Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Biography
David P. Ferguson’s research focuses on how early life nutrition influences cardiovascular development as it relates to functional capacity in adulthood. It has been shown that children who are malnourished at birth have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. The goal of his laboratory is to investigate the mechanistic changes that occur due to poor diet and propose therapeutic countermeasures to increase cardiovascular function and decrease mortality rates. Current projects center on the beneficial factors of exercise at restoring functional capacity in growth-restricted mice.
