Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology / Faculty Faculty ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAffiliated FacultyDouglas Anderson, Ph.D.Email DouglasAndersonAnderson LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: LncRNA control of heart development and disease; Discovery and function of micropeptides encoded by putative lncRNAs; Genome-editing by RNA-guided nucleases.Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramBradford Berk, M.D., Ph.D.Email BradfordBerkBerk LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyNeurologyResearch Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular system Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramJean Bidlack, Ph.D.Email JeanBidlackBidlack LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Pharmacology of brain and lymphocytic opioid receptorsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramPaul 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.Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramLaura Calvi, M.D.Email LauraCalviCalvi LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyNeurosurgeryResearch Interest: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Microenvironmental Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in the Bone MarrowMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramChike Cao, Ph.D.Email ChikeCaoCao LabOrthopaedicsPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Function and activation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channel and molecular mechanisms of downstream Ca2+ signaling in non-excitable tissues.Not accepting students at this time.Kavaljit Chhabra, M.Pharm., Ph.D.Email KavaljitChhabraChhabra LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Molecular basis of glucose sensing in the brain and beta cellsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramDavid Dean, Ph.D.Email DavidDeanDean LabPharmacology & PhysiologyBiomedical EngineeringPediatricsResearch Interest: Molecular mechanisms of gene delivery and development of gene therapies for lung diseaseMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramIan Dickerson, Ph.D.Email IanDickersonDickerson LabPharmacology & PhysiologyNeuroscienceBiomedical EngineeringResearch Interest: Molecular mechanisms of neuropeptide signal transductionMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramRobert Dirksen, Ph.D.Email RobertDirksenDirksen LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Molecular Mechanisms of Calcium Signaling in Striated MuscleMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramRoman Eliseev, M.D., Ph.D.Email RomanEliseevEliseev LabOrthopaedicsPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Role of Mitochondria in regulation of cell fate in normal stem cells and cancer cellsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramMegan Falsetta, Ph.D.Email MeganFalsettaFalsetta LabObstetrics & GynecologyPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Translational women’s health research; To identify previously unknown mechanisms of disease for disabling vulvar conditions, namely vulvodynia and lichensNot accepting students at this time.Fabeha Fazal, Ph.D.Email FabehaFazalFazal LabPharmacology & PhysiologyPediatricsResearch Interest: Role and regulation of actin-myosin interactions in endothelial cell (EC) inflammation, permeability, and apoptosis in acute and chronic lung injury Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramAngela Glading, Ph.D.Email AngelaGladingGlading LabPharmacology & PhysiologyBiomedical EngineeringResearch Interest: Role of cell-cell contact in regulating cellular function in both the normal and disease stateMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramSuzanne Haber, Ph.D.Email SuzanneHaberHaber LabNeuroscienceBrain & Cognitive SciencesPharmacology & PhysiologyPsychiatryResearch Interest: Basal ganglia and degenerative diseasesMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramStephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.Email StephenHammesHammes LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Androgen Effects on Reproduction and CancerMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramIsaac Harris, Ph.D.Email IsaacHarrisHarris LabBiomedical GeneticsResearch Interest: Understanding the roles of antioxidants in diseaseNot accepting students at this time.J. Christopher Holt, Ph.D.Email J. ChristopherHoltHolt LabNeuroscienceOtolaryngologyResearch Interest: Synaptic pharmaco-physiology of vestibular efferent-afferent interactions Not accepting students at this time.Zheng-Gen Jin, Ph.D.Email Zheng-GenJinJin LabMedicineResearch Interest: Molecular regulation of vascular endothelial functionMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramGail Johnson, Ph.DEmail GailJohnsonGail Johnson LabPharmacology & PhysiologyAnesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineResearch Interest: Molecular mechanisms of NeurodegenerationMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramPaul Kammermeier, Ph.D.Email PaulKammermeierKammermeier LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: G protein coupled receptor signaling and modulation of ion channels in neuronsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramMinsoo 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 Not accepting students at this time.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 channelsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramJohn 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 dystrophyMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramDavid MacLean, Ph.D.Email DavidMacLeanMacLean LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Mechanisms of neurotransmitter receptor functionMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramCraig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D.Email CraigMorrellMorrell LabMedicineMicrobiology & ImmunologyPathology & Laboratory MedicineResearch Interest: Platelet functions in hemostasis/thrombosis and vascular inflammation. Platelet driven immune responses.Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramKeith Nehrke, Ph.D.Email KeithNehrkeNehrke LabPharmacology & PhysiologyMedicineResearch Interest: Integrative PhysiologyMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramCesare Orlandi, Ph.D.Email CesareOrlandiOrlandi LabPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Orphan G protein coupled receptors in brain and visual systems Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramGeorge Porter, M.D., Ph.D.Email GeorgePorterPediatricsMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Mechanisms that control the development of the heartMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramArshad Rahman, Ph.D.Email ArshadRahmanArshad Rahman LabPharmacology & PhysiologyPediatricsResearch Interest: Endothelial cell biology and lung physiology as it relates to molecular analysis of signal transduction and gene regulation in the lung epithelium. Not accepting students at this time.Eileen Redmond, Ph.D.Email EileenRedmondRedmond Vascular Biology LabSurgeryPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Vascular Effects of Alcohol-role of NotchMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramEric 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 genesMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramMichael Telias, Ph.D.Email MichaelTeliasTelias LabOphthalmologyFlaum Eye InstituteNeuroscienceResearch Interest: Retinal degeneration and maladaptive plasticity in inner retinal circuits.Not accepting students at this time.Kuan Hong Wang, Ph.D.Email Kuan HongWangWang LabNeuroscienceResearch Interest: Neural circuit mechanisms underlying cognitive control of sensorimotor functionsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramRichard Waugh, Ph.D.Email RichardWaughWaugh LabBiomedical EngineeringPharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Cell Adhesion, Mechanical and thermodynamic properties of biological membranes; cellular mechanics and function of cytoskeletal proteinsNot accepting students at this time.R. White, M.D., Ph.D.Email R.WhiteR. James White LabPharmacology & PhysiologyMedicineResearch Interest: Role of mitochondria in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramAndrew 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.Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramJing Wu, PhDEmail JingWuMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Vascular Biology and Inflammation in Hypertension and Kidney DiseaseMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramHouhui Xia, M.Sc., Ph.D.Email HouhuiXiaXia LabPharmacology & PhysiologyNeuroscienceResearch Interest: Molecular and signaling mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in memory formation and mental health Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramChen Yan, Ph.D.Email ChenYanYan LabMedicineResearch Interest: Regulation and Function of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in the Cardiovascular SystemMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramPeng Yao, Ph.D.Email PengYaoYao LabBiochemistry & BiophysicsMedicineResearch 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. Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramZhenqiang Yao, B.Med., Ph.D.Email ZhenqiangYaoYao - Zhenqiang LabPathology & Laboratory MedicineDentistryResearch Interest: NF-kB signaling pathway, Apoptosis signaling pathway, Bone metabolism, and Osteoimmunology.Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramShu-Chi Yeh, PhDEmail Shu-ChiYehShuchi Yeh LabOrthopaedicsBiomedical EngineeringResearch Interest: Developing intravital imaging-based approaches to better understand the bone marrow microenvironment regulating the skeletal, hematopoietic, and malignant stem cellsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramDavid Yule, Ph.D.Email DavidYuleYule LabMedicinePharmacology & PhysiologyResearch Interest: Mechanisms Underlying Ca2+ Signaling Events in Exocrine CellsMentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program