Luis Gabriel Navar

Background

Navar, Luis Gabriel was born on March 24, 1941 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Luis and Concepcion (Najera) Navar.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Mississippi, 1966; postdoctoral study, U. Mississippi, 1966-1969.

Career

Instructor department physiology/biophysics, U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1966-1967; assistant professor, U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1967-1971; associate professor, U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1971-1974; associate professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1974-1976; professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1976-1988; associate professor Nephrology Research and Training Center, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1979-1983; professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1983-1988; professor, department chairman physiology, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, since 1988. Visiting scientist Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1972-1973.

Achievements

• Luis Gabriel Navar has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman cardiorenal research study committee American Heart Association, 1994-1995, member of national research committee 1994-1999. Board directors Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control, 1998-1999. Member cardiovascular and renal study sections National Institutes of Health,1998-2002.

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physiological Society (county 1991-1994, president-elect 1997-1998, Gottschalk Distinguished Lecturer Renal Physiology 1997), American Heart Association (kidney, high blood pressure councils, national research committee since 1994), American Society Nephrology, International Society Nephrology, American Society Hypertension (county 1992-1994, chairman basic science committee 1997, treasurer since 1997), International Society Hypertension, Association Chairman Depts. Physiology (councillor 1993-1995, president-elect 1995-1996, president 1996-1997), American Physiological Society President 1997-1999.

Connections

Married Randa Ann Bumgarner, October 15, 1965. Children: Tonia, Tess, Gabriel, Daniel.

Father:

Luis Navar

Mother:

Concepcion (Najera) Navar

Spouse:

Randa Ann Bumgarner

child:

Daniel Navar

child:

Tess Navar

child:

Tonia Navar

child:

Gabriel Navar