Kathleen G. Morgan

Vascular Medicine

Boston University

About

Kathleen G. Morgan works in Vascular Medicine affiliated with Boston University.

Kathleen G. Morgan is Professor Emerita in the Department of Health Sciences at Boston University's Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. She previously served as Interim Dean of the college and as Director and CEO of the Boston Biomedical Research Institute. Her research focuses on the interactions of signaling scaffolds and the cytoskeleton in contractile vascular smooth muscle cells, with applications to cardiovascular diseases including hypertension and stroke.

Research focus

Vascular smooth muscle contraction mechanismsCalcium signaling in vascular smooth muscleCytoskeletal remodeling in vascular agingFocal adhesion dynamics in cardiovascular diseaseSignaling pathways in hypertension and stroke

Impact

222 pubs · 11,116 cites · h-index 58

Training

PhD, Pharmacology
University of Cincinnati
1978
BS, Chemistry
College of Mt. St. Joseph
1974

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor Emerita

Boston University · 2021 - Present

Tenured Professor

Boston University · 2006 - 2021

Interim Dean, Sargent College

Boston University · 2013 - 2014

Director & CEO

Boston Biomedical Research Institute · 1995 - 2004

Instructor

Harvard Medical School · 1992 - 1995