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  4. John D. Imig, PhD.

John D. Imig, PhD.

Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biomedical Research Building 2, Room 140-2D
501-526-5946
JImig@uams.edu
 

Department

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Education and Training

  • B.A. Biology, Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL
  • Ph.D. Physiology & Biophysics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Research and Scholarly Interests

The Imig laboratory is dedicated to understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms by which fatty acids influence cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic function. We conduct cutting-edge research that includes animal phenotyping, 3-D and organoid cell culturing, drug design, and omics techniques. Researchers work in a collaborative environment that is engaged in the development and testing of drugs to treat cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases.

Memberships

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • American Heart Association – Fellow American Heart Association
  • American Society of Nephrology – Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology
  • American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • American Physiological Society – Fellow American Physiological Society

Honors and Awards

  • Am. Society of Hypertension/ Monarch Pharmaceuticals Young Scholars Award, 2001
  • AstraZeneca Young Investigator Award, Am. Physiological Soc. Renal Section, 2004
  • American Heart Association Established Investigator, 2004
  • LeRoy High School Distinguished Alumni Award, 2008
  • Eminent Scholar, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018
  • Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture, American Heart Association Council on Hypertension, 2019
  • Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar, 2022

Publications

Scopus Author ID: 7007147118
Loop profile: 12341https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9668-2899
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=MxpRqJkAAAAJ
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/john.imig.1/bibliography/public/

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