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Cristine Heaps
Assistant Professor
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Education
  • Ph.D. Physiology, University of Missouri 1999
  • M.A. Exercise Physiology, University of Texas 1990
  • B.S. Kinesiology, University of Michigan 1988
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Scholarly Interests


Ongoing research in the laboratory of Dr. Heaps examines cellular and functional adaptations in the coronary circulation in response to coronary artery disease and exercise training. We are specifically interested in the adaptive responses of both smooth muscle and endothelial cells in the regulation of coronary artery function with disease and exercise training. We are currently exploring adaptive responses in intact vessels and isolated smooth muscle and endothelial cells using isometric tension studies, cannulated microvessel preparations, electrophysiology, fluorescence imaging, and biochemical and molecular techniques.