My undergraduate education was at the University of London, which was followed by graduate studies in the USA and Canada. I have published more than 290 peer reviewed journal articles and am the Editor of three reference works. I am a full professor at UBC in Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine. My research interests are in the understanding of small artery regulation in health and disease. Our recent work focused on arterial regulation in animal models of sleep apnea, spinal cord injury and type 2 diabetes. We are also examining renal dysfunction in our animal model of sleep apnea. The emphasis is to examine the role of oxidative stress in these disorders with further studies on the role of exercise or anti-oxidant treatment. Our laboratory has more than 25 years of experience performing assessments of blood vessels including those of the systemic, coronary, and cerebral regions of small laboratory animals. In order to complete these assessments, we use pressure and wire myography combined with molecular techniques. We have a keen interest in examining the role of the endothelium in regulating vascular tone.

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