All Training Faculty

The faculty listed below are preceptors on the Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant (PSTG) and are approved mentors for Pharmacology degree students.

Tarek Abbas

Abbas, Tarek A.

The Ubiquitin System and Human Cancer

Stephen Abbott

Abbott, Stephen

Neurobiology of the autonomic nervous system and the homeostatic control of breathing

Douglas Bayliss

Bayliss, Douglas A.

Mechanisms of neuromodulation in central neurons

Mark Beenhakker

Beenhakker, Mark P.

Circuit mechanisms of sleep and epilepsy

Michelle Bland

Bland, Michelle

Molecular mechanisms linking innate immune and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism

Irina Bochkis

Bochkis, Irina

Epigenetic and genetic mechanisms underlying metabolic disease

Bimal Desai

Desai, Bimal N.

Ion channels and Ca2+-signaling in inflammation, immunity and tissue homeostasis

Seham Ebrahim

Ebrahim, Seham

Cytoskeletal architecture, dynamics and roles in cellular physiology and disease; High-resolution live cell and tissue imaging

Sarah Ewald

Ewald, Sarah

Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions, Toxoplasma gondii, proteomics

Ukpong Eyo

Eyo, Ukpong Bassey

Neuroscience

Heather Ferris

Ferris, Heather

Brain metabolism, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease

Francine Garrett-Bakelman

Garrett-Bakelman, Francine

Acute Myeloid Leukemia: molecular and cellular biology events which mediate aberrant epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms during disease establishment and progression

Alban Gaultier

Gaultier, Alban

Exploring new therapeutics avenues to treat Multiple Sclerosis.

Thurl Harris

Harris, Thurl E

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.

Tajie Harris

Harris, Tajie H.

Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS

Brant Isakson

Isakson, Brant

Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.

Norbert Leitinger

Leitinger, Norbert

Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes

Ilya Levental

Levental, Ilya

Composition, Biophysics and Physiology of Cellular Membranes

Kevin Lynch

Lynch, Kevin R.

Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate

Wendy Lynch

Lynch, Wendy J.

Behavioral Pharmacology, Sex Differences, Animal Models of Addiction

Edward Perez-Reyes

Perez-Reyes, Edward

Exploring epilepsy circuits then preventing seizures using gene therapies. Developing drug-inducible genetic switches for insulin replacement gene therapies.

Stefanie Redemann

Redemann, Stefanie

Chromosome segregation and aneuploidy in meiosis and mitosis

Gloria Sheynkman

Sheynkman, Gloria M.

Proteoform Systems Biology: proteogenomic approaches to uncover the role of proteomic variation in human disease

Swapnil Sonkusare

Sonkusare, Swapnil

Identify the calcium signaling abnormalities that lead to vascular dysfunction and blood pressure elevation in cardiovascular disorders

Bettina Winckler

Winckler, Bettina

Endosomal function and dysfunction in neurons. Development of the nervous system: cytoskeleton and membrane traffic in axon and dendrite growth.