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Primary Faculty

Teresita Bellido
Teresita Bellido, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Website: Full Bio

Currently accepting new students

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of hormones on bone and skeletal muscle; and effects of cancer on the musculoskeletal system.

Ryan Allen, Ph.D.
Ryan M. Allen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Full Bio

Transport of small non-coding RNAs by lipoproteins and their impact on immune cell function in metabolic disease.

Bagchi Rushita
Rushita Bagchi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: RBagchi@uams.edu
Website: Full Bio

Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiometabolic Diseases

Lawrence Cornett
Lawrence E. Cornett, Ph.D.
Professor
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Avian neuroendocrinology, pulmonary adrenergic receptor function

Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D.
Jesús Delgado-Calle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Tumor microenvironment in bone cancers.

Neha Dole
Neha Dole, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Japneet Kaur
Japneet Kaur, Ph.D.
Instructor
Location: Biomedical Research Center II
Email: JKaur4@uams.edu
Vladimir Lupashin
Vladimir Lupashin, Ph.D.
Professor
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Molecular mechanisms of membrane trafficking

Roy Morello
Roy Morello, Ph.D.
Professor
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The function of genes involved in bone mass accrual, osteoporosis, collagen modification and osteogenesis imperfecta.

Sanja Novak
Sanja Novak Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: SNovak@uams.edu
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Musculoskeletal tissue biology and regeneration

Melda Onal
Melda Onal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Autophagy in osteoblast lineage cells and resultant effects on bone remodeling

Amy Sato
Amy Sato, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Location: Biomedical Research Building II, Room 238-2
Phone: 501-603-1360
Email: AYSato@uams.edu
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Glucocorticoid-induced disease in the musculoskeletal and cardiac systems.

Brian Storrie, Ph.D.
Brian Storrie, Ph.D.
Professor
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Organelle assembly, platelet secretion, molecular mechanisms of membrane trafficking

Jerry Ware
Jerry Ware, Ph.D.
Professor
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The role of platelets in disease

Dr. Wight
Patricia A. Wight, Ph.D.
Professor
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Molecular neurobiology

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