Research Interests

• Effects of aging, cardiometabolic risk factors, and physical activity on vascular endothelial function
• Special emphasis on aging and endothelin 1 (ET-1) mediated vasoconstrictor tone

• 1994-1999, B.A., Kinesiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• 1999-2001, M.S., Kinesiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

• OJ MacEneaney, CA DeSouza, BR Weil, EJ Kushner, GP Van Guilder, ML Mestek, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer. Prehypertension and endothelial progenitor cell function. Journal of Human Hypertension. 25: 57-62, 2011.


• EJ Kushner, OJ MacEneaney, BR Weil, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Aging is associated with a proapoptotic endothelial progenitor cell phenotype. Journal of Vascular Research 48: 408-414, 2011.


• CM Westby, BR Weil, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Endothelin-1 vasoconstriction and the age-related decline in endothelium-dependent vasodilation in men. Clinical Science 120: 485-491, 2011.


• BR Weil, BL Stauffer, JJ Greiner, CA DeSouza. Prehypertension is asscoiated with impaired nitric oxide-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation in sedentary adults. American Journal of Hypertension 24: 976-981, 2011.


• BR Weil, CM Westby, GP Van Guilder, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Enhanced endothelin-1 system activity with overweight and obesity. American Journal of Physiology 301: H689-695, 2011.


• BR Weil, EJ Kushner, KJ Diehl, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. CD31⁺ T cells, endothelial function and cardiovascular risk. Heart, Lung and Circulation 10: 659-662, 2011.

• Weil BR, Mestek ML, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Increased endothelin-1 vasoconstictor tone with prehypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 13(1): A33, 2011. Presented at the American Society of Hypertesnsion 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting at Exposition, New York, NY, May 2011.


• Weil BR, Mestek ML, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Prehypertension is associated with impaired nitric oxide-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation. Presented at Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2011 Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, April 2011.


• Diehl KJ, Weil BR, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Impaired nitric oxide-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation with suboptimal LDL cholesterol. FASEB Journal. 25: 1103.5, 2011. Presented at Experimental Biology, Washington, D.C. April, 2011.


• Templeton DL, Weil BR, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. C-reactive protein-related endothelial vasodilator dysfunction in healthy adults. FASEB Journal. 25:821.34, 2011. Presented at Experimental Biology, Washington, D.C. April, 2011. *Recipient of the 2011 Caroline tum Suden /Francis Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award


• Diehl KJ, Weil BR, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Impaired nitric oxide-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation with suboptimal LDL cholesterol. FASEB Journal. 25; 1103.5, 2011. Presented at Experimental Biology, Washington, D.C. April, 2011.


• Diehl KJ, Connick E, Weil BR, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Accelerated vascular aging with HIV-1 infection regardless of antiretroviral therapy status. Presented at the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Boston, MA, 2011.