This page provides an alphabetical listing of biomedical graduate program faculty at Georgetown University Medical Center, along with a brief description of their research interests.
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Ahern, Gerard P., Ph.D.
Ion channels in pain transmission and immunity
Aisen, Paul S., M.D.
Development of effective therapies for Alzheimer's disease
Albanese, Christopher, Ph.D.
Role of oncogenic signaling and the cyclin D1 gene in the induction and maintenance of breast, prostate, and colon cancer
Amri, Hakima, Ph.D.
Modulation of the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor using Ginkgo biloba extract
Andrews, Peter, Ph.D.
Correlation of structure with function in both the normal and pathological kidney; ways to improve the ability of NSAIDs to induce apoptosis of cancer cells
Avantaggiati, Maria Laura, M.D.
Molecular targets for the therapeutic attack of tumor cells; design of small molecules able to interfere with these targets
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Banerjee, Partha, Ph.D.
Prostate cancer prevention, transcriptional regulation of telomerase and telomerase regulated genes
Bayer, Barbara M., Ph.D.
CNS control of immune cell function; opiate-sensitive circuits in midbrain and brainstem
Bellanti, Joseph A., M.D.
Developmental immunology and antimicrobial immunity
Bregman, Barbara S., Ph.D.
Developmental plasticity, neural transplantation, neurotrophic factors, and recovery of function after spinal cord injury; brainstem control of spinal cord function
Burbelo, Peter D., Ph.D.
Serum cancer diagnostics, biomarkers for infection-associated cancers
Byers, Stephen, Ph.D.
Cadherin/catenin adhesion and signaling system in breast and colon cancer and its interaction with nuclear receptors and tumor suppressor genes
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Calderone, Richard A., Ph.D.
Recognition of mammalian cells and signaling events by the human pathogen, Candida albicans
Casey, Elena, Ph.D.
Transcriptional regulation of a class of genes involved in the formation of the early vertebrate body plan
Casey, John L., Ph.D.
Molecular biology of viral hepatitis; RNA structure and function; RNA editing
Chan, Wai-Yee Y., Ph.D.
Molecular genetics of endocrine disorders; developmental genetics and genomics
Chang, Esther H., Ph.D.
Tumor suppressor gene therapy for cancer; tumor-targeted liposome-based systemic gene delivery modulation of oncogene expression by sequence-specific antisense oligonucleotides; molecular bas
Chirikjian, Jack G., Ph.D.
Biotechnology, restriction enzymes, methylases
Cihlar, Ronald L., Ph.D.
Pathogenesis and basic biology of the fungus, Candida albicans
Clarke, Robert, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Breast cancer; malignant progression; gene regulation; steroid hormones and antihormones; drug and endocrine resistance
Cleemann, Lars, Ph.D.
Electrical activity and contraction of myocytes
Cole, Michael F., Ph.D.
Regulation of commensal and exogenous pathogenic bacteria at the mucosal surface by the secretory immune response and the ontogeny of the secretory immune system
Corbin, Joshua, Ph.D.
Genetic and cellular basis of mammalian forebrain development
Cote, Paul J., Ph.D.
Immunobiology and pathogenesis of chronic WHV infection and cisease; virologic, serologic, hepatic, and cellular and molecular immunologic responses in neonatal WHV infection; antiviral and immunotherapy of chronic WHV infection
Crooke, Elliott, Ph.D.
Control of the initiation of chromosomal replication; role of cellular polyphosphates in DNA damage repair
Culty, Martine, Ph.D.
Regulation of male germ cell development and impact of endocrine disrupters on this process
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Danielsen, Mark, Ph.D.
Steroid receptors in development and disease; biological threat agents
Davidson, Eugene A., Ph.D.
Malaria, biological threat agents, carbohydrates
Djakiew, Daniel, Ph.D.
Role of NGF receptors as oncogenes and tumor suppressors in prostate cancer
Dretchen, Kenneth L., Ph.D.
Neuromuscular and cholinergic pharmacology; central control of respiration and blood pressure; rapid detection of chemical and biological threat agents
Dym, Martin, Ph.D.
Regulation of the renewal and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells
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Eden, Guinevere F., Ph.D.
Developmental dyslexia; functional neuroimaging
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Faden, Alan I., M.D.
Chemical pathobiology of CNS injury
Feng, Lixin, Ph.D.
Signaling pathways in regulating male germ-line stem cell differentiation
Finn, Thomas, Ph.D.
Spinal cord injury and the identification of components of the immune system that are both beneficial and detrimental to recovery
Fiszman, Monica L., M.D., Ph.D.
The role of neuronal activity on neural development
Fonzi, William A., Ph.D.
