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Bruce A. Freeman, PhD
Irwin Fridovich Distinguished Professor and Chair
Research Info
Cell Signaling; Redox Reactions
freerad@pitt.edu
412-648-9319
Dr. Alessandro Bisello
Professor & Vice Chair for Experiential Learning
Research Info
Structure, signaling and trafficking of G-protein-coupled receptors. Role of EBP50 in vascular remodeling and role of GLP-1 in pancreatic beata cell function.
alb138@pitt.edu
412-648-7347
Donald B. DeFranco, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Medical Education, Associate Dean for Medical Student Research
Research Info
Glucocorticoids and Neurodevelopment. Prostate cancer.
dod1@pitt.edu
412-624-4259
Ferruccio Galbiati, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Research
Research Info
Signal transduction mechanisms in muscular dystrophy and ageing/cancer.
feg5@pitt.edu
412-648-2047
Tija C. Jacob, PhD
Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Graduate Education
Research Info
GABA A receptor neuropharmacology and synapses, inhibition, neurodevelopment, mental health disorders.
tcj11@pitt.edu
412-648-8136
Edwin S. Levitan, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Research Operations
Research Info
Neurotransmission, channels and signaling.
elevitan@pitt.edu
412-648-9486
Carola Neumann, MD
Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Precision and Translational Pharmacology
can44@pitt.edu
412-641-7725
Michael J. Palladino, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Research Info
Combined molecular and genetic approaches to identify key proteins required for neural maintenance with age and understand the role of these gene products in metabolic disease conditions
mjp44@pitt.edu
412-383-5900
Francisco J. Schopfer, PhD
Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Biotechnology Development
fjs2@pitt.edu
412-648-0193
Sruti Shiva, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Academics and Equity Associate Director, Vascular Medicine Institute
Research Info
The mechanisms by which reactive nitrogen species regulate mitochondrial function and signaling, particularly in conditions of hypoxia or ischemia.
sss43@pitt.edu
412-383-5854
Adam C. Straub, PhD
Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Research; Assistant Dean of Basic Sciences Faculty Affairs
Research Info
Redox signaling mechanisms in the microcirculation.
astraub@pitt.edu
412-648-7097
Katherine Aird, PhD
Associate Professor
kaa140@pitt.edu
412-623-7709
Daniel Altschuler, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Info
G-protein signaling mechanisms in mitogenesis and oncogenesis
altschul@pitt.edu
412.648.9751
Palaniappa Arjunan, PhD
Research Instructor
arjun@pitt.edu
412-688-6000
Jonathan M. Beckel, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Info
Molecular, cellular and physiological approaches to understand epithelial-afferent nerve interactions and how changes in this communication play a role in bladder pathology
jmbeckel@pitt.edu
412-383-5004
Martin Buckley, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
msb109@pitt.edu
412-383-5901
Raquel Buj-Gomez, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
rbg19@pitt.edu
412-623-3241
Dinara Bulgari, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
dms31@pitt.edu
412-648-8693
Fei Chang, PhD
Research Instructor
fec29@pitt.edu
530-219-1806
Eugenia Cifuentes Pagano, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
mec110@pitt.edu
412-648-2610
William C. de Groat, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Research Info
Study of the autonomic mechanisms involved in the control of urogenital function. Study of visceral pain mechanisms.
wcd2@pitt.edu
412-648-9357
Marco Fazzari, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
maf167@pitt.edu
412-626-2924
Elise Fouquerel, PhD
Assistant Professor
elf115@pitt.edu
412-623-3237
Peter A. Friedman, PhD
Professor
Research Info
Parathyroid hormone receptor trafficking, regulation, signaling.
paf10@pitt.edu
412-383-7783
William Furey, PhD
Professor
fureyw@pitt.edu
412-607-3106
Stacy Gelhaus, PhD
Associate Professor; Scientific Director, Health Sciences Mass Spectrometry Core
gstacy@pitt.edu
412-648-1351
Eun-Ryeong Hahm, PhD
Research Instructor
euh2@pitt.edu
412-623-3262
Yi Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor
yih26@pitt.edu
412-641-3589
Edwin K. Jackson, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Research Info
The physiology and pharmacology of endogenous modulators of growth, structure and function of cells in the heart, blood vessels and kidneys, with particular focus on adenosine, the renin-angiotensin system and estradiol metabolites.
