Faculty
* = Indicates labs that are training graduate students and/or Post-docs. The availability of training slots in these labs is dependent on the funding status of the PI.
- Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B305B Life Science Building - Phone: (517) 353-7145
- Email: alanjami@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: Coming soon!
- Professor *, Associate Chair
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B340 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-7403
- Email: dorranc3@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: The Dorrance Lab is committed to understanding the pathogenesis of hypertension- and obesity-related cerebrovascular disease with the goal of identifying novel treatments for stroke and dementia.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B305 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-5479
- Email: cobbett@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: My major research focus has been on ion channel function in neurons and other cell types. However, after many diverse and rewarding projects and collaborations, I no longer run a research lab. Instead, my time is focused on teaching students at all levels.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Director, Neuro-Degenerative Research Unit
-
Location: B436 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-2484
- Email: john.goudreau@ht.msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: My research interests are focused on genetic and environmental factors involved in the pathogenesis of neuro-degenerative disorders such as Parkinson's Disease (PD).
- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B331A Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-4947
- Email: atchiso1@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: Research in my lab is directed at understanding the basis of cellular neurotoxicity, especially at synapses.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering - Phone: (517) 884-6931
- Email: Kanadama@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B336B Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-0322
- Email: lauverda@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: Cardiovascular diseases and drug discovery.
Assistant Professor *
Biomedical Engineering | Pharmacology & Toxicology
Center for Research on Ingredient Safety
Institute for Integrative Toxicology
Location: 324 Food Safety
Phone: (517) 884-6952
Email: sbhattac@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: A major focus of my work is the application of computational methods to study the signaling and transcriptional regulatory networks that underlie the determination of cell fate, and the perturbation of these networks by environmental pollutants like dioxin.
- Professor *
- Department of Physiology | Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: 567 Wilson Rd - Phone: (517) 884-5155
- Email: doseffan@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: Regulatory gene and protein networks of immune cell fate and apoptosis; anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic mechanisms of phytochemicals; phytochemical target identification; the role of cell death regulators in immune-regulation and immune-oncology; foods for health.
- Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B347 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-8816
- Email: ellswo59@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B327 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-4648
- Email: finkg@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: My research concerns the causes of systemic arterial hypertension, a major world-wide risk factor for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
-
Location: B308 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 355-1711
- Email: bian@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: My research interest is focused on postnatal development of the enteric nervous system (ENS) with special emphasis on pediatric related neurogastrointestinal issues.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Location: B423 Life Sciences
Phone: (517) 432-4507
Email: matheser@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Director – Institute for Integrative Toxicology
- Interim Director – Center for Research on Ingredient Safety
-
Location: Food Safety, Rm 315
- Phone: (517) 353-3786
- Email: kamins11@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms for impairment of signal transduction cascades and gene expression during lymphocyte activation by drugs and chemicals; mechanism for immune modulation by cannabinoid compounds
- University Distinguished Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: 212 Food Safety and Toxicology - Phone: (517) 353-8627
- Email: harkemaj@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: To understand the pathologic basis of health effects caused by environmental and occupational air pollutants - Using laboratory animal models of respiratory, cardiovascular, autoimmune and metabolic diseases to explore how chronic diseases effect susceptibility to toxicity caused by inhaled toxicants (ozone, particulate matter and silica dust)
- With the overall goal to experimentally elucidate cellular, molecular or biochemical targets for interventions to prevent (or treat) adverse effects caused by air pollution
Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Research Scientist, InVivo Facility
Location: B142 Life Sciences
Phone: (517) 432-7763
Email: kriege29@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: Various in vivo efficacy and toxicity models; Drug development process; High-frequency ultrasound
- Assistant Professor
- Pharmacology & Toxicology,
-
Location: B331A Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-2039
- Email: carigna4@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: Dr. Carignan is an exposure scientist and environmental epidemiologist whose research helps protect reproductive and child health by investigating exposure to contaminants in food, water, consumer and personal care products.
- Assistant Professor
- Director of Online Programs
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B305 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-2036
- Email: maddox@cvm.msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: Exacerbation of acetaminophen-induced injury by a small, non-injurious dose of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, derived from E. coli).
- Retired Faculty, Former Dept. Chair
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B405 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-8915
- Email: moorek@msu.edu
- Associate Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
-
Location: B403 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-6691
- Email: copple@msu.edu
-
Fields of Interest: The research in my laboratory is focused on understanding the role of the immune system and hypoxia in the development of liver disease.