Cancer / Imaging
Tom Badger, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Effects of dietary factors on early development; dietary prevention of chronic diseases (cancer, cardiovascular, osteoporosis); diet /alcohol interactive effects on endocrine regulated metabolism
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Alexei Basnakian, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Nanotoxicology; use of nanoparticles for gene and protein delivery to injured and cancer cells in vivo
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Michael Borrelli, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Microbubbles; brain function and stroke model
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Laura Bernock, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Microbubbles and targeting
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Marc Berridge, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Radioactive biomarkers, PET, SPECT, MRI
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Tracy Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Radiology; imaging
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Jason Chang, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Oxidative stress, programmed cell death, neurotoxicity of cholesterol oxides and mercury
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences
Josh Epstein, D.Sc.
Research Interest(s): Molecular consequences of myeloma/stroma interaction
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Stephen Foster
Research Interest(s): Otolaryngology
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
Ekaterina Galanzha, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Nanoparticles and metastasis
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
Dorothy Graves, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Hematology and Oncology
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Robert Griffin, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Tumor thermotolerance and therapeutics
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
Leah Hennings, D.V.M.
Research Interest(s): Mediators of inflammation; relationship to neoplasia; Nutrition/ dietary supplements; Transgenic animals as models of disease
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pathology
Philip Kenney, M.D.
OtolaryngologyRadiology; imaging
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology; College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Tom Kieber-Emmons, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Tumor antigens, breast, ovarian, colon, small cell lung and epithelial cancers
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pathology; College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Suzanne Klimberg, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Breast cancer: ablation of tumors
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Issam Makhoul, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Endocrinology, metabolic diseases, cancers
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Bobby McGehee, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Stem cell research
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Mauricio Moreno, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Head and neck surgery, cancer
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
Dmitry Nedosekin, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Otolaryngology
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
Mustafa Sarimollaoglu, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Otolaryngology
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
Rajalakshmi Srinath, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Radiology; imaging
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Brian Storrie, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Golgi apparatus as target for vector carried photosensitizer delivery
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Photothermal/ acoustic cytometry of nanoparticles and micrometastases
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
Infectious Disease
Helen Benes
Research Interest(s): Malaria and mosquitos
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences
Dick Jacobs, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Pediatric infectious disease
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Staphylococcus aureus infection; biofilms
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Stroke
William C. Culp, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Stroke treatment w/ nano droplets
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Steven Post, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Atherosclerosis
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pathology
Metabolism / Treatment
Peter Crooks, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Drug discovery and novel treatments
Department/College: College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Brooks Gentry, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Drug abuse treatments affecting concentration/time in the body
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
Bill Gurley, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacogenetics, Drug Metabolism and Transport, Dietary Supplements, Herb-Drug Interactions
Department/College: College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mike Owens, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Antibody-based medications used in treating the neurological problems of drug abuse
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Eric C. Peterson, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Antibody-based methamphetamine treatment
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Geriatrics
Bob Reis, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Genes governing bone density in mice/humans; spinal density; aging
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics; College of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Krishna Kannan, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Rheumatology; arthritis
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics; College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Geriatrics, heart disease
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics
Other
Syed Ali, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): National Center for Toxicological Research
Richard Beger, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): National Center for Toxicological Research – Metabolomics
William Hogan, M.D., M.S.
Research Interest(s): Biomedical informatics
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics
James McDonald, M.D.
Research Interest(s): Eye – Diagnostic and treatment
Department/College: College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
Jeff Moran, Ph.D.
Research Interest(s): Toxicology, risk assessment, industrial hygiene, emergency response
Department/College: College of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Health
Art Norris
Research Interest(s): National Center for Toxicological Research — former director; 2011 MOU