Research projects
Current research projects include:
- Brain angiotensin and reactive oxygen species in mediating the acute and chronic response to stress.
- The central mechanisms leading to a pure neurogenic form of hypertension in mice.
- Determining the cause of the morning surge in blood pressure in humans.
- The contribution of the sympathetic nervous system to obesity related hypertension in rabbits.
- Whether a high fat maternal diet influences the blood pressure of the offspring using rabbits.
Our laboratory is at the forefront of research in these areas with 12 personnel including 3 postdoctoral
scientists, 3 post-graduate students, 3 undergraduate students and 3 research assistants.
We use state of the art radio-telemetry equipment for physiological studies in mice, rats and rabbits and also have a well established clinical research program using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Our work is published in the very best journals in medical research.
