Virginia Brooks - F1000 Faculty Member (since 23 February 2010)
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
BIOGRAPHY
ACADEMIC POSITION:Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University
EDUCATION:
• BS 1972, Oakland University
• PhD 1978, University of Michigan
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The research of our laboratory focuses on interactions between hormones and the autonomic nervous system in health and disease. One project investigates long-term control of sympathetic outflow, in particular, in the context of salt-sensitive hypertension. A second project investigates how blood pressure regulation is altered during pregnancy. Current studies are directed towards an understanding of how insulin resistance can impair brain control of the sympathetic nervous system.
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