Faculty and their Research

Karl Bellve, Ph.D.
Development of Control Software and Hardware for Microscopes
Robert E. Carraway, Ph.D.
The Bioactive Neural And Gastro-Intestinal Peptide, Neurotensin (NT)
Walter A. Carrington, Ph.D.
Biological Image Processing and Mathematics
James E. Crandall, Ph.D.
Neuronal Migration in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
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
Kevin E. Fogarty,M.S.
Three Dimensional Microscopy and Interactive Computer Graphics
H. Maurice Goodman, Ph.D.
Hormonal Control of Metabolism in Adipose Tissue
Peter Grigg, Ph.D.
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
Xiang-dong Li, Ph.D.
Function and Regulation of Class V Myosin
Liwang Liu, M.D., MPH
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Ion Channels in Physiology and Pathophysiology
Hector Marrero, Ph.D. 

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
Thomas A. Schoenfeld, Ph.D.
Olfactory Neurobiology: Spatial Coding, Persistent Neurogenesis in Adulthood
Joshua J. Singer, Ph.D.
Ion Channel Behavior and Cellular Physiological and Biochemical Processes
Clive Standley, Ph.D.
Development of Microscopy Techniques for Biomedical Imaging
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
Yu-Li Wang, Ph.D.
Stimulation of Cytokinesis by Signals from the Spindle Midzone
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
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?
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

Lawrence J. Hayward, M.D., Ph.D.
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis: a Na Channelopathy
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
Daniel Pollen, M.D.
Electrophysiological Studies of the Primate Visual Cortex and Clinical Research
Related to the Molecular Genetics of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
Madelyn R. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Gene Therapy Approaches to Treat Genetic Immunodeficiencies