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Mechanisms of Disease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Gregory Conner
Associate Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: Airway innate host defense; epithelial cell biology; function and metabolism of reactive oxygen species.

Dr. W. Dalton Dietrich
Scientific Director
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: Neuroprotection and Improved Recovery of Function following CNS Trauma.

Dr. Christian Faul
Assistant Professor, Medicine/Nephrology and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: The Synaptopodin family of actin binding proteins and its role in signal transduction in renal podocytes and cardiac myocytes

Dr. Nevis Fregien
Associate Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: Growth factors, development, cancer.

Dr. Leonidas G. Koniaris, M.D.
Alan Livingstone Chair in Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor, Surgery and Cell Biology & Anatomy 
Research Interest: growth regulation and control in the liver, mechanisms of cancer associated wasting.

Dr. Richard K. Lee
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: molecular, cellular, and neurophysiologic basis of glaucoma in experimental and human models.


Dr. Carlos T. Moraes
Professor,
Neurology and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: Human Genetics; Molecular pathogenesis of disease-related mitochondrial DNA mutations.

Dr. Peter Mundel
Professor, Medicine and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: Cell Biology of podocytes and glomerular disease

Dr. Jochen Reiser
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Professor, Medicine and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: Cell Biology of podocytes and glomerular disease

Dr. Richard L. Rotundo
Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy
Research Interests: Membrane protein biogensis and localization; signal transduction; gene expression and regulation; nerves and muscle.

Dr. Teresa A. Zimmers
Research Assistant Professor, Surgery and Cell Biology & Anatomy 
Research Interests: growth control, growth factors and cytokines, liver regeneration, liver transplantation, small bowel growth and repair, role of growth factors in organ repair and transplantation, regulation of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue mass, cachexia
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