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Thomas W. Abrams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-5837 Research: Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie synaptic changes during learning. |
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Eugene Albrecht, Ph.D.
Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Phone: 410-706-3391 Research: Pregnancy, placental and fetal development, reproductive endocrinology |
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Edson X. Albuquerque, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 4l0-706-7333 Research: Effects of endogenous substances, toxins and clinically relevant drugs on nicotinic receptor function and expression, synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity in the brain. |
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Bradley E. Alger
Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-3350 Research: We study the 'brain's own marijuana', the endogenous system that uses the same receptors that marijuana affects, to regulate neuronal communication in the hippocampus. Our current focus is on LTP, LT |
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Manickavasagom Alkondon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410 706 3563 Research: Nicotine addiction research; Patch-clamp techniques using brain slices (rat and human); Physiology of nicotinic receptor-dependent neurocircuitries; Pharmacological characterization of brain nicotini |
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Toni M. Antalis, Ph.D.
Molecular Medicine Track Leader, Cancer Biology Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410 706-8222 Research: Molecular biology of angiogenesis and cancer; membrane serine proteases and their inhibitors; regulation of transcription factors by serpins; plasminogen activation and extracellular matrix remodeling |
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Laure Aurelian, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-3895 Research: Ongoing studies are focused on understanding the molecular mechanism of H11 induced apoptosis, its regulation and its role in melanoma development. |
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Nicholas R. Bachur, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Phone: 410-708-3689 Research: My clinical and research interests continue to center on DNA interactive molecules. |
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Eileen Barry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Medicine/Center for Vaccine Development Phone: 410-706-3702 Research: The research in my laboratory is focused on the development of live, attenuated bacterial strains which can be used as vaccines delivered by the oral route. |
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Patrik Bavoil, Ph.D.
Director, Infectious Diseases & Immunology Track Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences Phone: 410-706-6789 Research: Chlamydia genomics; Molecular pathogenesis of Chlamydia species and chlamydiaphages |
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Alexey Belkin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Greenebaum Cancer Center and Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases Phone: 410-706-8031 Research: Cell-matrix interactions, cell migration, integrins, transglutaminases |
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Christopher T. Bever, M.D.
Professor Neurology Phone: 410-705-7060 Research: Biochemical mechanisms of myelin damage in multiple sclerosis, particularly the role of macrophage proteinases and their modulation by interferons and other agents |
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Lindsay W. Black, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-3510 Research: Mechanism of viral DNA packaging, and phage display for protein interactions and vaccine development. |
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Thomas Blanpied, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-4769 Research: Protein trafficking mechanisms underlying synaptic function and synapse plasticity. |
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Mordecai P. Blaustein, M.D.
Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-3345 Research: My research concerns the regulation of the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and its role in normal and pathological cell signaling, especially in vascular smooth muscle (with a focus on the pathogenes |
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Mimi Blitzer, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Pediatrics Phone: 410-706-4065 Research: Biochemical and metabolic genetic disorders |
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Robert J. Bloch, Ph.D.
Director, Training Program in Membrane Biology Professor Department of Physiology Phone: (410)706-3020 Research: Membrane Domains and Membrane Organization in Nerve and Muscle; Postsynaptic Membrane Domains; Organization of Intracellular Membranes; Organization of the Sarcolemma into Costameres; The Role of Obsc |
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Meredith Bond, Ph.D.
Chair Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-1922 Research: Beta-adrenergic signaling pathways in heart failure; role of A-kinase Anchoring Proteins (AKAPs) in protein kinase A (PKA) targeting. Gene expression signatures of heart failure. |
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Angela Brodie, Ph.D.
Professor Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-3137 Research: Molecular Mechanism Involved in the Response of Breast and Prostate Cancer to Endocrine Treatment: Development and Optimization of Novel Therapies. |
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Neville Brookes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-3565 Research: Our laboratory studies how brain cells integrate and coordinate the various membrane transport activities controlling the fluxes and compartmentation of amino acid neurotransmitters and their metaboli |
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Angelika Burger, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-708-7462 Research: Her research focus is the identification and validation of new molecular targets and molecularly targeted agents. |
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Nicholas Carbonetti, Ph.D.
