Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy Faculty
Arshak R. Alexanian, PhD, VMD
Stem cell plasticity and regeneration of the central nervous system
Michele Battle, PhD
Transcriptional control of liver and gut development and physiology
Joseph C. Besharse, PhD (Chairman)
Cellular and molecular basis of circadian rhythmicity; the cellular basis of membrane turnover in retinal photoreceptors
David L. Bolender, PhD
Tissue interactions in embryonic heart development/curriculum development
Janice M. Burke, PhD
Morphogenesis and cellular aging of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
Joseph Carroll, PhD
“High-resolution retinal imaging & structure-function relationships in the human retina”
Lisa Ann Cirillo, PhD
Molecular mechanisms underlying liver development and function, with a particular focus on the role played chromatin structure in the transcriptional regulation of liver genes
Maria J. Crowe, PhD
Behavioral, cellular and molecular analysis of spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury
Edgar DeYoe, PhD
Functional neuroimaging (FMRI) of brain systems responsible for sensory perception, especially vision, and brain-related sensory pathology
Jos Domen, PhD
Tolerance induction for organ transplantation and cellular therapy for myocardial rescue of heart function in congenital cardiomyopathy
Stephen A. Duncan, D Phil
Molecular mechanisms underlying mammalian development
Carol Everson, PhD
The physical health effects of sleep deprivation with a focus on neuroendocrine and immune systems
Kimberly Gandy, MD, PhD
Tolerance induction for organ transplantation and cellular therapy for myocardial rescue of heart function in congenital cardiomyopathy
Nashaat Gerges, PhD
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity
Gary L. Kolesari, MD, PhD
Mechanisms of action responsible for cardiovascular birth defects
Beth B. Krippendorf, PhD
Comprehensive teaching in Clinical Human Anatomy, Cell and Tissue Biology and Integrated Medical Neuroscience
Shekar Kurpad, MD, PhD
Translational applications of neural and mesenchymal stem cells in neurotrauma and neurooncology
Vivian Lee, PhD
Neural crest development, peripheral nervous system, craniofacial development, enteric nervous system, cell migration cell differentiation
Brian Link, PhD
Genetics and cell biology of ocular development and disease
John W. Lough, PhD
Cell and molecular biology of early heart development
Alan Mast, MD, PhD
Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor
Alan N. Mayer, MD, PhD
Molecular genetics of digestive organ development
Peter J. Newman, PhD
Cell and molecular biology of adhesion receptors, vascular biology, and signal transduction
Paul Popper, PhD
Study of the distribution and function of estrogen receptors in the vestibular periphery
Ramani Ramchandran, PhD
Blood vessel patterning in vertebrates and its application to human disease
Danny A. Riley, PhD
The effects of actual and simulated spaceflight unloading on neuromuscular structure and function and understanding vibration injury of tissues
Elena Semina, PhD
Discovery of genes underlying complex developmental disorders with an emphasis on developmental glaucoma
Katherine Shim, PhD
Genetic control of mammalian inner ear development
D.J. Sidjanin, PhD
Molecular genetics of hereditary eye diseases
Fritz Sieber, PhD
[a] Photochemotherapy (development of new agents, mechanism of action, preclinical and clinical evaluation as anti-cancer agents) [b] Biological properties of proteinated nano- and subnanoparticles of elemental selenium and their applications in the treatment of cancer and the mitigation of radiation injury Visit my lab page
Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD
Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying pain
Marvin Wagner, MD
Human anatomy with special reference to segmental anatomy and its applications to clinical medicine
George A. Wilkinson, PhD
Angiogenesis, developmental biology, mouse genetics, signal transduction
Margaret Wong-Riley, PhD
Metabolic and neurochemical plasticity in the adult primate visual system. Cytochrome oxidase as a metabolic marker for neuronal activity. Regulation of cytochrome oxidase at the activity, protein, and intergenomic molecular levels. Photobiomodulation of neurons functionally inactivated by toxins. Critical period of neurochemical and metabolic development in brain stem respiratory neurons