Postdoctoral
Scholars Name/Most
Research
Interest Laboratory Andric,
Nebojsa Comparing the signaling
pathways Breen, Shawn Understanding the common and divergent effects of FSH/FSH receptors and LH/LH receptor pairs on ovarian physiology to improve their use as infertility drugs Huang, Jie Role of RGS6 (Regulator of G protein Signaling) in cellular signaling Kim, Man Su Role of mitochondria in Ca2+ regulation and NFAT signaling in sensory neuron Krager, Kim Signaling by ErbB/HER family receptors in breast cancer cell membranes Lorca,
Ramón Molecular mechanisms of pain sensitization in myocardial ischemia and cancers Merrill, Ron In vivo role of the mitochondrial targeted protein phosphatase 2A in neurological diseases Qian, Hai Define the role of the beta 2 Sarkar, Mitul Shepherd, Andrew Chemokine-modulation of Kv channels and neuronal excitability in glioma-induced seizures Shutov, Leonid PKA-dependent modulation of L-type Ca channels and NMDA receptors Sun, Zhizeng Role of WDR26 in Gbg-mediated leukocyte migration Tai, Ping Identification of LHR-dependent signaling pathways that affect Leydig cell proliferation Tang, Xiaoyun Function and regulation of G protein bg subunits in tumorigenesis and metastasis of breast cancer Yamashita, Soichi Role of the ERK1/2 cascade of leydig cell proliferation Yang, Jianqi* Physiologic studies of RGS proteins in transgenic mouse models Zhang, Xuefeng Mechanistic and physiologic studies of ARF associated proteins
in Pharmacology at The University of Iowa
Recent Institution

nebojsa-andric@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
(Ph.D., 2005)
of the FSH and LH receptors

shawn-breen@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
University of Illinois
(Ph.D., 2008)

jie-huang@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-8331
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2007)

mansu-kim@uiowa.edu
(319) 353-3887
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2009)

kimberly-krager@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6551
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2007)

ramon-lorca@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6922
P. Catholic University
of Chile
(Ph.D., 2008)

ronald-merrill@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4447
University of Wisconsin - Madison
(Ph.D., 2004)

hai-qian@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4729
Iowa State University
(Ph.D., 2007)
adrenergic receptor in regulating glutamatergic synaptic transmission
and its plasticity

mitul-sarkar@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6551
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2008)
Characterization of EGFR (ErbB/HER) family receptor signaling in membrane microdomains
Dr.
Koland

andrew-shepherd@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6922
Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
(Ph.D., 2006)

leonid-shutov@uiowa.edu
(319) 353-3887
Moscow Institute of Physics & Tech,
Moscow, Russia
(Ph.D., 2006)

zhizeng-sun@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4563
Institute of Microbiology, CAS, Beijing, China
(Ph.D., 2009)

ping-tai@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
China Agricultural Univ. Beijing, China
(Ph.D., 2007)

xiaoyun-tang@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4563
China Pharmaceutical Univ.
Nanjing, China
(Ph.D., 2008)

soichi-yamashita@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
Gunma University
Gunma, Japan
(Ph.D., 2005)

jianqi-yang@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-8331
Case Western Reserve University
(Ph.D., 2004)

xuefeng-zhang@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-7663
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
(Ph.D., 2006)
*
Assistant Research Scientist