Biograpy:
My work in Dr. Jackson’s lab focuses on characterization of arterioles in the microcirculation in order to determine their role in regulating blood flow to skeletal muscle.  This work includes looking at how changes in ion channel expression and function as well as aging and hypertension influence the function of these vessels. 

Selected Achievements and Awards:

MSU Graduate School Fellowship– Fall 2005 - present
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship- 2008 - 2010
Best Poster - MSU College of Veterinary Medicine Phi Zeta Research Day: 2006
APS Cardiovascular Research Recognition award -- 2008
Microcirculatory Society Zweifach Travel Award – 2008

Committees/Activities:

Affirmative Action Committee - 2005
Recruiting Committee-  2006-present
Graduate Committee- 2006-present
Website Committee- 2007
President of graduate student council-  2008-2009

Selected Publications/Abstracts:

Erika M. Boerman, Steven S. Lundback, Erica Lange Fritz and William F. Jackson. Do TRPV Channels Contribute to Myogenic Tone in Skeletal Muscle Arterioles? FASEBJ. 21:740.14, 2007

Erika M. Boerman, Nathan R. Tykocki and William F. Jackson.  Ryanodine Receptors and Calcium Activated K+ Channels are Not Coupled in the Microcirculation. Hypertension. 50(4):p253,2007

Erika M. Boerman and William F. Jackson.  Voltage-gated calcium channel but not ryanodine receptor activity modulates the function of calcium-activated potassium channels. FASEBJ, in Press, 2008

Smooth muscle alpha1D-adrenoceptors mediate phenylephrine-induced vasoconstriction and increases in endothelial cell Ca2+ in hamster cremaster arterioles. William Jackson, Erika Boerman, Erica Lange, Steven Lundback, and Kenneth Cohen. Brit J Pharm, In Press 2008