Entry Year: 2006
Currently: G3
Email Address: LBPotts@medicine.tamhsc.edu
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Tyler, B.S., Chemistry
Laboratory: Lih Kuo, Ph.D.
Research Interests: Vascular Biology, Microcirculation, Ophthalmology

Abstracts and Presentations

• Potts, L., E. Kuo, G. Lu, Y. Ren, E. Ngo, L. Kuo, and T. Hein. ROCKII Isoform and PKC Mediate Porcine Retinal Arteriolar Constriction to Endothelin-1. 2011 Annual Meeting of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Potts, L., T. Hein, G. Lu, Y. Ren, E. Ngo, and L. Kuo. Selective Activation of ROCK2 Isoform Contributes to Vasomotor Regulation of Retinal Arterioles. FASEB J. 25:816.6, 2011.
• Potts, L., W. Xu,, H. Liu, Y. Ren, L. Kuo, and T.Hein. Temporal Development of Retinal Arteriolar Endothelial Dysfunction in Early Stage of Diabetes in Porcine Model. 2010 Texas A&M Health Science Center Research Symposium. College Station, TX
• Hein, T., L. Potts, Y. Ren, and L. Kuo. Retinal arteriolar endothelial dysfunction in early stage of diabetes in porcine model. FASEB J. 24:592.4, 2010.
• Potts, L., H. Gray, and T. Shtoyko. The Design and Development of Novel Sensor Materials for Toxic Heavy Metal Detection and Sequestration. 229th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Diego, CA. 2005.
• Potts, L., H. Gray, and B. Taylor. Uranium Diffusion in Responsive Decontaminating Coatings. 231st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Atlanta, GA. 2006.

Awards

• 2011 National Eye Institute Travel Award
• 2011 Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Young Investigator Award
• 2011 Microcirculatory Society Zweifach Student Award
• Alpha Omega Alpha