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Bennett Deboisblanc, MD
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary/Critical Care

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Pulmonary Circulation Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:

Unique Equipment Used:

Keywords Associated with Work:
	Critical Care Critical Illness Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult Sepsis

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Jason Gardner, PhD
Physiology
Grant Review Committees Served on: Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic Extracellular Matrix Fibroblasts Heart Failure
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Particulate Matter Smoke Inhalation Injury Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Lysyl Oxidase activity assay - tissue and cellular Mouse models of cardiac disease Rat models of cardiac disease
Unique Equipment Used:
	Pressure-volume Conductance Catheterization Transonic doppler flow probe Ultrasound echocardiography
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Extracellular Matrix Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fibroblasts Heart Failure Nicotine Particulate Matter Receptors, Estrogen Ventricular Function

Last Updated: 02/16/2017

Lisa Harrison-Bernard, PhD
Physiology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Kidney
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cardiovascular Physiological Processes

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Videomicroscopy of renal microvasculature
Unique Equipment Used:
	Immunofluorescent Microscopy
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Physiology

Last Updated: 03/02/2017

David Lefer, PhD
Pharmacology / Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cardiovascular Pathology Cardiovascular Physiology Hydrogen Sulfide Signaling Nitric Oxide Signaling Renal Denervation Translational Research
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Antioxidant Therapy Fibrosis Metabolomics Mitochondria, Heart Neprilysin

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Hydrogen Sulfide Measurement by Gas Chromatography Chemiluminescence Model - Mouse Myocardial Infarct Induced Heart Failure Model - Mouse Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Model - Mouse Transaortic Constriction (TAC) Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Model - Rat Myocardial Infarct Induced Heart Failure Model - Rat Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Model - Swine Myocardial Infarct Induced Heart Failure Model - Swine Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Nitrite/Nitric Oxide Metabolite Measurement by Ion Chromatography
Unique Equipment Used:
	Ex Vivo Vascular Reactivity Radnoti Organ Bath Chambers (16) Gas Chromatography Chemiluminescence for Plasma and Tissue Hydrogen Sulfide Ion Chromatography (ENO20 Analyzer, Eicom) for Plasma and Tissue Nitrite Li-Cor Odyssey CLx Imaging System Microsurgical Procedural Stations (10) for Mice Millar Pressure Catheter/Hemodynamic Systems for Mice Millar Pressure Catheter/Hemodynamic Systems for Rats Surgical Procedural Stations (5) for Rats Visual Sonics Vivo 2100 for Mice Visual Sonics Vivo 2100 for Rats Visual Sonics Vivo 2100 Workstations (3)
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Cardiovascular Agents Cardiovascular Physiological Processes Cardiovascular System Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental Heart Failure Hydrogen Sulfide Metabolic Syndrome X Models, Cardiovascular Myocardial Ischemia Myocardial Reperfusion Injury Nitric Oxide Nitric Oxide Donors Nitric Oxide Synthase Nitrite Reductases Prostaglandin Antagonists Renal Denervation Simvastatin Sodium Nitrite Statin Therapy Transaortic Constriction (TAC) Mouse Model

Last Updated: 11/13/2019

Steffan Sernich, MD
Pediatrics

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Critical care of children after heart surgery Fetal echocardiography Pulmonary hypertension Two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Ventricular Function

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:

Unique Equipment Used:

Keywords Associated with Work:
	Pediatric Cardiology

Last Updated: 01/24/2017