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SPORT Progam Participating Faculty Members

Name/Degree(s)	Rank	Primary (& Secondary) Appointment(s)	Role in Program	Research Interest
Bartlett, Stephen T.,M.D.	Professor, Chairman	Department of Surgery (Department of Medicine)	Mentor	Autoimmunity and graft survival
Beamer, Brock A. , M.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Medicine	Mentor	Aging, diabetes, obesity and body composition and functional correlates
Beitelshees, Amber, Pharm.D., M.P.H.	Assistant Professor	Department of Medicine	Mentor	Treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Black, Maureen M., Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Pediatrics, (Epidemiology and Public Health, Family and Community Medicine, Department of Medicine)	Mentor	Nutrition and child development, focusing on both under nutrition and overweight
Blumenthal, Jacob B., M.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Medicine, Co-Director of the GRECC Assessment Clinic	Mentor	The effects of aging and obesity on cytokine production by adipose tissue and their relationship to systemic levels and constituents of the metabolic syndrome, as well as examine the effect(s) of weight loss and aerobic exercise training in an older subset of subjects
D’Adamo, Christopher, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Family & Community Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine (Department of Epidemiology & Public Health)	Mentor	Synergistic effects of diet and exercise on the prevention of obesity and chronic disease.
Damcott, Coleen, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Medicine	Mentor	Molecular basis and genetics of complex diseases in humans
Davis, Stephen, M.B.B.S.	Professor and Chair	Department of Medicine (Physiology)	Mentor	Diabetes and metabolic disorders, Hypoglycemia in-vivo vascular biologic mechanisms, Exercise physiology.
Fink, Jeffrey C., M.D., M.S.	Associate Professor	Department of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology	Mentor	Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease
Fraser-Liggett, Claire D., Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology (Director, Institute for Genome Sciences)	Mentor	Sequencing and analysis of human, animal, plant and Microbial Genomes to Better Understand the Role that Genes play In Development, evolution, physiology and disease
Girnun, Geoffrey D., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Mentor	Targeting metabolic pathways in cancer; fundamental differences in metabolism in cancer versus normal tissue; target metabolic pathways increasing the risk of cancer (we have for the first time identified that metformin, a drug used to treat diabetes prevents liver cancer); identify the mechanisms mediating these effects and the applicability of this to patients at risk for HCC.
Goldberg, Andrew, M.D.	Professor	Department of Medicine (Kinesiology University of Maryland College Park (UMCP))	Mentor	Research examines the effects of exercise and weight loss on the cellular mechanisms affecting lipid and glucose metabolism and cardiovascular risk factor modification. Goal is to train MD’s and PhD’s to become independent investigators in the conduct of patient-oriented translational science in nephrology.
Gong, Da-Wei, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Department of Medicine	Mentor	Adipokines in the pathogenesis of obesity and its co-morbidities, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and application of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in research treatment of endocrine and metabolic diseases
Griffith, Bartley P., M.D.	Professor	Department of Surgery, Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Heart and Lung Transplantation	Mentor	Heart and lung transplantation, including those specific to diabetic recipients
Hager, Erin R., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Pediatrics (Department of Epidemiology & Public Health)	Mentor	physical activity assessment and the development and validation of novel methods for assessing constructs related to nutrition
Hochberg, Marc C., M.D., M.P.H.	Professor	Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology	Mentor	Epidemiology of rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases, including osteoarthritis and osteoporosis and related fractures; controlled clinical trials in the rheumatic diseases.
Horenstein, Richard B., M.D., J.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Medicine	Mentor	Genetics of type 2 diabetes and lipid disorders. Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Medicine
Katzel, Leslie I., M.D., Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Department of Medicine	Mentor	Aging, exercise, physical functioning and cognition
Kittner, Steven J., M.D., M.P.H.	Professor	Department of Neurology (Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland)	Mentor	Apply epidemiological principles to neurological problems. He established a population-based case-control study of ischemic stroke in young adults with a biorepository of DNA, serum, and plasma, which has been utilized to study novel stroke risk factors. This work has included historical, biochemical, and more recently genetic factors.
