Previous Pilot Project Investigators

• Yann Gibert, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
  Project Title: Physiological and molecular metabolic consequences of fetal hyperglycemia
• Denise Cornelius, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine & Pharmacology & Toxicology
  Project Title: Mechanisms linking platelets to lung injury and renal dysfunction in sepsis
• Chad Washington, MD, MPHS, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
  Project Title: Slidenafil for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm associated with SAH
• Erin Taylor, PhD, Instructor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
  Project Title: The role of leptin in autoimmune-associated hypertension
• Jennifer Sasser, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  Project title: Elucidating Mechanisms Responsible for the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia using the Dahl Salt Sensitive Rat as a Novel of Preeclampsia.

• Michael Hall, MD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Cardiology
  Project title: Renal Sinus Fat, Hypertension and Altered Renal Hemodynamics. Hall.M

• Fan Fan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  Project title: Role of 20-HETE on aging and hypertension related cerebral vascular disease.

• Romain Harmancey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
  Project Title: Molecular Basis of Postischemic Maladaptation in the Insulin Resistant Heart
• Yonggang Ma, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
  Project Title: Novel Roles of MMP-28 Post Myocardial Infarction.

• Lusha Xiang, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
  Project Title: Acute Kidney Injury following Severe Trauma in Obesity
• Suttira Intapad, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
  Project Title: Reduced Uterine Perfusion in the Mouse: Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease
• Eric George, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
  Project Title: A Novel Proangiogenic Therapy for Preeclampsia
• J. Paula Warrington, PhD, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
  Project Title: Degenerins and Pregnancy Mediated Cerebrovascular Abnormalities
• Andrew Smith, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
  Project Title: Quantitative  CT Imaging Biomarkers for NAFLD
• Bernadette Grayson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences
  Project Title: Placental Dysfunction and VSG-induced Intrauterine Growth Restriction