Chandrasekhar Yallampalli

Dr. Chandrasekhar Yallampalli is a Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, holding joint appointments in the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (via Basic Sciences and Perinatology Research Laboratories) and Molecular and Cellular Biology. His research focuses on vascular adaptations during pregnancy, placental function, and maternal-fetal health interactions. He leads the Basic Sciences Perinatology Research Laboratory, investigating hypertension in pregnancy, fetal programming of adult diseases, and adipose tissue roles in gestational diabetes.

Education:

• BVSc: A.P. Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India (1975)
• MVSc: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India (1977)
• PhD: University of Adelaide, Australia (1985)
• Fellowship: University of Western Ontario, Canada (1988)

Research Interests:

• Understanding vascular changes in pregnancy to prevent preeclampsia and hypertension.
• Maternal stressors (e.g., low protein diet, hypertension) and their transgenerational effects on offspring health.
• Adipose tissue dysfunction in gestational diabetes and its site-specific mediators like adrenomedullin.

Labs/Teams: Director of the Basic Sciences Perinatology Research Laboratory. Active in the Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Reproductive Medicine and Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program.