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KEYWORDS

Mitochondria, mPTP, Apoptosis, ATP, Excitotoxicity

Cerebral Ischemia, Aging, Neurodegeneration, Neurodevelopment, Breast Cancer

Antioxidants, Carotenoids, Vitamins

FUNDED PROJECTS

Mitochondrial Ion Channel In Hypoxic Neurons

NS045876, 12/15/2021-11/30/2025

Epigenetic Influences of Prenatal Dietary Nitrate on Nutritional Programming of Brown Adipose Tissue Differentiation and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Offspring of Obese Sprague-Dawley Rats

Research DPG Member Pilot Grant Award, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,11/01/2020-10/31/2022

Effect of Marine Carotenoids, Fucoxanthin on Regulation of DJ-1 in the Rat Brain

The Scientific Research Honor Society, 01/01/2022-12/31/2022

Bcl-xL Regulation of Mitochondrial Trafficking and Energy Retention in Neurites of Hippocampal Neurons

The Scientific Research Honor Society, 01/01/2021-12/31/2021

Lifestyle Factors Influencing Covid-19 Severity in Young Adults

Joint Institute Pandemic Pilot Project Program, University of Alabama, 05/15/2020-12/31/2021

Fluid Shear Stress-induced Reactive Oxygen Species Response during Cancer

Alabama Life Research Institute, University of Alabama, 01/01/2020-06/30/2021

Regulation of ΔN-Bcl-xL-mediated Mitochondrial Death Pore in Hippocampal Neurons

Mary A. Crenshaw Research Fund, University of Alabama, 01/01/2020-5/31/2021

Molecular Mechanisms of Bcl-xL-mediated Neurite Formation

Research Grants Committee, University of Alabama, 05/15/2018-12/31/2020

ON-GOING PROJECTS

Neuroprotective Properties of Dietary Phytochemicals such as Fucoxanthin and Resveratrol.

Dietary Brown Seaweed in Cardiovascular Health

The Role of the F1Fo ATP Synthase in Breast Cancer Metastasis

The Role of a Mitochondrial Uncoupling Channel in Global Cerebral Ischemia

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