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Alexandre da Silva, PhD
 | Associate Professor Office: G263 Lab: G253; (601) 984-1829 |
Areas of expertise
- General: Cardiovascular, neuro and metabolic physiology
- Specific: Neurohumoral control of cardiac function and glucose homeostasis, developmental programming of cardiometabolic and cognitive disorders
Research methods
- Rodent models of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases;
- Chronic instrumentation for long-term cardiovascular and metabolic studies in rodents;
- Pre-clinical echocardiography and catheter-based evaluations of cardiac function;
- Primary and immortalized cell cultures;
- Breeding, genotyping and validation of different Cre-Lox genetically modified mice;
Current projects
- Role of the leptin-brain melanocortin system in regulating cardiac function and protecting the heart against progressive heart failure
- Neurohumoral control of glucose homeostasis in insulin-deficiency diabetes
- Impact of parental obesity on young and adult offspring cardiometabolic profile and cognitive function