EDUCATION
B.S. (Biology) 1971, Southern Colorado State College
M.S. (Physiology) 1974, University of Wyoming
Ph.D. (Physiology) 1979, SUNY-Buffalo School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow (Physiology) 1978-1983, University of Colorado Health
     Sciences Center 

EMPLOYMENT

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Established Investigator, American Heart Association, 1989-1994
Member, American Heart Association Peer Review Committee, 1984-1987;
     1993-1997
Grant Reviewer for the Wellcome Trust, 1988, 1989, 1994
Vice-Chair, Research Committee, American Heart Association-New Mexico
     Affiliate, 1996-1997
Member, Program Project Review Committee, NHLBI, 1997
Member, Research Committee, American Heart Association Desert/Mountain
     Affiliate, 1999-2003
Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular
     Physiology, 2002-Present
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Faculty Teaching Excellence
     Award, 1998-1999, 2000-2001

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. Herrera, G. M., T. C. Resta, J. J. Candelaria and B. R. Walker: Maintained Vasodilatory Response to Cromakalim Following Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthesis. J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. 31(6): 921-929, 1998.

    

2. Herrera, G. M. and B. R. Walker: Involvement of L-Type Calcium Channels in Hypoxic Relaxation of Vascular Smooth Muscle. J. Vasc. Res. 35(4): 265-273, 1998.

    

3. Resta, T. C., T. C. Sanders, M. R. Eichinger, M. R. Crowley and B. R. Walker: Segmental Vasodilatory Effectiveness of Inhaled NO in Lungs from Chronically Hypoxic Rats. Respir. Physiol. 114(2): 161-173, 1998.

    

4. Resta, T. C., L. G. Chicoine, J. L. Omdahl and B. R. Walker: Maintained Upregulation of Pulmonary eNOS Gene and Protein Expression During Recovery from Chronic Hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. 276(2 Pt. 2): H699-H708, 1999.

    

5. Resta, T. C., T. L. O'Donaughy, S. Earley, L. G. Chicoine and B. R. Walker: Unaltered Vasoconstrictor Responsiveness After iNOS Inhibition in Lungs from Chronically Hypoxic Rats. Am. J. Physiol. 276(1 Pt. 1): L122-L130, 1999.

    

6. Resta, T. C. and B. R. Walker: Enhanced Renal Vasoconstrictor Responsiveness to Vasopressin After Renal Denervation. J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. 33(5): 711-717, 1999.

    

7. O'Donaughy, T. L. and B. R. Walker: Renal Vasodilatory Influence of Endogenous Carbon Monoxide in Chronically Hypoxic Rats. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 279(6): H2908-H2915, 2000.

    

8. Walker, B. R., T. C. Resta and L. D. Nelin: Nitric Oxide-Dependent Pulmonary Vasodilation in Polycythemic Rats. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 279(5): H2382-H2389, 2000.

    

9. Gonzales, R. J., B. R. Walker and N. L. Kanagy: 17b-Estradiol Increases Nitric Oxide-Dependent Dilation in Rat Pulmonary Arteries and Thoracic Aorta.Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 280(3): L555-L564, 2001.

    

10. Jernigan, N. L., T. L. O'Donaughy and B. R. Walker: Correlation of HO-1 Expression with Onset and Reversal of Hypoxia-Induced Vasoconstrictor Hyporeactivity. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 281(1): H298-H307, 2001.

     

11. Kanagy, N. L., B. R. Walker and L. D. Nelin: Role of Endothelin in Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Hypertension. Hypertension 37(2 Part 2): 511-515, 2001.

     

12. Malvin, G. M. and B. R. Walker: Sites and Ionic Mechanisms of Hypoxic Vasoconstriction in Frog Skin. Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 280(5): R1308-R1314, 2001.

     

13. Naik, J. S. and B. R. Walker: Homogeneous Segmental Profile of Carbon Monoxide-Mediated Pulmonary Vasodilation in Rats. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 281(6): L1436-L1443, 2001.

     

14. Resta, T. C., N. L. Kanagy and B. R. Walker: Estradiol-Induced Attenuation of Pulmonary Hypertension is not Associated with Altered eNOS Expression.Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 280(1): L88-L97, 2001.

     

15. Chicoine, L. G., J. W. Avitia, C. Deen, S. Earley, L. D. Nelin and B. R. Walker: Developmental Differences in Pulmonary eNOS Expression in Response to Chronic Hypoxia in the Rat. J. Appl. Physiol. 93: 311-318, 2002.

     

16. Earley, S., J. S. Naik and B. R. Walker: 48-h Hypoxic Exposure Results in Endothelium-Dependent Systemic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Hyperpolarization. Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 283(1): R79-R85, 2002.

     

17. Earley, S., L. D. Nelin, L. G. Chicoine and B. R. Walker: Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Endothelin-1 Expression is Unaltered by Nitric Oxide. J. Appl. Physiol. 92(3): 1152-1158, 2002.

     

18. Earley, S. and B. R. Walker: Endothelium-Dependent Blunting of Myogenic Responsiveness After Chronic Hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 283(6): H2202-H2209, 2002.

     

19. Gonzales, R. J. and B. R. Walker: Role of CO in Attenuated Vasoconstrictor Reactivity of Mesenteric Resistance Arteries After Chronic Hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 282(1): H30-H37, 2002.

     

20. Resta, T. C., B. R. Walker, M. R. Eichinger and M. P. Doyle: Rate of NO Scavenging Alters Effects of Recombinant Hemoglobin Solutions on Pulmonary Vasoreactivity. J. Appl. Physiol. 93(4): 1327-1336, 2002.

     

21. Jernigan, N. L., B. R. Walker and T. C. Resta: Pulmonary PKG-1 is Upregulated Following Chronic Hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 285(3): L634-L642, 2003.

     

22. Chichoine, L. G., E. Tzeng, R. Bryan, S. Saenz, M. L. Paffett, J. Jones, C. R. Lyons, T. C. Resta, L. D. Nelin and B. R. Walker: Intratracheal Adenoviral-Mediated Delivery of iNOS Decreases Pulmonary Vasoconstrictor Responses in Rats. J. Appl. Physiol. 97(5): 1814-1822, 2004.

     

23. Earley, S., T. C. Resta and B. R. Walker: Disruption of Smooth Muscle Gap Junctions Attenuates Myogenic Vasoconstriction of Mesenteric Resistance Arteries. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 287(6): H2677-H2686, 2004.

     

24. Jernigan, N. L., T. C. Resta and B. R. Walker: Contribution of Oxygen Radicals to Altered NO-Dependent Pulmonary Vasodilation in Acute and Chronic Hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 286(5): L947-L955, 2004.

     

25. Jernigan, N. L., B. R. Walker and T. C. Resta: Endothelium-Derived Reactive Oxygen Species and Endothelin-1 Attenuate NO-Dependent Pulmonary Vasodilation Following Chronic Hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 287(4): L801-L808, 2004.

     

26. Jernigan, N. L., B. R. Walker and T. C. Resta: Chronic Hypoxia Augments Protein Kinase G-Mediated Ca2+ Desensitization in Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Through Inhibition of RhoA/Rho Kinase Signaling. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 287(6): L1220-L1229, 2004.

     

27. Jernigan, N. L., B. R. S. Broughton, B. R. Walker and T. C. Resta: Impaired NO-Dependent Inhibition of Store- and Receptor-Operated Calcium Entry in Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle After Chronic Hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 290(3): L517-L525, 2006.