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Affiliated Faculty

Douglas Anderson, Ph.D.
Douglas Anderson, Ph.D.

Anderson Lab

Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research 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. Program
Bradford Berk, M.D., Ph.D.
Bradford Berk, M.D., Ph.D.

Berk Lab

Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Neurology
Research Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular system

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Jean Bidlack, Ph.D.
Jean Bidlack, Ph.D.

Bidlack Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Pharmacology of brain and lymphocytic opioid receptors

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Paul Brookes, Ph.D.
Paul Brookes, Ph.D.

Brookes Lab

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research 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. Program
Laura Calvi, M.D.
Laura Calvi, M.D.

Calvi Lab

Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Neurosurgery
Research Interest: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Microenvironmental Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in the Bone Marrow

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Chike Cao, Ph.D.
Chike Cao, Ph.D.

Cao Lab

Orthopaedics
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research 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.
Kavaljit Chhabra, M.Pharm., Ph.D.

Chhabra Lab

Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Molecular basis of glucose sensing in the brain and beta cells

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
David Dean, Ph.D.
David Dean, Ph.D.

Dean Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Biomedical Engineering
Pediatrics
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of gene delivery and development of gene therapies for lung disease

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Ian Dickerson, Ph.D.
Ian Dickerson, Ph.D.

Dickerson Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of neuropeptide signal transduction

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Robert Dirksen, Ph.D.
Robert Dirksen, Ph.D.

Dirksen Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Molecular Mechanisms of Calcium Signaling in Striated Muscle

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Roman Eliseev, M.D., Ph.D.
Roman Eliseev, M.D., Ph.D.

Eliseev Lab

Orthopaedics
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest:

Role of Mitochondria in regulation of cell fate in normal stem cells and cancer cells


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Megan Falsetta, Ph.D.
Megan Falsetta, Ph.D.

Falsetta Lab

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Translational women’s health research; To identify previously unknown mechanisms of disease for disabling vulvar conditions, namely vulvodynia and lichens

Not accepting students at this time.
Fabeha Fazal, Ph.D.
Fabeha Fazal, Ph.D.

Fazal Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Pediatrics
Research 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. Program
Angela Glading, Ph.D.
Angela Glading, Ph.D.

Glading Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest: Role of cell-cell contact in regulating cellular function in both the normal and disease state

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Suzanne Haber, Ph.D.
Suzanne Haber, Ph.D.

Haber Lab

Neuroscience
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Pharmacology & Physiology
Psychiatry
Research Interest:

Basal ganglia and degenerative diseases


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.
Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.

Hammes Lab

Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Androgen Effects on Reproduction and Cancer

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Isaac Harris, Ph.D.
Isaac Harris, Ph.D.

Harris Lab

Biomedical Genetics
Research Interest:

Understanding the roles of antioxidants in disease


Not accepting students at this time.
J. Christopher Holt, Ph.D.
J. Christopher Holt, Ph.D.

Holt Lab

Neuroscience
Otolaryngology
Research Interest:

Synaptic pharmaco-physiology of vestibular efferent-afferent interactions


Not accepting students at this time.
Zheng-Gen Jin, Ph.D.
Zheng-Gen Jin, Ph.D.

Jin Lab

Medicine
Research Interest: Molecular regulation of vascular endothelial function

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Gail Johnson, Ph.D
Gail Johnson, Ph.D

Gail Johnson Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of Neurodegeneration

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Paul Kammermeier, Ph.D.
Paul Kammermeier, Ph.D.

Kammermeier Lab

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

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Minsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Minsoo Kim, Ph.D.

Not accepting students at this time.
Whasil Lee, Ph.D.
Whasil Lee, Ph.D.

Whasil Lee Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

Mechanotransduction of musculoskeletal cells and associated human disease; Physiology and pathophysiology of mechanosensitive ion channels


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
John Lueck, Ph.D.
John Lueck, Ph.D.

Lueck Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Neurology
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

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
David MacLean, Ph.D.
David MacLean, Ph.D.

MacLean Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Mechanisms of neurotransmitter receptor function

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Craig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Craig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Morrell Lab

Medicine
Microbiology & Immunology
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Research Interest: Platelet functions in hemostasis/thrombosis and vascular inflammation. Platelet driven immune responses.

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Keith Nehrke, Ph.D.
Keith Nehrke, Ph.D.

Nehrke Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Medicine
Research Interest: Integrative Physiology

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Cesare Orlandi, Ph.D.
Cesare Orlandi, Ph.D.

Orlandi Lab

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

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
George Porter, M.D., Ph.D.
George Porter, M.D., Ph.D.
Pediatrics
Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Mechanisms that control the development of the heart

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Arshad Rahman, Ph.D.
Arshad Rahman, Ph.D.

Arshad Rahman Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Pediatrics
Research 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.
Eileen Redmond, Ph.D.

Redmond Vascular Biology Lab

Surgery
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest:

Vascular Effects of Alcohol-role of Notch


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Eric Small, Ph.D.
Eric Small, Ph.D.

Small Lab

Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

To better understand the mechanisms that control cell identity and lineage commitment by studying the transcriptional regulation and function of cardiac tissue-restricted genes


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Michael Telias, Ph.D.
Michael Telias, Ph.D.

Telias Lab

Ophthalmology
Flaum Eye Institute
Neuroscience
Research Interest:

Retinal degeneration and maladaptive plasticity in inner retinal circuits.


Not accepting students at this time.
Kuan Hong Wang, Ph.D.
Kuan Hong Wang, Ph.D.

Wang Lab

Neuroscience
Research Interest: Neural circuit mechanisms underlying cognitive control of sensorimotor functions

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Richard Waugh, Ph.D.
Richard Waugh, Ph.D.

Waugh Lab

Biomedical Engineering
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Cell Adhesion, Mechanical and thermodynamic properties of biological membranes; cellular mechanics and function of cytoskeletal proteins

Not accepting students at this time.
R. White, M.D., Ph.D.
R. White, M.D., Ph.D.

R. James White Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Medicine
Research Interest: Role of mitochondria in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Andrew Wojtovich, Ph.D.
Andrew Wojtovich, Ph.D.

Wojtovich Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Research 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. Program
Jing Wu, PhD
Jing Wu, PhD
Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest:

Vascular Biology and Inflammation in Hypertension and Kidney Disease


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Houhui Xia, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Houhui Xia, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Xia Lab

Pharmacology & Physiology
Neuroscience
Research Interest: Molecular and signaling mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in memory formation and mental health

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Chen Yan, Ph.D.
Chen Yan, Ph.D.

Yan Lab

Medicine
Research Interest: Regulation and Function of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in the Cardiovascular System

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Peng Yao, Ph.D.
Peng Yao, Ph.D.

Yao Lab

Biochemistry & Biophysics
Medicine
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.
 


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Zhenqiang Yao, B.Med., Ph.D.
Zhenqiang Yao, B.Med., Ph.D.

Yao - Zhenqiang Lab

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Dentistry
Research Interest:

NF-kB signaling pathway, Apoptosis signaling pathway, Bone metabolism, and Osteoimmunology.


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Shu-Chi Yeh, PhD
Shu-Chi Yeh, PhD

Shuchi Yeh Lab

Orthopaedics
Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest:

Developing intravital imaging-based approaches to better understand the bone marrow microenvironment regulating the skeletal, hematopoietic, and malignant stem cells


Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
David Yule, Ph.D.
David Yule, Ph.D.

Yule Lab

Medicine
Pharmacology & Physiology
Research Interest: Mechanisms Underlying Ca2+ Signaling Events in Exocrine Cells

Mentor for Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program