The Department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience has a strong focus on excellence in research with $7 million dollars in grant funding this year in the areas of aging, substance abuse, receptor pharmacology (signal transduction and molecular mechanisms) and vision science/ocular pharmacology.
Hriday Das, Ph.D.
Professor |
Roles of apolipoprotein B in development of athlerosclerosis and presenilin-1 in Alzheimer's disease. |
Adnan Dibas, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Role of aquaporin-9 in glaucoma and ocular toxicity |
Glenn H. Dillon, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research |
Structure/function analysis of ion channels. |
Michael J. Forster, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman |
Mechanisms of brain aging and decline in motor, cognitive and sensory function. |
Michael B. Gatch, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Discriminative stimulus properties of ethanol, stimulants and hallucinogens. |
Ren-Qi Huang, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Electrophysiological effects of modulation of ligand-gated channels/receptors. |
Marianna Eunsun Jung, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Molecular pharmacology of estrogen neuroprotection during ethanol withdrawal. |
Peter Koulen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor |
Function and structure of glutamatergic synapses in the mammalian retina; Intracellular calcium signaling. |
Raghu Krishnamoorty, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Regulation of the vasoactive active peptides, endothelins, and their receptors, which contribute to glaucoma |
Robert R. Luedtke, Ph.D.
Professor |
Molecular pharmacology of dopamine receptors. |
Tina Machu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Assistant Dean of Pre-Clinical Medical Education |
Neuropharmacology of the serotonin 5-HT3 receptor. |
Michael W. Oglesby, Ph.D.
Professor |
Drug tolerance and withdrawal. |
Virginia P. Pearce, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Mitochondrial proteins and stem cell renewal in aging and cancer. |
Katalin Prokai-Tatrai, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor |
Medicinal chemistry of neuropeptides, peptidomimetics, and phenolic antioxidants. |
| Volodymyr Rybalchenko, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor |
Modulatory roles of endoplasmic membrane proteins on intracellular Ca2+ channels. |
John A. Schetz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor |
Molecular neuropharmacology and signal transduction of G-protein coupled receptors related the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Applied "green" technologies for the control of aquatic and marine biofouling. |
Meharvan "Sonny" Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor |
Mechanisms by which progestins and androgens promote nerve cell survival. |
Martha Stokely, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Axon-glial interactions and their bi-directional regulation of axonal
transport. |
Nathalie Sumien, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor |
Brain aging and antioxidants. |
Rosalie M. Uht, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor |
Corticotropin-releasing factor and sex differences in the stress response |
Liang-Jun Yan, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor |
Mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction in brain aging and neurodegeneration. |
Shao-Hua Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor |
Mechanisms and development of pharmacological treatments for ischemic cerebral stroke. |
Thomas Yorio, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President |
Regulation of intraocular pressure and membrane permiability of epithelial cells. |
