Ramana Vaka

Ramana Vaka

Assistant Lecturer

9-70-A, Medical Sciences Building
ramanavaka@ualberta.ca 

 

Teaching: 

PMCOL 200: Drugs- An Introduction to Pharmacology
PMCOL 343: Scientific Basis of Pharmacology: Part I
PMCOL 344: Scientific Basis of Pharmacology: Part II
PMCOL 337: Experimental Procedures in Pharmacology
PMCOL 450: Diabetes and Its Pharmacotherapy
PMCOL 425: Problem Solving in Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Research Interests: Heart failure, Hypertension, Mitochondria, Extracellular Vesicles, Preeclampsia

Publications: 

Schmidt MA, Abuetabh Y, Naganuma M, Vaka R, Zolondek MCP, Levasseur JL, Morales-Llamas DY, El-Ghiaty MA, Braun S, Sahid D, Khan L, Kwan E, Roth DK, Ferdaoussi M, Fahlman R, Dyck JRB. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Sep 30;. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf605. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41026893.
Parent S, Amant JS, Remortel SV, Kahn S, Vaka R, Courtman D, Stewart DJ, Davis DR. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Jun;10(6):1037-1049. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.02.019. Epub 2024 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 38639701.

 

Parent S, Vaka R, St Amant J, Kahn S, Van Remortel S, Bi C, Courtman D, Stewart DJ, Davis DR. Theranostics. 2024;14(2):608-621. doi: 10.7150/thno.89520. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38169629; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10758048.

 

Parent S, Vaka R, Risha Y, Ngo C, Kanda P, Nattel S, Khan S, Courtman D, Stewart DJ, Davis DR. JCI Insight. 2023 Jun 29;8(15). doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.163297. PubMed PMID: 37384420; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10481795.

 

Vaka R, Parent S, Risha Y, Khan S, Courtman D, Stewart DJ, Davis DR. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2023 Jun 13;32:80-93. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2023.03.001. eCollection 2023 Jun 13. PubMed PMID: 36969553; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10034570.

 

Vaka R, Remortel S, Ly V, Davis D. Extracellular vesicle therapy for non-ischemic heart failure: A systematic review of preclinical studies. Extracellular Vesicle. 2022 December; 1:100009-. doi: 10.1016/j.vesic.2022.100009.

 

Vaka R, Deer E, LaMarca B. Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Jan 22;11(2). doi: 10.3390/antiox11020210. Review. PubMed PMID: 35204094; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8868187.

 

Vaka R, Khan S, Ye B, Risha Y, Parent S, Courtman D, Stewart DJ, Davis DR. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2022 Jan 15;13(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s13287-021-02699-7. PubMed PMID: 35033181; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8760881.

 

Vaka R, Deer E, Cunningham M, McMaster KM, Wallace K, Cornelius DC, Amaral LM, LaMarca B. J Clin Med. 2021 Oct 29;10(21). doi: 10.3390/jcm10215063. PubMed PMID: 34768583; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8584662.

 

Vaka R, Davis DR. Stem Cells. 2021 Dec;39(12):1579-1588. doi: 10.1002/stem.3446. Epub 2021 Aug 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 34448513; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9290630.

 

Jayaram A, Deer E, Amaral LM, Campbell N, Vaka VR, Cunningham M, Ibrahim T, Cornelius DC, LaMarca BB. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2021 Jun;24:65-72. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2021.02.006. Epub 2021 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 33677421; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8681863.

 

Cunningham MW Jr, Amaral LM, Campbell NE, Cornelius DC, Ibrahim T, Vaka VR, LaMarca B. Biol Sex Differ. 2021 Jan 6;12(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13293-020-00345-0. PubMed PMID: 33407826; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7789596.

 

Deer E, Reeve KE, Amaral L, Vaka VR, Franks M, Campbell N, Fitzgerald S, Herrock O, Ibrahim T, Cornelius D, LaMarca B. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2021 Jan 1;320(1):F47-F54. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00398.2020. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 33196321; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7847053.

 

Deer E, Vaka VR, McMaster KM, Wallace K, Cornelius DC, Amaral LM, Cunningham MW, LaMarca B. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Jan;3(1):100275. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100275. Epub 2020 Oct 27. PubMed PMID: 33451592; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8092846.

 

Amaral LM, Cottrell JN, Comley KM, Cunningham MW Jr, Witcher A, Vaka VR, Ibrahim T, LaMarca B. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Oct;22:151-155. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2020.09.002. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 32980622; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10278054.

 

Cunningham MW, Jayaram A, Deer E, Amaral LM, Vaka VR, Ibrahim T, Cornelius DC, LaMarca B. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2020 Nov;39(4):399-404. doi: 10.1080/10641955.2020.1793999. Epub 2020 Jul 10. PubMed PMID: 32646252; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7669709.

 

Vaka VR, Cunningham MW, Deer E, Franks M, Ibrahim T, Amaral LM, Usry N, Cornelius DC, Dechend R, Wallukat G, LaMarca BD. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2020 Feb 1;318(2):R256-R262. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00179.2019. Epub 2019 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 31721604; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7052605.

 

Vaka VR, McMaster KM, Cornelius DC, Ibrahim T, Jayaram A, Usry N, Cunningham MW Jr, Amaral LM, LaMarca B. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2019 May 1;316(5):R441-R447. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00279.2018. Epub 2019 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 30811248; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6589603.

 

Cottrell JN, Amaral LM, Harmon A, Cornelius DC, Cunningham MW Jr, Vaka VR, Ibrahim T, Herse F, Wallukat G, Dechend R, LaMarca B. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2019 Feb 1;316(2):R165-R171. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00167.2018. Epub 2019 Jan 9. PubMed PMID: 30624978; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6397356.

 

Cunningham MW Jr, Vaka VR, McMaster K, Ibrahim T, Cornelius DC, Amaral L, Campbell N, Wallukat G, McDuffy S, Usry N, Dechend R, LaMarca B. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2019 Jan;15:72-77. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2018.11.004. Epub 2018 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 30825931; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6596414.

 

Vaka VR, McMaster KM, Cunningham MW Jr, Ibrahim T, Hazlewood R, Usry N, Cornelius DC, Amaral LM, LaMarca B. Hypertension. 2018 Sep;72(3):703-711. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11290. PubMed PMID: 30012871; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6394841.

 

Cunningham MW Jr, Castillo J, Ibrahim T, Cornelius DC, Campbell N, Amaral L, Vaka VR, Usry N, Williams JM, LaMarca B. Hypertension. 2018 May;71(5):886-893. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.10681. Epub 2018 Mar 19. PubMed PMID: 29555668; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5903585.

 

Amaral LM, Faulkner JL, Elfarra J, Cornelius DC, Cunningham MW, Ibrahim T, Vaka VR, McKenzie J, LaMarca B. Hypertension. 2017 Dec;70(6):1250-1255. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.09969. Epub 2017 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 29084881; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5901972.

 

Santiago-Font JA, Amaral LM, Faulkner J, Ibrahim T, Vaka VR, Cunningham MW, LaMarca B. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2016 Dec 1;311(6):R1158-R1163. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00192.2016. Epub 2016 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 27629886; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5256981.

 

Zeng H, Vaka VR, He X, Booz GW, Chen JX. J Cell Mol Med. 2015 Aug;19(8):1847-56. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12556. Epub 2015 Mar 17. PubMed PMID: 25782072; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4549035.