Integrative Physiology

Francois Abboud, MD

Mechanosensory function of baroreceptor neurons in blood pressure regulation

Pathophysiology of altered intraocular pressure regulation; maintenance of ocular immune privilege

Cell membrane integrity and muscular dystrophy

Molecular and cellular mechanisms that determine baroreceptors reflex sensitivity in normal and pathological states.

Vascular function and metastasis

Sensory control of innate behaviors

Sensing and regulation of systemic pH by serotonin neurons; role of GABA transporters in regulation of tonic inhibition

Control of neuronal gene expression involved in migraine