UIC - Physiology

Name	Title	Office/Lab	Phone/Email/Web	Research Interest
Solaro, R. John	Distinguished University Professor and Head	E-202 MSB 2055 COMRB	312-996-7620	Physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology of cardiac muscle contraction.
Appel , Sarah B.	Professor	200B CMW 204G CMW	312-996-0649 312-996-0650	Electrophysiological studies of dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area and noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus; drug and neurotransmitter effects; mechanism of action of alcohol.
Barany , Kate	Professor Emerita	232 CMW	312-996-7268	Role of protein phosphorylation in smooth-muscle contraction; biophysical characterization of muscle proteins
Brodie , Mark	Associate Professor	2111 CMRB 2140 CMRB	312-996-2373 312-413-8832	Electrophysiology of neurons of the ventral tegmental area studied in brain slices, actions of ethanol on the central nervous system; electrophysiological actions of drugs of abuse on brain neurons.
Chamber, Donald	Professor	A309 CMW	312-996-1294	Bioregulatory interactions, mechanisms of cell proliferation and differentiation, molecular biology of disease
de Lanerolle, Primal	Professor	E207A CMW E206 CMW	312-996-6430 312-996-8637	Actin and nuclear myosin I in transcription; GTPase-myosin interactions in cell signaling; Vascular biology
Fiat, Daniel	Professor	203A CMW	312-996-7609	Nuclear magnetic resonance theory and its biomedical applications at cellular, subcellular and molecular levels.
Frasor, Jonna	Assistant Professor	1097 CMRB 1123 CMRB	312-355-2583 312-355-2578	Molecular mechanisms of hormone action, Estrogen receptor activity in breast cancer, Transcription factor crosstalk
Garcia-Martinez , Jesus	Associate Professor	2141 CMRB 2140 CMRB	312-355-0260	Mechanisms of signal transduction in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Regulation of muscle gene expression by calcium and extracellular signals.
Gibori , Geula	Professor	2097 CMRB 2120 CMRB	312-996-6077 312-996-7688	Reproductive endocrinology, regulation of ovarian and placental function; molecular mechanism of hormone action and gene regulation.
Jaffe , Randal	Professor	2113 CMRB E204 MSB	312-996-4933 312-996-4161	Mechanisms of steroid hormone action; hormonal control of gene expression.
Kennedy , John	Associate Professor	2137 CMRB	312-996-7992	Regulation of gene expression in skeletal and cardiac muscle.
Lewandowski , E. Douglas	Professor	1113 CMRB	312-413-7261	Metabolic basis for cardiac dysfunction in heart disease; Metabolic flux regulation by transporter protein and enzyme isoform expression in cardiovascular disease; NMR spectroscopy and imaging (MRS / MRI) of cardiac viability and metabolism; Isotope kinetics; Mitochondrial function and metabolic communication between subcellular compartments.
O'Donnell , J. Michael	Assistant Professor	1115 CMRB	312-413-8276	Biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology studies integrating cardiac metabolism, calcium handling, and enzyme expression in heart disease. Utilizing methods of NMR spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and in vivo gene transfer.
Popov , Sergey	Associate Professor	2053 CMRB	312-413-5682	Mechanisms of nerve growth in synaptic transmission.
Rao , Mrinalini C.	Professor	2093 CMRB 2160 CMRB	312-996-7884 312-996-8914	Regulation of water and electrolyte transport across epithelia: role of calcium and cyclic nucleotides, electrophysiological, pathophysiological, biochemical and molecular studies.
Rasenick , Mark M.	Professor	2095 CMRB 2040 CMRB	312-996-6641 312-996-6642	Cellular neurobiology, neurotransmitter receptors; adenylyl cyclase, GTP-binding proteins, and the cytoskeleton; cyclic nucleotides and cellular signal transduction, biological psychiatry and the cellular and molecular basis of depressoin and other mood disorders.
Russell , Brenda	Professor	2091 CMRB 2100 CMRB	312-413-0407 312-996-7477	Molecular and subcellular mechanisms involved in muscle growth and adaptation: cardiac and skeletal.
Stocco, Carlos	Associate Professor	2051 CMRB	312-355-0150	Molecular Pathways Controlling Ovarian Gene Expression

RESEARCH FACULTY
Banke-Hausler , Natasha	Research Assistant Professor	B14 MRIC	312-355-3715
Hankiewicz , Janusz	Research Assistant Professor	B14 MRIC	312-355-3715	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance microimaging
Ke , Yunbo	Research Assistant Professor	2040 CMRB	312-355-0093	Function of P21-Activated Kinase-1 (Pak1) in Heart
Kobayashi , Tomoyoshi	Research Associate Professor	2131 CMRB E218 MSB	312-996-7151 312-413-1692	Molecular mechanism of Ca-dependent regulation of cardiac muscle contraction in health and disease
Sarathy, Jayashree	Research Assistant Professor	2160 CMRB	312-996-8914
Yu , Jiang-Zhou	Research Assistant Professor	2160 CMRB	312-413-8240

