Sub-Program in Cellular Biology and Structure | |
Carl F. Ansevin | M.D., Ohio State University. Neuromuscular disorders, rippling muscles, myasthenia gravis and stretch activated channels. More on Ansevin |
David K. Asch | Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center. Gene control and transcription in eukaryotes. More on Asch |
| Anupam Bishayee E-mail: abishayee@neoucom.edu Phone: (330) 325-6449 FAX: (330) 325-5930 | Ph.D., Jadavpur University. Cancer chemoprevention, dietary agents, phytochemicals. More on Bishayee |
Brent C. Bruot | Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. Cellular aspects of reproductive endocrinology, regulation of steroid hormone synthesis and secretion. More on Bruot |
| Heather Caldwell E-mail: hcaldwel@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-3136 FAX: (330) 672-3713 | Ph.D., Georgia State University. Role of neuropeptides in regulating social behaviors and neuropsychiatric disorders. More on Caldwell |
| Derek Damron E-mail: ddamron@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-3370 FAX: (330) 672-3713 | Ph.D., Kent State University. Cardiac myocytes, signal transduction, protein kinases, contractility, anesthetic agents, calcium, cardiovascular disease. |
Kathleen Doane | Ph.D., Rutgers University. Cell/molecular biology of receptor matrix interactions, corneal development and wound healing. More on Doane |
Robert V. Dorman | Ph.D., Ohio State University. Biochemistry and functions of CNS membranes, nervous system trauma and recovery, biochemistry of multiple sclerosis. More on Dorman |
| Hans Folkesson E-mail: hgfolkes@neoucom.edu Phone: (330) 325-6436 | Ph.D., Lund Univeristy. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants. More on Folkesson |
Gail C. Fraizer | Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Tumor suppressor genes and cancer, mechanisms of tumorigenesis including growth control pathways, prostate cancer. More on Fraizer |
Ernest J. Freeman | Ph.D., Kent State University. Neurodegeneration, vascular smoothh muscle cell function, biochemistry of multiple sclerosis. More on Freeman |
Robert T. Heath | Ph.D., University of Southern California. Genetic and environmental control of phosphorous metabolism in natural populations of bacteria, cyanobacteria and microcrustaceans. More on Heath |
| John D. Johnson E-mail: jjohns72@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-3899 FAX: (330) 672-3713 | Ph.D., University of Colorado. Neural-immune interactions, brain cytokines, mood, behavior, stress and immunity. More on Johnson |
Douglas Kline | Ph.D., University of California, Davis. Gamete physiology, oocyte maturation, in vitro fertilization of mammalian eggs and the regulation of egg activation. More on Kline |
Laura G. Leff | Ph.D., University of Georgia. Molecular ecology of bacteria, bacterial enumeration and identification. More on Leff |
| Heather Lorimer E-mail: dr.lorimer@gmail.com Phone: (330) 742-7179 | Ph.D., Columbia University. Mitochondrial DNA replication in yeast. More on Lorimer |
| Yong Lu E-mail: ylu@neoucom.edu Phone: (330) 325-6656 | Ph.D., Unvi. Missouri-Columbia. Neurotransmitter systems, GABA, glutamate, audition. More on Lu |
Jennifer L. Marcinkiewicz | Ph.D., Illinois University at Champaign-Urbana. Ovarian follicle development, autocrine & paracrine regulation of ovarian function. More on Marcinkiewicz |
| J. Gary Meszaros E-mail: jgmeszar@neoucom.edu Phone: (330) 325-2565 FAX: (330) 325-5910 | Ph.D., Unversity of Texas Health Sciences Center. G-protein signaling in cardiac fibroblasts and myocytes, second messengers, cardiac fibrosis and failure. More on Meszaros. More on Meszaros |
Amy Milsted | Ph.D., City University of New York. Gene expression in hypertension, reninangiotensin system, SHR Y chromosome. |
| Eric Mintz E-mail: emintz@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-3847 FAX: (330) 672-3613 | Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz. Behavioral neurology, circadian rhythms, social behavior, sex differences in brain. More on Mintz |
Raymond E. Papka | Ph.D., Tulane University. Neurochemical anatomy, neuroimmunology, steroids and reproduction. More on Papka |
| Petra Rocic E-mail: procic@neoucom.edu Phone: (330)-325-6530 FAX: (330) 325-5912 | Ph.D., University of Alabama. Vascular growth and remodeling, Syndrome X, reactive oxygen species, vascular smooth muscle, angiotensin II, signal transduction. More on Rocic |
| Helen Piontkivska E-mail: opiontki@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-3620 FAX: (330) 672-3713 | Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. Comparative and evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, molecular evolution. More on Piontivska |
| Brett R. Schofield E-mail: bschofie@neoucom.edu Phone: (330)325-6655 FAX: (330) 325-5916 | Ph.D., Duke University. Functional anatomy of auditory pathways. More on Schofield |
| Shobhana Sivaramakrishnan E-mail: ssivaram@neoucom.edu Phone: (330) 325-6639 | Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin. Ion channels, synaptic transmission, neural networks. More on Sivaramakrishnan |
John R.D. Stalvey | Ph.D., University of Southern California. Molecular analysis of steroidogenic enzymes, interaction between hormonal and genetic factors regulating steroid biosynthesis. More on Stalvey |
| Sean Veney E-mail: sveney@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-3325 FAX: (330) 672-3713 | Ph.D., University of Virginia. Behavioral neuroendocrinology, sexual differentiation of the brain, syrinz anatomy, neuroethology of birdsong. More on Veney |
