Physiology and Integrative Biology 761
Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Program: Professor Huizhou Fan, RWJ Research Tower, R400, RWJMS, Piscataway (732-235-4607)
Website:http://www.rwjms.rutgers.edu/education/gsbs/programs/physiology/index.html
Members of the Graduate Faculty
Juan P. Advis, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Southwestern Medical School (Dallas); D.V.M., Austral (Chile)
Hypothalmic regulation of leutinizing hormone; reproduction physiology
Shawn M. Arent, CSCS, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
and Sport Studies, SEBS; Ph.D., Arizona State
Physical activity, stress, and performance; exercise
endocrinology
Paul Breslin, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Genetic basis of human oral perception and its impact on
nutrient intake
Sam Bunting, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and
Biochemistry, SAS; Ph.D., Cambridge
Cell survival and DNA repair in mammals
Robin L. Davis, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS;
Ph.D., Stanford
Sensory signaling and ontogeny, as related to
molecular mechanisms that regulate auditory function
Cheryl F. Dreyfus, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, RWJMS/CABM; Ph.D., Cornell
Neuronal growth factor and brain development
Monica A. Driscoll, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SAS/CABM; Ph.D., Harvard
Molecular genetics of neurodegeneration; mechanotransduction
Huizhou Fan, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, RWJMS, and Director of Graduate Program in Physiology and Integrative Biology; Ph.D., Manitoba (Canada)
Bacterial physiology; host-microbial interaction
Joseph Fondell, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, RWJMS; Ph.D., New York
Regulation of gene expression by nuclear receptors; pathological role of nuclear receptors in hormone-dependent cancers
Shridar Ganesan, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, RWJMS/CINJ; Ph.D., Yale
DNA repair; chromatin structure; breast cancer biology; genomic classification of cancer; DNA repair abnormalities in cancer
Barth Grant, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SAS; Ph.D., Princeton
Analysis of endocytosis and trafficking in C. elegans and mammalian cells
Beatrice Haimovich, Associate Professor of Surgery, RWJMS;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Cell-surface interaction; adhesion receptors mediated
signals Michael Hampsey, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Louisiana State
Gene expressions; chromatin; yeast genetics
Estela Jacinto, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., California (San Diego)
Temporal and spatial control of cell growth; nutrient sensing; signal transduction
Shengkan (Victor) Jin, Associate Professor, RWJMS; Ph.D.,
Cornell Medical School/Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Autophagy; mitochondrial biology and mitophagy; cellular
energetics; metabolic disease prevention and treatment; cancer prevention and
treatment; mouse genetic models
George Lambert, Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
RWJMS; M.D., Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)
Environmental factors on childhood growth and development
Peter Lobel, Resident Member CABM and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Columbia
Protein targeting; mannose-6-phosphate receptors; cancer prognosis
Kenneth H. McKeever, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., McMaster (Canada)
Comparative exercise and cardiovascular physiology
Randall McKinnon, Associate Professor of Surgery,
RWJMS; Ph.D., McMaster (Canada)
Growth factors and glia
Daniel J. Medina, Associate Professor of Medicine, RWJMS/CINJ; Ph.D., Rhode Island
Mechanisms of bone marrow stromal cell regulation of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) pathogenesis
Gary F. Merrill, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Michigan State
Ischemic heart disease; regulation of coronary circulation
James H. Millonig, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Princeton
Dorsal CNS development; Bmp signaling; mouse mutations and
autism
Judith Neubauer, Professor of Medicine, RWJMS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Neurobiology of respiratory control; neuronal responses to hypoxia and CO2
Tim Otto, Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Neurobiology of learning and memory
Zhiping Pang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and
Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Mechanisms of synaptic regulation: from stem cell to the brain
John Pintar, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS/CABM; Ph.D., Oregon
Physiology of insulin-like growth factor and genetic analysis of opioid system function
Sally Radovick, Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, RWJMS; M.D.,
Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine
Regulation of puberty and reproduction by sex steroids,
neurotransmitters, and growth factors; neuroendocrine proteins; hypogonadotropic hypogonadism;
hypothalamic and pituitary neuroendocrine cells; obesity and diabetes in
children
Loren Runnels, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, RWJMS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Cellular and molecular function of TRP channels
Amrik Sahota, Research Professor of Genetics, SAS; Ph.D.,
London
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency; chronic renal
failure; microchimerism and organ transplantation; Alzheimer's disease;
molecular diagnostics
Dipak Sarkar, Board of Governors Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Oxford
Influences of stress and drug abuse on neuroendocrine and neuroimmune systems
Stephan K. Schwander, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH; M.D., Goethe (Germany); Ph.D., Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany)
Human antimycobacterial immunity; human lung immunology; manufactured and engineered nanoparticles; urban air pollution
Federico Sesti, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Genova
Physiology and structure-function of ion channels
Sue Shapses, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Metabolism of bone and cartilaginous tissue; osteoporosis
Yufang Shi, University Professor of Pharmacology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Alberta
Molecular immunology
Nancy Walworth, Professor and Chair of Pharmacology, RWJMS;
Ph.D., Yale
Cell cycle checkpoint control in response to DNA damage
Xiangbing Wang, Professor of Medicine, RWJMS; Ph.D., Oregon
Calcium homeostasis; metabolic syndrome
Malcolm Watford, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; D.Phil., Oxford
Glutamine metabolism; regulation of glutaminase gene expression
Harvey R. Weiss, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Duke
Coronary and cerebral circulation; nitric oxide; myocardial signal transduction
William J. Welsh, Professor of Pharmacology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Bioinformatics; computer-aided molecular modeling and drug design
Fedric Wondisford, Professor and Chair of Medicine, RWJMS; M.D.,
Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine
TSH subunit genes; anterior pituitary gland function; thyroid hormone regulation of the
hypothalamic pituitary thyroid (HPT) axis; hepatic glucose production
Bing Xia, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, RWJMS/CINJ; Ph.D., Rutgers
DNA repair; homologous recombination; breast cancer; Fanconi anemia
Rob Zachow, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Kansas
Ovarian follicular development steroidogenesis
Huaye Zhang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell
Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Virginia
Regulation of dendritic spine morphogenesis and synaptic
plasticity
Renping Zhou, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP/EOHSI; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Development of the brain; function of growth factors and their receptors
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