研究教师

Atrial fibrillation; Biventricular pacing in CHF; Cardiac pacemaker and implantable defibrillator

Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiac ischemia; Aggressive medical therapy; Congestive Heart Failure

Diabetes mellitus and preventive cardiology

Coronary artery disease; Acute coronary syndromes; Acute myocardial infarction; Interventional cardiology; Coronary angioplasty/stenting

• Endothelial dysfunction in coronary artery disease
• Lipotoxicity/glucotoxicity and endothelial/myocyte dysfunction in diabetes
• Clinical and genetic analysis of valve diseases/Strain/strain rate imagine in cardiomyopathy

Cardio-renal integration in physiological and pathophysiological conditions; Neuro-humoral and hemodynamic mechanisms in homeostasis, heart failure and hypertension.

Drug development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, diabetes mellitus

My research focuses on the psychosocial issues that affect patients with diabetes and 高危人群 for diabetes.  I have developed and tested effective and practical interventions for patients with diabetes, 高危人群, 以及他们的伴侣, to help them achieve better physical health (e.g., control of blood sugar, weight) and quality of life.  I have also studied the relationship between depression/anxiety and diabetes outcomes. My current NIH-funded project follows young adults with type 2 diabetes to better understand factors that affect medication adherence and healthcare usage, to design more effective behavioral interventions for this vulnerable group. 

Diabetes and its complications, 脂质紊乱, 肥胖, 新陈代谢, metabolic bones diseases including osteoporosis

Barrett’s esophagus; GERD; Appraisal of the utility of clinical guidelines

Barrett's esophagus and endoluminal therapy of Barrett's esophagus, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Diagnostic and therapeutic.

Alzheimer's disease and exercise, improving hearing/communication for older adults in the hospital setting and delirium after moderate sedation

临床试验:

• 子宫颈癌
• 卵巢癌
• 子宫内膜癌
• Fallopian Tube Cancer

遗传学: Improving access to Genetic assessment 

Systems based approach to genetic testing for at risk patients

Clinical trials in best practices for management of risk for patients at increased risk for Gynecologic cancers

Actin Cytoskeletal Dynamics in the leukocyte inflammatory phenotype.

Cell biological approaches to understand the cellular mechanisms underlying the development and treatment of malignant brain tumors.

Molecular mechanism of cardiac myofibrillogenesis in vertebrates.

Clinical trials in cancer; Hodgkin's Disease, Lymphoma and  Leukemia.

Clinical trials- phase III; Geriatric Oncology; Outcomes research in cancer; Prognostic factors in cancer

Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant, Hematologic Malignancies

My research includes studies of the role of microRNA in development of leukemia.

Participation in the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
(Principal Investigator).

检测, 量化, and characterization of human retro-viruses, testing of antiviral compounds; understanding the biology of sarcomeric protiens.

Gastrointestinal malignancies

Clinical research in Dengue fever, Malaria, HIV

Understanding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of viral hemorrhagic and encephalitic arboviruses and host-vector interactions.

Genes and Viruses Predisposing to Autoimmunity, 遗传学, 细胞凋亡, Endogenous Retroviruses, Transaldolase

Cardiovascular disease in patients with end stage renal and chronic kidney disease

Respiratory Bronchiolitis-The Diagnostic Significance of Pigmented Macrophages in the Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Genes and Viruses Predisposing to Autoimmunity, 遗传学, 细胞凋亡, Endogenous Retroviruses, Transaldolase