Ana C. Palei, PhD, PharmD

Title

Associate Professor

Specialty/Subspecialty

CardiovascularPhysiology

Clinical Interest(s)

Translational Research

Research Interest(s)

• Preeclampsia
• Gestational Hypertension
• Pregnancy
• Hypertension
• Obesity

Current / Former SSCI Roles

Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/ana.palei.1/bibliography/public/

About Ana C. Palei, PhD, PharmD

Ana C. Palei, PharmD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, MS, USA. Dr. Palei has authored over 80 peer-reviewed articles on diverse topics of cardiovascular research. She has received several awards during her career including a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-K01 Award and an American Physiological Society (APS)-Research Career Enhancement Award. Dr. Palei has mainly made research contributions in the field of preeclampsia (PE). Her clinical studies demonstrated that polymorphisms in MMP genes may affect 1) circulating MMP levels in PE; 2) susceptibility for the development of PE; and 3) responsiveness to anti-hypertensive drugs commonly used to treat PE. Later, her studies in experimental animals showed that excessive metabolic disturbances are necessary to cause hypertension during pregnancy. Currently, Dr. Palei’s research is focused on in vitro, animal, and clinical studies investigating mechanisms of and potential therapies for PE-induced hypercoagulability and heart dysfunction during gestation and postpartum. Her research has been funded by agencies from Brazil and USA. Dr. Palei has been engaged in many outreach activities and served in multiple leadership capacities locally, nationally, and internationally. She currently serves as Secretary of the UMMC Groups on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS), and as Councilor-at-Large for Translational Research of the APS Water and Electrolytes Section, and Chair of the Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH) Communications Committee. In addition, she has served as ad-hoc member on grant review panels for the NIH as well as peer-reviewer and guest editor for many international scientific journals.