Cynthia J. Meininger,
Ph.D:
Present Position: Associate Professor of
Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department
of Medical Physiology, The Texas A&M University System
Health Science Center, Temple, TX.
Education: B.A. in Biology (1980), University of
South Florida, Tampa,FL; Ph.D. in Vascular Biology (1987),
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; Postdoctoral
Fellow (1987-1989), Texas A&M University Health Science
Center, College Station, TX; Visiting Assistant Professor
(1990-1991), Department of Surgical Research, Children's
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Honors and Awards: Selected as participant in the
Cooperative Education Program, Laboratory of Central Nervous
Systems Studies, National Institute of Neurological
Communicative Disorders and Stroke, NIH (1978-1979); XXXI
IUPS Travel Award from the U.S. National Committee for the
International Union of Physiological Sciences, National
Research Council, Commission of Life Sciences (1989);
National Research Service Award, National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
(1988-1991).
Editorial Boards: Microcirculation,
1999-present.
Grant Review: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Integrative Physiology Panel, 2002; National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cellular Biotechnology
and Tissue Engineering Panel, 1994-2001; American Heart
Association, Western Review Consortium, Lipid Metabolism,
Thrombosis and Vascular Wall Biology Committee, 2000-2003
(Co-Chair, 2001-2003); American Heart Association, Western
Review Consortium Steering Committee, 2002-2004; American
Heart Association, Lung, Resuscitation, and Respiration Peer
Review Committee, 1997-1998; American Heart Association,
Lung & Development Study Committee, 1994-1997; Ad Hoc
Reviewer, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union,
Cooperative Grants Program, 2000, Veterans Administration
Merit Awards, Respiratory Subcommittee, 1999, and Jewish
Hospital Foundation Medical Research Grant Program,
1996-1999.
Peer Review: American Journal of Physiology;
Microcirculation; Microvascular Research; Circulation
Research; Journal of Clinical Investigation; Journal of
Vascular Research; Journal of Cellular Physiology; In Vitro
Cellular and Developmental Biology; Journal of Applied
Physiology; Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular
Biology; Hypertension; American Journal of Cardiology;
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry; Comparative Biochemistry
and Physiology; Cells Tissues Organs; Infection and
Immunity.
Professional Societies: Microcirculatory Society
(Membership Committee 1991-1994; Awards Committee 1995-1998;
Executive Council 1996-1999; Secretary 2001-2003); American
Society for Cell Biology; North American Vascular Biology
Organization; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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