Metabolic Disorders Faculty

The Department of Pharmacology faculty research covers four main disciplines, which overlap in various ways.
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.
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)
Ken-Ichi Takemaru, Ph.D.
Cancer, Metabolic Disorders, Signaling, Stem Cells
Professor
Cell Signaling and Ciliogenesis in Mammalian Development, Health and Disease
Haojun Yang, Ph.D.
Aging, Cancer, Diabetes, Lipid Biology, Metabolic Disorders, Metabolism, mRNA translation, Signaling
Assistant Professor
mRNA Translation in Metabolic Disorders, Cancer and Aging