معرفی
Rasna Sabharwal, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology. Her research focuses on neurohumoral control of circulation in diseases like cardiomyopathy, heart failure, hypertension, Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), utilizing integrative physiological approaches in genetically modified mice.
- Education: PhD in Physiology (University of Birmingham, UK); Research Fellow in Internal Medicine (University of Iowa)
- Affiliations: Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine), Neuroscience Graduate Program; Cardiovascular Research Center, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Her laboratory combines in vivo techniques (radiotelemetry, optogenetics, microdialysis) with molecular methods (siRNA, RNAseq) to study the renin-angiotensin system, sympathetic nervous system, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Recent work includes Alzheimer’s disease models, sex-based differences in autonomic regulation, and microparticle-based therapies for muscular dystrophy. She has received training grants from the National Institutes of Health and collaborates with the Pain Research Program.
