Department of Internal Medicine

Translating the conversation between the brain and blood vessels



Francois M. Abboud, M.D.
Edith King Pearson Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Director, Cardiovascular Research Center
Associate Vice President for Research


4/21/2009

When Francois Abboud began his work at the University of Iowa in 1960, little was known about the constant physiological chatter between the brain and the blood vessels. His research since has helped unravel how this chatter adjusts blood pressure and blood flow to meet the body's constantly changing demands.

Read the entire article at the Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News website.


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