John W. Osborn Jr PhD

John W. Osborn Jr is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Bachelor of Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Osborn has studied the relationship between sympathetic nervous system activity and hypertension throughout his career. His earlier studies focused on central nervous system pathways and hypertension. His research team is currently focused on the role of renal afferent nerves in the long-term modulation of sympathetic nervous system activity under normal and pathological states.