| 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, Ph.D., 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. | Yes |
| Heather Brockway, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (352) 273-9523 h.brockway@ufl.edu | Dr. Brockway’s research encompasses various aspects of the maternal-fetal interface physiology underlying normal and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Of particular interest is the role of the placenta in normal birth timing and how placental hypermaturity impacts the maternal-fetal interface leading to premature birth. Current research topics include: using placental transcriptomics to identify essential biological pathways in placental maturation, deep phenotyping of idiopathic spontaneous birth to aberrant biological pathways related to birth timing, and the impact of pregnancy specific glycoproteins on pregnancy physiology. | |
| Erin B. Bruce, Ph.D. Lecturer (352) 294-8626 ebruce5@ufl.edu | Dr. Bruce teaches graduate-level courses in Cardiovascular Physiology. | |
| Erica A. Dale, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (352) 273-8241 ericadale@ufl.edu | Neural control of breathing; Stepping, standing, and postural control after spinal cord injury; Spinal mechanisms in the autonomic control of arrhythmias in a porcine model; Respiratory physiology and neurobiology; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Spinal learning. | |
| Helen Jones, Ph.D. Associate Professor (352) 846-1503 jonesh@ufl.edu | Malformations of the maternal-fetal interface underlie many pregnancy pathologies and may also contribute to congenital malformations, all of which have acute and chronic sequelae for both mother and baby. Dr. Jones’ current and future research investigates the development and function and potential for treatment of this interface in 3 highly significant conditions; Fetal Growth Restriction, Congenital Heart defects and Placenta Accreta spectrum. | |
| 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. | |
| 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) 392-3791 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 |