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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology FacultyRobert L. Goodman, Ph.D., Professor, Chairman Phone: 304-293-1496 Email: bgoodman@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin secretion; mechanisms responsible for seasonal reproductive function and onset of ovarian cyclesat puberty. Matthew Boegehold, Ph.D., Professor Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Cardiovascular Sciences Phone: 304-293-5240 Email: mboegehold@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Physiology and pathophysiology of the microcirculation: local and neural mechanisms of blood flow control, endothelium-dependent regulation of microvascular tone, microvascular alterations in hypertension. Paul B. Brown, Ph.D., Professor Phone: 304-293-1512 Email: pbbrown@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Spinal cord physiology, tactile discrimination Vincent Castranova, Ph.D., Professor (Joint appointment with ALOSH) Phone: 304-285-6056 Email: vic@niords1.em.cdc.gov Research Interests: Pulmonary cell physiology, pulmonary inflammation, occupational lung diseases, inhalation toxicology. John M. Connors, Ph.D., Associate Professor Phone: 304-293-1511 Email: jconnors@hsc.wvu.edu Mary E. Davis, Ph.D., Professor Phone: 304-293-4314 Email: mdavis@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Environmental toxicology, focusing on toxicity of environmental/ occupational pollutants to mammals. Toxicology of drinking water pollutants, including disinfection by-products and arsenic. Toxicology of occupational hazards, including halogenated solvents and arsenic. Toxicity to the liver, kidneys and vascular system. Judy M. Delp, Associate Professor Phone: 304-293-2485 Email: jdelp@hsc.wvu.edu Jeff Fedan, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, (NIOSH) Phone: 304-285-5766 Email:jsf2@cdc.gov David G. Frazer, Ph.D., Associate Professor (Joint appointment with ALOSH) Phone: 304-285-5873 Research Interests: Respiration, bioengineering, lung acoustics, laser technology, animal exposure systems, acoustical Impedance, and development of exposure facilities. Jefferson C. Frisbee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Phone: 304-293-5495 Email:jfrisbee@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Our research program is targeted at understanding alterations to microvascular structure and function during the development of the metabolic syndrome. While individual projects examine alterations to microvascular reactivity to physiological and pharmacological stimuli, additional efforts are directed at understanding modifications to microvascular structure (at both the individual vessel and whole network levels of resolution) which develop with the metabolic syndrome. Leah Hammer Fink, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Phone: 304-293-1521 Email:lhammer@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: As a cardiovascular physiologist/pharmacologist, my primary interest lies in studying small blood vessels under physiologic and pathologic conditions. I am currently studying gender differences in the changes in skeletal muscle microcirculatory function which occur during the aging process. Pingnian He, M.D.,Ph.D., Professor Phone: 304-293-1515 Email:phe@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Cardiovascular Physiology, Microcirculation Stan Hileman, Ph.D., Associate Professor Phone: 304-293-1502 Email:shileman@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Neurobiology of Food Intake and Reproduction Michael D. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor Phone: 304-293-1514 Email:mjohnson@hsc.wvu.edu James W. Lewis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Phone: 304-293-1517 Email:jlewis@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Mapping and exploring the functions of human brain regions responsible for our ability to recognize every day natural sounds (complex sounds) and our ability to localize sound in three-dimensional space. Additionally, we are exploring how auditory information becomes integrated with the other sensory modalities (i.e. vision and touch/motor). Jun Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor Phone: 304-293-1503 Email:JunLiu@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Caveolae are specific microdomains on cell surface involved in endocytosis, transcytosis and signal transduction. The major structural proteins of caveolae are 22-kDa proteins named caveolins. Recent evidence has suggested that caveolin may function as a tumor suppressor gene. Our laboratory is interested in the two areas: 1) the role of caveolin in angiogenesis; and 2) the role of caveolin in cell motility. Michael G. Mawhinney, Ph.D., Professor Phone: 304-293-4159 Email:mmawhinney@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Etiology of Prostatic Neoplasms Robert Mercer, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor (NIOSH) Phone: 304-285-6157 Email:rpm7@cdc.gov Research Interests: Physiology and patho-physiology of the lungs with specific expertise in morphological methods for study of deposition and injury resulting from the inhalation of airborne toxicants. Fred Minnear, Ph.D., Assistant Dean Graduate Studies Phone: 304-293-6229 Email: fminnear@hsc.wvu.edu Eisuke Murono, Ph.D., Adjunct, Associate Professor (NIOSH) Phone: 304-285-6145 Email:eem8@cdc.gov Research Interests: The