Cardiovascular regulation and disease

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in North America.

About cardiovascular regulation and disease research

The breadth of our experimental approaches includes cellular, animal and human models, and the complex interplay between risk factors such as diabetes, obesity or aging on cardiovascular physiological responses. Identifying therapeutic interventions such as the use of exercise or pharmaceutical targets are emphasized.

Is this option for me?

This option is for students who wish to study the causative factors of cardiovascular disease, as well as the effects of the disease on the human body.

Potential specialization areas

  • Hypertension/hypercholesterolemia
  • In vitro and in vivo animal models of ischemia/reperfusion injury
  • Mitochondrial dysfunction and signaling (respiration and proteomics)
  • Mechanisms of skin and leg blood flow in humans
  • Control of blood pressure in humans
  • Thermoregulatory mechanisms in humans

Researchers

Photo Name and job title
Peter J Butler Butler, Peter
  • Associate Professor
No photo available for this person Drew, Patrick
  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
No photo available for this person Holowatz, Lacy
  • Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
  • Research Associate
No photo available for this person Hunter, J Craig
  • Research Associate
No photo available for this person Kaufman, Marc
  • Professor of Medicine
Donna Korzick Korzick, Donna
  • Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Physiology
No photo available for this person Lipowsky, Herbert
  • Professor of Bioengineering
No photo available for this person Pawelczyk, James "Jim"
  • Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology
Chester Ray Ray, Chester "Chet"
  • Professor of Medicine, and Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Co-Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Physiology
Sean Stocker Stocker, Sean
  • Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Affiliated researchers

Researchers who are interested in this area of research but who's primary research is in a different area.

Green, Michael
  • Professor of Nutrition Science and Physiology
Haouzi, Philippe
  • Staff Physician
Kenney, W. Larry
  • Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology
Lang, Charles
  • Distinguished Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, and Surgery
  • Co-Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Medicine
Peterson, Blaise
  • Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Proctor, David
  • Professor of Kinesiology, Physiology, and Medicine
Shenberger, Jeffrey
  • Associate Professor
Yengo, Christopher
  • Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology