Biosciences Program Faculty performing Physiology research

Physiology research at the University of Iowa includes laboratories in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics and other programs on campus.

Faculty in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics have a strong research focus on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of physiological processes.

Modern research in physiology and biophysics encompasses a broad range of specific subdisciplines.

Current research interests in the department can be divided into five major areas of emphasis:

· Molecular & Cellular Biology
· Structure & Function of Membranes & Ion Channels
· Signal Transduction
· Integrative Physiology
· Neurobiology

Name

Rank

Department/
Program
Research Description
Accardi, Alessio, PhD Assistant Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Structure and function of chloride channels and transporters. Their involvement in kidney and bone diseases.
Anderson, Mark, MD/PhD Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Cellular signaling and ionic mechanisms that cause heart failure and sudden cardiac death
Anderson, Michael G., PhD Assistant Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Genetics
Neuroscience
Understanding fundamental physiological properties of the eye and the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying a variety of complex eye diseases
Artemyev, Nikolai, PhD Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Mechanisms of G-protein signaling
Benson, Christopher, MD Associate Professor Internal Medicine
Neuroscience
Study of molecular mechanisms of sensory transduction
Brennan, Timothy, MD/PhD Professor Anesthesia
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Pain signaling pathways, Mechanisms for hypersensitivity or exaggerated response phenomena after injury
Campbell, Kevin, PhD Professor (Head) Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Neurology
Cell biological studies of muscular dystrophy
Chapleau, Mark, PhD Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Neuroscience
Neural mechanisms of cardiovascular regulation. Baroreflex function in health and disease
Cox, Charles, PhD Professor Microbiology
Pathogenicity and physiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other pathogenic bacteri
Darling, Warren, PhD Professor Integrative Physiology
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Neuroscience
Motor Control & Biomechanics
Davidson, Beverly, PhD Professor Internal Medicine
Neurology
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of CNS dysfunction in metabolic diseases and gene transfer to the CNS
DeMali, Kris, PhD Assistant Professor Biochemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Cellular mechanisms involved in assembly and maintenance of cell-cell adhesions by examining the function and regulation of proteins recruited to the cytoplasmic face of cadherins
England, Sarah, PhD Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Molecular mechanisms regulating potassium channel function during pregnancy and vascular dysfunction
Faraci, Frank, PhD Professor Internal Medicine
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Vascular biology and mechanisms of vascular dysfunction in disease states
Harata, N. Charles, MD/PhD Assistant Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Neuroscience
Structure and function of synapses in the central nervous system
Henry, Michael, PhD Associate Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Pathology
Molecular and cellular biology underlying cancer metastasis
Johnson, Alan Kim, PhD Professor Psychology
Pharmacology
Integrative Physiology
Neuroscience
Neural Control of Body Fluid Balance and Cardiovascular Homeostasis
Kwitek, Anne, PhD Associate Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Genetics
Genetics of complex disease (hypertension, diabetes and obesity)
Lee, Amy, PhD Associate Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Otolaryngology
Research centers on voltage-gated (Cav) Ca2+ channels and their roles in the nervous and cardiovascular systems.
McGowan, Stephen, MD Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Connective tissue biochemistry in the lung
Mohler, Peter, PhD Associate Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Ankyrin-based pathways for targeting and restriction of ion channels/transporters to specialized membrane domains.
Moye-Rowley, Scott, PhD Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Transcriptional control of oxidative stress tolerance; eukaryotic multidrug resistance
Mullins, Robert, PhD Associate Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Macular degeneration research; pathophysiology of choroidal blood vessels; inherited retinal dystrophies; retinal cell and molecular biology
Piper, Robert, PhD Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Mechanisms governing the movement of proteins in eukaryotes
Proudfit, Herbert, PhD Professor Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Medical Scientist Training Program
Neural Circuits that Control Pain
Rothman, Paul, MD Professor (Head) Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Immunology
Regulation of Cytokine Signaling
Russo, Andrew, PhD Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
Control of neuronal gene expression
Rutkowski, Tom, PhD Assistant Professor Anatomy & Cell Biology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Mechanisms of adaptation to chronic cellular stresses in physiology and disease
Schmidt, Thomas, PhD Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Glucocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of gene expression
Segaloff, Deborah, PhD Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Signaling by G protein-coupled receptors; reproductive endocrinology
Shibata, Erwin, PhD Associate Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Mechanism of direct Gsalpha modulation of cardiac ion channels
Sigmund, Curt, PhD Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
Molecular genetics and molecular biology of the renin-angiotensin system and hypertension. Cardiovascular biology.
Sluka, Kathleen, PhD Professor Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Neuroscience
Neurobiology of pain and pain inhibition
Song, Long-Sheng, MD Assistant Professor Internal Medicine
Neuroscience
We focus on local Ca2+ signaling in health and diseases with state of the art confocal Ca2+ imaging techniques and genetic mouse models.
Stamnes, Mark, PhD Associate Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Molecular mechanisms of intracellular protein transport and sorting in the mammalian Golgi apparatus
Strack, Stefan, PhD Associate Professor Pharmacology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
Protein phosphatases in neuronal signal transduction and disease
Talman, William, MD Professor Neurology
Neuroscience
Cardiovascular regulation by the CNS
Thomas, Christie, MD Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Organization and regulation of the epithelial sodium channel, sgk1 and Nedd4-2
Usachev, Yuriy, PhD Associate Professor Pharmacology
Ca2+ signaling and plasticity of primary nociceptors
Welsh, Michael, MD Professor Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
Biology of cystic fibrosis; structure and fuction of ion channels; pathogenesis of lung disease
Wright, Michael, PhD Assistant Professor Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Using quantitative proteomic approaches to build quantitative models of signal transduction.
Yahr, Timothy, PhD Associate Professor Microbiology
Role of the type III secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis
Yeaman, Charles, PhD Associate Professor Anatomy & Cell Biology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Cell mechanisms involved in development and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity

 
 

 

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