examination of the potential effects of occupational chemicals (industrial surfactants or plasticizers and pesticides) in altering male reproductive functions, especially testicular Leydig and Sertoli cell functions. Using the rat as the experimental model and both in vitro and in vivo exposures, studies are being conducted to determine whether there are age-specific differences in the sensitivity of the testis to these chemicals. The specific mechanism (s) by which each chemical alters Leydig or Sertoli cell functions is being evaluated. Jamal Mustafa, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Research Phone: 304-293-5830 Email: smustafa@hsc.wvu.edu Timothy R Nurkiewicz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Cardiovascular Sciences Phone: 304-293-7328 Email:tnurkiewicz@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Mechanisms contributing to the systemic microvascular dysfunction that is triggered by pulmonary exposure to nanoparticles and ambient particulate matter (microvascular/environmental toxicology). These include: local regulation of blood flow, endothelial function, inflammation and mechanotransduction. The degree to which developmental or clinical factors such as age, gender and/or pre-existing disease (i.e. hypertension) influence the intensity of these mechanisms is of primary interest. Vernon Odom, Ph.D., Professor (Joint appointment with Ophthalmology) Phone: 304-293-2561 Email:jodom@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: 1) Assessment of visual functions, 2) Binocular Interactions, 3) Parallel streams of human visual information processing, 4) Low Vision, 5) Vision Related Quality of Life Mark Reasor, Ph.D., Professor Phone: 304-293-2418 Email:mreasor@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Toxicology of the lungs; In vitro toxicology Bernard G. Schreurs, Ph.D., Professor; joint appoinments with the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Instititue and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry Phone: 304-293-0497 Email: bschreurs@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Learning and memory, synaptic plasticity, and Alzheimer’s disease. Lauralee Sherwood, D.V.M., Professor Phone: 304-293-1501 Email:lsherwood@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Textbook author in the areas of human physiology, human anatomy and physiology, and animal physiology. Anna A. Shvedova, Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor Phone: 304-285-6177 Email: ats1@cdc.gov Research Interests: Mechanism of chronic allergic skin and lung disease caused by industrial chemicals. Free radical reactions and inflammatory cell responses, molecular regulation of oxidant, pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors, molecular mechanisms of cell damage and apoptosis. David J. Smith, Ph.D., Professor Phone: 304-293-4470 Email: djsmith@hsc.wvu.edu George A. Spirou, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Phone: 304-293-2457 Email:gspirou@wvu.edu Research Interests: Audition, Neural mechanisms of selective attention, membrane physiology. William T. Stauber, Ph.D., Professor (Joint appointment with Neurology and Physical Therapy) Phone: 304-293-1491 Email:wstauber@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Muscle physiology, exercise physiology, cumulative trauma disorder, repetitive stress injuries, muscle injury and repair, and muscle fibrosis and movement dysfunction. Stanley D. Yokota, Ph.D., Associate Professor Phone: 304-293-1492 Email:syokota@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Renal physiology, microcirculatory physiology, transport, osmoregulation. Han-Gang Yu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Phone: 304-293-2324 Email: hyu@hsc.wvu.edu Chris Van Dyke, Lecturer Phone: 304-293-5867 Email: cvandyke@hsc.wvu.edu Karen Woodfork, Ph.D., Associate Professor Phone: 304-293-1997 Email: kwoodfork@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: online learning, instructional computer simulations, small group teaching methods, authorship and editorial review of textbooks/chapters in pharmacology. Emeritus Faculty William W. Fleming, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Phone: Email: Research Interests: 1. Altered responsiveness of neurons and muscle cells to chronic exposure to drugs: pharmacological, physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms. 2. Genetic abnormalities and neuronal responsiveness to neurotransmitters resulting in pathological conditions, particularly seizure disposition. Gunter N. Franz, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus Phone: Email:gnfranz@msn.com Research Interests: Nonlinear lung mechanics Wilbert E. Gladfelter, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus Phone: 304-293-1517 Email:wegrib@aol.com Ping Lee, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Phone: Email:plee@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Membrane transport during cell differentiation and maturation, and applications of x-ray microanalysis in biomedical sciences. Ronald J. Millecchia, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus Phone: 304-293-1518 Email: rmillecchia@hsc.wvu.edu Research Interests: Sensory physiology - invertebrate visual systems and vertebrate spinal cord, neuronal modeling and artificial neural networks, electrophysiological instrumentation. |
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