George Gef Farmer

George Gef Farmer is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center's College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences. His work focuses on the brain renin-angiotensin system, neural plasticity, and their roles in hypertension and sleep apnea.

• Ph.D. in Cognition and Neuroscience (2012), University of Texas at Dallas
• M.S. in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience (2007), University of Texas at Dallas
• B.S. in Neuroscience (2005), University of Texas at Dallas
• B.A. in Psychology (2005), University of Texas at Dallas

Farmer's research investigates how chronic intermittent hypoxia (a model for sleep apnea) affects angiotensin II synthesis and release, with implications for hypertension and cognitive decline. His lab employs in vitro models and sniffer cell lines to study potassium-chloride co-transporters and neural excitability in the median preoptic nucleus.

His publications (2018-2021) emphasize angiotensin signaling, neurovascular changes, chloride regulation, and hypertension mechanisms, using animal models and cellular neuroscience techniques. He also explores neuroplasticity in response to hemorrhage and osmotic challenges.

Farmer has been an IACUC member at UNT Health since 2018, contributing to ethical research oversight.