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Research

CBNA Research Faculty

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Jonathan S. Marchant, MA, PhD

Marcus Professor & Chair

jmarchant@mcw.edu

Calcium Signaling in excitable cells, nervous system regeneration

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Xiaowen Bai, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

xibai@mcw.edu

(414) 955-5755

Stem cell-mediated tissue regeneration, human stem cell-based disease modeling, non-coding RNA and mitochondrial mechanisms in neurodegeneration

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Lisa Ann Cirillo, PhD

Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum

lcirillo@mcw.edu

(414) 955-4694

Molecular mechanisms underlying liver development and function, with a particular focus on the role played chromatin structure in the transcriptional regulation of liver genes

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Lezi E, PhD

Assistant Professor

lezie@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8416

Molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration, with a focus on the upstream, non-neuronal signals that trigger the onset of neurodegeneration in aging

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Allison D. Ebert, PhD

Associate Professor; Director, Neuroscience Doctoral Program

aebert@mcw.edu

(414) 955-2979

Neurodegenerative diseases, both understanding the molecular basis for the disease progression and finding effective experimental therapies

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Herve Falet, PhD

Associate Professor

hfalet@mcw.edu

(414) 937-3870

Cell Biology of Platelets and Megakaryocytes

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Pui-Ying (Penny) Lam, PhD

Assistant Professor

plam@mcw.edu

(414) 955-2133

Chemo-optogenetic/Photopharmacological tool development, cellular and molecular mechanisms of immunity in the central nervous system

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Brian A. Link, PhD

Professor

blink@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8072

Genetics and cell biology of ocular development and disease

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Xuelin Lou, PhD

Professor

xulou@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8197

Synaptic transmission and hormone secretion

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John W. Lough, PhD

Professor

jlough@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8459

Cell and molecular biology of early heart development

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John D. McCorvy, PhD

Assistant Professor

jmccorvy@mcw.edu

(414) 955-7635

Molecular Mechanisms of G protein-coupled Receptor Biased Signaling

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Michaela Patterson, PhD

Associate Professor

mpatterson@mcw.edu

(414) 955-4289

Cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern heart regeneration

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John A. Pulikkan, PhD

Assistant Professor

john.pulikkan@bcw.edu

(414) 937-6839

Deciphering the interplay between transcription factors and chromatin dynamics in normal and malignant hematopoietic stem cells, and understanding the function of non-coding RNAs in myeloid development and leukemia

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Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD

Marvin Wagner Professor

cstucky@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8373

Molecules that sense touch and pain

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Daochun Sun, PhD

Assistant Professor

dsun@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8158

Tumor heterogeneity, Cancer stem cells, Neurofibromatosis Type 1-associated peripheral nerve and central nerve system tumors, and data mining in biological big data

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Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD

Assistant Professor

ktaniguchi@mcw.edu

(414) 955-4158

Stem Cells, Apicosome and Amniogenesis of Early Human Development

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Matthew B. Veldman, PhD

Assistant Professor

mveldman@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8155

Development, degeneration, and regeneration within the central nervous system

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Nan Zhu, PhD

Assistant Professor

nzhu@mcw.edu

(414) 933-5000

Epigenetic regulation of stem cells and how dysregulation of these pathways contributes to cancer development