Graduate Program Director, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 410-706-7677 Research: Bordetella pertussis infection of the respiratory tract and the role of pertussis toxin in immunosuppression |
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Drew E. Carlson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Surgery and Physiology Phone: 410-706-2598 Research: Integrative Responses to Sepsis and Trauma |
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William T. Carpenter, M.D.
Professor Psychiatry Phone: 410-402-7201 Research: Etiology, pathophysiology, and anatomy of schizophrenia |
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Charles Chaffin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences , Perinatal Research Phone: 410-706-3031 Research: Ovarian physiology; regulation of granulosa cell proliferation and differentiation; cell cycle control during follicular maturation and corpus luteum formation; steriod regulation of ovarian cancer |
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Yen-Pei Chang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine Phone: 410-706-6737 Research: My research currently focuses on identifying susceptibility loci of common, complex diseases and modifier genes of monogenic diseases. |
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Meenakshi Chellaiah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Dept of BMS Phone: 410-706-2083 Research: Signaling mechanisms involved in bone remodeling and cancer cell progression. role of actin and actin-binding proteins in cell shape changes and migration. Focus is on osteoclasts (bone cells), huma |
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Feng Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Center of Marine Biotechnology Phone: 410-234-8866 Research: Microbial Ecology and Physiology |
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Daniel Darlington, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Surgery and Physiology , Program in Trauma Phone: 410-706-8106 Research: Our lab is studying the biochemistry and pathophysiology of hemorrhagic and septic shock. |
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Shiladitya DasSarma, Ph.D.
Molecular Medicine Track Leader, Molecular Genetics and Genomics Professor University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute , Center of Marine Biotechnology Phone: 410-234-8847 Research: Genomics, post-genomics and biotechnology of salt-loving microorganisms |
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Louis J. DeTolla, V.M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Pathology Phone: 410-706-8537 Research: Animal Models - Oncology; Animal Models - Tranplantation; Animal Models - Infectious Diseases |
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Michael Donnenberg, M.D.
Professor Department of Medicine , Division of Infectious Diseases Phone: 410-706-7560 Research: Molecular Pathogenesis of E. coli Infections |
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Alex Drohat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-8118 Research: structure and elucidate mechanism of DNA repair enzymes; the activity of DNA glycosylases is stimulated by AP endonuclease |
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Jim Shaojun Du, Ph.D.
Associate Professor University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute , Center of Marine Biotechnology Phone: 410-234-8854 Research: Muscular dystrophies and skeletal diseases. Molecular regulation of muscle and bone development and myofibril assembly. |
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Ronald Dubner, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Chairman Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences Phone: 410-706-0860 410-706-0865 FAX Research: My research program through the years has focused on somatosensory mechanisms with an emphasis on pain. |
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Rich Eckert, Ph.D.
Chairman and The John F. B. Weaver Professor Professor Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-3220 Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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Shengyun Fang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Medical Biotechnology Center Phone: (410) 706-2220 Research: The ubiquitin proteasome pathway; Protein quality control in normal and disease conditions |
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Iain Farrance, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-7469 Research: Regulation of transcription in cardiac and skeletal muscle. |
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Alessio Fasano, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology Professor Pediatrics Phone: 410-706-5501 Research: pathogenesis of autoimmune disease; Pathophysiology of intestinal peremeability; Molecular biology of cell-cell interaction at the epithelial and endothelial level; Intercellular tight junctions |
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Ricardo Feldman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 410-706-4197 |
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Pei Feng, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor Biomedical Sciences Phone: 410-706-7340 Research: Prostate Cancer Research; Zinc and Hormone related Signal Transduction Pathways in Cancer Research |
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Paul Fishman, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Alzheimer's Center Professor Department of Neurology Phone: 410-605-7000 Research: Alzheimer's Disease; Parkinson's Diseases and Related Neurodegenerative Diseases; Botulinum Toxin Treatments; Experimental Therapy Development; Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders |
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Gary Fiskum, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair, Research Professor Departments of Anesthesiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-4711 Research: Our research focuses on the molecular mechanisms responsible for neurodegeneration with emphasis on ischemic and traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's Disease. |
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Martin Flajnik, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 410-706-5161 Research: My work is centered on the evolution of the immune system, with the major goal being to understand the origins of adaptive immunity. |
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Nancy Fossett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases/Pathology Phone: 410-706-2062 Research: We are interested how multi-cellular organisms develop from a single cell or fertilized oocyte. We accomplish this goal by studying how evolutionarily conserved factors regulate blood and heart cell |
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Renty Franklin, Ph.D.
