Major Projects: (click on each title for more information)

1. Regional and cellular significance of the brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in hypertension.
2. Oxidant mechanisms in central neural control of blood pressure.
3. Hypertension and prostanoid signaling in the subfornical organ of the brain.
4. Role of redox-mediated activation of NFkB and AP-1 in neurogenic hypertension.
5. Oxidative stress-induced neuro-cardiovascular dysfunction in myocardial infarction-induced heart failure.
6. Molecular pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
7. Role of reactive oxygen species in the regenerative capacity of c-Kit+ cardiac precursor cells.