TanYa M. Gwathmey-Williams, PhD

Associate Professor, Hypertension

Research Interests

Mechanisms of Blood Pressure Control
Cardiorenal and Cardiometabolic Dysfunction
Maternal/Fetal Programming of Adult Disease
Reproductive Endocrinology and Physiology
Racial and Gender Health Disparities
Biopsychosocial Determinants of Health

About Me

Education Program Involvement

Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology PhD
Program Research Interest: Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Cardiovascular Physiology and Hypertension, Regenerative Medicine, Neuro- and Behavioral Pharmacology, Cancer Therapeutics Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Lifespan Physiology.

Molecular Medicine and Translational Science PhD
Program Research Interest: Analytical approaches to molecular and cellular synthesis, structure and function, Genetics and gene regulation, Cell communications, Organ systems, Pathophysiology

Education: BS, Hampton University, 1995; MS, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1999; PhD, Cornell University, 2006; PhD, Cornell University, 2006
Fellowship: Cardiovascular Disease, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2012
Memberships: American Men and Women of Science; American Physiological Society; Society of Study of Reproduction; American Society of Andrology; American Heart Association
Positions: Associate Professor, Hypertension
Departments and Affiliations: Hypertension; Hypertension and Vascular Research Center; Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity; Women in Medicine and Science; Cardiovascular Sciences Center

Research

Publications

A Pilot Study to Assess the Circulating Renin-Angiotensin-System in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Failure. Files DC, Gibbs KW, Schaich CL, Collins SP, Gwathmey TM, Casey JD, Self WH, Chappell MC. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021 05;
Concerns on the Specificity of Commercial ELISAs for the Measurement of Angiotensin (1-7) and Angiotensin II in Human Plasma. Chappell MC, Pirro NT, South AM, Gwathmey TM. Hypertension. 2021 03; 77(3):e29-e31.
Hypertension. Fatima Ryalat, N Cruz-Diaz, W Graham, T Gwathmey-Williams, PE Gallagher, E A Tallant, LM Yamaleyeva, DI Diz. Sex And Age Specific Circulating Aldosterone Changes In Transgenic Hypertensive (mRen2)27 Rats And Hannover Sprague Dawley (SD) Rats And Its Association With Blood Pressure And Cardiac Function. 2020 Sep; 9; 76(Suppl_1):AP045.
Lower urinary a-Klotho is associated with lower angiotensin-(1-7) and higher blood pressure in young adults born preterm with very low birthweight. South AM, Shaltout HA, Gwathmey TM, Jensen ET, Nixon PA, Diz DI, Chappell MC, Washburn LK. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 06; 22(6):1033-1040.
Nutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals 3rd Edition. Springer, New York. Editors: Wilson, Temple and Bray. Gwathmey TM and Ard J. Nutritional Influences on Blood Pressure. 2020 Jan; 1;

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Research Interests

Biopsychosocial Determinants of Health
Cardiorenal and Cardiometabolic Dysfunction
Diversity Pipeline Programming
Diversity Training Initiatives
K-12 Science Outreach and Training
K-12 STEM Education
Maternal/Fetal Programming of Adult Disease
Mechanisms of Blood Pressure Control
Racial and Gender Health Disparities
Reproductive Endocrinology and Physiology

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Research Focus Areas

Translation to Care

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TanYa M. Gwathmey-Williams, PhD

Research Interests

About Me

Education Program Involvement