Faculty and their Research

Robert E. Carraway, Ph.D. 
        The Bioactive Neural And Gastro-Intestinal Peptide, Neurotensin (NT)
Edward Custer, Ph.D.
        Opioid and Purinergic Effects on Neuropeptide Release
Valerie M. DeCrescenzo, Ph.D. 
        Calcium Signaling in Neuronal Cells
James G. Dobson, Jr., Ph.D.
        Regulation of Transmembrane Signaling, Contractility and Metabolism in the Heart
Richard A. Fenton, Ph.D.
        Cardiovascular Physiology
H. Maurice Goodman, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
        Hormonal Control of Metabolism in Adipose Tissue
Peter Grigg, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
        The Properties of Neurons That Respond to Stretch.
Mitsuo Ikebe, Ph.D.
        Function and Regulation of Motor Proteins in Cellular Processes
Julie A. Jonassen, Ph.D.
        Regulation of the Growth, Differentiation and Death of Epithelial Cells.
Daniel L. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
        Transcriptional Programming of Neuronal Differentiation and its Linkage to CNS Disorders
Satoshi Komatsu, Ph.D.
        Regulation of Cell Motility and Contractility
José R. Lemos, Ph.D.
        Molecular Mechanisms of Stimulus - Secretion Coupling in Mammalian Nerve Terminals
Jack L. Leonard, Ph.D.
        Cellular and Molecular Events that Mediate Thyroid Hormone Action in the Brain
Lawrence M. Lifshitz, Ph.D.
        Computer Vision and Image Processing
Hector Marrero, Ph.D. 
        Stimulus Secretion Coupling
William Okulicz, Ph.D.
        Regulation of Primate Endometrial Response
Robert J. O'Connell, Ph.D.
        Biophysical Studies of BK Channels and their Responses to Physiological Agents
Sonia Ortiz-Miranda, Ph.D.
        Opioid Effects on Ion Channels and Neuropeptide Release
Ann R. Rittenhouse, Ph.D.
        The Role of Voltage-Activated Calcium Channels in Neural Plasticity
Michael J. Sanderson, Ph.D.
        Intercellular Ca²⁺ Signaling
Joshua J. Singer, Ph.D.
        Ion Channel Behavior and Cellular Physiological and Biochemical Processes
Richard A. Tuft, Ph.D.
        Development of New Optical/Electronic Microscopes
John V. Walsh, Jr., M.D.
        Internal Ca²⁺ Stores in Nerve Terminals and Exocytosis
Ronghua ZhuGe, Ph.D.
        Intracellular Localized Ca²⁺ Signaling
Hui Zou, Ph.D.
        Ion Channels and Ca²⁺ Signalingin Cardiac and Smooth Muscles

AFFILIATED FACULTY

Neil Aronin, M.D.
        Huntington's Disease
Karl Bellve, Ph.D.
        Development of Control Software and Hardware for Microscopes
Jeffrey D. Bernhard, M.D., FRCP Edin
        Itch and Cutaneous Sensory Disorders

Anthony Carruthers, Ph.D.
        How Do the Sugar Transport Proteins Mediate Cellular Sugar Import?

James E. Crandall, Ph.D.
        Neuronal Migration in the Developing Cerebral Cortex

David A. Drachman, M.D.
        Studies of Alzheimer's Disease the Neruology of Aging
Harvey Florman, Ph.D.
        Members of the TRP Channel Family Implicated in Signaling Processes
Kevin E. Fogarty, M.S.
       Three Dimensional Microscopy and Interactive Computer Graphics

Lawrence J. Hayward, M.D., Ph.D.
       Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis: a Na Channelopathy
John Keaney, M.D.

Hong-Sheng Li, Ph.D.
      Neuronal regulation of membrane receptor signaling
Lawrence M. Lifshitz, Ph.D.
       Computer Vision and Image Processing
J. Mark Madison, M.D.
        Mechanisms of Signal Transduction in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells
David Paydarfar, M.D.
        Neural Regulation of Autonomic Functions: Breathing, Swallowing, and Circulation
Gregory J. Pazour, Ph.D.
        Function of the Mammalian Primary Cilium and Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Ciliary Assembly

Daniel Pollen, M.D.
       Electrophysiological Studies of the Primate Visual Cortex and Clinical Research
       Related to the Molecular Genetics of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

Clive Standley, Ph.D.
       Development of Microscopy Techniques for Biomedical Imaging
Jeffrey Stoff, M.D.