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Cardiovascular Pharmacology

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Nancy Brown - F1000 Faculty Member (since 07 April 2009)

Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITION:
• Chair of the Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
• Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
• Professor of Pharmacaology, Vanderbilt University

EDUCATION:
• AB, Yale College, New Haven, CT
• MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Research in our laboratory focuses on the following areas:
1. Role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in modulating oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrinolysis
2. Role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in regulating glucose homeostasis
3. Cardiovascular effects of the kallikrein-kinin system
4. Role of arachidonic acid monooxygenases and epoxygenases in the regulation of blood pressure and cardiovascular risk
5. Contribution of peptidases to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-associated angioedema
6. Pharmacogenetics of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and kallikrein-kinin sytems

EVALUATIONS