IDP Students


	Advanced Concentration	Physiology & Pharmacology
	Mentor	Christine Baylis, Ph.D.
	Department	Physiology & Functional Genomics
	Enrolled	August 2006
	Lab Room	M-551
	Lab Phone	(352) 392-7333
	E-mail	nmoningk@ufl.edu
Education
B.S., University of California, Irvine - Biological Sciences
Dissertation Research
Exercise impacts on the kidney: The role of the nitric oxide and anti-oxidant systems
Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Sasser JM, Moningka N, Baylis C. Mechanisms of Reduced Nitric Oxide Bioavailability in Angiotensin II Induced Hypertension. (in press, Hypertension, 2009).
Chen GF, Wagner L, Moningka N, and Baylis C. Irbesartan (Irb) treatment ameliorates renal damage in high protein Fed FHH Rats: role of L-Arginine (arg) Pathways. FASEB J 2009. Poster at Experimental Biology meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Moningka N, Sasser JM, Croker B, Carter C, Baylis C. Effects of aging on renal cortical enzymes that control nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. Poster at American Society for Nephrology meeting, Phiadelphia, PA, 2008.
Moningka N, Ahlgren J, Hayward LF, Baylis C. Exercise-induced modulation of renal vs. systemic endothelium. FASEB J 2008. Poster at Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA.
Moningka N, Afzal A, Cai J, Chang K, Shaw L, Grant MB, Boulton ME. Cleavage and intracellular translocation of the stromal derived factor-1 (SDF-1) receptor, CXCR4, regulates endothelial cell function. Poster at the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2007.
Moningka N and Baldwin KM. Effect of amino acid supplementation on skeletal muscle hypertrophic response in functional overload model. Poster at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2006.
Honors & Awards
University of Florida Medical Guild Research Incentive Award 2008
NIH T32 Training Grant Recipient in Endocrine, Metabolic, and Pre-natal Basis of Chronic Kidney Disease& Hypertension. June 2008-June 2010.