Research

Erhard Bieberich, PhD
Lipid Biochemistry

Shannon Macauley, PhD
Brain Metabolism, Alzheimer's Disease, Sleep

Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian, PhD
Role of Sphingolipid Signal Transduction Pathway in Animal Aging

Stefanka Spassieva, PhD
Sphingolipid Metabolism in Neurodegeneration and Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Cheavar A. Blair, PhD 
Mechanical Disruption of Cardiac Function Caused by Chemotherapy, Inherited Mutations, Altered Circadian Rhythms

Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc
Molecular Mechanisms of Human Vascular Diseases

Brian Delisle, PhD
Cardiovascular Physiology, Chronobiology

Ming Cui Gong, PhD, MD
Circadian Blood Pressure Rhythm in Normal and Diabetes, Aortic Aneurysm

Scott Gordon, PhD
Roles of Lipoproteins in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

Gregory Graf, PhD
Regulation of Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism in the Development and Treatment of Cardiometabolic Disease

Xiang-An Li, PhD
Role of Adrenal Stress Response in Sepsis, Mechanisms of High Cholesterol Diet-Induced Sudden Death

Hong S. Lu, MD, PhD 
Atherosclerosis, Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections

Jonathan Satin, PhD
Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Function and Restoration from Heart Failure

Ryan Temel, PhD
Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

Xu Xiao, PhD
Lipids provide the structural framework of membranes that enclose the cell and its organelles. Precise temporal movement and spatial localization of lipids are essential for maintaining organelle homeostasis and overall organism health. My research focuses on identifying novel intracellular lipid transport pathways, understanding their cellular functions, and developing strategies to modulate intracellular lipid homeostasis for disease prevention and treatment.

Diego Lucero, PhD
Our lab aims to identify new regulators of lipoprotein metabolism and understand their role in modulating lipid levels in blood, with the goal of improving the diagnosis of inherited lipid disorders and uncovering new drug targets to help prevent heart disease.

John J. McCarthy, PhD
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity

Yuan Wen, PhD, MD
Translational Regulation by Ribosome Specialization, Biomedical Imaging, Application of Artificial Intelligence, (Epi)Genetics

John Carib Gensel, PhD
Neuroinflammation in Spinal Cord and Brain Injury

Brad Hubbard, PhD
Blood-Brian Barrier and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Samir P. Patel, PhD
Mitochondrial Targeted Therapeutics, Macrophage Metabolism & Systemic Infection Following Spinal Cord Injury

Kathryn Saatman, PhD
Pathobiology of Traumatic Brain Injury

Thad Wilson, PhD
Autonomic Nervous System, Eccrine Sweat Gland, and Skin Barrier Dysfunction

Gregory Frolenkov, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hearing

Timothy McClintock, PhD
Olfaction, Neural Regeneration, Neurogenerative Disease

A. Catalina Velez-Ortega, PhD
Molecular Pathways of Hearing Protection and Plasticity