Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics

Qais D. Al-Awqati, M.B., Ch.B., P&S 10-441, Ext. 5-3512

Epithelial differentiation and protein targeting; molecular mechanism of organogenesis of the kidney.

Jahar Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D. St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hosp. 523-7310

Endothelial mechanisms of lung injury using cultured cells and the optically imaged lung.

Martin Blank, Ph.D., P&S 3-342, Ext. 5-3644

Electromagnetic field effects on membrane enzymes and on the cellular stress response.

Jane Dodd, Ph.D., BB 11-1103, Ext. 5-3818

Neuronal differentiation and axonal patterning in the developing vertebrate central nervous system.

Michel Ferin, M.D., P&S 16-414, Ext. 5-3711

Neuroendocrine control of the reproductive cycle; central mechanisms whereby stress interferes with reproduction.

Jorge Fischbarg, M.D., Ph.D., EI 612, Ext. 5-9092

Molecular biophysics of cell membrane transporters and water channels; volume regulation.

Claude P.J. Ghez, M.D., PI Annex 822, Tel. 543-5398

Neural control of multi-joint limb movement in the cat and in humans.

Joseph Gogos, M.D., Ph.D., P&S 11-518, Ext. 5-0744

Assembly and maintenance of sensory maps in the brain; animal models for genes predisposing to psychiatric disorders.

Jonathan A. Javitch, M.D., Ph.D., P&S 11-401, Ext. 5-7308

Structure, function, and regulation of G protein-coupled receptors and neurotransmitter transporters.

Eric R. Kandel, M.D., PI Annex 664, Tel. 543-5202

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of associative and non-associative learning.

Arthur Karlin, Ph.D., P&S 11-401, Ext. 5-3973

The function of receptors in terms of molecular structures.

John D. Loike, Ph.D., BB 11-1111, Ext. 5-1510

Regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis through physiological and pathological matrices.

Martin Low, Ph.D., P&S 11-433, Ext. 5-1707

Cellular function of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor.

Amy MacDermott, Ph.D., BB 11-1106, Ext. 5-3889

Regulation of synaptic transmission in the superficial dorsal horn.

Andrew R. Marks, M.D., P&S 11-511, Ext. 5-0270

Molecular mechanisms regulating contraction of normal and failing cardiac muscle, molecular triggers for cardiac arrhymias, and coronary artery restenosis following stent placement.

Brian McCabe, Ph.D., HHSC 616, Ext. 5-3548

Neural differential and development.

Ken D. Miller, Ph.D., 869 Kolb Research Bldg., Tel. 543-5238

Theory and modeling of the function, circuitry, and development of the cerebral cortex and the thalamus.

Ning Qian, Ph.D., PI Annex 525, Tel. 543-6391, Ext. 600

Computational modeling of visual information processing; visual psychophysics of perceptual learning.

James E. Rothman, Ph.D., 520 Russ Berrie, Tel. 851-5565

Elucidating the underlying mechanisms of transport within cells.

David Schachter, M.D., P&S 11-427, Ext. 5-3760

Dynamic regulation of the properties of the wall of the aorta; epithelial and smooth muscle interactions.

Peter Scheiffele, Ph.D., BB 1119, Ext. 5-0204

Molecular mechanisms of synapse formation.

James H. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., PI Annex 707, Tel. 543-5965

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of learning.

Samuel C. Silverstein, M.D., P&S 11-444, Ext. 5-3546

Structure and functions of polymorphonuclear (PMN), mononuclear phagocytes, lymphocytes, platelets and endothelial cells (EC) in innate immunity and diseases.

Ira Tabas, M.D., Ph.D., PH 8-101B, Ext. 5-9430

The cellular and molecular biology of macrophages during atherogenesis.

Alan R. Tall, M.D., P&S 8-401, Ext. 5-9418

Molecular mechanisms responsible for human diseases.

Ming Zhou, Ph.D., P&S 11-433, Tel. 342-3722

Molecular physiology and biophysics of potassium channel modulations.