Stem Cells 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.
Holly Colognato, PhD
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuropharmacology, Signaling, Stem Cells
Professor
Extracellular matrix in the brain: roles during development and during neurodegeneration
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)
Ken-Ichi Takemaru, Ph.D.
Cancer, Metabolic Disorders, Signaling, Stem Cells
Professor
Cell Signaling and Ciliogenesis in Mammalian Development, Health and Disease
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