Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • LLU-NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (01/2018 - 12/2023) Status: Closed
  • Epigenetic Mechanisms of Developmental Regulation of Fetal, Newborn, and Adult Cerebral Artery Sympathetic Innervation and Alpha1 Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (12/2016 - 11/2022) Status: Closed
  • Gestational Hypoxia and Developmental Plasticity, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (04/2016 - 02/2023) Status: Closed
  • Maternal renal VDR regulation during pregnancy, Role: PD/PI, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (02/2016 - 01/2019) Status: Closed
  • RAF KINASE AND EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF FETAL VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, Role: Co-Investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (09/2015 - 08/2017) Status: Closed
  • Role of the Renin-Angiotensin system in placental insufficiency, Role: PD/PI, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (01/2012 - 12/2014) Status: Closed
  • Hypoxia and Aberrant Uterine Vascular Adaptation in Pregnancy, Role: Co-Investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (08/2011 - 05/2017) Status: Closed
  • Mechanisms of Acclimatization: Fetus and Adult, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (08/2010 - 07/2015) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Oxidative stress, DNA methylation, gene endothelial biology, and gene expression in the human placenta, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (08/2024 - 08/2025) Status: Approved
  • Characterization of vitamin D status and metabolism in preeclampsia, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (02/2025 - 02/2026) Status: Approved
  • Molecular markers of steroid sensitivity in fetal immune and endothelial cells, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (01/2020 - 06/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Characterization of Vitamin D metabolism in preeclampsia, Role: PD/PI, LLU School of Medicine, (01/2013 - 12/2014) Status: Closed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Glucocorticoid regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in Caucasians and African Americans, Role: Principal Investigator, American Heart Association, (09/2007 - 12/2009) Status: Closed