Current Research and Scholarly Interests Biomarker identification in lymphatic vascular disease Drug therapy to reverse lymphatic disease - animal model and pilot human studies Lymphangiogenesis in Acute and Chronic Experimental Lymphedema Lymphangiogenesis in Lymphatic Insufficiency: Lymphatic Endothelial and Inflammatory RNA Expression Patterns Genome-wide Transcriptional Profiling for the Study of Lymphedema Pathobiology,Cellular Signaling Mechanisms and Mechanisms of Therapeutic Lymphangiogenesis Peripheral Arterial Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia Randomized trials for the intracoronary infusion of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) to treat advanced coronary artery disease. Lipid-lowering outcomes trials in coronary and peripheral atherosclerosis. Clinical outcomes trials to assess therapeutic interventions in post-mastectomy and other forms of lymphedema.