Physiology - All Faculty | University of Maryland School of Medicine

Albrecht, Eugene D., PhD, Professor

410-706-3391

ealbrecht@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Pregnancy, Placental vascularization, Fetus, Development, Programming

Alger, Bradley E., PhD, Professor Emeritus

410-456-1098

balgerlab@gmail.com

Benavides, David Roger , MD, PhD, Assistant Professor

dbenavides@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Clinical Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology, Neuroinflammatory and Demyelinating Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), Transverse Myelitis (TM), Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE), Neuronal Plasticity, Signal Transduction

Birukov, Konstantin G., MD, PhD, Professor

(410) 706-2578

kbirukov@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: acute lung injury, sepsis, secondary lung injury, lung microbiome, lung aging, endothelial permeability, inflammation, innate immunity, cell junctions, cytoskeleton, cell motility and mechanotransduction, cell-cell interactions, signal transduction, biosensors, lipid mediators, oxidized phospholipids, DAMPs, prostaglandins

Birukova, Anna A., MD, Professor

(410) 706-2545

abirukova@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: My general research interest is cytoskeletal mechanisms regulating lung endothelial permeability and inflammation and approaches to attenuate acute lung injury and improve lung recovery.

Blaustein, Mordecai P., MD, Professor Emeritus

(410) 706-3345

mblaustein@som.umaryland.edu

Chao, Wei , MD, PhD, Professor

wchao@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Sepsis, trauma, ischemic myocardial infarction, organ injury, innate immunity, biomarkers, microRNA, bioinformatics, machine learning.

Civin, Curt I., MD, Professor

(410) 706-1181

ccivin@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Stem Cell Biology, Hematopoiesis, Regenerative Medicine, Oncology, Pediatric Oncology, Gene Therapy, Hematology, Cancer, Leukemia, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, CD34

Davis, Stephen N., MBBS, Professor

(410) 328-2488

sdavis@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Exercise, Inflammation

Fasano, Alessio , MD, Adjunct Professor

Gladwin, Mark T., MD, Professor

410-706-7410

umsomdean@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: sickle cell disease, pulmonary hypertension, nitrite, carbon monoxide

Han, Zhe , PhD, Professor

410-706-4047

zhan@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Drosophila, Human Disease Models, heart, kidney, blood, muscle, metabolic diseases, nephrocyte, congenital heart disease, leukemia, nephrotic syndrome, genetic kidney diseases, drug screen, APOL1 nephropathy, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, viral protein host interaction

Hariharan, Ashwini AH., PhD, Research Associate

Heinbockel, Thomas , PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor

202-806-0058

theinbockel@howard.edu

Keywords: Neuroscience, cellular and network mechanisms of brain function studied with electrophysiological, optical, anatomical, and pharmacological methods; neural signaling and synaptic transmission; drug discovery & development

Koos, Robert D., PhD, Professor Emeritus

(410) 706-8033

rkoos@umaryland.edu

Kramer, Audra A., PhD, Post Doc Fellow

Kumari, Anshu , PhD, Post Doc Fellow

akumari@som.umaryland.edu

Lakatta, Edward G., MD, Adjunct Professor

LeGates, Tara A., PhD, Assistant Professor

Keywords: reward, learning, depression, neuronal circuits, circadian

Mackenzie, Colin F., MB,ChB, MD(res), Professor Emeritus

410-328-8673

cmackenzie@som.umaryland.edu

Mannella, Carmen A., PhD, Adjunct Professor

410-706-4667

cmannella@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Electron microscopy, electron tomography, mitochondria, cristae, bioenergetics, membrane remodeling, ion channels, VDAC

O'Donnell, Christopher P., PhD, Professor

410-706-7410

odonnellcp@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: physiology, obstructive sleep apnea, Sleep apnea, Cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease,

Sarkar, Rajabrata , MD, PhD, Professor

410-328-5840

rsarkar@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Blood vessel growth, blood vessel development, vascular surgery

Shen, Jana , PhD, Professor

Shuldiner, Alan R., MD, Professor

(410) 706-1623

ashuldin@medicine.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Genetics of Age-Related Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Order Amish, APOC3 Null Mutation, CYP2C19 Variant, Personalized Medicine, Precision Medicine, Pharmacogenetics

Simard, J. Marc , MD, PhD, Professor

(410) 328-0850

msimard@som.umaryland.edu

Son, Junseok , PhD, Assistant Professor

410-706-3031; Son Lab: https://sites.google.com/view/thesonlab

junseok.son@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Exercise Physiology, Obesity, Epigenetics, Fetal/Perinatal Physiology, Placental development, Adipocytes/myocytes, Stem (progenitor) cell differentiation

Stains, Joseph P., PhD, Professor

(410) 706-2494

jstains@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Osteoblast, Osteocyte, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Bone, Intercellular Communication, Gap Junction, Connexin 43, Signal Transduction, Protein Kinase C, ERK, Runx2, Osterix, Musculoskeletal Biology, Osteoarthritis, Cytoskeleton, Mechanotransduction, Intermediate Filaments, Microtubules, CaMKII, Sclerostin.

Strickland, Dudley K., PhD, Professor

410-706-8010

dstrickland@som.umaryland.edu

Keywords: Lipoprotein receptors, vascular disease, thrombosis, atherosclerosis, aneurysms, Alzheimer's disease

Tang, Cha-Min , MD, PhD, Professor

410-706-2347

ctang@som.umaryland.edu

Thompson, Loren P., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor

(410) 706-4422

lthompson1@umm.edu

Keywords: fetus, heart, mitochondria, hypoxia, placenta, cardiovascular programming

Thompson, Scott M., PhD, Adjunct Professor