Tenured Professor · Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · Chair of Research Strategic Plan Committee · Director of Resident Research
NIH-funded physician-scientist directing translational research portfolios at the intersection of maternal-fetal medicine, vascular biology, and developmental programming of health and disease.
My work focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which the in utero environment shapes lifelong health, with particular emphasis on vascular and cardiovascular adaptations.
How maternal stressors — hypoxia, undernutrition, vitamin D deficiency — shape fetal physiology and predispose offspring to adult cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
Calcium signaling, receptor pharmacology, and gene expression changes in cerebral and pulmonary arterial smooth muscle across development and acclimatization.
Antenatal stress and methylation-mediated programming of the RAS in placental, lung, brain, and pancreatic tissues — with sex-dimorphic outcomes.
Multiscale digital twins of endometrial hormone signaling and cell-state transitions, calibrated against published single-cell RNA-seq atlases.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · Tucson, Arizona · 2023–Present
University of Arizona interdisciplinary centers
Federal & professional service
Scientific Founder · Tucson, AZ
Physician-scientist-founded research company developing decision-support software and diagnostic platforms across maternal health, oncology, and acute care. Six active programs including EndoTwin-W (computational digital twin) and PPHrisk (postpartum hemorrhage decision support, in market).
epigenuity.com ↗Sustained NIH funding across NICHD, NHLBI, NIEHS, and NIA, plus institutional pilot awards and study-section service.
Plus NIFA, NIH/NIEHS P30 pilot, UA institutional awards, and Bio5 Institute funding. AHA study section reviewer since 2009 (15+ panels). NIH ad hoc reviewer since 2016.
55+ publications across maternal-fetal physiology, vascular biology, developmental epigenetics, and translational medicine. Selected highlights:
Founder of Epigenuity LLC and active programs translating research into deployable products.
Physician-scientist-founded research company. Six active programs across maternal health, oncology, and acute care.
Multiscale digital twin of endometrial receptivity for personalized embryo transfer timing in IVF.
Postpartum hemorrhage risk decision support + Maternal Safety Suite for L&D teams.
Open to research collaborations, advisory roles, speaking engagements, and partnership opportunities.