Pharmacology Faculty
Primary Tenure Track and Research Faculty

Abbott, Stephen
Neurobiology of the cardiovascular and respiratory system, Central mechanisms linking cardiorespiratory function with affective state and emotion

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

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

Martin, Timothy Dean
Identifying tumor selective drug targets, Understanding the genetic drivers of tumor immune evasion

Nieh, Edward Horng-An
Understanding the neural code underlying motivated behaviors like feeding, drinking, and social interaction, with a focus on how malfunction in associated brain areas are involved in diseases like addiction and eating disorders

Omoto, Ana Carolina
Integrative Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease: Targeting Central Nervous System Pathways and Interorgan Communication to Improve Heart Function and Metabolism

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

Schulman, Ira G.
Regulation of transcription by nuclear hormone receptors, transcriptional control of metabolism and inflammation, small molecule approaches to drug discovery

Shi, Yingtang
Central respiratory circuits, Mechanisms Underlying Breathing Complexity and Central hypoventilation syndrome

Sun, Shengyi Iris
Role of endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation in health and disease