She supervises a translational research program to study the vascular physiology in patients, collect human tissue, and perform basic studies within the same research unit. She is highly experienced with methods evaluating endothelial cell phenotype and has been involved in the development of the methodology to characterize freshly isolated human endothelial cells. With A-TRAC, she will lead research at the Boston University site of Project 2, and focus on evaluating the sensitivity of measuring endothelial cell phenotype to detect toxicity from flavoring compounds used in tobacco-related products.