Faculty

Research Interest: Pharmacology of brain and lymphocytic opioid receptors

Research Interest: Cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Role of Mitochondria and metabolism in ischemic preconditioning and anesthetic preconditioning.

Research Interest: Contribution of stem cells to the maturation, regeneration and lifelong maintenance of skeletal muscle in growth aging and cancer

Research Interest: Molecular Mechanisms of Calcium Signaling in Striated Muscle

Research Interest: Molecular biology of programmed cell death

Research Interest: Medical, Graduate, and Undergraduate Education

Research Interest: Role of cell-cell contact in regulating cellular function in both the normal and disease state

Research Interest: Mechanism by which extracellular matrix protein, fibronectin affects cell and issue functions critical for would repair.

Research Interest: G protein coupled receptor signaling and modulation of ion channels in neurons

Research Interest: Determining the therapeutic promise of engineered tRNAs for treatment of nonsense associated diseases and investigating the pathomechanisms of skeletal muscle weakness and wasting in myotonic dystrophy

Research Interest: Mechanisms of neurotransmitter receptor function

Research Interest: Human Structure and Function

Research Interest: Orphan G protein coupled receptors in brain and visual systems

Research Interest: Optogenetics to study the roles of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in mitochondrial physiology and stress signaling.

Research Interest: Molecular and signaling mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in memory formation and mental health

Research Interest: Mechanisms Underlying Ca²⁺ Signaling Events in Exocrine Cells