Basic Sciences
Pharmacology
Faculty Research Interests
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Donald M. Bers, Ph.D.
Cardiac muscle electrophysiology, calcium dynamics and contractile regulation: Molecules to Heart.
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Julie Bossuyt, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiac plasticity and disease.
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Chao-Yin Chen, Ph.D.
Central neuroplasticity in cardiovascular regulation.
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Ye Chen-Izu, Ph.D.
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of heart disease and biophysics of the cardiac muscle excitation, contraction coupling.
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Yi-Je (Jay) Chen, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Potassium channels in ischemic stroke and neuroinflammation.
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Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.
Functional roles of different isoforms of cardiac calcium channels using combined techniques of transgenic mouse models, gene silencing and patch-clamp recordings.
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Colleen E. Clancy, Ph.D.
Computational approaches to reveal mechanisms of excitability in the heart and brain.
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Elva Diaz, Ph.D.
Functional genomics of nervous system development.
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Angela Gelli Ph.D.
Virulence determinants of fungal pathogenesis.
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Eleonora Grandi, Ph.D.
Cellular mechanisms of complex cardiac arrhythmia diseases, such as heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
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Johannes Hell, Ph.D.
Molecular basis of synaptic plasticity and the role of signaling complexes.
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Mary C. Horne, Ph.D.
Unconventional cyclin function during cellular growth, differentiation and stress responses.
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Richard Horuk, Ph.D.
Chemokine receptors as therapeutic targets both for autoimmunity and for the treatment of malaria.
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Leighton Izu, Ph.D.
Dynamics and stability of the cardiac control system.
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Anne Knowlton, Ph.D.
Understanding the role of protein localization and post-translational modification of heat shock proteins (HSPs) and the estrogen receptor in cardiovascular disease.
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Manuel Navedo, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of excitation - contraction and excitation - transcription coupling in arterial myocytes.
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Crystal Ripplinger, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias; cardiovascular molecular imaging.
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Michael A. Rogawski, M.D., Ph.D.
Cellular neurophysiology of ion channels; neurological therapeutics, with an emphasis on antiepileptic drugs and other epilepsy treatment approaches; treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic epilepsy.
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Daisuke Sato, Ph.D.
Mathematical modeling of action potential and calcium cycling. Nonlinear dynamics of cardiac phenomena including alternans, early and delayed afterdepolarizations, Ca sparks, Ca waves.
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David Segal, Ph.D.
Engineering zinc finger DNA-binding proteins for diagnostics and gene therapy.
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Heike Wulff, Ph.D.
Potassium channel modulators for the treatment of autoimmune and cardiovascular disease.
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Yang K. Xiang, Ph.D.
Neurohormonal regulation of GPCR signaling in heart failure and Alzheimer's diseases.