Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • Mechanisms of uterine artery hemodynamics adaptation to pregnancy and gestational hypoxia, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (06/2023 - 04/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 900 confocal microscope with Airyscan 2 for an Imaging and Microscopy Core, Role: Major User, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (05/2023 - 05/2024) Status: Closed
  • MicroRNA210 and neuroinflammation in acute brain injury of ischemic Stroke, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (12/2022 - 11/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Maternal vascular responses to extracellular mitochondrial DNA during pregnancy, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (03/2022 - 12/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Mechanisms of newborn pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic intrauterine hypoxia, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (01/2022 - 11/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Gestational Hypoxia and Programming of Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Vascular Function, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2020 - 06/2025) Status: Awarded
  • The protective effects of c-type natriuretic peptide in the neonatal brain, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (05/2019 - 02/2025) Status: Closed
  • Glucocorticoid signaling, taxane resistance, and prostate cancer mortality disparity, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (04/2019 - 03/2022) Status: Closed
  • Maternal Hypoxemia and Oxidative Stress in the Fetus, Newborn, and Adult, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (03/2019 - 02/2023) Status: Closed
  • 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
  • ER stress and neonatal hypoxia ischemia encephalopathy, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (12/2017 - 11/2024) Status: Awarded
  • miRNA as a novel therapeutic target in antenatal nicotine-induced ischemic heart, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (07/2017 - 04/2024) Status: Closed
  • MicroRNA 210 and Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2017 - 06/2019) Status: Closed
  • Uterine Arterial Spontaneous Transient Outward Currents in Pregnancy, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (06/2017 - 05/2022) Status: Closed
  • Epigenetic Mechanisms of Developmental Regulation of Fetal, Newborn, and Adult Cerebral Artery Sympathetic Innervation and Alpha1 Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (12/2016 - 11/2022) Status: Closed
  • Gestational Hypoxia and Developmental Plasticity, Role: PD/PI, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (04/2016 - 02/2023) Status: Closed
  • Gestational Hypoxia and Developmental Plasticity, Role: Subproject PI, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (04/2016 - 02/2023) 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
  • Epigenetic mechanisms of uterine vascular adaptation to pregnancy and hypoxia, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2015 - 03/2021) Status: Closed
  • High Throughput DNA Sequencer, Role: Major User, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2015 - 04/2016) Status: Closed
  • DNA Demethylation and BKca Channel Expression and Function in Uterine Arteries, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (03/2015 - 02/2018) Status: Closed
  • Developmental Programming of Ischemic-Sensitive Phenotype in the Heart, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (12/2013 - 11/2018) Status: Closed
  • Hypoxia and Aberrant Uterine Vascular Adaptation in Pregnancy, Role: PD/PI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (08/2011 - 05/2017) Status: Closed
  • Cerebral Artery Alpha1 Adrenergic and PKC Regulatory Mechanisms, Role: Other Significant Contributo, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (04/2011 - 01/2017) Status: Closed
  • Mechanisms of Acclimatization: Fetus and Adult, Role: PD/PI, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (08/2010 - 07/2015) Status: Closed
  • Mechanisms of G-CSF-Induced Neuroprotection, Role: Significant Contributor, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS, (08/2009 - 07/2015) Status: Closed
  • Salt appetite & vascular remodeling in fetal origin, Role: Co-investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (07/2009 - 02/2013) Status: Closed
  • NIH-LLU Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, Role: Mentor, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (04/2009 - 03/2013) Status: Closed
  • Steroid Hormones and Uterine Vascular Adaption to Pregnancy (1 R01 HL 089012-01), Role: Principal Investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (02/2008 - 01/2014) Status: Closed
  • Maternal hypoxia and programming of fetal heart, Role: Principal Investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (01/2007 - 12/2012) Status: Closed
  • Maturation of cerebrovascular relaxant mechanisms, Role: Co-Investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (02/2006 - 01/2011) Status: Closed
  • Prenatal cocaine exposure and cardiac programming, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (01/2006 - 12/2010) Status: Closed
  • Uterine vascular adaptation to pregnancy, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (08/2005 - 09/2006) Status: Closed
  • Uterine Vascular Adaptation to Pregnancy, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, (08/2003 - 07/2004) Status: Closed
  • Uterine vascular adaptation to pregnancy., National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (08/2002 - 07/2007) Status: Closed
  • Cocaine and apoptosis in the developing heart, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (06/2002 - 05/2003) Status: Closed
  • Fetal and Adult Adaptations to Long-term Hypoxemia, Role: Key, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (01/2002 - 12/2002) Status: Closed
  • Uterine vascular adaptation to long term hypoxemia, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (08/2001 - 07/2002) Status: Closed
  • Cocaine and apoptosis in the developing heart, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2001 - 05/2005) Status: Closed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Exposure to e-cigarette in pregnancy programs a cardiac dysfunctional phenotype in offspring, Role: Co-Investigator, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, (07/2024 - 06/2027) Status: Awarded
  • Neuroprotection of miR210 inhibition in neonatal stroke, Role: Consultant, American Heart Association, (07/2015 - 06/2017) Status: Closed
  • PRENATAL NICOTINE EXPOSURE AND VASCULAR PROGRAMMING, Role: Collaborator, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, (07/2009 - 06/2012) Status: Closed
  • Nicotine up-regulates pregnant uterine artery contractility, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, (07/2005 - 06/2006) Status: Closed
  • Nicotine's effects on uterine artery contractility, Role: Principal Investigator, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, (07/2005 - 06/2007) Status: Closed
  • Effect of pregnancy on ERK/PKC pathway in the regulation of uterine artery contractility., American Heart Association (Western States Affiliate), (07/2002 - 06/2003) Status: Closed

Other Research

  • Zhang (PI)    Prenatal Nicotine Exposure and Epigenetic Programming of Gene Expression Pattern in the Heart (09/2008 - 09/2009)