018 |
| Early Childhood Obesity Group (ECHO), Task Force Chair | 2016 - 2018 |
| American Physiological Society - Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee, Member | 2015 - 2019 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS, Member | 2014 - 2020 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ANIMAL CARE AND USE, Member | 2014 - 2022 |
| Neonatology Fellowship Scholarly Committee, Steering Comittee Member | 2013 - 2022 |
| Pediatrics Discovery Council, Member | 2013 - Present |
| Clinical Research Professional Group, Steering Comittee Member | 2012 - 2018 |
| Department of Pediatrics Faculty Development Advisory Group, Vice Chair | 2012 - 2022 |
| American Physiological Society-Porter Physiolgogy Development and Minority Affair Committee, Member | 2012 - 2014 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Vice Chair | 2010 - 2022 |
Community Service
| TEAM Clinic-UMMC, Educator Volunteer | 10/2019 - Present |
| PhunWeek at the Childrens Museum, Pediatric Department Volunteer | 09/2018 - Present |
| SOM Community Outreach Program, Interpreter | 09/2016 - Present |
| PhunWeek-Children's Museum, Physiology Department Volunteer | 11/2014 - Present |
| UMMC Interpreter, Spanish Interpreter | 07/2014 - Present |
Other Service
| Women's Foundation of Mississippi | 07/2017 - Present |
| Pediatric Discovery Council | 07/2016 - Present |
| American Heart Association | 07/2015 - Present |
| Patient-Centered Outcome Research Instittute | 07/2015 - Present |
| Institutional Research Support Program | 07/2015 - Present |
| Austin Journal of Nephrology and Hypertension, Editorial Board Member | 05/2014 - Present |
| American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, Editorial Board Member | 08/2013 - Present |
| Pediatric Discovery Council | 07/2013 - 06/2016 |
| MedPORTAL, Reviewer | 06/2013 - Present |
| Dataset International:Nephrology, Editorial Board Member | 2012 - Present |
| Frontiers in Cardiovascular and Smooth Muscle Pharmacology, Reviewer | 12/2011 - Present |
| Frontiers in Child Health and Human Development, Reviewer | 12/2011 - Present |
| Science Publishing Group, Reviewer | 09/2011 - Present |
| Hypertension, Reviewer | 07/2011 - Present |
| British Journal of Pharmacology, Reviewer | 07/2011 - Present |
| Placenta, Reviewer | 06/2011 - Present |
| Nutrition, Reviewer | 03/2011 - Present |
| Metabolic Brain Disease Journal, Reviewer | 03/2011 - Present |
| Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, Reviewer | 02/2011 - Present |
| Gynecology and Obstetrics: Current Research, Reviewer | 02/2011 - Present |
| Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, Review | 02/2011 - Present |
| Genes and Nutrition Journal, Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
| Gender Medicine, Reviewer | 12/2010 - Present |
| Clinical Therapeutics, Reviewer | 11/2010 - Present |
| Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, Reviewer | 10/2010 - Present |
| British Journal of Nutrition, Reviewer | 04/2010 - Present |
| Mississippi State University, External Grant Proposal Reviewer | 03/2010 - Present |
| American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, Reviewer | 02/2010 - Present |
| American Physiological Association | 2009 - 12/2017 |
Teaching Experience
| SOM601, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Medical Spanish | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Course, Facilitator, SOM610 | Fall 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Anatomy Review | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Pediatric Research and Clinical Education (PReCEP) | Summer 2023 |
| Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Data Management | Spring 2023 - 2023 |
| ANAT651, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Anatomy Review | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Basic Medical Spanish | Fall 2021 |
| Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Trials Application | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Basic Medical Spanish | Fall 2020 |
| Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Trials Application | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Research Methodology for Pediatric Residents | Annual 2019 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Research Methodology for Neonatal-Perinatal Fellows | Annual 2019 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Research Methodology for Pediatric Residents | Annual 2018 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Research Methodology for Neonatal-Perinatal Fellows | Annual 2018 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Research Methodology. Pediatrics Residency Program | Annual 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Renal Physiology | Summer 2016 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Research Methodology | Annual 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Renal Physiology | Summer 2015 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Director, Developmental Origins of Diseases | Summer 2014 - 2014 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Director, Developmental origins of diseases | Summer 2013 - 2013 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Ischemic Renal Injury | Fall 2012 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Renal Hemodynamics | Summer 2012 |
| Graduate, Lab, Lab Presenter, Systemic and Renal Hemodynamics | Fall 2011 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Basics of Translational Research | Summer 2011 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Fetal physiology | Summer 2010 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Renal physiology | Summer 2010 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Surgical procedures in rodents | Summer 2009 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Renal physiology | Summer 2008 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Renal Physiology | Fall 2007 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lab Presenter, Surgical procedures in rodents | Summer 2007 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Motor skills tests in low birth weight rat offspring Advised: Simmy Vig | 2017 - 2017 |
| Research Advisor, Neurobehavioral Impairment in Junvenile Rat Exposed to Reduced Uterine Perfusion During Late Gestation Advised: Brenkeevia Langston | 2017 - 2017 |
| Research Advisor, Dysfunctional Sensorimotor Response in Neonatal Rat Exposed to Reduced Uterine Perfusion Advised: Iman Washington | 2017 - 2017 |
| Research Advisor, Gestational Diabetes and Pre-eclampsia Advised: Jayden Smith | 2017 - 2019 |
| Supervised Research, Neonatal Hypoxia Ischemia Advised: Mattthew Hairston | 2017 - 2019 |
| Research Advisor, Placental Transport of Nutrients In Intrauterine Growth Restricted Rats Advised: Gladys Arguello | 2014 - 2014 |
| Research Advisor, Fetal Growth in Intrauterine Growth Restriction Advised: Da'Chiron Robinson | 2014 - 2014 |
| Research Advisor, Placental Insufficiency and Intrauterine Growth Advised: Cari Hampton | 2014 - 2014 |
| Research Advisor, Early Interventions to Prevent Fetal Programming of Hypertension Advised: Marcus Daniels | 2013 - 2013 |
Fellows supervised
| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program, Assistant Fellowship Director, 3 fellows supervised, Fellowship Research Training | 07/2019 - 06/2022 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Fellowship Director, 2 fellows supervised, Fellowship Research Training | 07/2018 - 06/2021 |
| Neonatology Fellowship Program, Assistant Fellowship Director, 1 fellows supervised, Fellowship Research Project | 07/2017 - 06/2020 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Fellowship Director, 1 fellows supervised, Research Training | 07/2016 - 06/2019 |
| Neonatology-Fellowship, Assistant Fellowship Director, 2 fellows supervised, Research Projects | 07/2015 - 06/2018 |
| Neonatology Fellowship, Assistant Fellowship Director, 2 fellows supervised, Research Project | 07/2015 - 06/2018 |
| Neonatology Fellowship, Training Faculty, 2 fellows supervised, Research Project | 07/2014 - 06/2017 |
Residency Training
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Program Director | 2019 - 06/2020 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Program Director | 2018 - 06/2019 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Program Director | 2017 - 06/2018 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Reserach Program, Program Director | 2016 - 06/2017 |
| Pediatric Residency Metoring Research Program, Program Director | 2015 - 06/2016 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Program Director | 2014 - 06/2015 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Assoc. Program Director | 2013 - 06/2014 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Assoc. Program Director | 2012 - 06/2013 |
| Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Research Meeting, Training Faculty | 2011 - 10/2011 |
| Pediatric Residency Mentoring Research Program, Assoc. Program Director | 2011 - 06/2012 |
| Pediatric Resident Mentoring Research Program, Training Faculty | 2010 - 06/2011 |