Korin E. Leffler, Ph.D.
Education
B.S. – North Carolina State University, Biological Sciences and Genetics
M.S. – East Carolina University, Environmental Health
Ph.D. – Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Research Interests
My specific research interests lie in Cardiovascular Pharmacology and the role of novel therapeutics in diabetic cardiomyopathy. I am also interested in sex differences in heart disease and other cardiovascular pathologies (such as hypertension and heart failure). Further, I am looking into educational strategies for improving classroom learning in medical education both virtually and in person.
Selected Publications
Leffler, Korin E., and Abdel A. Abdel-Rahman. “Restoration of Adiponectin-Connexin43 Signaling Mitigates Myocardial Inflammation and Dysfunction in Diabetic Female Rats.” Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, vol. 75, no. 3, 2020, pp. 259–267., doi:10.1097/FJC.0000000000000789.
Leffler, Korin Eileen, and Abdel Abdel‐Rahman. “Disrupted Adiponectin‐Connexin43 Signaling Underlies the Exacerbated Myocardial Dysfunction in Diabetic Female Rats.” The FASEB Journal, vol. 32, 2018, pp. 838.11–838.11., doi:10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.838.11. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.
Leffler, Korin E., and Abdel A. Abdel-Rahman. “Abstract 15846: Connexin43, but Not Caveolin-3 Underlies Estrogen Exacerbation of Diabetic Female Myocardial Dysfunction.” Circulation (New York, N.Y.), vol. 138, no. Suppl_1 Suppl 1, 2018, pp. A15846–
Fouda, Mohamed A., et al. “Estrogen-Dependent Hypersensitivity to Diabetes-Evoked Cardiac Autonomic Dysregulation: Role of Hypothalamic Neuroinflammation.” Life Sciences (1973), vol. 250, 2020, pp. 117598–9., doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117598.
Anderson, Alice L., and Korin Leffler. “Bedbug Infestations in the News: A Picture of an Emerging Public Health Problem in the United States.” Journal of Environmental Health, vol. 70, no. 9, 2008, pp. 24–28.
Abbott, Barbara D., et al. “Effects of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), Transforming Growth Factor‐α (TGFα), and 2,3,7,8‐Tetrachlorodibenzo‐p‐Dioxin on Fusion of Embryonic Palates in Serum‐Free Organ Culture Using Wild‐Type, EGF Knockout, and TGFα Knockout Mouse Strains.” Birth Defects Research. A Clinical and Molecular Teratology, vol. 73, no. 6, 2005, pp. 447–454., doi:10.1002/bdra.20133.