Brad Ferguson

Brad Ferguson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences & Health at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research investigates the epigenetic mechanisms linking metabolic diseases like obesity and diabetes to cardiac remodeling, with a focus on histone deacetylases (HDACs), acetyltransferases (HATs), and dietary bioactives.

• Key techniques: bioinformatics, cell culture, animal models.
• Primary research themes: chromatin regulation, metabolic-cardiovascular crosstalk, microbiome-epigenome interactions.

The lab emphasizes dietary epigenetic modifiers and translational approaches to develop therapies for cardio-metabolic disorders.

Recent publications highlight intersections between:

• Epigenetic aging and caloric restriction
• HDAC inhibition in cardiac/hypertension models
• Muscle physiology and post-translational modifications
• Nutritional programming in livestock and human systems

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