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Title:
Assistant Professor
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Role:
Faculty
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Focus Areas:
• Platelet signal transduction
• Regulation of store-operated calcium channels
• Phytoestrogens and non-steroidal estrogens as calcium channel modulators
• Anti-thrombotic actions of dietary phytoestrogens and polyphenols
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Contact Info:
757.446.5633
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Office Location:
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Lewis Hall
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Research Interests:
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FUNDING AND RESEARCH SUPPORT:
American Heart Association, National Affiliate Scientist Development Grant
“Regulation of platelet calcium homeostasis and ROS generation by anti-estrogenic drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene” (2007 – 2011)
“Tamoxifen as a modulator of calcium homeostasis in human platelets” Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, 2005-2008.
“Thrombosis in women undergoing tamoxifen chemoprevention therapy”, Virginia Commonwealth Health Research Board, 2005-2007
“Calcium Channels as Molecular Targets for the Anti-Thrombotic Actions of Dietary Phytoestrogens and Polyphenols”, 2003-2005, Postdoctoral Fellowship, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service.
“Mechanism of phytoestrogen action on platelet calcium channels” 2002-2003,Virginia Commonwealth Health Research Board.
“Dietary Phytoestrogens as novel anti-platelet, anti-thrombotic agents”, American Postdoctoral Leave Fellow, American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2002-2003.
“Regulation of platelet aggregation by phytoestrogens” (Peter F. Blackmore PI, Yuliya Dobrydneva CoPI), Jefress Memorial Trust, 1999-2002
Virginia Academy of Science Small Project Research Fund Grant, 1998
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Current Projects:
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Bio:
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