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 Galet,
Colette* Understanding
the internalization of Hall,
Duane* Mechanisms
of L-type calcium Huang, Jie Role of RGS6 (Regulator of G protein Signaling) in cellular signaling Krager, Kim Signaling by ErbB/HER family receptors in breast cancer cell membranes Lorca,
Ramón Cholinergic modulation of Kv channels and regulation of neuronal excitability Malik,
Zulfiqar** Structure
determination of UDP Glucuronosyltransferase by NMR and Merrill, Ron In vivo role of the mitochondrial targeted protein phosphatase 2A in neurological diseases Qian, Hai Define the role of the beta 2 Saraf, Amit Role of protein phosphatases in central
nervous system Sarkar, Mitul Shepherd, Andrew Modulation of voltage-gated Shutov, Leonid PKA-dependent modulation of L-type Ca channels and NMDA receptors 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 *
Assistant Research Scientist
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)

colette-galet@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-9933
University de Tours, France
(Ph.D., 2000)
two G protein coupled receptors:
The human and
rat LH receptors

duane-hall@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4729
Univ. Wisconsin-Madison
(Ph.D., 2000)
channel regulation in brain and heart

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

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)

z-malik@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4729
Eotvos Lorand Univ., Budapest
(Ph.D., 2000)
x-ray crystallography

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

amit-saraf@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4447
University of Iowa
(Ph.D., 2008)

mitul-sarkar@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-6551
The 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)
potassium channels in mammalian
pain sensing neurons

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

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.
(Ph.D., 2008)

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

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