MSUM Alum Margaret Zimmerman wins American Society of Physiology Predoctoral Research Award
Margaret Zimmerman received the prestigious American Physiology Society: Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Predoctoral Research Recognition Award at the 2013 Experimental Biology Meeting. Zimmerman’s abstract entitled “Ang (1-7) has a Greater Contribution to the Blood Pressure Lowering Effects of AT1 Receptor Blockade in Female Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) Compared to Males” was one of three finalists chosen to compete for the award.
Finalists are then judged on a presentation of their work at during a session sponsored by the Water and Electrolyte section at the national meeting. This is the second time Zimmerman has been a finalist for the award. Zimmerman graduated from MSUM in 2010 with a major in Biochemistry and Biotechnology.