Professor David E. Stec

Professor David E. Stec

Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

Dr. David E. Stec is a Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He is also the director of the Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center.

Dr. Stec's research focuses on the mechanisms by which metabolic diseases result in the development of cardiovascular and renal disease. His lab has also discovered novel signaling properties of bilirubin and developed the first conditional knockouts of biliverdin reductase to study its role in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and it role in the regulation of blood pressure.

Dr. Stec has received research awards locally, nationally, and internationally for his research. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association.

Updated 4 April 2024