• Lead methodologist and evidence review specialist for AHA/ASA stroke guidelines and systematic reports providing methodological and scientific support in various stages of document development. • Scientific advisor for ACC/AHA joint guidelines coordinating topic content with other AHA documents and ensuring concordance of relevant science topics.• Identify key concepts and translation of science content for professional and consumer audiences. Serve as internal science expert and provide consultation, review, guidance and approval of pertinent scientific content created by internal AHA staff. • Working strategically to develop scientific documents in mission alignment and facilitate resolution of issues and identify new document topics.• Develop and execute innovative practices for increasing efficiency and effectiveness including new strategic marketing initiatives. • Science liaison to volunteers in guiding the development of AHA’s scientific statements, online educational programs, clinical practice guidelines and stroke performance measures.• Identify key concepts and translation of science content for professional and consumer audiences. Serve as internal science expert and provide consultation, review, guidance and approval of pertinent scientific content created by internal AHA staff.

• Prepared and reviewed/approved study protocols, manuscripts, grant proposals, collaborated with multidisciplinary team of scientists, and managed multiple projects investigating diabetes and obesity in obstructive sleep apnea.• Received pilot grants in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases• Academic advisor and supervision of research projects.• Identified the role of brain ion transporters in hepatic cirrhosis and congestive heart failure & investigated the link between diabetes, obesity and cognition in Mexican Americans• Provided technical expertise, oversight and bioinformatics support to other research staff members and delegate work amongst the various staff.• Served as biosafety coordinator, member of bylaws and curriculum committees, course instructor in Physiology and Biomedical Sciences; conducted recruitment interviews

• Devised hypotheses, created guidelines for studies, managed testing and experimentation, interpreted and presented data at meetings, prepared manuscripts for publication, wrote successful research grant proposals, investigated the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease progression to identify novel targets; and supported the goal of project teams in a matrixed environment.• Identified the role of neural ion channels (TRPV2) in regulating body fluid homeostasis in animal models of altered hypothalamic vasopressin expression through detailed neuroanatomical characterizations and cutting edge molecular techniques.• Investigated the role of the brain ventral lamina terminalis angiotensin in intermittent hypoxia-dependent hypertension.

• Designed, conducted, interpreted, communicated, reported and managed multiple hypothesis-driven investigative basic science projects to understand the specific role of hypothalamic estrogen receptor alpha in metabolic syndrome. Demonstrated that lack of ERα in hypothalamic neurons results in development of obesity, reduced metabolism and reproductive defects.• Established and maintained collaborations with multiple elite research teams and core facilities; peer reviewed manuscripts submitted and published in high impact journals.