Faculty Directory
Login

Ellen Kraig, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy

Currently seeking M.S. students

Research

Dr. Ellen Kraig’s lab is currently focused on two studies in human subjects that build on her previous research in pre-clinical models, both in mice and in non-human primates. First, in collaboration with colleagues at UTHSA, her laboratory is testing the effects of rapamycin, an mTOR inhibitor, delivered either orally or topically, on older human subjects (>65 years old). They are studying parameters of inflammation, immune responsiveness, epigenetics, neurological and physiological function with a particular focus on markers known to change with age. Second, this collaborative group is now measuring endothelial dysfunction and underlying inflammatory regulators in a nation-wide cohort of PASC (Long COVID) subjects and controls available through the NIH-funded RECOVER study.