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Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Faculty

Full Members

Lou Ann Brown, Ph.D

Research Area:
Impact of alcoholism (adult and fetal) on pulmonary oxidant injury.

Professor of Pediatrics
Ph.D., St. Louis University, 1980
Email: lbrow03@emory.edu

 
   
Jing Chen, Ph.D.

Research Area: The pathogenic mechanism of human hematopoietic malignancies and solid tumors.

Assistant Professor of Winship Cancer Institute
Ph.D., Emory University, 2001
Email: jchen@emory.edu

 
   
Michael E. Davis, Ph.D. 

Research Area: The delivery of small molecule inhibitors and antioxidants for cardiac regeneration and stem cell therapy.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Emory/GA Tech
Ph.D., Emory University, 2003
Email: Michael.davis@bme.emory.edu
   
Raymond Dingledine, Ph.D.

Research Area: Genetic control of glutamate receptor function.

Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1975
Email: rdingledine@pharm.emory.edu

 
   
Paul Doetsch, Ph.D.

Research Area: Molecular biology of DNA damage and repair.

Professor of Biochemistry
Ph.D., Temple University, 1982
Email: medpwd@emory.edu

 
   
Yue Feng, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Area: CNS function and development governed by protein-RNA interactions in response to signal transduction.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology
PhD, Vanderbilt University 1990
M.D.,Beijing University, Medical School, 1986
Email: yfeng@emory.edu

 
   
Haian Fu, Ph.D.

Research Area: Biochemical basis of cellular regulation and signal transduction.
 
Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1989
Email: hfu@emory.edu


 
   
Frank Gordon, Ph.D.

Research Area: CNS regulation of the immune and cardiovascular systems.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1980
Email: fgordon@emory.edu

 
   
Kathy Griendling, Ph.D.

Research Area: Reactive oxygen species in smooth muscle growth; oxidative stress in vascular disease.

Professor of Medicine
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1982
Email: kgriend@emory.edu

 
   
Randy Hall, Ph.D.

Research Area: Mechanisms of signal transduction by neurotransmitter and hormone receptors.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1994
Email: rhall@pharm.emory.edu

 
   
David Harrison, M.D.

Research Area: Endothelial/vascular smooth muscle interactions as they pertain to regulation of vasomotor tone.

Marcus Professor of Medicine
M.D.,University of Oklahoma, 1974
Email: dharr02@emory.edu

 
   
Michael Hart, M.D.

Research Area:
The roles or reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in the pathogenesis of pulmonary and systemic vascular disease.

Professor of Medicine
M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1982
Email: Michael.Hart3@va.gov


 
   
Criss Hartzell, Jr., Ph.D.

Research Area:
Ion channel regulation and signal transduction.

Professor of Cell Biology
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1973
Email: criss@cellbio.emory.edu


 
   
John Hepler, Ph.D.

Research Area: Cellular roles and regulation of novel signaling proteins/pathways used by neurotransmitters.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1988
Email: jhepler@emory.edu

 
   
Leonard Howell, Ph.D.

Research Area: Behavioral neuropharmacology of CNS stimulants in nonhuman primates.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985
Email: leonard@rmy.emory.edu

 
   
Michael Iuvone, Ph.D.

Research Area: Circadian rhythms, signal transduction and neuromodulators in the retina.

Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1976
Email: miuvone@pharm.emory.edu

 
   
Hanjoong Jo, Ph.D.

Research Area: Role of blood flow and microgravity on vascular edothelial cell biology and pathophysiology.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1989
Email: hanjoong.jo@bme.gatech.edu

 
   
Dean Jones, Ph.D.

Research Area: Diet and cancer; antioxidants and aging.

Professor of Biochemistry
Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, 1976
Email: dpjones@emory.edu

 
   
Clinton Kilts, Ph.D.

Research Area: Mechanisms and pharmacological treatment of drug addiction and schizophrenia.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1979
Email: sdpcdk@emory.edu
   
Michael Kuhar, PhD

Research Area: Neuropharmacology of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1970
Email: mkuhar@rmy.emory.edu

 
   
Amy Lee, Ph.D.

Research Area: Molecular regulation of neurotransmission by neuronal Ca2+ binding proteins.

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1997
Email: alee@pharm.emory.edu


 
   
Lian Li, Ph.D

Research Area: Vesicular trafficking in neurotransmission, signal transduction, neurodegenerative diseases.

Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1991
Email: lianli@pharm.emory.edu
 
   
Dennis Liotta, Ph.D.

Research Area: Sphingolipid-based biomodulators; novel antiviral agents; modeling of chemical and biological systems.

Professor of Chemistry (College)
Ph.D., City University of New York, 1974
Email: dliotta@emory.edu

 
   
Zixu Mao, Ph.D.

Research Area: Mechanisms of neuronal survival and apoptosis during development and in neurological diseases.
 
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology
Ph.D., Duke University, 1992
Email: zmao@emory.edu

 
   
Nael McCarty, Ph.D.

Research Area: Structure and function of ion channels and ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters; pathophysiology in cystic fibrosis.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1990
Email: namccar@emory.edu

 
   
Gary Miller, Ph.D.