Identification and characterization of the genes and gene products that contribute to the virulence of Candida albicans using molecular genetic techniques
Fricke, Stanely T., Ph.D.
Small animal magnetic resonance imaging and in vivo spectroscopy
Friedman, Rhonda B., Ph.D.
Aphasia and alexia, neuropsychology of language; functional imaging of language processes
Furth, Priscilla A., Ph.D.
Transgenic mouse models for carcinogenesis, apoptosis, and regulation of cell survival in breast cancer
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Gale, Karen N., Ph.D.
Focally evoked seizures; limbic system and basal ganglia circuits involved in epilepsy, learning and memory
Gallicano, G. Ian, Ph.D.
Cellular adhesion during early mammalian development
Gelmann, Edward P., M.D.
Molecular genetics of prostate cancer, homeodomain proteins and androgen receptor
Gerin, John L., Ph.D.
Molecular and cellular biology of the Hepatitis B and Delta viruses
Gillis, Richard A., Ph.D.|
CNS control of respiration and cardiovascular systems
Glazer, Robert I., Ph.D.
Protein kinase and nuclear receptor regulation of tumorigenesis and stem cell self-renewal
Goldman, Radoslav, Ph.D.
Biomarkers of cancer susceptibility; translational studies of head & neck and prostate cancer
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Haramati, Aviad, Ph.D.
Regulation of renal and, electrolyte physiology during growth; the cardiovascular-renal-endocrine regulation of volume homeostasis in heart failure
Hernandez, Yvonne, Ph.D.
Director of Medical Pharmacology
Herscowitz, Herbert, Ph.D.
Utilization of the immune system to augment novel therapeutic approaches against various forms of cancer
Hilakivi-Clarke, Leena, Ph.D.
Diet, environmental estrogens, and breast cancer prevention; timing of exposure to estrogenic factors
Hoffman, Elizabeth, Ph.D.
Characterization of the neural substrates involved in visual perception and social communication in typically developing individuals and in individuals with autism or dyslexia
Howard, Darlene, Ph.D.
Cognitive neuroscience of aging with emphasis on implicit forms of learning
Huang, Hongzhan, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics and statistical genetics
Huntsman, Molly M., Ph.D.
Functional properties of inhibitory connections in the cerebral cortex
Hurley, Carolyn, Ph.D.
Selection of optimal unrelated donor in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Jessup, John Milburn, M.D.
Role of scientific research in space, colorectal and pancreatic cancer, and the process of metastasis
Ji, Hong, M.D.
Johnson, Michael D., Ph.D.
Protein c kinase in cancer; transgenic methodology
Jones, Jessica M., Ph.D.
Recombination and ubiquitin conjugation
Jorgensen, Timothy J., Ph.D.
Human repair of radiation-induced DNA damage, and cellular radioresistance
Jung, Mitchel, Ph.D.
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Kanwal, Jagmeet, Ph.D.
Cellular mechanisms and neurodynamics for auditory communication behavior, cortical plasticity and organization, speech recognition and music perception
Kasid, Usha N., Ph.D.
Raf-Erk Signaling; new molecular targets; tumor growth, metastasis and cell survival; breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer
Katchman, Alexander, Ph.D.
Molecular events in cardiac development
Kellar, Kenneth J., Ph.D.
Regulation of neurotransmitter receptors in the central nervous system
Kelley, Matthew, Ph.D.
Identification of the cellular and molecular factors that influence the development of specialized cell types and patterns within the mammalian inner ear
Kitlinska, Joanna B., Ph.D.
Kleinman, Hynda, Ph.D.
Role of the extracellular matrix in cell differentiation and in disease
Kondratyev, Alexei, Ph.D.
Neurotrophic factors; excitatory amino acids
Korba, Brent E., Ph.D.
Therapy and drug discovery for Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus infection
Kromer, Lawrence, Ph.D.
Neural transplantation and neurotrophic factors and their receptors
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Lechleider, Robert J., M.D.
TGF beta in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis
Ledley, Robert S., D.D.S.
Computational sciences; development of medical instrumentation, imaging, sterio 3-D analysis; protein sequence database (Protein Information Resource)
Li, LiJun, M.D.
Lumpkin, Michael, Ph.D.
Neuroendocrinology; neuroimmunology and stress; cytokine regulation of neuroendocrine immune systems
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MacArthur, Linda, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms by which periods of neuronal activity lead to phenotypic changes in primary sensory neurons
Martin, Mary Beth, Ph.D.
Androgen and estrogen receptors in cancer; endocrine distrupters
Malkova, Ludise, Ph.D.
Neurobiological substrates of learning and memory studied by pharmacological manipulations in nonhuman primates
Maric, Maja, Ph.D.
