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Molecular
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Associate Members
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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
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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
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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. |
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