Associate Professor
Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Diagnostics
School of Health Professions
Contact Information:
Office Address: SHPB 450
Phone: 205-934-7382
E-mail: unlap@uab.edu
Websites: Dept. of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences Faculty Page
Education:
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
BS
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
MS
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
PhD, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Post-Graduate Training:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Postdoctoral Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, 1990-3
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry & Neurobiology, 1993-7
Research Interests:
1) To study the role that the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger plays in pathogenic conditions such as
hypertension, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, 2) To examine functional and
regulational differences between coronary artery vascular smooth muscle cell exchanger
isoforms in African Americans and Caucasians, 3) To assess the mechanism by which ICX-450
induces apoptosis in malignant cells, and 4) To assess the mechanism by which lactic acid
promotes wound healing in diabetic neuropathy
DRC Membership Category:
Scientist