Antigen processing and presentation of antigens in the context of MHC class II and its effects on autoimmune diseases, tumors and infection; the role of Gamma interferon Inducible Lysosomal Thiol reductase (GILT) in antigen processing
Matsuoka, Yasuji, Ph.D.
Development and mechanism of Alzheimer's disease therapeutic approaches
Medvedev, Andrei, Ph.D.
Electrophysiology, signal analysis and neural network modeling
Mocchetti, Italo, Ph.D.
Regulation of neurotrophic factor expression in the CNS
Morad, Martin, Ph.D.
Ion channels in cardiac tissue
Mueller, Susette C., Ph.D.
Invasion and metastasis, Syk and Src tyrosine kinases, breast cancer, live imaging of tumor cells expressing fluorescent chimeras of invasion-related proteins
Mulroney, Susan E., Ph.D.
Regulation of Ang II AT1 receptors by sex hormones, and the link to development of renal and cardiovascular disease in diabetes; brain to regulation of systemic phosphate homeostasis; renal and cardiovascular effects of herbs
Myers, Adam K., Ph.D.
Cellular mechanisms of platelet and vascular function; mechanisms and mediators of shock, ischemia and thrombosis; alcohol and platelet function
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Nakai, Hiroshi, Ph.D.
Coordination and regulation of DNA replication, recombination, and repair
Neale, Joseph, Ph.D.
N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG)/mGluR3 in pain perception, stroke, neurodegenerative disorders and schizophrenia
Nevalainen, Marja T., M.D., Ph.D.
Identification of protein kinase signaling pathways that mediate metastatic spread of prostate cancer cells and progression of prostate cancer to androgen-independence; indentification of mechanisms underlying regulation of growth-promoting kinase signaling pathways in prostate cancer cells by different types of lipids
N'Gouemo, Prosper, Ph.D.
Ion channels, epileptogenesis and epilepsy; neurobiology of alcohol withdrawal seizures and alcohol fetal syndrome
Notario, Vicente, Ph.D.
Oncogenes and molecular biology of growth
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Ojeifo, John O., M.D., Ph.D.
Angiogenesis, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, tumor immunology and immunotherapy, genetics, and gene therapy of metastatic breast and prostate cancers
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Padmanabhan, R. Pad, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of RNA replication and polyprotein processing in the Dengue and West Nile viral life cycles
Pak, Daniel, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity
Papadopoulos, Vassilios, Ph.D.
Steroid biosynthesis: mechanisms and regulation in health and disease
Pattabiraman, Nagarajan, Ph.D.
Structural analysis and modeling
Peshkin, Beth N., M.S.
Cancer genetic counseling and testing; behavioral outcomes and medical decision-making; ethical issues in genetic counseling and testing
Posch, Phillip, Ph.D.
Impact of cytokine gene polymorphisms on cytokine expression levels, hematopoetic stem cell transplantation and cancer
Preuss, Harry G., M.D.
Minimum inhibitory concentrations of herbal essential oils and monolaurin for gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Pscenichkin, Sergei, Ph.D.
Signal transduction via metabotropic glutamate receptors
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Rauschecker, Josef, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Cortical plasticity and reorganization after injury or deprivation; neuronal networks in auditory, somatosensory,and visual cortex
Rebeck, G. William, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer disease using a variety of approaches, including genetics, immunohistochemistry and cell biology
Riegel, Anna T., Ph.D.
Transcriptional control mechanisms involved in hormone and growth factor signaling
Riesenhuber, Maximilian, Ph.D.
Computational modeling, psychophysics and fMRI of object recognition in man, monkey, and machine
Roepe, Paul, Ph.D.
"Multidrug resistant" tumor cells and malarial parasites/Malaria-host interactions
Roman, Beth, Ph.D.
Signals involved in directing developmental vasculogenesis and angiogenesis using the zebrafish as a vertebrate model system
Rosen, Eliot M., M.D., Ph.D.
Function of the breast cancer susceptibility gene-1 BRCA1 in breast and prostate cancer
Rosenthal, Dean S., Ph.D.
Epithelial differentiation; apoptosis; carcinogenesis
Rosenthal, Leonard, Ph.D.
Transforming and anti-transforming activities of human herpesviruses HCMV, HHV-6, and HHV-8 and their association with AIDS/KS
Rui, Hallgeir, M.D., Ph.D.
Translational targeting of Jak-Stat signal transduction for cancer diagnosis, detection and treatment
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Sahibzada, Niaz, Ph.D.
Central nervous system control of gastrointestinal function
Sandberg, Kathryn, Ph.D.
