Cellular and Molecular Biology Faculty

SUB-PROGRAM IN CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND STRUCTURE

Carl F. Ansevin E-mail: cansevin@neomed.edu Phone: 330-726-7900	M.D., Ohio State University. Neuromuscular disorders, rippling muscles, myasthenia gravis and stretch activated channels. More on Ansevin
Ian Bratz E-mail: ibratz@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6530 Fax: 330-325-5912	Ph.D., University of New Mexico. Functional roles of TRVP1 channels in coronary vascular tone and progession of diabetes. More on Bratz
Heather Caldwell E-mail: hcaldwel@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3636 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., Georgia State University. Role of neuropeptides in regulating social behaviors and neuropsychiatric disorders. More on Caldwell
Yeong-Renn Chen E-mail: ychen1@neoumed.edu Phone: 330-325-6537	Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. Oxygen free radicals, Nitric oxide, oxidative postranslational modifications, mitochondrial biology in myocardial infarction. More on Chen
Wen-Hai Chou E-mail: wchou2@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2979	Ph.D., Univeristy of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Protein kinase C in stroke-reperfusion injuries. More on Chou
Wilson Chung E-mail: wchung@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3641	Ph.D., University of Amsterdam. Neuroendocrine brain, androgens, fibroblast growth factor signaling. More on Chung
Samuel Crish E-mail: scrish@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6680	Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago. Glaucoma, axonal transport, structure and function. More on Crish
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. More on Damron
Robert V. Dorman E-mail: rdorman@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2363 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., Ohio State University. Biochemistry and functions of CNS membranes, nervous system trauma and recovery, biochemistry of multiple sclerosis. More on Dorman
Gail C. Fraizer E-mail: gfraizer@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-1398 Fax: 330-672-3713	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 E-mail: efreema2@kent.edu Phone: 330-384-6391 Fax: 330-996-2383	Ph.D., Kent State University. Neurodegeneration, vascular smoothh muscle cell function, biochemistry of multiple sclerosis. More on Freeman
Tobin L. Hieronymus E-mail: thieronymus@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6635 Fax: 330-325-5916	Ph.D., Ohio University. Pattern and process of skeletal evolution in vertebrates. More on Hieronymus
Denise Inman E-mail: dinman@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6449 Fax: 330-325-5936	Ph.D., University of Virginia. Neurodegeneration in glaucoma, stem cells, gliosis. More on Inman
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 E-mail: dkline@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3810 Fax: 330-672-3713	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
Edgar Kooijman E-mail: ekooijma@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-8568 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., Utrecht University. Biophysics of lipid/protein interfaces, protein folding and lipid interactions. More on Kooijman
Gary Koski E-mail: gkoski@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3614	Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. Immune system and cancer, vaccines, molecular mechanisms. More on Koski
Yoon-Kwang Lee E-mail: ylee3@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6415	Ph.D., Rutgers University. Structure and regulation of nuclear hormone receptors. More on Lee
Laura G. Leff E-mail: lleff@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3788	Ph.D., University of Georgia. Molecular ecology of bacteria, bacterial enumeration and identification. More on Leff
Tiangang Li E-mail: tli@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6468	Ph.D., Kent State University. Regulation of lipid metabolism, obestity and diabetes. More on Li
Yong Lu E-mail: ylu@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6656	Ph.D., Unvi. Missouri-Columbia. Neurotransmitter systems, GABA, glutamate, audition. More on Lu
Jennifer L. Marcinkiewicz E-mail: jmarcink@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-5554 Fax: 330-672-3713	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@neomed.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 E-mail: milsted@uakron.edu Phone: 330-972-7976	Ph.D., City University of New York. Gene expression in hypertension, reninangiotensin system, SHR Y chromosome. More on Milsted
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
Michael Model E-mail: mmodel@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2874	Ph.D., University of Michigan. Research in microscopy techniques, cell structures, 3D imaging. More on Model

