Investigating the role of specific vagal afferents in cardiometabolic interoception during health and disease
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Georgia State University
JOIN USOur research program examines neural circuits that promote susceptibility or resiliency to psychological and physiological stress. The goal of our work is to understand stress-related pathologies and develop strategies to treat and prevent affective disorders, hypertension, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease.
Our team is built on the premise that complex problems are solved by innovative approaches that come from the integration of diverse perspectives. As such, team members come from a variety of backgrounds and pursue a broad range of careers in the biomedical sciences.