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Megan Rhoads
Ph.D. Biology - University of Kentucky, 2018
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow

My research focuses on the characterization of spontaneous hypertension in a novel model Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus, the African Green Monkey. As an Old World non-human primate, the African Green Monkey is highly similar to humans in terms of physiology, gene structure, social hierarchy, and behavior. I am specifically interested in the connections between the sympathetic nervous system and the adaptive immune system and their contributions to blood pressure control in this novel animal model.

Contact Information
megan.rhoads@uky.edu
Education
University of Kentucky, '18, Ph.D. in Biology
Western Kentucky University '08, B.S. in Biology
Research Interests
  • Physiology
  • Hypertension
  • Adaptive Immune System
  • women's health
  • Science Education
Affiliations
  • Biology