Xiaozhen Mou E-mail: xmou@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3625 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., University of Georgia. Metatranscriptomics of bacteria, pathogens in ecosystem. More on Mou
Colleen Novak E-mail:cnovak13@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3613 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., Michigan State University. Neural and endocrine mechanisms of thermogenesis in obesity, photic and nonphotic influences on the circadian clock. More on Novak
Moses Oyewuni E-mail: moyewumi@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6669	Ph.D., University of Kentucky. Drug delivery, nanoparticles, cancer, neurodegeneration. More on Oyewuni
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
Priya Raman E-mail: praman@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6425	Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University. Regulation of thrombospondin-1 by leptin in vascular smooth muscle cells, atherosclerosis. More on Raman
Merri J. Rosen E-mail: mrosen@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6516 Fax: 330-325-5916	Ph.D., Duke University. Neural correlates of auditory perception: effects of hearing loss and experience during development. More on Rosen
Prabodh Sadana E-mail: psadana@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6676 Fax: 330-325-5936	Ph.D., University of Tennessee. Hormonal regulation of lipid metabolism. More on Sadana
Fayez Safadi E-mail: fsafadi@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6619	Ph.D., University of Southhampton. Osteoblast development and function, effects of hormones and growth factors. More on Safadi
Brett R. Schofield E-mail: bschofie@neomed.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@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6639	Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin. Ion channels, synaptic transmission, neural networks. More on Sivaramakrishnan
Johannes G.M. Thewissen E-mail: thewisse@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6295	Ph.D., University of Michigan. Mammalian anatomy and evolution, morphological adaptations such as those for swimming and flight. More on Thewissen
Charles Thodeti E-mail: cthodeti@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6423 Fax: 330-325-5912	Ph.D., S.V. University. Mechanical control of integrin activation in capillary endothelial cells, signal transduction. More on Thodeti
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 E-mail: svijayar@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-9598 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Signal transduction, sperm physiology, fertilization, contraception. More on Vijayaraghavan
Christopher Vinyard E-mail: cvinyard@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6279	Ph.D., Northwestern University. Function and evolution of primate head. More on Vinyard
Gary R. Walker E-mail: grwalker@cc.ysu.edu Phone: 330-941-7177	Ph.D., Wayne State University. Regulation of muscle contraction by mechanical stretch. More on Walker
Jeffrey J. Wenstrup E-mail: jjw@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6630	Ph.D., Indiana University. Neural mechanisms of hearing, acoustic communication, including emotional responses to sound. More on Wenstrup
Christopher J. Woolverton E-mail: cwoolver@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-4648 Fax: 330-672-3713	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
Jesse Young E-mail: jwyoung@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6304 Fax: 330-325-5916	Ph.D., Stony Brook University. Comparative and developmental biomechanics of locomotion. More on Young
Yanqiao Zhang E-mail: yzhang@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6693	M.D., Wuhan University. Role of FXR in lipid homeostasis and obesity, atherosclerosis and cholesterol transport. More on Zhang

SUB-PROGRAM IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

Soumitra Basu E-mail: sbasu@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3906 Fax: 330-672-3816	Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University. Quadraplex structures, insulin binding, gene structures and function. More on Basu
Nicola E. Brasch E-mail: nbrasch@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-9524	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 E-mail: jchiang@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6694	Ph.D., SUNY Albany. Molecular cloning expression and regulation of cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes. More on Chiang
Richard Carroll E-mail: rcarroll@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6657 FAX: 330-325-5930	Ph.D., University of Toledo. Neurodevelopment, neurodegenerative diseases, Autism, Alzheimers, inflammation and recovery. More on Carroll
Bansidar Datta E-mail: bdatta@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3304	Ph.D., University of Nebraska. Mechanism of protein synthesis initiation in mammals. More on Datta
Angelo Delucia E-mail: ald@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6135	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 E-mail: rdorman@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2363 Fax: 330-672-3713	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 E-mail: agalaz@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6640 Fax: 330-325-5916	Ph.D., Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology. Neuroscience of hearing. More on Galazyuk
James P. Hardwick E-mail: jph@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6684	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 E-mail: wehj@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6290	Ph.D., Cincinnati University. Cartilage biology, osteoarthritis, apoptosis, gene expression, tissue engineering. More on Horton
William P. Lynch E-mail: wonk@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6137	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 E-mail: ksr@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6134	Ph.D., Illinois University. Herpesviruses - infection and immunity, flow cytometry, tumor and virus detection, vaccines. 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
Diane Stroup E-mail: dstroup1@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3352 Fax: 330-672-3816	Ph.D., Ohio State University. Transcriptional control, regulated transcription of CYP7A1. More on Stroup
Chun-Che Tsai E-mail: ctsai@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2989	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@neomed.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