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Daniel Kapusta, PhD
School of Medicine
Pharmacology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	research focus: central neural and humoral control of cardiovascular and renal function; role of GPCR G-alpha subunit pathways in neurohumoral control of heart, vascular and kidney function teaching: Physiology-Pharmacology-Pathology of the nervous system, cardiovascular and kidney function, hypertension and fluid/electrolyte pathology Therapeutic development of novel water diuretics (aquaretics)
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Development of novel treatments for prevention of acute renal failure and acute tubular necrosis Pharmacological treatment of multiorgan failure in trauma

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Combination of methods for investigating cardiovascular and kidney function in vivo with approaches to study cell/molecular signaling pathways at the tissue/cell level
Unique Equipment Used:
	Methods for direct recording of multifiber sympathetic nerve activity, stereotaxic brain microinjection, radio-telemetry methods for chronic measurement of cardiovascular function
Keywords Associated with Work:
	angiotensin II autonomic nervous system brain microinjection cardiovascular central nervous system endorphins, opioid peptides kidney renal sympathetic nerve vasopressin, renin/angiotensin, aldosterone

Last Updated: 01/24/2017