Kreyenbuhl, Julie A., Pharm.D., Ph.D.	Associate Professor Investigator Assistant Director	Department of Psychiatry, Division of Services Research, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. (VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5) Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Veterans Administration Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore, MD.; Research Core, VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5) Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Veterans Administration Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore, MD.)	Mentor	Pharmacoepidemiology of serious mental illness Metabolic side effects of antipsychotic medications Interventions for enhancing adherence to antipsychotic medication Computer technologies for enhancing self-management of co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions
Magaziner, Jay, Ph.D., M.S.	Professor & Chair	Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Director of its Division of Gerontology (Department of Medicine, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science)	Mentor	Epidemiology of hip fracture, psychosocial aspects of health and log-term care, and methods for studying older populations
McLenithan, John, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Departments of Medicine (Physiology)	Mentor	Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ and its endocrine and paracrine effects on liver and muscle, as well as autocrine effects on adipose tissue itself
Miller, Michael , M.D.	Professor	Department of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Director, Center for Preventive Cardiology, University of Maryland Hospital; Staff Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD)	Mentor	Evaluate macronutrient compositional effects in Veterans with the metabolic syndrome and to examine the relationship of monosaturated versus a polyunsaturated fat enriched diets on lipids and lipoproteins, biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial vasoreactivity
Mitchell, Braxton, Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Medicine (Epidemiology & Public Health)	Mentor	Genetic epidemiology of common age-related complex diseases, including osteoporosis, diabetes and CVD
Munger, Steven D., Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology (Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition) GPILS: Program in Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, and Toxicology	Mentor	Molecular basis of chemosensory transduction in olfactory, taste and endocrine systems
O’Connell, Jeffrey R., D. Phil.	Associate Professor	Department of Medicine (Department of Epidemiology & Public Health)	Mentor	Developing statistical and mathematical models for linkage, association and haplotype analysis for the study of complex traits.
Ortmeyer, Heidi, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology	Mentor	Mechanisms by which obesity and type 2 diabetes affect lipid and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, examines the effects of PPAR’s, aging and physical deconditioning on insulin action and fax oxidation
Passaniti, Antonio, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Department of Pathology/Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Mentor	Angiogenesis, antioxidants and insulin sensitivity
Pollin, Toni I., Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Department of Medicine (Co-Tract Leader, Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Program in Epidemiology and Human Genetics, Graduate Program in Life Sciences)	Mentor	Using statistical methods to discern the genetic factors in conjunction with environmental factors causing common complex diseases primarily with adult onset
Quinn, Charlene C., R.N., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor Nurse Researcher Faculty Associate Associate Director Interim Associate Dean	Primary: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine Secondary: Assistant Professor, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health Nursing, University of Maryland School of Nursing; Executive Office of Chief Nurse, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Research Core Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System; UMB DEcIDE Network Center (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness), Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Public Health Outreach, University of Maryland School of Public Health	Mentor	Long Term Care Services for Older Adults Diabetes Among Older Adults Technology and Aging Epidemiology of Aging Populations
Quon, Michael J., M.D., Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology	Mentor	Moleclar mechanisms of insulin action, insulin resistance , and endothelial dysfunction as they relate to diabetes, obesity and their cardiovascular complications
Reece, E. Albert, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.	Distinguished Professor and Dean	University of Maryland, SOM (Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences)	Mentor	Diabetes in pregnancy, birth defects and prenatal diagnosis
Roghmann, Mary-Calre, M.D., M.S.	Professor	Epidemiology & Public Health (Department of Medicine)	Co-Investigator	PI of University of Maryland’s Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30). She is also responsible for advising K12 Scholars on their didactic training.
