About Me

My research aims to elucidate new basic molecular mechanisms that may offer opportunities for developing novel treatments for muscle atrophy in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and other metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.

My primary focus is to identify how fat and skeletal muscle adapt to their metabolism during the early stages of energy wasting pathways associated with ARDS and obesity. This is achieved by combining experiments in cell and mouse models with human biospecimens. Adipocytes and skeletal muscle cells can coordinate various biological outcomes via their control of bioenergetics, biosynthesis, and signaling, which could provide clues about how to counter disease-induced muscle atrophy.

Education Program Involvement

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