S. Vijayaraghavan | Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Signal transduction, sperm physiology, fertilization, contraception. More on Vijayaraghaven |
Gary R. Walker | Ph.D., Wayne State University. Regulation of muscle contraction by mechanical stretch. |
Jon M. Walro | Ph.D., Ohio University. Neuromuscular plasticity, myosin gene expression in developing and regenerating skeletal muscles. More on Walro |
Jeffrey J. Wenstrup | Ph.D., Indiana University. Neural mechanisms of hearing, acoustic behavior, including sound localization and echolocation by bats. More on Wenstrup |
Christopher J. Woolverton | Ph.D., West Virginia University. Bacterial cell wall polymers in inflammation, sepsis and its sequelae, antibiotic delivery devices, microbial identification and neutralization devices. More on Woolverton |
Sub-Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Nicola E. Brasch | Ph.D., University of Otago (New Zealand). Vitamin B12 and vanadium bioinorganic and medicinal chemistry, development of therapeutics. More on Brasch |
| Yijing Chen E-mail: ychen@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-9394 FAX: (330) 672-3713 | Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. Developmental biology and genetics. More on Chen |
John Y.L. Chiang | Ph.D., SUNY Albany. Molecular cloning expression and regulation of cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes. More on Chiang. |
| Mary J. Cismowski E-mail: mjcismow@neoucom.edu Phone: (330)-325-6420 Fax: (330)325-5912 | Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. Signal transduction, G protein-linked receptors, cardiac hypertrophy, cancer. More on Cismowski |
Bansidar Datta | Ph.D., University of Nebraska. Mechanism of protein synthesis initiation in mammals. More on Datta |
Angelo Delucia | Ph.D., Purdue University. Molecular biology of DNA tumor viruses, genetics of viral DNA replication, viral etiology of cancer. More on Delucia |
Robert V. Dorman | Ph.D., Ohio State University. Biochemistry and functions of CNS membranes, nervous system trauma and recovery, biochemistry of multiple sclerosis. More about Dorman |
Alexander Galazyuk | Ph.D., Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology. Neuroscience of hearing. More on Galazyuk |
Arne Gericke | Dr. rer.nat., University of Hamburg. Biophysical chemistry, characterization of lipid-mediated protein functions, signal transduction. More on Gericke |
Roger B. Gregory | Ph.D., Sheffield University. Protein structure-function relationships, protein conformational dynamics in enzyme catalysis, kinetics and mechanisms. More on Gregory |
James P. Hardwick | Ph.D., Illinois State University. Functional role of autacoid P-450 isozymes in carcinogenesis, signal transduction in carcinogenesis and cell differentiation and proliferation. More on Hardwick |
Walter E. Horton | Ph.D., Cincinnati University. Cartilage biology, osteoarthritis, apoptosis, gene expression, tissue engineering. More on Horton |
Donna King | Ph.D., Cincinnati University. Communication between marrow and bone cells, transgenic mice, bone gene therapy. More on King |
Peter H. Koo | Ph.D., Maryland University. Nerve growth factor transport, regulation and receptors, interactions of growth hormones and alpha2-macroglobulin. More on Koo |
William Landis | Ph.D., M.I.T. Biomineralization, matrix-mineral interaction in calcification, force effects on bone and cartilage, tissue engineering. More on Landis |
| Heather Lorimer E-mail: dr.lorimer@gmail.com Phone: (330) 742-7179 | Ph.D., Columbia University. Mitochondrial DNA replication in yeast. More on Lorimer |
William P. Lynch | Ph.D., Cornell University. Mechanisms of neurodegeneration, CNS gene therapy, RNA tumor virus assembly and pathogenesis, microglial developmental biology. More on Lynch |
| Hanbin Mao E-mail: hmao@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-9380 | Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Molecular biophysics, microfluids. More on Mao |
| Jennifer A. McDonough E-mail: jmcdonou@kent.edu Phone: (330) 672-2383 FAX: (330) 672-3713 | Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University. Therapies for multiple sclerosis, mitochondrial dysfunctions and gene regulation, transcription factors. More on McDonough |
Kenneth S. Rosenthal | Ph.D., Illinois University. Herpesviruses - infection and immunity, flow cytometry, tumor and virus detection. More on Rosenthal |
| Mary Russell E-mail: mrussel1@kent.edu Phone: (330) 675-7613 FAX: (330) 675-7676 | Ph.D., Ohio State University. Intermdiate filament protein synemin, heart, protein kinases. More on Russell |
Lorraine Siperko | Ph.D., Ohio State University. Calcification and structure of mineralizing tissues, collagen self- assembly and structure, structure of biological surfaces. More on Siperko |
Diane Stroup | Ph.D., Ohio State University. Transcriptional control, regulated transcription of CYP7A1. More on Stroup |
Chun-Che Tsai | Ph.D., Indiana University. Interaction of drugs with nucleic acids, anticancer drugs, antiviral agents, interferon, X-ray diffraction. More on Tsai |
| June Yun E-mail: jyun@neoucom.edu Phone: (330)325-6638 Fax: (330)325-5912 | Ph.D., George Washington University. Signaling via adrenergic receptors, cardiac contractions and growth. More on Yun |
Frederick G. Walz, Jr. | Ph.D., SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Enzymology, substrate recognition and catalytic mechanisms of simple ribonucleases, xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes. More on Walz |