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Research Interests
Research in the Cassis laboratory focuses on the renin-angiotensin system in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This includes studies focused on hypertension, aortic aneurysmal disease, obesity and associated diseases, and COVID-19 in the context of the renin-angiotensin system. An area of emphasis is on biologic determinants of sex and how they influence the development and treatment of disease.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, West Virginia University
1984
Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University
1980
Keywords
- RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
- QP Physiology
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UK ASCEND (Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities): CED CORE
Williams, L. (PI), Cassis, L. (CoI), Evans, N. (CoI), Hahn, E. (CoI), Hull, P. (CoI), Jackson, V. (CoI), Kern, P. (CoI), Lauckner, C. (CoI), Moore, J. (CoI), Mudd, G. (CoI), Oser, C. (CoI), Pearson, K. (CoI), Staton, C. (CoI), Stevens-Watkins, D. (CoI), Surratt, H. (CoI), Talbert, T. (CoI), Tannock, L. (CoI), Thompson, J. (CoI), Conwell, D. (CoPI) & Schoenberg, N. (CoPI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
7/13/24 → 1/31/29
Project: Research project
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UK ASCEND (Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities): ADMIN CORE
Schoenberg, N. (PI), Cassis, L. (CoI), Evans, N. (CoI), Hahn, E. (CoI), Hull, P. (CoI), Jackson, V. (CoI), Kern, P. (CoI), Lauckner, C. (CoI), Moore, J. (CoI), Mudd, G. (CoI), Oser, C. (CoI), Pearson, K. (CoI), Staton, C. (CoI), Stevens-Watkins, D. (CoI), Talbert, T. (CoI), Tannock, L. (CoI), Thompson, J. (CoI), Williams, L. (CoI), Xiang, L. (CoI), Conwell, D. (CoPI) & Surratt, H. (Former CoI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
7/13/24 → 1/31/29
Project: Research project
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UK ASCEND (Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities): ID CORE
Pearson, K. (PI), Cassis, L. (CoI), Evans, N. (CoI), Hahn, E. (CoI), Hull, P. (CoI), Jackson, V. (CoI), Kern, P. (CoI), Lauckner, C. (CoI), Moore, J. (CoI), Mudd, G. (CoI), Oser, C. (CoI), Staton, C. (CoI), Stevens-Watkins, D. (CoI), Surratt, H. (CoI), Talbert, T. (CoI), Tannock, L. (CoI), Thompson, J. (CoI), Williams, L. (CoI), Conwell, D. (CoPI) & Schoenberg, N. (CoPI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
7/13/24 → 1/31/29
Project: Research project
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KY EPSCoR: FY25: Administrative Costs
Messaoudi Powers, I. (PI) & Cassis, L. (Former PI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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KY EPSCoR: FY26: Administrative Costs
Messaoudi Powers, I. (PI) & Cassis, L. (Former PI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Nicotine promotes AngII-induced abdominal aortic aortopathies in female and male mice: role of sex hormones
Ensor, M., Thatcher, S. E., McQuerry, K., Heier, K., Ali, H. M., English, V., Cassis, L. A. & Alsiraj, Y., Apr 2025, In: Clinical Science. 139, 8, p. 411-429 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Serotonin 3 receptor antagonism reduces angiotensin II–induced abdominal aortic aneurysms: Contribution of periaortic fat–derived serotonin
AlSiraj, Y., Ensor, C. M., English, V., Loria, A., Ali, H. & Cassis, L. A., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 392, 2, 100533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Institutional requirement and central tracking of RCR training of all researchers and research eligible individuals
Lake-Bullock, H., Smith, J., Matuszak, E., Chun, J., Hill, J., Clark, B., Lodder, L., Wolf, B. & Cassis, L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Research Ethics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obese Male Mice Exposed to Early Life Stress Display Sympathetic Activation and Hypertension Independent of Circulating Angiotensin II
Dalmasso, C., Ahmed, N. S., Ghuneim, S., Cincinelli, C., Leachman, J. R., Giani, J. F., Cassis, L. & Loria, A. S., Jan 2 2024, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 1, e029511.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perivascular fat is where it is at: fat-derived chemerin regulates aortic function in a sex-dependent manner
Cassis, L. A., Dec 2024, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 327, 6, p. H1522-H1523Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial