CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

The projects in our lab are described below. Please visit the linked study pages on clinicaltrials.gov for additional information:

• Investigating racial differences in neurovascular function in response to high dietary salt.

  • The primary focus of Dr. Robinson’s NIH Career Development Award is on determining whether there are racial differences in the cardiovascular responses to a high salt meal (NCT04244604).

  • We have a pending study focused on a hydration intervention (with or without dietary potassium) to improve blood pressure regulation and cardiometabolic health in young Black adults (NCT06062017).

• Determining the role of health behaviors, such as exercise, diet, and sleep, in contributing to blood vessel function and neural control of blood pressure.

  • We have an ongoing study focused on short-term sleep extension as a feasible strategy to improve cardiometabolic health and appetite regulation young adults who report inadequate sleep (NCT05918744).

  • We have an ongoing study focused on the ability of concomitant ketone supplementation to counteract the potential adverse effects of short-term high salt on blood vessel function, blood pressure regulation, and kidney function (NCT05545501).

• Investigating the contribution of oxidative stress (high levels of free radicals) on blood vessel function autonomic control of the circulation.

  • We have two ongoing studies examining the acute and short-term ability of the mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant MitoQ to improve measures of cardiovascular health (NCT04334135 & NCT05561556).