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Cancer Faculty
The Department of Pharmacology faculty research covers four main disciplines, which overlap in various ways.
Christopher Brownlee, PhD
Aging
,
Cancer
,
Cardiovascular
,
Chemical Biology
,
Lipid Biology
,
Mitochondrial Biology
,
Neuropharmacology
,
Signaling
,
Stem Cells
Assistant Professor
Molecular mechanisms of spindle orientation, ciologenesis, polarity, cytokinesis and axonogenesis.
Carlos De los Santos, PhD
Cancer
,
DNA Damage Repair
Professor
NMR Solution Structure of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
Bruce Demple, PhD
Aging
,
Cancer
,
Chemical Biology
,
DNA Damage Repair
,
Environmental Toxicology
,
Mitochondrial Biology
Professor
Cellular Systems to Counteract Oxidative Damage
Kate Dickman, PhD
Cancer
,
DNA Damage Repair
Associate Professor
Michael Frohman, MD,PhD
Cancer
,
Cardiovascular
,
Diabetes
,
Fertility
,
Infectious Diseases
,
Lipid Biology
,
Metabolic Disorders
,
Mitochondrial Biology
,
Neuropharmacology
,
Signaling
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Lipid Signaling: Roles in mitochondrial biology, spermatogenesis, diabetes, immune function, the CNS, platelet activation, and cancer; - Imaging Pancreatic β-cells using metabolomics and MRI.
Hyungjin Kim, PhD
Cancer
,
DNA Damage Repair
Associate Professor
DNA replication and repair pathways in cancer therapy
Michael Mak, Ph.D.
Aging
,
Bioprinting
,
Cancer
,
Cardiovascular
,
Inflammation
,
Mechanobiology
,
Signaling
,
Stem Cells
Associate Professor
Mechanobiology, Cytoskeleton, Extracellular matrix, Biofabrication, Bioprinting, and Computational modeling
Craig Malbon, Ph.D., M.Div.
Cancer
,
Diabetes
,
Metabolic Disorders
,
Signaling
,
Stem Cells
SOSc, FAAAS, FRSM
Signal Transduction in Differentiation and Development: Roles of Molecular Scaffold Molecules (e.g., AKAPs and Dishevelleds)
Jyoti Misra, Ph.D.
Cancer
,
Chemical Biology
,
Developmental Genetics
,
Mechanotransduction
,
Signal Transduction
Assistant Professor
Growth regulation by the Hippo Signaling pathway in development and cancer
Gilbert Rahme, Ph.D.
Cancer
,
Epigenetics
Assistant Professor
Brain Tumor Epigenetics
Markus Seeliger, PhD
Aging
,
Cancer
,
Chemical Biology
,
Signaling
Professor
Molecular Mechanism of Protein Kinase and Ubiquitin Ligase signaling in Cancer and Aging
Viktoriya Sidorenko, PhD
Cancer
,
Environmental Toxicology
Research Assistant Professor
Ken-Ichi Takemaru, Ph.D.
Cancer
,
Metabolic Disorders
,
Signaling
,
Stem Cells
Professor
Cell Signaling and Ciliogenesis in Mammalian Development, Health and Disease
Dongyan Tan, Ph.D.
Cancer
,
DNA Damage Repair
Assistant Professor
Structure and function of macromolecules in epigenetic regulation
Styliani-Anna Tsirka, PhD
Cancer
,
Environmental Toxicology
,
Multiple Sclerosis
,
Neuropharmacology
,
Signaling
,
Stem Cells
,
Stroke
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Neuro-immune interactions: Cross-talk between the nervous and immune systems in health and disease
Ledong Wan, Ph.D.
Cancer
,
Inflammation
,
RNA Splicing
Assistant Professor
RNA Metabolism, Pancreatic Cancer, Inflammation