Education / Graduate Education / Master's Degrees / Master’s Degree in Pharmacology or Physiology / M.S. in Physiology / Faculty Faculty ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAffiliated FacultyBradford Berk, M.D., Ph.D.Email BradfordBerkBerk LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular system Jean Bidlack, Ph.D.Email JeanBidlackBidlack LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Pharmacology of brain and lymphocytic opioid receptorsPaul Brookes, Ph.D.Email PaulBrookesBrookes LabAnesthesiology and Perioperative MedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Role of Mitochondria and metabolism in ischemic preconditioning and anesthetic preconditioning.David Dean, Ph.D.Email DavidDeanDean LabPharmacology & PhysiologyBiomedical EngineeringPediatricsResearch Interest: Molecular mechanisms of gene delivery and development of gene therapies for lung diseaseRobert Dirksen, Ph.D.Email RobertDirksenDirksen LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Molecular Mechanisms of Calcium Signaling in Striated MuscleRoman Eliseev, M.D., Ph.D.Email RomanEliseevEliseev LabOrthopaedicsPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Role of Mitochondria in regulation of cell fate in normal stem cells and cancer cellsRobert Freeman, Ph.D.Email RobertFreemanFreeman LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Molecular biology of programmed cell deathAngela Glading, Ph.D.Email AngelaGladingGlading LabPharmacology & PhysiologyBiomedical EngineeringResearch Interest: Role of cell-cell contact in regulating cellular function in both the normal and disease stateSuzanne Haber, Ph.D.Email SuzanneHaberHaber LabNeuroscienceBrain & Cognitive SciencesPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Basal ganglia and degenerative diseasesStephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.Email StephenHammesHammes LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Androgen Effects on Reproduction and CancerDenise Hocking, Ph.D.Email DeniseHockingHocking LabBiomedical EngineeringPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Mechanism by which extracellular matrix protein, fibronectin affects cell and issue functions critical for would repair. Paul Kammermeier, Ph.D.Email PaulKammermeierKammermeier LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: G protein coupled receptor signaling and modulation of ion channels in neuronsMinsoo Kim, Ph.D.Email MinsooKimCenter for Tumor Immunology ResearchProgram for Advanced Immune Bioimaging Minsoo Kim LabPharmacology & PhysiologyMicrobiology & ImmunologyResearch Interest: Innate and adaptive immune responses and cancer immunotherapy Whasil Lee, Ph.D.Email WhasilLeeWhasil Lee LabPharmacology & PhysiologyBiomedical EngineeringResearch Interest: Mechanotransduction of musculoskeletal cells and associated human disease; Physiology and pathophysiology of mechanosensitive ion channelsJohn Lueck, Ph.D.Email JohnLueckLueck LabPharmacology & PhysiologyNeurologyResearch 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 dystrophyDavid MacLean, Ph.D.Email DavidMacLeanMacLean LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Mechanisms of neurotransmitter receptor functionCesare Orlandi, Ph.D.Email CesareOrlandiOrlandi LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Orphan G protein coupled receptors in brain and visual systems George Porter, M.D., Ph.D.Email GeorgePorterPediatricsMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Mechanisms that control the development of the heartIrfan Rahman, Ph.D.Email IrfanRahmanIrfan Rahman LabEnvironmental MedicineMedicinePublic Health SciencesDentistryResearch Interest: Redox signaling mechanism of Proinflammatory gene expression in pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory lung diseases caused by environmental toxicants. Eric Small, Ph.D.Email EricSmallSmall LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyBiomedical EngineeringResearch Interest: To better understand the mechanisms that control cell identity and lineage commitment by studying the transcriptional regulation and function of cardiac tissue-restricted genesR. White, M.D., Ph.D.Email R.WhiteR. James White LabPharmacology & PhysiologyMedicineResearch Interest: Role of mitochondria in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.Andrew Wojtovich, Ph.D.Email AndrewWojtovichWojtovich LabPharmacology & PhysiologyAnesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineResearch Interest: Optogenetics to study the roles of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in mitochondrial physiology and stress signaling.Houhui Xia, M.Sc., Ph.D.Email HouhuiXiaXia LabPharmacology & PhysiologyNeuroscienceResearch Interest: Molecular and signaling mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in memory formation and mental health David Yule, Ph.D.Email DavidYuleYule LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Mechanisms Underlying Ca2+ Signaling Events in Exocrine Cells