Pharmacology Department Faculty

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Paula  Q.  Barrett,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Regulation of low-voltage activated T-type Ca2+ channel activity by kinases and heterotrimeric G-proteins and their roles in physiological responses.
Douglas  A.  Bayliss,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Neuromodulation in Central Neurons
Carl  E.  Creutz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Calcium-dependent, Membrane-binding Proteins and Mechanisms of Exocytosis
James  C.  Garrison,  II,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Role of the G protein &alpha and &beta&gamma Subunits in Cell Signaling
Hendrik  Mario  Geysen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Combinatorial Sciences
Patrice  G.  Guyenet,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Neural Control of Blood Pressure and Respiration
Catherine  C. "Lynn"  Hedrick,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Atherogenesis; hyperglycemia and insulin resistance
Erik  L.  Hewlett,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Structure and Function of Bacterial Toxins: Roles in Microbial Pathogenesis and Uses in Biomedical Research
Michael  L.  Johnson,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Mathematical modeling of biological processes
Norbert  Leitinger,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes.
Chien  Li,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Neuroendocrine regulation of energy balance and stress, regulation of pancreatic islet hormone secretion and glucose homeostasis.
Joel  M.  Linden,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Vice Chairman of Research of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Interests:
Adenosine Signaling in Inflammation and Diabetes
Kevin  R.  Lynch,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Molecular Pharmacology of Lysophospholipid Mediators
Timothy  L.  Macdonald,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Action and Toxicity
William  E.  McIntire,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Molecular Determinants Involved in the Selective Activation of BG Dimers Upon Stimulation of a Given Receptor
Jerry  L.  Nadler,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Interests:
Development of New therapeutics to help prevent or reverse type I diabetes
Edward  Perez-Reyes,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Molecular Pharmacology of Voltage-gated Calcium Channels
Fraydoon  Rastinejad,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Analysis of Nuclear Receptor Complexes with DNA and Ligands
Diane  L.  Rosin,      [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Central catecholamine dysfunction
Ira  G.  Schulman,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Regulation of transcription by nuclear hormone receptors, transcriptional control of metabolism, atherosclerosis, Small molecule approaches to drug discovery.
Ruth  L.  Stornetta,      [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Role of Endogenous Peptides in Control of Cardiorespiratory Function
Thomas  W.  Sturgill,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Regulation of MAP Kinase Activity
Christine  S.  Wright,      [more information]
Professor of Research of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
J.  Julius  Zhu,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity and Mental Retardation