Sex/gender factors influencing hypertension and renal and vascular disease in terms of disease susceptibility, severity and rate or progression; regulation of the renin angiotensin system, especially, translational control and alternative splicing of angiotensin receptors
Saunders, Pamela, Ph.D.
Communicative coping behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease
Schiffer, Stephen, D.V.M.
Animal models of human genetic disease
Schlegel, C. Richard, M.D., Ph.D.
Biology of cervical cancer, papillomavirus, viral oncology, telomerase, and molecular vaccinology
Schwartz, Barbara, Ph.D.
Cognitive neuropsychiatry and psychopharmacology in patients with Schizophrenia and patients with Alzheimer's Disease
Sherif, Zaki A., Ph.D.
p53 control of gene expression
Sherman, Thomas G., Ph.D.
Neuroendocrine regulation of hypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin gene expression. Molecular mechanisms of steroid hormone receptor expression and of steroid hormone feedback on neuropeptide genes
Shields, Peter G., M.D.
Carcinogenesis on a genetic and environmental basis in diverse human populations
Sidhu-Hough, Anita, Ph.D.
Neuroscience; dopamine receptors and second messengers
Simbulan-Rosenthal, Cynthia M., Ph.D.
Molecular and biochemical mechanisms in DNA replication, apoptosis and differentiation
Smulson, Mark E., Ph.D.
Molecular biology of poly-ADP-ribosylation; PARP; DNA replication; DNA repair; DNA replication complex; nuclear protein modification; carcinogen interaction
Stoica, Bogdan, M.D.
In vivo protein transduction to the CNS
Suarez-Quian, Carlos, Ph.D.
Molecular fingerprinting analysis of reproductive tissues obtained by laser capture microdissection
Suzuki, Yuichiro Justin, Ph.D.
Signal transduction and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms for apoptosis and survival or cardiac and smooth muscle cells
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Tang, Careen, Ph.D.
The EGF family of receptors and its role in breast cancer
Taylor, Christopher, Ph.D.
Signaling in early ovarian follicular development, signaling in ovarian cancer, and follicular steroidogenesis
Tcherkasskaya, Olga V., Ph.D.
Conformational and dynamic properties of biological macromolecules and multi-component biological systems
Teofilovski-Parapid, Gordana, M.D.
Anatomical evaluation of human and monkey coronary circulation
Toretsky, Jeffrey A., M.D.
Understanding the pathogenesis and developing novel therapeutics for pediatric sarcomas, particularly Ewing's Sarcoma
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Ullman, Michael, Ph.D.
Biological and computational bases of normal and disordered language
Underhill, Charles, Ph.D.
Role of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in regulating cell behavior
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Vaidya, Chandan, Ph.D.
Functional neuroimaging of the development of executive control and memory
Verbalis, Joseph G., M.D.
Brainstem and hypothalamic circuitry in neuroendocrine regulation
Vicini, Stefano, Ph.D.
Long-term potentiation and synaptic plasticity; hippocampal circuits and cellular mechanisms of learning
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Waldman, Todd, M.D., Ph.D.
Analysis of tumor suppressor gene function
Wellstein, Anton, M.D., Ph.D.
Angiogenesis factors released from tumor cells as molecularly defined targets for tumor therapy
Wolfe, Barry B., Ph.D.
Subunit regulation of ionotropic receptors for acetylcholine and glutamate
Wrathall, Jean R., Ph.D.
Cellular and chemical factors influencing spinal cord injury and recovery of function
Wroblewski, Jarda T., Ph.D.
Signal transduction via metabotropic glutamate receptors
Wu, Cathy H., Ph.D.
Bioinformatics; proteomics
Wu, Jiang-Young, Ph.D.
Optical imaging of dynamic activity of local neural assemblies; oscillatory patterns and seizuregeneration in cortical circuits
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Xiao, Yingxian, Ph.D.
Molecular studies of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Xu, Baoji, Ph.D.
Molecular and neural basis of neurodegenerative diseases and obesity
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Yakovlev, Alexander G., Ph.D.
Molecular basis of phenotypical and physiological heterogeneity of kappa opioid receptors (KOR); mechanisms of secondary tissue damage following traumatic CNS injury
Yao, Zhixing, Ph.D.
Molecular basis of Alzheimer¡¦s disease
Yasuda, Robert P., Ph.D.
Understanding the effects of chronic and prenatal ethanol exposure on the glutamate NMDA receptor subunit complex and metabotropic receptors in the CNS
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Zeffiro, Thomas, M.D., Ph.D.
Neural basis of sensorimotor integration and cognition
Zukowska, Zofia, M.D., Ph.D.
Neuropeptide Y receptor expression; regulation by catecholamines and sex hormones; neuropeptides and monoamines in the peripheral control of cardiovascuar function
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