Education/Training:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1986-1993
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology, University of Missouri -Columbia 1983-86
• Ph.D. 1983 (Physiology) University of Kentucky
• M.S. 1980 (Physiology) University of Kentucky
• B.S. 1976 (Biology) University of Kentucky

Research Interests:

Renal Pathophysiology with emphasis on Neurohumoral Mechanisms.

Recent Publications:

• Carlson EC, Vari RC, Audette JL, Finke MA, Ressler MJ. Significant glomerular basement membrane thickening in hyperglycemic and normoglycemic diabetic-prone BB Wistar rats. Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol. 2004 Dec;281(2):1308-18.
• Olson L, Schieve AD, Ruit KG, Vari RC.Measuring inter-rater reliability of the sequenced performance inventory and reflective assessment of learning (SPIRAL). Acad Med. 2003 Aug;78(8):844-50.
• Vari RC, Borg KE, McCleary VL, McCormack JT, Ruit KG, Sukalski KA, Olson LM.
  Endocrine physiology in a patient-centered learning curriculum. Adv Physiol Educ. 2001 Dec;25(1-4):241-8.
• Vari RC, Lechner AJ. Endocrine refresher course 2001: modern medical curricula.
  Adv Physiol Educ. 2001 Dec;25(1-4):211-2. Review. No abstract available.
• Medical Student Education Council - UNDSMHS. A snapshot of medical students' education at the beginning of the 21st century: reports from 130 schools. Academic Medicine 75 (9): S278-S282, 2000.
• Vari, R.C., M. Emaduddin, and G.G. Schofield. Renal function and calcium currents are not compromised by dye labeling procedures to identify renal sympathetic neurons. Am.J. Physiol. 277 ( Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol.): R1513-1521, 1999
• Haselton J.R. and R.C. Vari. Neuronal cell bodies in paraventricular nucleus affect renal hemodynamics and excretion via the renal nerves. Am. J. Physiol. 275 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 44): R1334-R1342, 1998.
• Samson, W.K., R.C. Vari, Z.T. Resch, and T.C. Murphy. Adrenomedullin and Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis. IN: Adrenomedullin. ( Martinez, A. and F. Cuttitta eds.) 1997.
• Schell, D.A., R.C. Vari, and W.K. Samson. Adrenomedullin: a novel hormone controlling fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. Trends Endocrine Metab. 7: 7-13, 1996.
• Vari, R.C., S.D. Adkins, and W.K. Samson. Renal effects of adrenomedullin in the rat. Proc. Soc. Exptl. Biol. Med. 211: 178-183, 1996.