VISITING FACULTY
Farjah, Mariam	Visiting Research Assistant Professor	2080 CMRB	312-355-0259
Gupta, Madhu	Visiting Assistant Professor	E204 MSB E220 MSB	312-355-4937
Samsonov, Andrey	Visiting Research Assistant Professor	2100 CMRB	312-996-8211
Sheehan, Katherine	Visiting Research Assistant Professor	2080 CMRB	312-996-9176

Name

Title

Office/Lab

Phone/Email/Web

Research Interest

Solaro, R. John

Distinguished
University Professor
and Head

E-202 MSB
2055 COMRB

312-996-7620

Physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology of cardiac muscle contraction.

Appel , Sarah B.

Professor

200B CMW
204G CMW

312-996-0649
312-996-0650

Electrophysiological studies of dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area and noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus; drug and neurotransmitter effects; mechanism of action of alcohol.

Kate Barany, PhD
Barany , Kate

Professor Emerita

232 CMW

312-996-7268

Role of protein phosphorylation in smooth-muscle contraction; biophysical characterization of muscle proteins

Brodie , Mark

Associate Professor

2111 CMRB
2140 CMRB

312-996-2373
312-413-8832

Electrophysiology of neurons of the ventral tegmental area studied in brain slices, actions of ethanol on the central nervous system; electrophysiological actions of drugs of abuse on brain neurons.

Chamber, Donald

Professor

A309 CMW

312-996-1294

Bioregulatory interactions, mechanisms of cell proliferation and differentiation, molecular biology of disease

de Lanerolle, Primal

Professor

E207A CMW
E206 CMW

312-996-6430
312-996-8637

Actin and nuclear myosin I in transcription; GTPase-myosin interactions in cell signaling; Vascular biology

Daniel Fiat, PhD
Fiat, Daniel

Professor

203A CMW

312-996-7609

Nuclear magnetic resonance theory and its biomedical applications at cellular, subcellular and molecular levels.

Frasor, Jonna

Assistant Professor

1097 CMRB
1123 CMRB

312-355-2583
312-355-2578

Molecular mechanisms of hormone action, Estrogen receptor activity in breast cancer, Transcription factor crosstalk

Garcia-Martinez , Jesus

Associate Professor

2141 CMRB
2140 CMRB

312-355-0260

Mechanisms of signal transduction in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Regulation of muscle gene expression by calcium and extracellular signals.

Gibori , Geula

Professor

2097 CMRB
2120 CMRB

312-996-6077
312-996-7688

Reproductive endocrinology, regulation of ovarian and placental function; molecular mechanism of hormone action and gene regulation.

Jaffe , Randal

Professor

2113 CMRB
E204 MSB

312-996-4933
312-996-4161

Mechanisms of steroid hormone action; hormonal control of gene expression.

Kennedy , John

Associate Professor

2137 CMRB

312-996-7992

Regulation of gene expression in skeletal and cardiac muscle.

Lewandowski , E. Douglas

Professor

1113 CMRB

312-413-7261

Metabolic basis for cardiac dysfunction in heart disease; Metabolic flux regulation by transporter protein and enzyme isoform expression in cardiovascular disease; NMR spectroscopy and imaging (MRS / MRI) of cardiac viability and metabolism; Isotope kinetics; Mitochondrial function and metabolic communication between subcellular compartments.

O'Donnell , J. Michael

Assistant Professor

1115 CMRB

312-413-8276

Biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology studies integrating cardiac metabolism, calcium handling, and enzyme expression in heart disease. Utilizing methods of NMR spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and in vivo gene transfer.

Popov , Sergey

Associate Professor

2053 CMRB

312-413-5682

Mechanisms of nerve growth in synaptic transmission.

Rao , Mrinalini C.

Professor

2093 CMRB
2160 CMRB

312-996-7884
312-996-8914

Regulation of water and electrolyte transport across epithelia: role of calcium and cyclic nucleotides, electrophysiological, pathophysiological, biochemical and molecular studies.

Rasenick , Mark M.

Professor

2095 CMRB
2040 CMRB

312-996-6641
312-996-6642

Cellular neurobiology, neurotransmitter receptors; adenylyl cyclase, GTP-binding proteins, and the cytoskeleton; cyclic nucleotides and cellular signal transduction, biological psychiatry and the cellular and molecular basis of depressoin and other mood disorders.