URMC / Cardiovascular Research Institute / People / Faculty Faculty Senior Faculty Douglas Anderson, Ph.D. Email DouglasAnderson Medicine Anderson Lab Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical & Molecular Sciences Research Interest: LncRNA control of heart development and disease; Discovery and function of micropeptides encoded by putative lncRNAs; Genome-editing by RNA-guided nucleases. Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D. Email BradfordBerk Medicine Berk Lab University of Rochester Neurorestoration Institute Research Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular system Zheng-Gen Jin, Ph.D. Email Zheng-GenJin Medicine Jin Lab Center for Inhalation and Flavoring Toxicological Research (CIFT) Research Interest: Molecular regulation of vascular endothelial function Craig N. Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D. Email CraigMorrell Medicine Morrell Lab Center for AIDS Research Research Interest: Platelet functions in hemostasis/thrombosis and vascular inflammation. Platelet driven immune responses. Jinjiang Pang, B.Med., Ph.D. Email JinjiangPang Medicine Pang Lab Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis and vascular remodeling in physiological and pathological conditions. Eric M. Small, Ph.D. Email EricSmall Medicine Small Lab NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical & Molecular Sciences Research Interest: Transcriptional regulation of fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis Chen Yan, Ph.D. Email ChenYan Medicine Yan Lab Research Interest: Regulation and Function of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in the Cardiovascular System Peng Yao, Ph.D. Email PengYao Medicine Yao Lab Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics NIH T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical & Molecular Sciences Center for Biomedical Informatics Research Interest: Pathophysiological function and molecular mechanism of new non-coding RNAs (and RBPs) and new modes of gene regulation in cardiac system and cardiovascular disease. Joint Faculty Jeffrey Alexis, M.D. Email JeffreyAlexis Medicine Research Interest: Signaling pathways that regulate intimal proliferation George A. Porter, M.D., Ph.D. Email GeorgePorter Pediatrics Research Interest: Mechanisms that control the development of the heart R. James White, M.D., Ph.D. Email JamesWhite Medicine R. James White Lab Lung Biology and Disease Program Research Interest: Role of mitochondria in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Adjunct Faculty David S. Auerbach, Ph.D. Email DavidAuerbach Medicine Scott James Cameron, M.D., Ph.D. Email ScottCameron Medicine Research Interest: Signal transduction pathways in the cardiovascular system as they relate to thrombotic and ischemic diseases Janet Lighthouse, Ph.D. Email Janet Medicine Coeli M.B. Lopes, Ph.D. Email CoeliLopes Medicine Research Interest: Regulation of the Slow Delayed Rectifier-like current (IKs) in the Heart and the Pathogenesis of the Long QT (LQT1) Syndrome Joseph M. Miano, Ph.D. Email JosephMiano Medicine UR Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Institute Research Interest: Genomics and gene regulation and function in normal and pathological processes in the cardiovascular system