The next Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama
College of Medicine will feature Dr. Richard J. Roman, professor and chair of
pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.The lecture, titled "Role of 20-HETE in the pathogenesis of hypertension, stroke and chronic kidney disease," will take place May 16, 2013, at 4 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building auditorium on USA’s main campus.
His research focuses on the role of the kidney in hypertension and the mechanisms underlying hypertension and diabetic nephropathy.
Dr. Roman earned his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Tennessee Centers for Health Sciences in Memphis.
To learn more about Dr. Roman's research, click here.
