Faculty & Staff
Neuroendocrinology Research Program Faculty
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Barrett, Paula Q.
Regulation of low-voltage activated T-type Ca2+ channel activity by kinases and heterotrimeric G-proteins and their roles in physiological responses.
Bland, Michelle
Molecular mechanisms linking inflammation and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism

Breton, Marc D.
Modeling and simulation of blood glucose dynamics and the regulatory hormones network; modeling and simulation of the effect of exercise on glucose/insulin dynamics; modeling of the heart-glucose dynamics relationship,
DeBoer, Mark
Race-appropriate definitions of metabolic syndrome; impact of early lifestyle factors and later disease risk (e.g. obesity); influence of chronic inflammatory conditions on pubertal development; influence of chronic disease on cachexia; closed-loop insulin delivery.

Deppmann, Christopher
Elucidating and Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Nervous System Development
Guyenet, Patrice G.
Neural control of blood pressure and respiration
Harris, Thurl E
Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.
Johnston, Karen C.
Acute stroke intervention, outcomes research, risk adjustment

Kovatchev, Boris P.
Biomathematics and Statistics, Specifically Dynamic Modeling of Biologic and Behavioral Processes. Resent Work Includes: Endocrine and Diabetes Studies, ADHD, Heart Rate Variability, Translational Research, and Algorithm Development.
Leitinger, Norbert
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes
Liu, Zhenqi
Insulin action, energy metabolism and diabetes complications

Marshall, John C.
Mechanisms of GnRH Regulation of Gonadotropin and Steriod Synthesis; the Etiology of PCOS in Adolescence

Okusa, Mark D.
Immune mechanisms of acute kidney injury and fibrosis. Pulsed ultrasound in acute kidney injury
Rich, Stephen S.
Genetic basis of common human disease, including type 1 diabetes, diabetic complications, ischemic stroke, atherosclerosis
Todorovic, Slobodan M.
Pharmacology and function of T-type (low-voltage-activated, LVA) calcium channels in sensory transmission.