Pedro Jose
The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences,Washington, DC 20052
Biography
Dr. Pedro A. Jose received his MD from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and PhD in Physiology from Georgetown University, Washington, DC. The primary goal of his research is to determine the epigenetic, genetic, and pharmacogenetic bases of essential hypertension and metabolic syndrome. He has published over 380 scientific articles in book chapters and journals. His Hirsch-index is 49. He has received several academic awards, including the 2003 Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture (American Heart Association), 2007 Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lecture (American Physiological Society), 2007 MERIT award (NIH), and 2015 Excellence Award for Hypertension Research (American Heart Association).
Abstract
Abstract : The importance of the gastrorenal axis in the control of body sodium homeostasis and blood pressure