Cell Biology & Physiology

Ghazal Ashrafi, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Metabolic regulation of synaptic function
- Neurodegeneration and axon injury

Peter Bayguinov, PhD
Neuroscience
Research Topics
- Optical microscopy in basic and translational neuroscience

Kendall Blumer, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Signaling mechanisms in cardiovascular and neurological disorders

Sergej Djuranovic, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- RNA metabolism and gene regulation pathways

James Huettner, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Glutamate receptors
- Synaptic transmission
- Stem cell differentiation

Vitaly Klyachko, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Regulation of neurotransmitter release at individual synapses
- Functional roles of presynaptic processes in synaptic plasticity and information processing

Polina Lishko, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Molecular mechanisms of bioactive lipid signaling
- Bioelectricity and regulation of ion channels
- Physiology of the retina
- Fluid flow in the brain
- Neurodegeneration and vision

Dario Maschi, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Synaptic function
- Live imaging microscopy
- Advanced computational imaging analysis

Robert Mercer, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Structure and function of cation transport proteins
- Molecular biology of the Na, K-ATPase
- Membrane proteins in cultured epithelial cells

Colin Nichols, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Ion channel biology, from the molecular basis of channel function to in vivo physiology and disease

Dave Pagliarini, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Understand the biochemical underpinnings of mitochondrial dysfunction in human diseases

Amber Stratman, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research topics
- Mural Cell (MC) biology during development and disease

Heather True, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Epigenetic regulation of phenotypes by propagation of prions in yeast

Peng Yuan, PhD
Cell Biology & Physiology
Research Topics
- Molecular mechanisms of ion channels and transporters