edj@pitt.edu
412-648-1505
Yu Jiang, PhD
Professor
Research Info
Signaling mechanisms for cell growth control; Regulation of protein kinases and phosphatases
yuj5@pitt.edu
412-648-3390
Sergei Karnup, PhD
Research Instructor
skarnup@pitt.edu
412-648-9373
Nicholas Khoo, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
nkhoo@pitt.edu
412-648-9671
Markus K. Klose, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
mkk41@pitt.edu
412-648-8693
Jack Lancaster, PhD
Professor
doctorno@pitt.edu
412-383-8012
Adrian Lee, PhD
Professor; Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Precision Medicine
leeav@upmc.edu
412-641-7557
Tatyana Mamonova, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
tbm7@pitt.edu
412-383-8838
Michelle L. Manni, PhD
Assistant Professor
mlm45@pitt.edu
412-648-1381
Steven Mullett
Research Instructor
sjmst52@pitt.edu
Yael Nechemia-Arbely, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Info
Research in the lab is focused on understanding the structure, composition and maintenance of the epigenetically defined human centromeres.
arbelyy@upmc.edu
412-623-3228
Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
Professor, The Shear Family Foundation Chair in Breast Cancer Research
Research Info
Molecular mechanism and clinical relevance of endocrine response in breast cancer
oesterreichs@upmc.edu
412-641-8555
Roderick J. O'Sullivan, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Info
Study of the consequences that defective chromatin assembly and altered epigenetic mechanisms may have in cancer and aging.
osullivanr@upmc.edu
412-623-4063
Patrick J. Pagano, PhD
Professor
Research Info
Development of peptic, viral and small molecular inhibitors of NADPH oxidases and reactive species to assess NOX involvement in cardiovascular disease as well as to devise new therapies
pagano@pitt.edu
412-383-6505
Laura Pascal
Research Assistant Professor
lep44@pitt.edu
412-383-9564
Karina Peña, PhD
Research Instructor
kapena@pitt.edu
412-383-8831
Guillermo G. Romero, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Info
Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor function by phospholipase D and PDZ proteins; molecular regulation of Wnt signaling. Signal Transduction mechanisms associated to the activation of cellular phospholipases.
ggr@pitt.edu
412-648-9408
Allison Sharrow, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
AllisonSharrow@pitt.edu
Shivendra Singh, PhD
Professor and UPMC Chair in Cancer Prevention Research
Research Info
The Singh laboratory focuses on preclinical and clinical investigations of novel agents derived from dietary (eg, broccoli) and medicinal plants (eg, Withania somnifera) for chemoprevention of cancers.
svs2@pitt.edu
412-623-3262
Laura A. Stabile, PhD
Research Associate Professor
stabilela@upmc.edu
412-623-2015
Stevan P. Tofovic, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
tofovic@pitt.edu
412-648-3363
Mohamed Trebak, PhD
Professor
trebakm@pitt.edu
412-648-1381
Ben Van Houten, PhD
Professor
Research Info
Mitochondrial dysfunction in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases , structure function of DNA repair enzymes/proteins.
vanhoutenb@upmc.edu
412-623-7762
Jean-Pierre Vilardaga, PhD
Professor
Research Info
Understanding molecular mechanisms of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling and trafficking.
jpv@pitt.edu
412-648-2055
Daniela Volonte, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
dav18@pitt.edu
412-624-1006
Lei Wang, PhD
Research Instructor
lew72@pitt.edu
412-419-8438
Qiming Jane Wang, PhD
Professor
Research Info
Targeting protein kinase D by small molecular inhibitors for cancer therapy; signaling mechanisms of protein kinase D in cancer.
qjw1@pitt.edu
412-383-7754
Steven K. Wendell, PhD
Assistant Professor
wend0017@pitt.edu
412-648-1279
Cheng Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Info
Structural basis for G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling; development of GPCR antibodies through protein engineering.
chengzh@pitt.edu
412-383-8044