Area of research
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and Estrogen and related hormone effects.
A temperature-regulated circuit for feeding behavior
Age-related endoplasmic reticulum stress represses testosterone synthesis via attenuation of the circadian clock in Leydig cells
<i>Bmal1</i> promotes prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub> synthesis by upregulating <i>Ptgs2</i> transcription in response to increasing estradiol levels in <i>day 4</i> pregnant mice
Zearalenone perturbs the circadian clock and inhibits testosterone synthesis in mouse Leydig cells
Obestatin prevents H2O2-induced damage through activation of TrkB in RGC-5 cells
Recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in breast cancer patients of African ancestry
Early-career Participant Support for Additive Manufacturing Modeling, Simulation, and Machine Learning Symposium at MS&T 2023; Columbus, Ohio; October 1- 4, 2023
Participant Support for Symposium of Additive Manufacturing Modeling, Simulation, and Machine Learning (MS&T22); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 9-13 October 2022
GP-UP: Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Minorities in Atmospheric Sciences at NCAT
Student Support: 2020 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials conference (WorldPM2020); Montreal, Canada; June 27-July 1, 2020
CAREER: Development of High-Efficiency Ultraviolet Optoelectronics: Physics and Novel Device Concepts
Student Support: 2019 Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) Annual Conference; Phoenix, Arizona; June 23-26, 2019
MRI: Acquisition of a Hybrid CPU/GPU High Performance Computing Cluster for Research and Education at Lamar University
Collaborative Research: Present and Projected Future Forcings on Antarctic Peninsula Glaciers and Ice Shelves using the Weather Forecasting and Research (WRF) Model
MRI: Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactive-Ion Etching System for Research and Education in Nanophotonics, Nanoelectronics and Nano-Bio Devices
Collaborative Research: What Role Do Glaciers Play in Terrestrial Sub-Arctic Hydrology?
Development of a Widely Tunable High Power Femtosecond Optical System with High Spectral Resolution for Linear/Nonlinear Probe