Genetic Models
Pharmacology Faculty
Bayliss, Douglas A.
Mechanisms of neuromodulation in central neurons
Beenhakker, Mark P.
Circuit mechanisms of sleep and epilepsy
Bland, Michelle
Molecular mechanisms linking innate immune and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism
Desai, Bimal N.
Ion channels and Ca2+-signaling in inflammation, immunity and tissue homeostasis
Harris, Thurl E
Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.
Kharel, Yugesh
Molecular Biology of Sphingosine 1-phosphate
Leitinger, Norbert
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes
Lynch, Kevin R.
Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate
Morioka, Sho
Role of Programmed Cell Death in Kidney Injury
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
Zhu, J. Julius
Neural Circuits in Healthy and Diseased Brains
Other PSTG Faculty
Ebrahim, Seham
Cytoskeletal architecture, dynamics and roles in cellular physiology and disease; High-resolution live cell and tissue imaging
Ewald, Sarah
Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions, Toxoplasma gondii, proteomics
Eyo, Ukpong Bassey
Neuroscience
Ferris, Heather
Brain metabolism, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease
Gaultier, Alban
Exploring new therapeutics avenues to treat Multiple Sclerosis.
Harris, Tajie H.
Immune response to infectious disease in the CNS
Isakson, Brant
Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.
Sonkusare, Swapnil
Identify the calcium signaling abnormalities that lead to vascular dysfunction and blood pressure elevation in cardiovascular disorders
Winckler, Bettina
Endosomal function and dysfunction in neurons. Development of the nervous system: cytoskeleton and membrane traffic in axon and dendrite growth.