Center for Hypertension & Precision Medicine at the University of Toledo

08/23/2022

We take great pleasure in sharing the excellent news that Dr. Beng San Yeoh (first author) and Dr. Matam Vijay Kumar, along with their lab members and both national and international collaborators have published in the journal Gastroenterology, the impact factor of which is 33.8.
In a nutshell, the study has uncovered a major vascular defect in a widely used experimental model in biomedical research (BL6 mice) as the KEY REASON for a subset of these mice to develop liver cancer in response to a dietary soluble fiber (inulin). Besides this vascular discovery, the study recommends screening of BL6 mice for high serum bile acids to identify ones with the newly discovered vascular defect and exclude them from experiments as they are major outliers for nutritional, metabolic, and immunologic studies.

https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(22)00959-3/fulltext

05/18/2022

Read how a collaboration between Director, Dr. Bina Joe, and a local high school teacher, Mr. Jeremy Nixon, birthed the creation of a special science research course.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11IS4K0H7NtFSofltY3O7L_LbuyOqL4hI/view

04/27/2022

We are pleased to share that a manuscript on environmental sciences with machine learning of fish gut microbiota as reporters of their aquatic environments in Lake Erie and the Caribbean is accepted for publication in Physiological Genomics.

Human-generated negative impacts on aquatic environments are rising. Despite wild fish playing a key role in aquatic ecologies and comprising a major global food source, physiological consequences of these impacts to them are poorly understood. Here we address the issue through the lens of interrela...

02/22/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar! He is the recipient of the Mario Toppo Distinguished Scientist Award from the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America. This award is presented to those who have made outstanding contributions to the sciences. Dr. Vijay-Kumar was awarded for his excellent contributions to Biomedical Research. Pictured with the award is Dr. Vijay-Kumar with Dr. Charles Thodeti, President of the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America.

02/17/2022

Several grad students, postdocs and faculty from Phys/Pharm participated in the annual science fair at Ottawa High School with teacher, Mr. Jeremy Nixon. A hearty thanks to all!

02/16/2022

Congratulations to Rachel from Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar's lab!

Rachel Golonka, who is studying molecular medicine, is researching how bacteria living in our digestive system produce metabolites that may help liver cancer proliferate by tamping down our immune responses.

02/04/2022

We're proud to wear red today!

12/17/2021

12/09/2021

We are proud to showcase these pictures taken at the recently held faculty and staff awards dinner hosted by Dean Christopher Cooper. Dr. Jennifer Hill, Dr. Anita Easterly and Mrs. Celia Egan from our Department were honored for their outstanding excellence with custom-designed glass awards and monetary awards. Congratulations!

10/05/2021

CHPM Trainee, Ishan (Joe Lab) had his research posted in The Blade recently. Congratulations!

Robots are machines trained to perform specific actions from instructions that we give them. Likewise, machine learning allows computer models ...

09/29/2021

Congratulations to CHPM Director, Dr. Bina Joe!

She was selected to be the next awardee of the APS Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lectureship for Experimental Biology (EB) 2022, to be held from April 2-5 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Starling Award is the most prestigious of the APS WEH Section awards and is presented annually to an APS member recognized for exceptional contributions and lifelong dedication to Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis research.

09/21/2021

Check out these fully-funded, One-of-a-kind Post-doctoral to Faculty positions at the University of Toledo! https://utoledo.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/6/home/requisition/3928?c=utoledo&fbclid=IwAR35FtOzuA8Rb5uJUI0waPPD_suV38X76PczwRYVoIeiQOb0AItteFw2E1s