Juan P. Advis, Professor of Animal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., South Western; D.V.M., Austral (Chile)
Hypothalmic regulation of leutinizing hormone; reproduction physiology
Allan Conney, Professor of Pharmacology, EMSP; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Mechanisms of carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention
Daniel Cowen, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Coupling of 5-HT receptors to cellular signals for protein synthesis
David Denhardt, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Osteopontin, metalloproteinase inhibitors and their roles in bone biology and cancer
Monica Driscoll, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, FAS-NB/CABM; Ph.D., Harvard
Molecular genetics of neurodegeneration; mechanotransduction
Cheryl F. Dreyfus, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, UMDNJ-RWJMS/ CABM; Ph.D., Cornell
Neuronal growth factor and brain development
Huizhou Fan, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Manitoba
Cell signaling of ectodomain shedding and molecular pathogenesis of cancer
Joseph Fondell, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., New York
Transcriptional regulation by nuclear receptors; thyroid and androgen receptors
Michael Gallo, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ- RWJMS; Ph.D., Albany Medical College
Environmental and chemical carcinogenesis; pharmacology and toxicology
Barth Grant, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Princeton
Analysis of endocytosis and trafficking in C. elegans and mammalian cells
Joseph Kedem, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Hebrew
Cardiac dynamics and metabolism
George Lambert, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Illinois
Environmental factors on childhood growth and development
John Lenard, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Cornell
Mechanisms of membrane fusion, sterol utilization in C. elegans
Fang Liu, Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Harvard
TGF-b signaling and cancer biology
Peter Lobel, Professor of Pharmacology, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Columbia
Protein targeting; mannose-6-phosphate receptors; cancer prognosis
Jianjie Ma, University Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Baylor
Ca2+ , Ca2+ channels and related genes in cardiovascular function and cancer biology
Kenneth H. McKeever, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., McMaster
Growth factors and glia
Gary F. Merrill, Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Michigan State
Regulation of coronary blood flow
Judith Neubauer, Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Neurobiology of respiratory control; neuronal responses to hypoxia and CO2
Tim Otto, Associate Professor of Psychology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Neurobiology of learning and memory
Jerome Parness, Associate
Professor of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Pediatrics, UMDNJ-RWJMS;
M.D., Ph.D., Yeshiva (Einstein)
Intracellular Ca channel and dantrolene receptor
Nicola C. Partridge, Professor and Chair of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ- RWJMS; Ph.D., Western Australia
Signal transduction; molecular endocrinology; metalloproteinases
John Pintar, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, UMDNJ-RWJMS/CABM; Ph.D., Oregon
Physiology of insulin-like growth factor and genetic analysis of opioid system function
Dipak Sarkar, Professor and Chairperson of Animal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Oxford
Influences of stress and drug abuse on neuroendocrine and neuroimmune systems
Peter Scholz, Professor of Cardiac Surgery, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Basel Medical School
Cardiovascular physiology and cGMP signaling
Federico Sesti, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ- RWJMS; Ph.D., Genova
Physiology and structure-function of ion-channels
Sue Shapses, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Columbia
Metabolism of bone and cartilaginous tissue; osteoporosis
Arabinda K. Sinha, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., California (San Francisco)
Neurotransmitter up and down regulation
Nancy R. Stevenson, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Intestinal digestion and absorption, nutrition, and curricular development
Chih-Cheng Tsai, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., New York
Nuclear receptors and their roles in Drosophila development and human diseases
Malcolm Watford, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, CC; D.Phil., Oxford
Glutamine metabolism; regulation of glutaminase gene expression
Harvey R. Weiss, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Duke
Coronary and cerebral circulation, nitric oxide, myocardial signal transduction
William J. Welsh, Professor of Pharmacology, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Bioinformatics; computer-aided molecular modeling and drug design
Renping Zhou, Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP/EOHSI; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Development of the brain: function of growth factors and their receptors