Professor Biomedical Sciences Phone: 410-706-7259 Research: Hormone regulation of gene expression in the prostate and prostate cancer; zinc induction of apoptosis in prostate cancer cells |
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Susan K. Fried, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Medicine , Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition Phone: 410-706-4047 Research: The depot-specific regulation of adipocyte genes, including lipoprotein lipase & leptin in human adipose tissue. |
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Douglas O. Frost, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Department of Anesthesiology Phone: 410-706-0413 Research: Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying normal neural development and the perturbation of these mechanisms in disease states or by drugs. We also study how these mechanisms can be harnessed for |
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Amy Fulton, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Pathology , Hormone Responsive Cancers Program Research: Breast cancer; mechanisms of metastasis; immune therapy; biological response modifiers |
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Ronald Gartenhaus, M.D.
Associate Professor Medicine Phone: 410-328-3691 Research: Lymphomagenesis; Molecular Genetics; Translational regulation |
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Averell Gnatt, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Pharmacology Research: Eukaryotic transcription; mammalian transcription; cancer |
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Simeon Goldblum
Associate Director for Basic Research, MBRC Professor Department of Medicine , Infectious Disease Research: Endothelial cell biology; adherens junctions or zonula adherens; tyrosine phophorylation signaling events; endotoxin and Toll-like receptor signaling; protein tyrosine kinases and phosphatases |
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Da-Wei Gong, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Medicine , Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrtion Phone: 410-706-1672 Research: role of chemokines that bind to CCR5 in protection from infection and disease progression. |
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Todd Gould, M.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry , Mood and Anxiety Program Phone: 410-706-5585 Research: My research uses molecular, cellular, and behavioral approaches to study the pharmacology of psychotropic medications and the underlying pathophysiology of mood disorders. |
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Anne Hamburger, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Pathology , Hormone Responsive Cancers Program Phone: 410-706-3908 Research: ErbR receptors in breast and prostate cancer |
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John Hamlyn, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-3479 Research: In contemporary thinking, our research might be termed: OUABAINOMICS. |
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Bret Hassel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 410-328-2344 Research: My laboratory studies two pathways of interferon action that are involved in the antiviral and tumor suppressive activities of interferon. |
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Russell Hill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Center of Marine Biotechnology Phone: 410 234 8883 Research: Marine Microbiology and the Discovery of New Drugs |
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Arif Hussain, M.D.
Associate Professor Medicine Phone: 410-328-7225 Research: (1) Pre-clinical studies in animal xenografts for prostate cancer; (2) Calcium regulation/calcium pumps; (3) Drug resistance |
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Rosemary Jagus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Center of Marine Biotechnology Phone: 410-234-8822 Research: Molecular Biology of Translational Control |
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Anil Jaiswal, Ph.D.