Research Area: Environmental and genetic factors involved in neurological disease.

Associate Professor of Rollins School of Public Health
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1995
Email: gwmille@emory.edu

 
   
Kenneth Minneman, Ph.D.

Research Area: Neuropharmacology; adrenergic receptors; second messenger systems; nontraditional signaling pathways.

Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1977
Email: kminneman@pharm.emory.edu


 
   
Edward Morgan, Ph.D.

Research Area: Regulation of drug metabolizing enzymes; cytochrome P-450; inflammation; biological effects of nitric oxide

Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of Glasgow, 1979
Email: etmorga@emory.edu

 
 
     
T.J. Murphy, Ph.D.

Research Area: Signal transduction and the regulation of gene expression.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1988
Email: medtjm@emory.edu


 
     
Rita Nahta, Ph.D.

Research Area: Breast cancer, growth factor signaling, targeted therapies, drug resistance.

Assistant Professor, Emory University
Ph.D., Duke University, 2000
Email: rnahta@emory.edu


 
     
Charles Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Area: Effects of psychopharmacological agents on brain neuropeptide systems.

Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1976
Email: cnemero@emory.edu
 
     
Michael Owens, Ph.D.

Research Area: Interactions between neuropeptides and clinically efficacious psychotropic drugs; neuropsychopharmacology.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Duke University, 1990
Email: mowens@emory.edu

 
 
     
Grace Pavlath, Ph.D.

Research Area: Role of adult stem cells in regulation of skeletal muscle growth.

Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1985
Email: gpavlat@emory.edu
 
     
Hyunsuk Shim, Ph.D.

Research Area: Molecular imaging, breast cancer metastasis, hypoxia, angiogenesis, tumor-targeted delivery.

Assistant Professor of Winship Cancer Institute
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1992
Email: Hyunsuk_Shim@emory.org

 
 
     
Shanthi Sitaraman, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Area: Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; mechanisms of diarrhea in IBD.

Associate Professor of Medicine
F.R.C.P., University of Toronto, 1995
Email: ssitar2@emory.edu

 
 
     
Yoland Smith, Ph.D.

Research Area: Synaptic Localization and Function of GABA and Glutamate Receptor Systems; Novel Pharmacotherapy for Parkinson's Disease.

Associate Professor of Neurology
Ph.D., Laval University, 1988
Email: ysmit01@emory.edu
 
     
Trent Spencer, Ph.D.

Research Area: Development of nucleic acid therapeutics (gene therapy) for childhood cancer and inherited diseases.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Ph.D., Creighton University School of Medicine, 1991
Email: hspence@emory.ed
 
     
Roy Sutliff, Ph.D.

Research Area: Assessment of cardiovascular pathophysiology in gene-altered mouse models

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1996
Email: rsutlif@emory.edu
 
     

Shi-Yong Sun, Ph.D.

Research area: Molecular cancer therapeutics, particularly emphasizing modulation of death receptor-meidated apoptosis and targeting mTOR/Akt signaling pathway.

Associate Professor of Winship Cancer Institute
Ph.D., Peking Union Medical College, 1990

Email: shi-yong.sun@emoryhealthcare.org

 
     
Robert Taylor, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Area: Vascular inflammatory response; macrophage recruitment; hypertensive vascular disease.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1981
Email: wtaylor@emory.edu
 
     
Stephen Traynelis, Ph.D.

Research Area: Control of glutamate receptor activation in stroke, epilepsy, and normal brain function.

Professor of Pharmacology
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1988
Email: strayne@emory.edu

 
 
     
David Weinshenker, Ph.D.

Research Area: Norepinephrine signaling in genetically-engineered mice.

Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1997
Email: dweinshenker@genetics.emory.edu

 
 
     
Thomas Wichmann, M.D.

Research Area: Primate research on the physiology of the basal ganglia; pathophysiology of movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
M.D.,University of Freiburg, 1984
Email: twichma@emory.edu

 
 
     
Lily Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Area: Development of novel approaches for detection and treatment of human cancer.

Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Nancy Panoz Chair of Surgery in Cancer Research
Ph.D., Brown University, 1993
Email: lyang02@emory.edu

 
 
     
Keqiang Ye, Ph.D.

Research Area: Growth factor signaling in the CNS.

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Ph.D., Emory University, 1998
E-mail: kye@emory.edu


 
 

Associate Members

Henry Edelhauser, Ph.D.

Research Area: Pathogenesis of corneal edema and drug delivery for posterior segment eye disease.

Professor of Ophthalmology
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1966
Email: ophthfe@emory.edu

 
   
Chris Muly, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Area: Structural basis for cortical function; circuitry of the prefrontal cortex.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Duke University, 1992
Email: emuly@emory.edu




Full Members are tenure track faculty at Emory University.  They have full rights and privileges, including the right to serve in any GDBBS function and to act as Dissertation Advisors.
 
Associate Members are faculty at Emory University.  These faculty members will have the rights and privileges of full members, except they may only serve as a Dissertation Co-Advisor.