UVA School of Medicine

Department of Pharmacology

Primary Cell Organotypic Culture

Pharmacology Faculty

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.

Douglas Bayliss

Bayliss, Douglas A.

Mechanisms of neuromodulation in central neurons

Mark Beenhakker

Beenhakker, Mark P.

Circuit mechanisms of sleep and epilepsy

Desai, Bimal N.

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

Patrice Guyenet

Guyenet, Patrice G.

Neural control of blood pressure and respiration

Harris, Thurl E

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.

Hoehn, Kyle L.

Investigating the origin of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue

Hsu, Ku-Lung

Chemical Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry

Norbert Leitinger

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

Edward Perez-Reyes

Perez-Reyes, Edward

Exploring epilepsy circuits then preventing seizures using AAV-based gene therapies.

Rosin, Diane L.

Immunological mechanisms of acute kidney injury and progressive kidney disease

Schulman, Ira G.

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

Scott, Michael M.

Investigation of the neuronal circuits and epigenetic modifications involved in the control of food intake, impulsivity and novelty seeking behavior

Stornetta, Ruth L.

Role of endogenous peptides in control of cardiorespiratory function

Yan, Zhen

Molecular and Signaling Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity

Zhu, J. Julius

Neural Circuits in Healthy and Diseased Brains

Other PSTG Faculty

Bloom, George S.

Pathogenic mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

Criss, Alison K.

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Neisserial pathogenesis

Christopher Deppmann

Deppmann, Christopher

Elucidating and Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Nervous System Development

Gaultier, Alban

Exploring new therapeutics avenues to treat Multiple Sclerosis.

Goldfarb, Adam N.

Hematopathology and Understanding the Molecular Basis of Hematopoiesis and Leukemogenesis

Isakson, Brant

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

Janes, Kevin A.

Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.

Jonathan Kipnis

Kipnis, Jonathan

Neuroimmunology and glia biology in cognition, neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration

Coleen McNamara

McNamara, Coleen A.

Atherosclerosis, Obesity, Diabetes

Jeffrey Saucerman

Saucerman, Jeffrey J.

Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease

Bettina Winckler

Winckler, Bettina

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