Co-Director of the Program in Toxicology, Director-Track in Mechanistic Toxicology Professor Pharmocology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-2285 Research: Our research interests include 'Oxidative Stress Signaling, Cell Survival and Death, Chemoprevention, Oncogenesis and Bioreductive Drug Activation and Drug Development'. |
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Judith A. Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Pathology Phone: 410-706-7253 Research: Pathogenesis of Vibrio Cholerae and closely related bacteria ultimately leading to vaccines |
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Laundette Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-7331 Research: Genetic and Environmental Modifiers of Breast Cancer risk; Environmental Toxicology; Mechanisms of Chemical Carcinogenesis |
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Harry L. June, Ph.D.
Professor Psychiatry Phone: 410-706-4001 |
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Dhan Kalvakolanu
Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 410-328-1396 Research: The major research interests of Dr. Kalvakolanu's lab are regulation of gene transcription and signal transduction by cytokines; Tumor cell growth control; and Regulation of novel Cell death-activatin |
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Joseph Kao, Ph.D.
Professor Medical Biotechnology Center and Department of Physiology Phone: (410) 706-4167 Research: Developing Molecular Probes for Physiology and Neuroscience Research; Calcium Regulation of Neuronal Excitability; In Vivo Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging (EPRI) |
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James Kaper, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Center for Vaccine Development Phone: 410-706-2344 Research: Research in my laboratory focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of enteric bacterial pathogens. |
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Achsah Keegan, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 410-706-8174 Research: The major goal of our lab is to gain an understanding of the molecular mechanism by which IL-4 mediates its diverse array of biological effects with the future goal of developing rational strategies f |
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Thorsten Kirsch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Orthopedics Phone: 410-706-2417 Research: Growth plate and articular cartilage biology, Osteoarthritis; Cell differentiation; Physiological and pathological mineralization of skeletal and other tissues; Calcium and phosphate homeostasis |
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Steven Kittner, M.D.
Professor Neurology Phone: 410-328-6485 Research: Stroke genetics |
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Robert Koos, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-8033 Research: Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Angiogenesis and other Developmental Processes in the Ovary and Uterus |
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Bruce K. Krueger, Ph.D.
Professor Departments of Physiology and Psychiatry Phone: 410-706-5065 Research: The principal research interests of this laboratory are the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie brain development and cognitive behavior. |
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H. Moo Kwon, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Physiology and Medicine Phone: 410-706-4382 Research: Osmotic regulation of transcription in the kidney. |
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W. Jonathan Lederer, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Professor and Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-8181 Research: Ca2+ signaling in living cells. |
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Erik P. Lillehoj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics , Division of Pulmology/Allergy Phone: 410-706-3872 Research: Expression, structure, and function of MUC1 mucin by respiratory epithelial cells; Avian coccidiosis vaccines |
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David Litwack, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Phone: 410-706-8824 Research: Neurogenesis, cell migration, and axon guidance during development of the pontine nuclei |
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A-Lien Lu-Chang, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-4356 Research: DNA repair of oxidatively damaged lesions and cell cycle checkpoints. |
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Paul W. Luther, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-4166 Research: How nerve and muscle cells form the synaptic membranes that enable them to communicate |
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James Maguire, M.D.
Director, International Health Division Professor Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Phone: 410-706-0206 Research: Epidemiology and clinical aspects of infectious diseases, especially parasitic diseases |
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Volker Mai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Phone: 410-706-4583 Research: The main interest of the laboratory is in the contributions of diet and gut microflora to carcinogenesis with a special emphasis on the increased burden of this disease in African Americans. |
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Dean Mann, M.D.
Professor Department of Pathology Phone: 410-328-5512 Research: Human Immunology, with an emphasis on the genetic control of the immune response as related to disease pathogenesis and treatment |
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Stuart Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Program in Oncology and Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-6601 Research: Breast tumor metastasis; apoptotic cell death; cytoskeleton and cell motility |
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Donald (Rick) Matteson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-1809 Research: Role of Ion Channels and Transporters in Smooth Muscle Cell Function; Role of Smooth Muscle Cell Ion Channels and Transporters in the Regulation of Blood Pressure |
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Margaret M. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies Professor Departments of Physiology and Psychiatry Phone: 410-706-2655 |
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John C. McLenithan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Departments of Medicine and Physiology , Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition Phone: 410-706-1629 Research: Molecular and cellular basis of diabetes and obesity |
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Gregory Melikian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Institute of Human Virology Phone: 410-706-4781 Research: The main focus of our group is the molecular mechanism by which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Rous sarcoma virus induce membrane fusion that leads to virus entry. |
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Stephen Meltzer, M.D.
