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BRETBiomedical Research Education and Training

Matt Alexander

Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4)

Dr. Alexander’s laboratory is focused on the role of adaptive immunity in the pathogenesis of hypertension and associated cardiovascular disease. Current projects are focused on the role of counter-regulatory immune mechanisms in hypertension, including the role of novel regulatory T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of hypertension and microvascular dysfunction. We perform cutting edge basic and translational research integrating vascular biology and immunology using a variety of approaches including molecular biology, physiology, highly dimensional single cell analysis, and human genetics.

Keywords: Hypertension , Immunology , Inflammation , Cardiovascular , Cardiology , Lymphocyte

Research Area: Cardiovascular Biology , Immunology , Vascular Biology