My research interest is in the transcriptional regulation on the prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-2 gene expression during cerebral hypoperfusion.
Wood Lab: Faculty Mentors
Charles E Wood, Ph.D.
Maureen Keller-Wood, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Associate
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Daying Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. My research interest is in the transcriptional regulation on the prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-2 gene expression during cerebral hypoperfusion. |
Graduate Students
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Christine Schaub, B.S. Title of Ph.D. Dissertation: "Estrogen Action on the Ovine Fetal Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis" |
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Melanie Powers, B.S. Title of Ph.D. Dissertation: "Cyclooxygenase Expression in Baroreflex and Chemoreflex Pathways in Response to Fetal Cerebral Hypoperfusion" |
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Jason Gersting, B.S., M.S. Title of Ph.D. Disseration: "The Ontogenetic Change in Expression and Function of Prostaglandin G/H Synthase Enzymes in the Fetal Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis" |
Undergraduate Student
Nyima S. Ali - University Scholars student 2003
Research focus: Tracking the developmental presence of the ACTH precursor, pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) in various peripheral fetal tissues. Because ACTH is an integral member of the fetal stress axis (hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis), the presence/absence of ACTH can be used as a marker, which signifies maturation of fetal organs. This information can ultimately be used to predict the timing of parturition. For some more information regarding POMC click here.
Long term goal: I would like to apply the information gathered from the Wood lab into a clinical setting.
Technician
Lisa Fang, B.S.