Cynthia 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
Fellowship (1987-1989), Texas A&M University Health
Science Center, College Station, TX; Postdoctoral Fellowship
(1990-1991), Department of Surgical Research, Children's
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Professional Societies: The Microcirculatory
Society, Executive Council (1996-1999), Awards Committee
(1995-1998), Membership Committee (1991-1994, Chair
1993-1994); North American Vascular Biology Organization;
American Society for Cell Biology; Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation International.
Editorial Boards: Microcirculation, 1999-2004.
Journal Review: American Journal of Physiology
(includes Heart and Circulatory Physiology; Cell Physiology;
Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology; and Regulatory,
Integrative and Comparative Physiology), Microvascular
Research, Journal of Vascular Research, Journal of Clinical
Investigation, Circulation Research, Journal of Cellular
Physiology, Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of
Cellular Biochemistry, In Vitro Cellular and Developmental
Biology, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, American
Journal of Cardiology, Hypertension, Blood Vessels,
Infection and Immunity, and Journal of the American Aging
Association.
Grant Review: American Heart Association-National
Office, Lung, Resuscitation, and Respiration Study Section
(1994-1997); American Heart Association-National Office,
Lung and Development Study Section (1997-1998); American
Heart Association-Western States Affiliate, Lipid
Metabolism, Thrombosis and Vascular Wall Biology Peer Review
Committee (2000-2001); National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Biotechnology Grant Review, Cell Science
Panel, Washington, D.C. (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001); Ad Hoc
Reviewer, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union,
Cooperative Grants Program (2000); Ad Hoc Reviewer, Veterans
Administration Merit Awards, Respiratory Subcommittee
(1999); Grant-in Aid Reviewer for the Jewish Hospital
Foundation Medical Research Grant Program (1997-1999).
Honors and Awards: U.S. National Committee for the
International Union of Physiological Sciences, National
Research Council, Commission of Life Sciences, XXXI IUPS
Travel Award to attend the IUPS Congress in Helsinki,
Finland, 1989; National Institutes of Health, National
Research Service Award, 1988-1991.
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