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Bio for George Osol, Ph.D.
George Osol, Ph.D.

George Osol, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences


Contact Information
E-mail: George.Osol@uvm.edu
Office Location:
OB/GYN & Reproductive Science, Given, Room C-217A

Website

Osol Lab

Education

B.S.  1974 Manhattan College, Bronx, NY (Magna cum laude)
M.S. 1978 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (Animal Sciences)
Ph.D. 1981 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (Animal Sciences)

Awards and Honors

1994-2004 Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology, Heart and Circul. Physiol.
1991, 1992 Recipient, American Heart Association Dedicated Service Award
1992-1993 President, American Heart Association, Vermont Affiliate
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Presidential Abstract Recipient, SGI
2003- present Fellow, American Physiological Society (
2002 Distinguished Alumnus Award, College of Agriculture, Univ Vermont
2000-2002 Member, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, New England Affiliate
2010-2011 University Scholar, University of Vermont

Publications

Barron C, Osol G (2010) Effects of pregnancy, hypertension, and nitric oxide inhibition on rat uterine artery myogenic reactivity, J Vasc Res 47:463-471

Hale S, Jones CW, Osol G, Schonberg RN, Badger MS, Bernstein I (2010) Sildenafil increases uterine blood flow in nonpregnant nulliparous women. Reprod. Sci 17:358-365

Hale SA, Weger L, Mandala M, Osol G (2011) Reduced NO signaling during pregnancy attenuates outward uterine artery remodeling by altering MMP expression and collagen and elastin deposition. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 301:H1266-75

Fuller R, Colton I, Gokina NI, Mandala M, Osol G (2011) Local vs. systemic influences on uterine vascular reactivity in the single-horn gravid rat. Reproductive Sciences 18:723-729

Keller J, Mandala M, Casson P, Osol G (2011) Endothelial dysfunction in a rat model of PCOS: evidence of increased vasoconstrictor prostanoids activity. Endocrinology 152:4927-4936

Colton I, Mandala M, Morton J, Davidge ST, Osol G (2012) Influence of constriction, wall tension, smooth muscle activation and cellular deformation on rat resistance artery vasodilator reactivity. Cell Physiol Biochem  29:883-892


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