Physiology Faculty

Environmental and Comparative Physiology

James L. Blank E-mail: jblank@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2984 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., Indiana University. Neuroendocrine regulation of gonadal function and metabolism in male mammals, environmental regulation of seasonal breeding cycles; behavioral endocrinology. More on Blank
Dean E. Dluzen E-mail: ded@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6300 Fax: 330-325-5913	Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology. The role of dopamine in corpus striatum as function of age, influence of sex pheromones on neurotransmitter release and in olfactory area. More on Dluzen
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 membranes; signal transduction, nervous system trauma and recovery, multiple sclerosis. More on Dorman
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
Gary Koski E-mail: gkoski@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3614	Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Univeristy. Immunity and cancer, vaccines, treatment, molecular mechanisms. More on Koski
Richard L. Londraville E-mail: londraville@uakron.edu Phone: 330-972-7151 Fax: 330-972-8445	Ph.D., Univ. Maine. Physiology and molecular biology of fish, temperature, vision, metabolism. More on Londraville
Jennifer L. Marcinkiewicz E-mail: jmarcink@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-5554 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Ovarian physiology, ovarian follicle development, oocyte-somatic cell interactions, effects of cytokines on ovarian function. More on Marcinkiewcz
Gary D. Niehaus E-mail: gdn@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6420	Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. Cell adhesion molecules, pathogen detection. More on Niehaus
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
Cornelis J. Van der Schyf E-mail: cvanders@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6467 Fax: 330-325-5930	D.Sc., Potchefstroom University. Etiology of neurodegenerative diseases, pharmaceutical intervention, stroke, Alzheimers, AIDS dementia. More on Van der Schyf
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
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 J. Woolverton E-mail: cwoolver@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-4648 Fax: 330-672-3713	Ph.D., West Virginia University. Induction and propagation of chronic inflammatory disease by bacterial antigens, cytokine regulation of inflammatory disease, cardiovascular responses to bacterial polymers, novel antimicrobial therapies. More on Woolverton

Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology

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 diabetes. More on Bratz
William Chilian E-mail: wchilian@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6426 Fax: 330-325-5912	Ph.D., University of Missouri. Vascular biology, angiogenesis, arteriogenesis, collateral blood vessel growth, regulation of coronary blood flow, redox signaling, reactive oxygen species. More on Chilian

Ernest J. Freeman E-mail: efreema2@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2388	Ph.D., Kent State Univeristy. Biochemistry, diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, vascular physiology and biochemistry. More on Freeman
Ellen L. Glickman E-mail: eglickma@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2857	Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Metabolic and thermal responses to acute cold exposure.
Michael Kalinski E-mail: mkalinsk@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-2857	Ph.D., Academy of Science of Ukraine. Biochemical adaptation to exercise, sport nutrition.
Gary Meszaros E-mail:jgmeszar@neomed.edu Phone: 330-325-6432	Ph.D., University of Texas. G Protein-coupled receptor signaling in the myocardium. More on Meszaros
Amy Milsted E-mail:amilsted@uakron.edu Phone: 330-972-7976	Ph.D., CUNY. Renin-angiotensin system; sexual dimorphism; homeostatic mechanisms in blood pressure regulation; genetics of hypertension. More on Milsted
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
Angela Ridgel E-mail: aridgel@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-7495	Ph.D., Marshall University. Motor functions,Parkinsons disease, rehabilitation. More on Rigdel
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. More on Thodeti