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.
Colleen Hegg, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B439 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-2339
- Email: hegg@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: The Hegg lab research is focused on adult neurogenesis and investigates (1) the role and mechanisms of signalling of various trophic factors and (2) the effects of environmental pollutants on neurogenesis.
Sachi Horibata, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Precision Health Program
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building (2nd floor)
Email: horibat2@msu.edu -
Fields of Interest: Cancer drug resistance mechanisms and identification of therapeutic targets for personalized cancer treatments.
William F. Jackson, Ph.D.
- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B429 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-5476
- Email: jacks783@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Examination of how arterioles in the microcirculation sense their environment; the role of smooth muscle and endothelial cell ion channels in the regulation of calcium signaling; vascular cell signaling related to vasodilation and vasoconstriction.
Brian P. Johnson , Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and BioMedical Engineering
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Lab Website: http://johnsonlab.iq.msu.edu/ -
Location: B420 Life Sciences - Email: bjohnson@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Our laboratory leverages digital manufacturing and automation to construct and test models of development and disease.
David A. Juckett, Ph.D.
- Professor (Fixed Term)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: 909 Fee Rd - Phone: (517) 884-2579
- Email: Juckett@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My current research is in the area of biomedical informatics. Working with collaborators from MPC and MSU, I am leading the efforts to build a person-in-pain phenotype model which will be linked to treatment outcomes. Using psychometric tools and natural language processing, our team will build models and test predictions to evaluate whether community medical practices can provide evidence-generating medicine to underpin the development of evidence-based practice tuned to the community setting.
Norbert E. Kaminski, Ph.D.
- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Director – Institute for Integrative Toxicology
- Interim Director – Center for Research on Ingredient Safety
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Location: Food Safety, Rm 315
- Phone: (517) 353-3786
- Email: kamins11@msu.edu
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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
Masamitsu Kanada, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering - Phone: (517) 884-6931
- Email: Kanadama@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
Teresa R. Krieger-Burke, D.V.M., Ph.D.
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
Jack Kottwitz, DVM, Ph.D, CERTAQV
Assistant Professor
Large Animal Clinical Sciences | Pharmacology & Toxicology
Location: Veterinary Medical Center - North Building (Wings A - E)
736 Wilson Rd, Room D200
East Lansing, MI 48824
Email: kottwitz@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: My research interests are diverse and include analgesia studies in mega-vertebrates, adverse effects of anesthesia and analgesia drugs used in assisted reproduction, drug efficacy in non-domestic species, and evaluation of sleep as it affects captive wildlife behavior.
Adam Lauver, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B336B Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-0322
- Email: lauverda@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Cardiovascular diseases and drug discovery.
Ana Mendes Leal, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B430 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-8955
- Email: mendesle@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Coming Soon!
Kin Sing Stephen Lee, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B330A Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-1813
- Email: sing@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Our research is focused on investigating the molecular mechanisms on how dietary lipids affect human health and human responses to environmental toxicants.
Karen Liby, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor *
- PhD Program Director
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B430 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-8955
- Email: libykare@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Inflammation, cancer and drug development
Erika Lisabeth, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Location: B423 Life Sciences
Phone: (517) 432-4507
Email: matheser@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
Keith J Lookingland, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B432 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-8971
- Email: lookingl@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: The goal of research in my laboratory is to develop a murine model for periodic limb movements employing neurotoxin-induced lesions of the A11 diencephalospinal dopamine neurons and remote sensing assessment of hindlimb during the awake/sleep cycle.
James P. Luyendyk, Ph.D.
- Professor *
- Institute for Integrative Toxicology
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: 253 Food Safety - Phone: (517) 884-2057
- Email: luyendyk@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest:The liver synthesizes numerous coagulation factors, making altered hemostasis a significant concern in patients with end-stage liver disease. Our laboratory approaches this connection early in the pathogenesis of liver disease. The team’s long-term goal is to understand the mechanisms whereby the coagulation cascade contributes to the pathogenesis of liver disease. [excerpt, Luyendyk Laboratory site]
Jane F. Maddox, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Director of Online Programs
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B305 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-2036
- Email: maddox@cvm.msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Exacerbation of acetaminophen-induced injury by a small, non-injurious dose of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, derived from E. coli).
Kenneth Moore, Ph.D.
- Retired Faculty, Former Dept. Chair
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B405 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-8915
- Email: moorek@msu.edu
Reza Nassiri, D.Sc.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Location: B405 Life Sciences
Phone: (517) 884-1252
Email: Reza.Nassiri@hc.msu.edu
Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
Richard Neubig, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B423 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-7145
- Email: rneubig@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling and intracellular modulators of that signaling. GPCRs are the targets of over 30% of current drugs and we are discovering novel ways to control their function.