Kyan Allahdadi's doctoral training was conducted at the University of New Mexico where he received his PhD in Biomedical Sciences under the supervision of Dr Nancy L. Kanagy. He trained as a vascular physiologist and investigated altered endothelin-1 signalling mechanisms in the mesenteric microvasculature from rats exposed to intermittent hypoxia, a model of sleep apnoea. He then began his post doctoral training with Professor R Clinton Webb at the Medical College of Georgia. In his initial year, a collaboration was established between Professor Webb and Dr Robson Santos of the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In Brazil, he investigated angiotensin-(1-7)-mediated relaxation within the vasculature. He has returned to Augusta, Georgia, and Professor Webb's laboratory where he has been investigating vascular contributions to female sexual dysfunction. His studies have focused on the internal pudendal artery, which supplies blood to the clitoris and labia minora in females and the penis in males. His principle objective is to investigate altered vascular responses (increased contractility, decreased relaxation...) in the internal pudendal artery resulting in decreased blood flow to the end-organ erectile tissue. With little known and understood in the area of female sexual dysfunction, it is an exciting topic to investigate.