| 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast – Classroom Wing |
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome
Visit Jackson, MS |
| 8:20 a.m. | Introduction / Opening Remarks
Dr. Josh Speed
Associate Director, Hypertension and Cardio-Renal Research Training Program
Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Dr. David Stec
Director, Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Director, Transgenic Core |
| 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Session 1
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| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Chair: John Hall, PhD
Research and Training Opportunities in the Department of Physiology
Arthur C. Guyton Professor & Chair Department of Physiology & Biophysics
PI, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Yu Tao
Exaggerated Store-Operated Calcium Entry: Mechanism Contributes to High Glucose-induced Podocyte Injury and Mitochondria Damage
University of North Texas Health Science Center |
| 9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Huy Quoc Nguyen
Knockdown of Histone Deacetylase 1 in Fibroblasts and Pericytes Prevents Renal Intertestial Fribrosis after Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Richaundra Randle
Gamma Interferon-inducible Protein 16 Regulates Hypoxia-induced Apolipoprotein L1 Expression in Human Podocytes
Meharry Medical College |
| 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Lauren Yunker
Leveraging Machine Learning for Renal Tubular Cast Identification in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats
Medical College of Wisconsin
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| 9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Mohammad Sako
Mechanisms of Iron-Mediated Renal Injury in a Mouse Model of Sickle Cell Disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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| 10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m | Break |
| 10:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | Session 2 |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Chair: Babbette Lamarca, PhD
Research and Training Opportunities in the Department of Pharmacology
Professor & Chair
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology |
| 10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Kylie Heitman
Skeletal muscle is a novel source of FGF23 in mouse models of chronic kidney disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | Rui Tang
Adherence to life's essential 8 and incident chronic kidney disease: a prospective study of 147, 988 UK Biobank participants
Tulane University |
| 11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Rifat Ara Islam
Effects of 17β-Estradiol Treatment on Glucose Homeostasis and Aortic Relaxation in Castrated Male Rats
University of the Pacific |
| 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | Ankit Aryal
Inhalation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Induces Endothelial Dysfunction via AhR Activation in the Air-blood Interface
Louisiana State University |
| 11:35 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. | Lunch (Invitation Only) |
| 12:40 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. | Session 3 |
| 12:40 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. | Chair: Gene Lee Bidwell, PhD
Research and Training Opportunities in Clinical Departments
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
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| 12:55 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. | Melissa Lowe
Effect of a High Fat Western Diet on the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy (T2DN) Rats
University of South Florida |
| 1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. | Angelle Bradford
miRNA-221 and -222 Increase Upon Loss of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Receptor in Type 2 Diabetes
Tulane University |
| 1:25 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Michele D'Agata
Habitual Sleep Duration and Efficiency Do Not Explain Race Differences in Blood Pressure Dipping Between Young Black and White Women
University of Deleware |
| 1:40 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. | Ashlyn Anderson
Prevention and Reversal of Furosemide-Induced Diuretic Resistance Using the Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist Nalfurafine
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
| 1:55 pm. – 2:15 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Session 4 |
| 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Chair: Michael Garrett, PhD
The Many Facets of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Professor and Chair
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Gaylene Russell McEvoy
Quantifying the dynamics of capillary blood flow responses to acute local changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations
Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Adaysha Williams
Assessing the Longitudinal Effects of High Phosphate Diet on Cardiac and Renal Physiological Measurements
Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Sohom Mookherjee
Vascular Responsiveness of a Murine Arteriovenous Fistula
University of Utah |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Josh Edvettal
Cardiac Comeback: Reversing Binge-Drinking Damage
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Kaelin Akins
The Role of RUNX1 in CM Cell Cycle Activity and its Impact on Cardiac Regeneration
Medical College of Wisconsin |