Hypoxia Lab
News
Recent Articles
Dyspnea matters: Normal oxygen levels may hide “silent suffocation”
July 8, 2026
Building Bridges between Medical Research and the Military
August 2, 2024
https://somnews.ucr.edu/articles/2024/08/02/west-point-som-internship
The Lab at 10,000 Feet
January 18, 2024
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/white-mountain-research-center
High-altitude Researcher Applies Findings to COVID-19
July 28, 2022
https://somnews.ucr.edu/articles/2022/07/28/high-altitude-research-covid-19
Recent Lab News
June 2026: Congratulations to Eileen, Hannah, and Victoria for graduating with their Master's degrees in Biomedical Sciences!
April 2026: The lab attends the American Physiology Summit in Minneapolis! Abel, Ally, and Hannah present their research on the impact of high altitude exposure on the immune system and the underlying molecular mechanisms.
Read their abstracts:
Epigenetic Regulation of VCAM-1 During High-Altitude Exposure
Calcium Handling is Modified During Acclimatization to High Altitude
October 2025: We completed our most recent high altitude field work at Barcroft Station. In a project funded by the Wilderness Medical Society and led by PhD student Abel Vargas, we investigated the impact of Acetazolamide on immune responses at high altitude. Thank you to our excellent study team and participants! Photo by Miriam.