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Colman Freel

University of Nebraska Medical Center


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Contact Information:
Email: cfreel@unmc.edu
Phone: 9193236399
www.linkedin.com/in/colmanfreel

Fields: Developmental Programming, Fetus, Maternal Biology, Health, Placenta, Preeclampsia and Related Disorders

Degree: BS

Statement:
I aspire to be a physician-scientist at an academic medical center with roles in research, clinical practice, and health sciences education. I am intent on working from bench to bedside to advance the understanding of biological systems and enhance patient outcomes. My long-term research goal is to investigate accessible therapeutic options for preventing chronic cardiovascular diseases in populations with elevated risk of disease development. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, largely owing to the limited efficacy of tertiary treatment strategies in halting disease morbidity and mortality. Preventative care for maintaining cardiovascular health consistently proves to be cost-saving for patients and providers, which ultimately enhances the accessibility of medicine for underserved communities and helps to close the gap in health disparities. I aim to embed my practice and research in this highly impactful area as I focus on maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric cardioimmunology, where risk mitigation can be exercised long before clinical signs of disease. To achieve these goals, I am pursuing medical and research training as an MD-PhD scholar at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. I have completed the didactic years of my medical education and entered graduate training through the Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine program. My current research explores the in-utero programming of cardiovascular system dysfunction as a result of pregnancy complications. Specifically, I am examining the pathophysiology of fetal endothelial dysfunction in gestational diabetes and assessing the potential of nutrient-derived therapeutic targets. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of targeted nutritional therapies will enhance the clinical applications of nutrition in disease management. These approaches have the potential to advance our understanding of transgenerational disease and help children live longer and healthier lives.

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