Basic & Translational Research

 

Faculty Research Areas

 

Sushil K. Mahata, Ph.D.

Research Areas: Innate and adaptive immunity in diet induced obesity; Insulin Resistance; Type 2 Diabetes; Genetic Models of CVD
Mahata Research

 

Robert Parmer, M.D.

Research Areas: Plasminogen activation system regulation of adipogenesis, insulin signaling, and obesity-associated inflammation and fibrosis
Parmer Research

 

Prabhleen Singh, M.D., M.P.H.

Research Areas: Renal hemodynamics and oxygenation; Metabolic adaptations in AKI and CKD; Epithelial tubular transport and mitochondrial dysfunction
Singh Research

 

Scott C. Thomson, M.D.

Research Areas: Renal Physiology; Tubulo-glomerular feedback; SGLT2-inhibitors
Thomson Research

 

Volker Vallon, M.D.

Research Areas: Renal Physiology; Pharmacotherapy; Renal transport mechanisms; Metabolic and gene expression signature of SGLT2 inhibition
Vallon Research

 

Michael G. Ziegler, M.D.

Research Areas: Sleep Apnea; Pharmacogenomics; Hypertension, and cardiovascular control during weightlessness and during the return to earth from spaceflight
Ziegler Research