Associate Director, Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC) Professor Department of Medicine Phone: 410-706-2160 Research: Tumor Genetics; Biomarkers of Cancer; Cancer Genomics; Genetic Instability; Early Cancer Detection |
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Andrea Meredith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-5991 Research: Contribution of specific ion channels to information encoding in the brain and physiology. In my lab, we combine the genetic manipulation of ion channels with electrophysiology and behavior. |
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Andrea Meredith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Physiology Phone: 410-706-5991 |
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Sarah Michel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Phone: 410-706-7038 Research: The role of metal ions in biology, particularly the roles of metal ions in homeostasis and toxicity. |
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Braxton D. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Track Leader, Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine Professor Department of Medicine , Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition Phone: 410-706-0161 Research: Genetic epidemiology of common complex diseases. |
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Archibald James (Jim) Mixson, M.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pathology Phone: 410-706-3223 Research: Drug delivery, siRNA, Gene therapy |
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Jessica Mong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-4295 Research: My laboratory is interested in the effects of gonadal steroids on neuronal-glial interactions in the developing and adult brain |
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Mervyn J. Monteiro, Ph.D.
Professor Medical Biotechnology Center & Neurology Phone: 410-706-8132 Research: Molecular genetics of proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases. |
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William F. Morgan, Ph.D.
Director, Radiation Oncology Research Laboratory Professor Radiation Oncology , Radiobiology Phone: 410-706-2475 |
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Steven D. Munger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Phone: 410-706-5851 Research: Molecular basis of odor and taste transduction; structure/function of odor and taste receptors |
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Yi Ning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pathology: Cytogenetics Phone: 410-706-4063 Research: Our clinical laboratory offers cytogenetic diagnosis for both constitutional and acquired chromosome abnormalities. |
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Vincent C. O. Njar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-5885 Research: We are interested in design, synthesis, discovery and development of novel anti-cancer agents. |
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Diana Oram, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences Phone: 410-706-8705 Research: Gram positive bacterial pathogenesis |
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Zeev Pancer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Center of Marine Biotechnology, UMBI Phone: 410-234-8834 Research: Comparative Immunology; Origin of vertebrate adaptive immunity - Rearranging antigen receptors of jawless vertebrates - Molecular mechanisms of invertebrate and vertebrate immunity. |
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Antonio Passaniti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pathology Phone: 410-328-5470 Research: Tumor angiogenesis, transcriptional regulation of blood vessel formation, therapeutic applications of anti-angiogenesis agents |
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Edna F. R. Pereira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-3563 Research: Nicotinic cholinergic systems in the developing and mature brain of male and female rodents: Effects of toxicants, drugs of abuse, and drugs clinically used to treat neurodegenerative disorders. |
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Silvia A. Pineiro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Medical and Research Technology Phone: 410-706-3773 Research: The general research interest in my lab is focused on the broad fields of genomics, functional genomics, taxomony and ecology of a unique predatory group of bacteria, the Bdellovibrio and like-organis |
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Allen R. Place, Ph.D.
Professor Center of Marine Biotechnology Phone: 410-243-8828 Research: Genomic organization of protists called dinoflagellates whose genomes can be 10 to 100 times greater than humans. |
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Christopher Plowe, M.D, M.P.H.
Chief, Malaria Section, Center for Vaccine Development, Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Professor Department of Medicine Phone: 410-706-3082 Research: Malaria drug resistance, clinical trials of malaria drugs and vaccines, molecular epidemiology, malaria pathogenesis, malaria-HIV interactions |
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Toni I. Pollin, Ph.D.
