Alexander Verin
Vascular Biology Center and Pulmonary Division
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greece
Biography
Dr. Verin has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 29 years from Moscow State University, Moscow Russia and postdoctoral studies from University of Indiana. Currently he is a Professor at Vascular Biology Center and Pulmonary Division at Augusta University, Augusta, GA. His research interests include mechanisms of pulmonary vascular permeability with focus on the role of cytoskeleton in endothelial barrier regulation. He has published more than 135 papers in reputed journals and currently serving as an academic editor of British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research and Cardiology and Angiology, and an editorial board member in several other journals in the field of pulmonary/cardiovascular research. Dr. Verin has a continuous NIH funding for more than 15 years. He is a reviewer for NIH and Department of Defense proposals and a member of scientific societies such as American Thoracic Society, American Physiological Society and the American Society for Cell Biology.
Research Interest
Pulmonary vascular barrier function, endothelial cytoskeleton, kinases and phosphatases in endothelial barrier regulation
