Faculty Summary
| Faculty Contact Information | Research Interests | Currently Accepting Rotation Students |
| Charles E. Wood, Ph.D. Professor and Chair (352) 294-5064 woodc@ufl.edu |
Fetus; Stress; Neuroendocrinology; Blood pressure; Hypoxia; Ischemia; Labor; Parturition; Adrenocorticotropin; ACTH; Cortisol; Estrogen; Estradiol; Estradiol-3-Sulfate; Sulfatase; Sulfotransferase. | Yes |
| Abdel Alli, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor (352) 273-7877 aalli@ufl.edu |
Diabetic nephropathy; Blood pressure disorders; Pregnancy; Ion channels; Sodium transport; Exosomes; Proteases; Scaffolding proteins; Phospholipid phosphates. | |
| Erin B. Bruce, PhD Lecturer (352) 294-8626 ebruce5@ufl.edu |
Dr. Bruce teaches graduate-level courses in Cardiovascular Physiology. | |
| Kirk P. Conrad, M.D. J. Robert and Mary Cade Professor of Physiology (352) 392-2798 kpconrad@ufl.edu |
Cardiovascular and renal vasodilation, and increased arterial compliance during normal pregnancy; Cardiovascular and renal vasodilatory actions and mechanisms of relaxin; Corpus luteal contribution to pregnancy physiology and outcome in assisted reproductive technology; Trophoblast and placental biology; Endometrial antecedents of preeclampsia. | |
| Annette de Kloet, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (352) 294-8490 adekloet@ufl.edu |
Obesity; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Stress and stress-related pathologies; Neuroendocrinology; Neural regulation of blood pressure; Neural regulation of energy metabolism; Thermoregulation; Ingestive behavior; Renin angiotensin system. | Yes |
| Karyn Esser, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Program Director, Institute of Myology (352) 273-5728 kaesser@ufl.edu |
Circadian rhythms and the molecular clock in skeletal muscle; Exercise and circadian rhythms; Molecular clock and myogenic transcription program; Skeletal muscle hypertrophy; Aging and circadian rhythms; Skeletal muscle structure and function. | |
| Hideko Kasahara, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor (352) 846-1503 hkasahar@ufl.edu |
The function of Nkx2.5, an evolutionarily conserved NK2 class of homeobox transcription factor in mature cardiomyocytes. | |
| Jaya P. Kolli, M.D. Lecturer (352) 273-8693 jkolli@ufl.edu |
Dr. Kolli teaches graduate-level courses in Renal and Cardiovascular Physiology. | |
| Andrew C. Liu, Ph.D. Associate Professor (352) 392-3791 andrew.liu@ufl.edu |
Circadian rhythms in mammals; Biochemistry; Genetics; Molecular biology; Functional genomics; Behavior; Physiology; Immunology. |
Yes |
| Mohan K. Raizada, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor (352) 392-9299 mraizada@ufl.edu |
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Brain Angiotensin Control of Cardiovascular Functions; Genetic Targeting of the RAS for the Control of Hypertension. | Yes |
| Peter P. Sayeski, Ph.D. Professor (352) 392-1816 psayeski@ufl.edu |
Signal transduction; Jak2 tyrosine kinase; Tyrosine kinase biology; Small molecule inhibitors; Myeloproliferative disorders; Stroke; Hematological malignancies. | |
| Bruce R. Stevens, Ph.D. Professor (352) 392-4480 stevensb@ufl.edu |
Gut microbiome; Inflammation; Astrocyte; Transport; Transporter; Membranes; Schizophrenia; Psychosis; TLR3, Innate Immunity; Signaling; Cellular physiology; Antioxidant; PKR; Heme oxygenase; Glutamate. | |
| Colin Sumners, Ph.D. Professor and Program Director, Junior Honors Medical Program (352) 392-4485 csumners@ufl.edu |
The cellular, molecular and physiological actions of angiotensin II (Ang II) in the brain. | |
| Tanja Taivassalo, Ph.D. Associate Professor (352) 294-8748 ttaivassalo@ufl.edu |
Neuromuscular disease; Mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA disorders; Innovative treatment approaches aimed at inducing skeletal muscle adaptation; Exercise training; Intermittent hypoxia. | Yes |
| Glenn A. Walter, Ph.D. Professor (352) 294-5996 glennw@ufl.edu |
Pathophysiology of muscle damage and the development of novel molecular and cellular imaging techniques. | Yes |