Patrick Crosswhite, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair, Human Physiology

I believe education is not simply teaching others a set of facts or a given subject, but rather an opportunity for me to share with others what I have learned through my own experiences. My approach to the classroom and teaching is to reinforce to my...

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Patrick Crosswhite

Contact Information

  • 840HSB Rm 326

  • Mondays 10 - 11 a.m.

    Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

    Thursdays 1 - 2 p.m.

  • (509) 313-3498

Education & Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D., Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

B.S., Zoology-Biomedical Sciences, University of Oklahoma

Courses Taught

HPHY 241 Human Anatomy & Physiology I

HPHY 242 Human Anatomy & Physiology II

HPHY 244 Nutrition & Metabolism

HPHY 441L Guided Experimental Design

HPHY 442L Guided Research

HPHY 479 Molecular & Cellular Physiology

HPHY 489 Advanced Topics

HPHY 490 Directed Study

HPHY 498 Directed Research

HPHY 499 Culminating Experience

I believe education is not simply teaching others a set of facts or a given subject, but rather an opportunity for me to share with others what I have learned through my own experiences. My approach to the classroom and teaching is to reinforce to my students that science is important to everyday life and that learning is a lifelong endeavor that does not end when they receive a degree. My research interests focus on blood pressure and chromatin-remodeling complexes which are enzymes that influence transcription of DNA.
  • Crosswhite, P, Anderson L. (2020). Physiology core concepts in the classroom: Reflections from faculty. Adv Physiol Educ 44: 640–645, 2020; doi:10.1152/advan.00183. 
  • Crecelius A, Crosswhite, P. (2020). Advising physiology students: Perceptions from the programs. Adv Physiol Educ 44: 646–652, 2020; doi:10.1152/advan.00184. 
  • Rogers J, McFarland J, Stanescu C, Crosswhite, P, Crecelius A. (2020). The 2019 P-MIG student survey and capturing the undergraduate perspective of physiology programming. Adv Physiol Educ 44: 684–696, 2020; doi:10.1152/advan.00189.
  • Crosswhite, P. (2019). ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes in embryonic vascular development and hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 317: H575–H580, 2019.
  • Crosswhite, P. (2018). Isolation of LYVE-1+ endothelial cells from mouse embryos. Bio-protocol 8(15):e2962. DOI:10.21769/BioProtoc.2962.
  • Crosswhite, P, Podsiadlowska, J, Curtis, D, Xia, L, Srinivasan, S, and Griffin, C. (2016). CHD4-regulated plasmin activation impacts lymphovenous hemostasis and hepatic vascular integrity. JCI. 126(6):2254-2266.
  • Crosswhite, P, Chen, K, and Sun, Z. (2014). AAV delivery of TNF-α shRNA attenuates cold-induced pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial remodeling. Hypertension. (64)5;1141-50.
  • Crosswhite, P and Sun, Z. (2014). Molecular mechanisms of pulmonary arterial remodeling. Molecular Medicine. (1):191-201
  • Crosswhite, P and Sun, Z. (2013). Inhibition of phosphodiesterase-1 attenuates cold-induced pulmonary hypertension. Hypertension. (61)3:585-92
  • Crosswhite, P and Sun, Z. (2010). Ribonucleic acid interference knockdown of interleukin-6 attenuates cold-induced hypertension. Hypertension. (55):1484-1491.
  • Crosswhite, P and Sun, Z. (2010). Nitric oxide, oxidative stress and inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Review. J. of Hypertension. (28):201-212