Physiology - Primary Faculty

• Alger, Bradley E., PhD, Professor Emeritus
  410-456-1098
  balgerlab@gmail.com
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• Antalis, Toni M., PhD, Professor
  410-706-8222
  tantalis@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: thrombosis, ovarian cancer, fibrinolysis, coagulation, membrane serine protease, protease-activated receptor, PAR
• Blanpied, Thomas A., PhD, Professor
  410-706-4769
  tblanpied@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Synaptic transmission, neural plasticity, neuronal cell biology, optical physiology, spatial proteomics, neurophysiology, live-cell confocal imaging, super-resolution imaging, DNA PAINT, single-molecule tracking.
• Blaustein, Mordecai P., MD, Professor Emeritus
  (410) 706-3345
  mblaustein@som.umaryland.edu
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• Bloch, Robert J., PhD, Professor
  (410) 706-3020
  rbloch@umaryland.edu
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• Buzza, Marguerite , PhD, Research Associate
  (410) 706-8223
  mbuzza@som.umaryland.edu
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• Cao, Chunzhang , PhD, Assistant Professor
  410-706-8041
  ccao@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: integrin CD11b/CD18 signaling, macrophages, neutrophils, NETS, atherosclerosis mouse model, multiple sclerosis mouse model
• Cooper, Joanna M., PhD, Research Associate
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• Dick, Ivy E., PhD, Associate Professor
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• Dilip Kumar, Shilpa , PhD, Assistant Professor
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• Duru, Nadire , PhD, Research Associate
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• Fang, Shengyun , PhD, Professor
  (410) 706-2220
  sfang@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Proteostasis, UBA1 activity enhancers, RNF5 inhibitor and degrader, drug discovery, ubiquitination, ERAD, unfolded protein response, ER-phagy, VEXAS syndrome, spinal muscular atrophy, α-1-antitrypsin deficiency-associated liver disease, obesity-related cancer, aging, and age-related diseases.
• Garg, Vivek , PhD, Assistant Professor
  410-706-7407
  vgarg@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Mitochondrial biology, calcium and redox signaling, cardiovascular physiology, muscle physiology, ion channels, transporters, membrane biophysics, electrophysiology, confocal imaging, metabolic disorders (Heart failure).
• Greiser, Birte M., MD, PhD, Research Associate
• Halperin Kuhns, Victoria L., PhD, Research Associate
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• Hamlyn, John M., PhD, Professor
  410-706-3479
  jhamlyn@umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Ouabain, Calcium Metabolism, Vascular Function, Brain, Hypertension, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure
• Hariharan, Ashwini AH., PhD, Research Associate
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• Heinbockel, Thomas , PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
  202-806-0058
  theinbockel@howard.edu
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  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
• Hernandez-Araiza, Ileana , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
• Kao, Joseph P., PhD, Professor
  410-706-4167
  jkao@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Molecular probes, cellular physiology, neurophysiology, erythrocyte biology, optical microscopy, fluorescence, caged molecules, spin probes, magnetic imaging modalities, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)
• Koos, Robert D., PhD, Professor Emeritus
  (410) 706-8033
  rkoos@umaryland.edu
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• Kramer, Audra A., PhD, Post Doc Fellow
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• Krueger, Bruce K., PhD, Professor
  410-706-5065
  bkrueger@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Autism, intellectual disability, brain development, valproic acid (VPA), gene-environment interactions, genomics, next-generation RNAseq, Down syndrome
• Kumari, Anshu , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
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• Lakatta, Edward G., MD, Adjunct Professor
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• Lederer, W. Jonathan , MD, PhD, Professor
  410-706-8181
  jlederer@umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Calcium Signaling, Calcium Sparks, Calcium-Dependent Arrhythmogenesis, Excitation-Contraction (EC) Coupling, Sodium Calcium Exchange Mechanisms, , X-ROS Signaling, , Cardiac Hypertrophy, Heart Failure, Cardiac Myocytes, Cardiac Mitochondria, Cardiac Cellular Physiology, Computational Biology, Super-Resolution Imaging, Confocal Imaging
• Legenzov, Eric A., PhD, Research Associate
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• Levy, Aaron , PhD, Research Associate
  410-706-0515
  aaron.levy@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: confocal microscopy, super-resolution microscopy, DNA-PAINT, synapse organization, neuronal cell biology, molecular biology, NMDA receptors, parvalbumin interneuron, nanostructure
• Longden, Thomas A., PhD, Assistant Professor
  (410) 706-1956
  thomas.longden@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: brain blood flow, neurovascular coupling, functional hyperemia, smooth muscle, endothelium, pericytes, astrocytes, neurons, ion channels, G-protein coupled receptors, ependymal cells, choroid plexus, plasticity, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, electrophysiology, optogenetics, multiphoton imaging
• Lukyanenko, Valeriy I., PhD, Research Associate
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• Mannella, Carmen A., PhD, Adjunct Professor
  410-706-4667
  cmannella@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Electron microscopy, electron tomography, mitochondria, cristae, bioenergetics, membrane remodeling, ion channels, VDAC
• Matteson, Donald R., PhD, Associate Professor
  (410) 706-1809
  dmatteso@umaryland.edu
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• Mauban, Joseph Ryan H., PhD, Assistant Professor
  410-706-3925
  jmauban@umaryland.edu
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• Meredith, Andrea L., PhD, Professor
• Muriel-Gonzalez, Joaquin , PhD, Research Associate
  (410) 706-6028
  jmuri001@umaryland.edu
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• Rizzo, Megan A., PhD, Associate Professor
  (410) 706-2421
  mrizzo@som.umaryland.edu
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• Thompson, Scott M., PhD, Adjunct Professor
  410-706-5817
  sthom003@umaryland.edu
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• Trudeau, Matthew C., PhD, Professor
  410-706-5551
  mtrudeau@som.umaryland.edu
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• Vogel, Bruce E., PhD, Assistant Professor
  (410) 706-4516
  BVogel@som.umaryland.edu
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• Wade, James B., PhD, Professor Emeritus
  410-706-3190
  jwade@umaryland.edu
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• Wang, Wei , PhD, Research Associate
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• Welling, Paul A., MD, Adjunct Professor
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• Wier, Withrow Gil , PhD, Professor Emeritus
  410-706-3349
  gwier001@umaryland.edu
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• Wong, Shenq Huey , PhD, Research Associate
  (410) 706-4343
  shwong@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Glucokinase, biosensor, mouse model, islet, metabolism, imaging.
• Woodward, Owen M., PhD, Associate Professor
  410 706 1760
  owoodward@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Uric Acid, Urate, Gout, Kidney, Renal Physiology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Yan, Wenjing , DSci, Research Associate
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• Zhang, Li , PhD, Professor
  410-706-8040
  lizhang@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases, Autoimmunity, inflammation, stem cells, macrophages, integrin, cell adhesion
• Zhang, Yinghua , MD, PhD, Research Associate
  410-706-6028
  yzhan004@umaryland.edu
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• Zhao, Guiling , PhD, Assistant Professor
  (410) 706-6240 (office)
  gzhao@som.umaryland.edu
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  Keywords: Physiology, Calcium Signaling, Microcirculation, Blood flow control, Arterial smooth muscle cell, Ventricular Myocyte, Endothelial Cell, Cerebral Artery, Coronary Artery, Electrophysiology, Super Resolution Imaging, Confocal Imaging, Patch Clamp, Pressurized artery, Capillary, Pericyte, Electro-Metabolic Signaling
• Zhong, Yongwang , DSci, Research Associate
  (410) 706-3443
  yzhong@umaryland.edu
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