Vera Novak, MD,PhD
Research Student Intern
Research Operations
Contact Information
| Office: | PA-0119 |
| Phone: | 6174351050 |
| Fax: | 617-632-8673 |
| Email: | vnovak@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Address: | 330 Brookline Ave; PA-0119
Boston, MA 02215 |
Advanced Degree And Training
| Year | Institution | Area or Rank |
| 1978 | Charles University Prague CR | MD |
| 1984 | Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Prague CR | PhD |
| 1994 | Univ of Montreal McGill University | PostdocAutonomic Nervous |
| 1997 | Mayo Clinic Dept of Neurology | Assistant Prof of Neurolo |
| 2001 | The Ohio State University Dept of Neurology | Assistant Prof of Neurolo |
| 2002 | Harvard Medical School | Assistant Prof of Medicin |
| 2006 | Harvard Medical School | Associate Professor in Me |
| 2007 | North Carolina State University | Adjunct Prof of Mathemati |
Research Lab Team Members
| Medha Munshi MD |
Areas of Interest
| 2 Metabolic | 3 Neuroscience |
Major Research Theme
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The SAFE lab mission is to evaluate mechanisms of the Syncope and Falls in the Elderly. Fainting and falling are the leading causes of disability in older adults. We aim to determine factors that set the stage for decline in brain function and loss of independence. We study mechanisms by which clinical, environmental, and hereditary factors contribute to age-related disorders, failure of systemic regulation and functional decline. Our research projects focus on people with high blood pressure, diabetes and strokes. We evaluate how brain controls blood flow and cardiovascular responses during standing and walking. Novel signal processing and imaging techniques allow to quantify interactions among multiple organ systems. Through this research we aim to identify preventive and treatment strategies to promote successful aging and independence of older people. Projects: 1. Cerebral vasoregulation and microvascular disease in elderly with diabetes, hypertension and stroke. These projects evaluate relationship between structural changes in the brain and functional outcomes in older adults. 2. Postural control, gait and balance in aging and cardiac-locomotor coupling during walking. 3. EMG diagnostics in Parkinsons disease. 4. Mathematical modeling of cerebral blood flow. |
Publications
External Recognition
| 1997-2001 Director, Autonomic Reflex Laboratory, Dept. of Neurology, The Ohio State University,OH 2001-current Director, Syncope and Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) program, BIDMC, MA 2006- Organizing Committe of Workshop on Short-term Cardiovascular Control, Palo Alto, CA 2008- Key Note Speaker Technologies in Aging Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan. 2008- Nominee Women's Faculty Leadership Award Scientific Review Panel: NINDS, American Diabetes Association, Dutch Diabetes Assocition Reviewer: American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Applied Physiology, Circulation, Clinical Science,Autonomic Neuroscience, Diabetes Care, Clinical Autonomic Research, Diabetes, Journal of Headache and Pain, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Stroke |
Major Collaborative Activities
| 1. Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 Tesla (Dr. Alsop) 2. Hebrew Senior life Center, Older Americans Independence Pepper Center ( Dr. Lipsitz) 3. Division of Interdisciplinary Medicine - Margret and Rey's Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics ( Dr. Peng, Dr. Goldberger) 4. MIT ( Home of the future ( Dr. Initile), Cerebral blood flow modeling ( Dr. Verghese and Dr. Heldt) 5. Dept. of Mathematics North Carolina State Univ. ( Dr. Olufsen, Dr.Tran) |
Investigator's Lab Web Site
| Research Lab URL | None listed |
| Harvard Catalyst Site: | Novak Harvard Catalyst Web Site |
