Presenting Author
Indiana University
The general aim of our research program is to understand cellular and molecular Ca signaling mechanisms for in vivo comorbidities in metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Our research encompasses experimental approaches at all levels – human tissue, whole animal, organ, tissue, cell, and molecular. Our study in human diabetics on intravascular ultrasound imaging of coronary atherosclerosis and Ca signaling studies on cells from human coronary arteries guide our studies in swine that superbly mimic human metabolism and atherosclerosis. We primarily study ion transport adaptations after in vivo manipulations.