Maria L Adelus, MPH

MS IV
College of Medicine – Tucson
Year Entered Program: 
2017
Grad Year: 
2025
Degrees Received: 
  • PhD (MSTP), Clinical Translational Science, University of Arizona
  • MPH, Health Services Administration, Creighton University
  • BA, Women’s and Gender Studies, Santa Clara University
  • BA, Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
Honors & Awards: 
  • Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), 1F30HL162469-01A1, 2022-2024
  • Interdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Research (CVR), T32 HL007249-45, 2021-2022
  • Medical Award of Excellence, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2024
  • Clinical Translational Science Travel Award, University of Arizona Graduate College, 2022
  • College of Medicine Tuition Scholarship, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2018-2025
  • Varner, William and H. H. Scholarship, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2018-2019
  • Young Investigators Scholarship Award, American Pain Society, 2016
Selected Publications: 
  • Adelus ML, Ding J, Tran BT, Conklin AC, Golebiewski AK, Stolze LK, Whalen MB, Cusanovich DA, Romanoski CE. Single-cell ‘omic profiles of human aortic endothelial cells in vitro and human atherosclerotic lesions ex vivo reveal heterogeneity of endothelial subtype and response to activating perturbations. eLife. 2024 Apr; 12. doi: 10.7554/eLife.91729.3.
  • Shin J, Hong J, Edwards-Glenn J, Krukovets I, Tkachenko S, Adelus ML, Romanoski CE, Rajagopalan S, Podrez E, Byzova TV, Stenina-Adongravi O, Cherepanova OA. Unraveling the Role of Sex in Endothelial Cell Dysfunction: Evidence From Lineage Tracing Mice and Cultured Cells. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2024 Jan; 44(1):238-253. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.319833.
  • Adelus ML, Romanoski CE. Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (endMT) is a driver of endothelial cell heterogeneity in human in vitro and ex vivo atherosclerotic plaques. Circulation. Oct 2022. doi: 10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.11256.
  • Shende TC, Fisher JM, Perez-Velez CM, Guido A, Sprowl K, Drake T, Adelus ML, Bedrick E, Fantry LE. PrEP Knowledge and Attitudes Among Adults Attending Public Health Clinics in Southern Arizona. Journal of Community Health. 2020 Apr; 45(2):400-406. doi: 10.1007/s10900-019-00758-y.
  • Adelus ML, Sturgeon JA, Tawfik VL, Mackey SC. Characterization of Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Pain Management Setting: A Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry (CHOIR) Study. The Journal of Pain. Apr 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.01.122.
  • Adelus ML, Sturgeon JA, Tawfik VL, Mackey SC. Physical and Psychological Predictors of Dysfunction in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry (CHOIR) Study. The Journal of Pain. Apr 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.01.121.
  • Brookfield K, Su F, Drover D, Adelus ML, Lyell D, Carvalho B. Umbilical cord magnesium levels and neonatal resuscitation in infants exposed to magnesium sulfate. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Jan 2015. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.10.1029.