Faculty Biography

Center Affiliations

Center for Women’s Health Research, Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Innovation, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence, Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Themes

Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases, NeuroImmunotherapy, Obesity

Active Research Projects

1. Role of Nrf2 in Nitrergic mediated stomach motility in idiopathic, obesity and diabetic rodent models: SC1 (NIGMS)

2. Role of sex hormones and gastrointestinal and cardiovascular function in idiopathic, obesity and diabetic rodent models (SC1, (NIGMS))

3. Role of periodontal pathogens in gastrointestinal function in idiopathic, obesity and diabetic rodent models (submitted R01)

4. Racial disparity in colitis: Implications to colon motility- MeTRC

5. Changes in oral & gut microbiome and inflammatory cytokines in HIV patients: Effect of dental treatment (CFAR)

6.Role of periodontal pathogens in cardiovascular function in idiopathic, obesity and diabetic rodent models (developing to submit a grant)

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Publications

Keywords

Sex hormones, Nitric Oxide, Nitric oxide synthases, Nrf2, Oxidative stress, Antioxidants, Inflammatory cytokines, molecular and cellular mechanisms