Co-Track Leader, Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition Phone: 410-706-1630 Research: Genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics of complex diseases, particularly diabetes mellitus and related phenotypes; translation of human genetics research findings to clinical settings |
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Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Phone: 410-706-8189 Research: Forebrain development and the roles of inhibitory neurons in cognition and behavior, particularly epilepsy and autism |
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Yun Qiu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-4535 Research: protein phosphorylation and coupled post-translational modifications, mechanisms of drug resistance and tumor metastasis, cancer stem cells, mouse models of prostate cancer |
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William Randall, Ph.D.
Molecular Medicine Track Leader, Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Phone: 410-706-7530 Research: Gene expression, molecular neurobiology of cholinergic proteins, synapse formation, synaptic protein targeting, synaptic protein turnover, cytoskeletal assembly of synaptic proteins, transcriptional c |
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Feyruz Rassool
Associate Professor Department of Radiation Oncology Phone: 410-706-5337 Research: Cancer Biology and the role of Genomic Instability, in particular DNA damage and Repair, in Cancer and Leukemia disease progression. Studies involve mouse models of human myeloid malignancies |
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Mark Reynolds, Ph.D.
Chair Associate Professor Periodontics Phone: 410-706-7153 |
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Juong G. Rhee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Radiation Oncology Phone: 410-706-7134 Research: Tumor hypoxia; Gene Therapy; Radioprotection; DNA damage repair |
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Mark Rizzo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Physiology Phone: 410-706-2421 Research: Regulation of insulin secretion by polypeptide hormones; receptor tryosine kinase signal transduction |
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Frank T. Robb, Ph.D.
Professor Phone: 410-706- Research: gene regulation and cell-to-cell communication by carbon monoxide |
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Terry B. Rogers, Ph.D.
Director of MD/PhD Program Professor Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-3169 Research: We study the fundamental properties of heart cells and the impact of intracellular signaling mechanisms on the regulation of cardiac myocyte function. |
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Maria Salvato, Ph.D.
Professor Institute of Human Virology Phone: 410-706-1368 Research: Pathogenesis studies, transcriptome analyses, vaccines, and antivirals for viral hemorrhagic fevers in murine, guinea pig and primate models. |
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Edward A. Sausville, M.D.
Professor Phone: 410-708-7394 Research: My clinical research interests at U. Maryland are directed at early phase clinical trials of new drugs for cancer treatment. |
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Martin F. Schneider, Ph.D.
Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Muscle BiologySchool of Medicine and UMBC College of Engineering Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-7812 Research: Generation of the Ca2+ transient in skeletal muscle; Molecular basis of skeletal muscle fiber types;Calcium signalling in neurons; Calcium homeostasis in dystrophic muscle fibers |
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Dan Schulze, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 410-706-5180 Research: My laboratory has developed an interest in molecular characterization of membrane transport molecules that regulate calcium (Ca) in cells. |
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Adil Shamoo, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Phone: 410-706-3327 Mobile 410-538-2599 FAX 410-706-3189 Research: Bioethics, Clinical Trials, Regulatory Compliance |
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Terez Shea-Donohue, Ph.D.
Phone: 410-328-5780 Research: Dr. Shea-Donohue's research is focused on immune-based alterations in gastrointestinal function. |
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Paul D. Shepard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry , The Maryland Psychiatric Research Center Phone: 410-402-7753 Research: The research conducted in our lab focuses on the physiological properties of midbrain dopamine neurons and their role in psychiatric and neurological disorders. |
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Mark Shirtliff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences Phone: 410-706-2263 Research: My laboratory is presently using 2D gel electrophoresis, microarray analysis, reporter systems, and knockouts to identify biofilm specific genes and their products in Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus |
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Alan Shuldiner, M.D.
Head, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition Professor Department of Medicine Phone: 410-706-1623 Research: Genetics of complex disease and traits; diagetes/obesity; cardiovascular disease; osteoporosis; pharmacogenomics |