John E. Baatz, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology Non-receptor mediated endocytic mechanisms Craig Beeson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Regulation of bioenergetics Narayan R. Bhat, Ph.D. Professor Department of Neurology Glial cell differentiation and myelinogenesis; MAP Kinases in neurodevelopmental and neuroinflammatory cell signaling Amy Bradshaw, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Role of Extracellular Matrix in the Regulation of Cell Behavior Maria G. Buse, M.D. Professor, Division of Endocrinology Hormonal and metabolic regulation, the action of insulin, diabetes, mechanisms of insulin resistance L. Judson Chandler, Ph.D. Associate Professor Physiology and Neuroscience Lee Chao, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Eukaryotic gene structure, function, regulation, and evolution Kenneth D. Chavin, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery Liver transplantation, liver regeneration, and mitochondrial uncoupling proteins Craig Crosson, Ph.D. Professor and Vice Chairman for Research Department of Ophthalmology Cell signaling system associated with growth factors and GPCR Lisa Cunningham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Neuroscience and cellular biology of stress responses and apoptosis in the inner ear Christopher J. Drake, Ph.D. Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy The role of receptor tyrosine kinase (VEGF/VEGF receptors, HGF/C-met receptor) and integrin mediate signaling in vascular morphogenesis Carol Eisenberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy Directing cell phenotypes Leonard M. Eisenberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy The molecular mechanisms that control the phenotypic direction of differentiating stem cells Weiman Fan, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Cell growth regulation, cellular aging, and apoptosis Andrew Gelasco, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Redox signaling in mesangial cells. Receptor phosphorylation and desensitization Gary Gilkeson, M.D. Professor Division of Rheumatology Control of the inflammatory response Robert G. Gourdie, Ph.D. Professor Cell Biology & Anatomy Cell communication and adhesion Lotta Granholm, Ph.D. Professor Physiology Neuroscience Perry Halushka, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, College of Graduate Studies Director, Medical Scientist Training Program Yusuf A. Hannun, M.D. Ralph F. Hirschmann Professor and Chairman Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lipid signaling/apoptosis Stanley R. Hoffman, Ph.D. Professor Rheumatology/Immunology Signaling mechanisms induced by specific ECM proteins and MMP's Eric R. James, M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology, Unit of Parasitology Apoptosis in cataract formation & lens development L. Lyndon Key, Ph.D. Professor and Director Pediatric Endocrinology Modification of osteoclastic bone resorption by cytokines Daniel Knapp, Ph.D. Professor Pharmacology Masahiro Kono, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology Structure and Function of G protein-coupled receptors Yiannis Koutalos Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology Sensory signal transduction and cell biology of visual receptor neurons; regulation of cell metabolism Steven W. Kubalak, Ph.D. Associate Professor Cell Biology & Anatomy Factors affecting apoptosis of mesenchymal tissues

Dhandapani Kuppuswamy, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Mechanism of focal complex formation following integrin activation and the role of this complex in altering cell architecture and survival Lucille London, B.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor Microbiology and Immunology Differential induction of immune modulators in pulmonary disease models Steven D. London, D.D.S., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research and Basic Sciences College of Dental Medicine Regulation of immune responses at mucosal surfaces JoEllyn M. McMillan Assistant Professor Marine Biomedicine Donald R. Menick, Ph.D. Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Signal transduction pathways mediating gene expression Thomas A. Morinelli, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Pharmacology G Protein-Coupled Receptor Trafficking Robin C. Muise-Helmericks, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cell Biology and Anatomy Hollings Cancer Institute Role of the Ets family of transcription factors in angiogenesis and lymphoid development Lina M. Obeid, M.D. Professor Role of sphingolipid mediators in apoptosis and senescence Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry Regulation of cell growth by novel ceramide and reulation of telomerase Swapan K. Ray, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Neurology involvement of calpain, a Ca2+-dependent cysteine protease, in the molecular mechanisms of cell death in disorders and diseases of the central nervous system Baerbel Rohrer, Ph.D. Associate Professor Opthalmology Retinal development and genetics of retinal degeneration Steven A. Rosenzweig, Ph.D. Professor Cell and Molecular Pharmacology Tumorigenesis, angiogenesis, hypoxia-inducible factor, IGF-binding proteins, receptor tyrosine kinases, and protein:protein interactions Rick G. Schnellmann, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Signaling pathways of cell injury, death (apoptosis and necrosis) in epithelial and cancer cells, and regeneration of epithelial cells following injury Clifford W. Schweinfest, Ph.D. Professor Department of Experimental Oncology Signal Transduction pathways in colorectal cancer Adam J. Smolka, Ph.D. Professor Department of Medicine Host/pathogen interactions Bryan Toole, Ph.D. Professor MCBP Co-regulation of ErbB2, Wnt and other signaling pathways by hyaluronan and emmprin; hyaluronan-induced signaling in cell senescence Maria Trojanowska, Ph.D. Professor Rheumatology/Immunology Regulation of ECM and mechanism of fibrosis William R. Tyor, M.D. Professor Department of Neurology Regulation of monocyte infection with HIV Eberhard O. Voit, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biometry and Epidemiology Complex metabolic systems. Thomas Walle, Ph.D. Professor Professor of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology Carcinogenesis: prevention and toxicology Dennis K. Watson, Ph.D. Professor Laboratory of Cancer Genomics Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation Jerry G. Webb, Ph.D. Professor Professor of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology Xuejun Wen, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cell Biology and Anatomy Stem cell differentiation under environmental cues

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