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Research Interests
My
laboratory is currently investigating several specific areas of
interest. Feel free to contact me to discuss these topics in more
detail.
Independent projects conducted in this
laboratory:
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Sex steroid regulation of adrenal
function
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Effects of sex and adrenal steroids
on cardiovascular and renal function
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Role of sex and adrenal steroids in
pathophysiology of natural aging
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Role of sex and adrenal steroids in
the development of psychiatric disorders
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Effects of sex and adrenal steroids
on feeding behaviors and body weight regulation
In
conjunction with the Center for Biological Modulators at the Korea
Research Institute of Chemical Technology, my laboratory studies the
development of novel selective estrogen receptor modulators for the
prevention of postmenopausal symptoms.
My laboratory also participates in the NIH-funded
Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology Research Unit (OPRU)
http://gcrcdata1.med.pitt.edu/opru/. As
part of this research unit, we are interested in:
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Effects of pregnancy on the
pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of neurooactive drugs and the
effects of these drugs on fetal neuronal development
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Development of a model of preterm
delivery in guinea pigs.
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Effects of 17-hydroxyprogesterone
caproate on pregnancy duration.
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