Fênix Araujo, PhD, a postdoc in the Sonkusare Lab, was recently awarded a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the American Heart Association. Her project, “Non-Genomic Effects of Mineralocorticoid Receptor on Smooth Muscle TRPV4 Channels and Blood Pressure”, explores the role … Read More
Yen-Lin Chen, PhD, a former postdoctoral fellow working with Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, started his tenure-track position in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport in January 2026. As a postdoctoral fellow in the Sonkusare … Read More
Obesity affects about 4 in 10 American adults and 1 in 5 children. Beyond excess weight, it triggers internal changes that can lead to serious health problems. One such change is chronic low-level inflammation, which constricts blood vessels and raises blood … Read More
My team at UVA focuses on proteins called ion channels. And we study how these ion channels in the vascular wall work together to maintain vascular health —Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Yen-Lin Chen, PhD, a research scientist in Sonkusare Lab in the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), was awarded the NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) Award. This award will support studies of the role of lymph vessel calcium signaling … Read More
School of Medicine researchers have identified a key contributor to high blood pressure that could lead to new treatments for a condition which affects almost half of American adults. The discovery from UVA’s Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, and colleagues breaks new … Read More
