Alexander D Verin
Professor
Augusta University
USA
Biography
Alexander D Verin has completed his PhD from Moscow State University, Moscow Russia and Postdoctoral studies from University of Indiana, School of Medicine. Currently he is a Professor of Vascular Biology and Medicine at Vascular Biology Center and Pulmonary Division at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA. He has published more than 135 papers in reputed journals and serving as an academic editor of Cardiology and Angiology and an Editorial Board Member in several other journals in the field of pulmonary and cardiovascular research such as Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Journal of Multidisciplinary Pathology, Journal of Vascular Diagnostics, The Journal of Bio pharmaceutics Sciences, Tissue Barriers, World Journal of Respirology. In addition, he served as Editorial Board Member in American Journal of Physiology (Lung) from 2006 to 2011 and was a reviewer for a number of highly regarded journals.
Research Interest
Biochemical basis of endothelial cytoskeletal regulation and permeability. Structure and function of contractile proteins and protein phosphatases. Phosphorylation/ dephosphorylating as mechanism regulation of endothelial cytoskeletal contractility. Relationship between endothelial cytoskeletal contractility/cytoskeleton and barrier function. Crosstalk between microtubules and microfilaments in endothelial cytoskeletal barrier regulation. Contractile responses to bioactive mediators and receptor/signal coupling in endothelial cytoskeletal.