Kayla Bayless, PhD
Associate Professor
Contact
Medical Physiology
4412 Medical Research Education Building II
Bryan,
TX
77807
kaylajb@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0763
Fax: 979.847.7287
Biography
Bayless' laboratory conducts research in two areas of molecular and cellular medicine: the mechanism through which primary human endothelial cells invade into 3D matrices, and communication between invading endothelial cells and their surrounding 3D collagen matrix.Education and Training
- Texas Lutheran College, BS, Molecular Biology, 1994
- Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine, PhD, Medical Physiology, 1999
- Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Post-Doc, Department of Pathology
Research Interests
- The Bayless lab seeks to uncover molecular signals that initiate angiogenesis, the process of new blood vessel formation from existing structures. Endothelial cells line blood vessels and remain dormant for decades but respond rapidly to pro-angiogenic signals and initiate new blood vessel growth. The lab has shown a variety of cytoskeletal, adaptor and transmembrane proteins are essential for this transition and continues to uncover new molecular pathways using genetic, biochemical, pharmacological, and microscopy techniques.
- The team is also actively collaborating with multiple investigators to design biomaterials to promote angiogenesis, along with model systems to study lymphangiogenesis, angiogenic responses to nutraceutical compounds, decidualization, and tumor metastasis.
Awards, Recognition and Service
- Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award conferred by Texas A&M Health Science Center - (College Station, Texas, United States)
