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Agenda

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
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
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
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
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