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Research Interests

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

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