Area of research
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Research interest
Research interests include Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments, Estrogen and related hormone effects, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, and HIV-related health complications and treatments.
Gut microbiota, circulating inflammatory markers and metabolites, and carotid artery atherosclerosis in HIV infection
'Tis but a scratch: a critical review of the Women's Health Initiative evidence associating menopausal hormone therapy with the risk of breast cancer
Single cell transcriptomics and TCR reconstruction reveal CD4 T cell response to MHC-II-restricted APOB epitope in human cardiovascular disease
Gut Microbiota, Plasma Metabolomic Profiles, and Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in HIV Infection
Combined protein and transcript single-cell RNA sequencing in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Classical monocyte transcriptomes reveal significant anti-inflammatory statin effect in women with chronic HIV
Association of hot flushes with ghrelin and adipokines in early versus late postmenopausal women
The Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS): what have we learned?
Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline
Plasma Tryptophan-Kynurenine Metabolites Are Altered in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Associated With Progression of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis
Apolipoprotein E4 genotype in combination with poor metabolic profile is associated with reduced cognitive performance in healthy postmenopausal women: implications for late onset Alzheimer's disease
Carotid Artery Stiffness and Cognitive Decline Among Women With or at Risk for HIV Infection
Loss of CXCR4 on non-classical monocytes in participants of the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) with subclinical atherosclerosis
Association of Macrophage Inflammation Biomarkers With Progression of Subclinical Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Women and Men
Effects of Oral vs Transdermal Estrogen Therapy on Sexual Function in Early Postmenopause
Genome-wide admixture and association study of subclinical atherosclerosis in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)
HIV Infection and Carotid Artery Intima-media Thickness: Pooled Analyses Across 5 Cohorts of the NHLBI HIV-CVD Collaborative
Longitudinal changes in menopausal symptoms comparing women randomized to low-dose oral conjugated estrogens or transdermal estradiol plus micronized progesterone versus placebo: the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study
Association of bilateral oophorectomy with cognitive function in healthy, postmenopausal women
Effects of Hormone Therapy on Cognition and Mood in Recently Postmenopausal Women: Findings from the Randomized, Controlled KEEPS–Cognitive and Affective Study
Effects of Testosterone Administration for 3 Years on Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression in Older Men With Low or Low-Normal Testosterone Levels
HIV Infection Is Associated With Progression of Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis
A prospective, randomized clinical trial of antiretroviral therapies on carotid wall thickness
Pharmacogenomics of estrogens on changes in carotid artery intima-medial thickness and coronary arterial calcification: Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study
Extended-Release Niacin Versus Fenofibrate in HIV-Infected Participants With Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: Effects on Endothelial Function, Lipoproteins, and Inflammation
Arterial Imaging Outcomes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Recently Menopausal Women
Prevention of diseases after menopause
Methods and baseline cardiovascular data from the Early versus Late Intervention Trial with Estradiol testing the menopausal hormone timing hypothesis
The KEEPS-Cognitive and Affective Study: Baseline Associations between Vascular Risk Factors and Cognition
Components of air pollution and cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults in Los Angeles