Dr. Chieko Mineo received both her B.S and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of Tokyo. She received post-doctoral training in Cell Biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Mineo joined the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2002. She is a member of the Integrative Biology Graduate Program in the Division of Basic Science.

Her research interests include:

• Antiphospholipid Syndrome
• Insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction
• Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis