Nitin Puri

Nitin Puri, M.D., Ph.D., serves as Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education and Associate Professor at Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. His research examines dysregulation in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic systems, with NIH-funded projects on haplotype-dependent gene regulation in hypertension and obesity-related pathologies.

Research Focus: Current investigations include:

• Redox mechanisms in obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• Heme oxygenase-Sirtuin1 interactions in hepatocyte signaling
• Haplotype-specific transcriptional regulation of renin-angiotensin system genes

Collaborative work employs transgenic models and advanced techniques like wire myography to study vascular function. Dr. Puri's research advances personalized medicine approaches for hypertension and metabolic syndrome.