Ryan, Alice, Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Veterans Administration Career Scientist, exercise physiologist and clinical investigator	Mentor	Mechanism by which aerobic and resistive exercise and weight loss affect body composition and glucose metabolism in obese elderly
Saunders, Elijah, M.D.	Clinical Professor	Head, Section of Hypertension, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine	Mentor	Health disparities of patient with diabetes and hypertension
Sausville, Edward A., M.D., Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Medicine (Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics)	Mentor	Research is aimed at developing drugs that target altered fuel metabolism of tumor cells, particularly through PI3K/AKT/mTOR, and IGF and signal transduction pathways.
Schneider, Martin F., Ph.D.	Professor	Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GPILS: Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Program in Molecular Medicine, Program in Neuroscience)	Mentor	Generation and modulation of the Ca2+ transient in skeletal muscle; Molecular basis of activity dependent skeletal muscle fiber type plasticity; Calcium signaling in neurons.
Shea-Donohue, Terez, Ph.D.	Professor Adjunct Professor	University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Medicine & Physiology (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Medicine) (George Washington University, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology)	Mentor	The immune regulatiojn of gastrointestinal function. Molecular mimicry of enteric pathogens and their interaction with epithelial cells, which are key players in innate immune responses.
Shuldiner, Alan, M.D.	Associate Dean, Personalized & Genomic Medicine; Professor & Head, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition	Head, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition, University of Maryland Associate Dean, Personalized & Genomic Medicine Program, University of Maryland (Department of Physiology, University of Maryland)	Mentor	Genetics/Genomics of complex diseases and traits; Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine
Silver, Kristi D., M.D.	Associate Professor	Acting Director, University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Associate Program Director, GCRC, Director, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Program	Mentor	Understanding the role of pancreatic beta cells in the development of diabetes mellitus
Snitker, Soren, M.D., Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Departments of Medicine (Pediatrics)	Mentor	Human physiology and genetics, more specifically in the context of obesity and diabetes
Sorkin, John, M.D., Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology (Epidemiology & Public Health)	Mentor	Phenotypes associated with aging successfully and the genetics of longevity
Stanley, William C., Ph.D.	Professor	Departments of Medicine (Physiology)	Mentor	Regulation of energy substrate metabolism in the diabetic heart
Steinle, Nanette I., M.D.	Assistant Professor	Department of Medicine	PI	Nutrition, Diabetes, Obesity, Genetics
Streeten, Elizabeth, M.D.	Associate Professor	Departments of Medicine (Pediatrics and Co-Director, Adult Genetics Clinic)	Mentor	Genetics factors contributing to bone health and vitamin D metabolism, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism and treatment of osteoporosis-pseudoglioma (OPPG)
Terrin, Michael L., M.D., C.M., M.P.H.	Professor	Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine)	Mentor	Applying epidemiological methods to solve problems in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases, vascular diseases, and lung diseases and the prevention of these diseases through address of their risk factors. Translational science.
Thompson, Richard B., Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Mentor	Development of fluorescence-based biosensors for analytes of clinical and environmental interest, particularly metal ions. The biological and pathological roles of metal ions such as zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, and cobalt in humans are of growing interest in a variety of diseases, including Alzheimer disease, diabetes, stroke, epilepsy, cancer, macular degeneration of the eye, and others.
Turner, Douglas J., M.D., F.A.C.S.	Associate Professor	Department of Surgery	Mentor	Thyroid diseases, including thyroid cancer, and treatment of hyperparathyroidism
Warnick, Jordan E., Ph.D.	Professor	Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Administration)	Co-Investigator	Research training and medical education
Weir, Matthew R., M.D.	Professor, Division Head	Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology	Mentor	Clinical trials
Woodle, Carole Sztalryd, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology. University of Maryland School of Medicine (Director, Adipose Biology and Basic Mechanisms (ABBM) Core Director (NORC))	Mentor	Research interest is to determine the mechanisms underlying the association between obesity, a chronic positive energy balance state and the development of metabolic diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes.