Research Highlights
Ani Manichaikul, PhD Large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of lung function and COPD have identified more than 1,000 independent genetic association signals, but the metabolic implications of the GWAS signals… Cause of Obesity-Related High Blood Pressure Found Inside Blood Vessels Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered an unknown way obesity causes high blood pressure – and it comes from within the blood vessels themselves.… Research in Motion: Gordon Laurie, PhD There are no effective treatments for many chronic diseases. One approach is an unbiased screen. We did this to address the most common eye disease and discovered a new protein… Research in Motion: Ilya Levental, PhD and Kandace Levental, PhD We’re focused on the immune system and understanding how the membranes in immune cells survey our bodies to regulate pathogens and cancers. — Ilya Levental, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular… Michael Brown, PhD (left) and former PhD student Jack Cronk Michael Brown, PhD, a professor of medicine, nephrology, and of microbiology, immunology and cancer biology and resident member of the… Sonkusare Lab Discovers and Targets a Novel Mechanism Driving High Blood Pressure in Obesity Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD Obesity affects about 4 in 10 American adults and 1 in 5 children. Beyond excess weight, it triggers internal changes that can lead to serious health… Research in Motion: Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD "My team at UVA focuses on proteins called ion channels, and we study how these ion channels in the vascular wall work together to maintain vascular health." - Swapnil Sonkusare,…
