Dearing W. Johns

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Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Unaffiliated

Research Interests

Kidney control of blood pressure; Biosynthesis of renin; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system and target organ damage

Research Description

Kidney control of blood pressure; Biosynthesis of renin; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system and target organ damage

Personal Statement

Kidney control of blood pressure; Biosynthesis of renin; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system and target organ damage

Selected Publications

2013

Pinkerton, J. V., Pastore, L. M., Johns, D. W., & Tucker, A. L. (2013). Risk of first-time heart disease higher for hormone therapy users with metabolic syndrome. MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, 20(3), 244-247. doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e3182850c5d

2010

Walker, S. E., Gurka, M. J., Oliver, M. N., Johns, D. W., & DeBoer, M. D. (2012). Racial/ethnic discrepancies in the metabolic syndrome begin in childhood and persist after adjustment for environmental factors. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, 22(2), 141-148. doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2010.05.006