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.
Jeremy Prokop, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development
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Location (Primary): Secchia Center, 7th floor, 15 Michigan St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 - Location (Secondary): B440 Life Science Building, 1355 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824
- Phone: (616) 234-2889
- Email: Prokopje@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
Carolina Restini, PharmD, M.S., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: MSU COM Macomb University Center - Phone: (517) 353-7145
- Email: restinic@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Coming soon!
Cheryl Rockwell, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B346 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-6692
- Email: rockwelc@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: The Rockwell lab studies the mechanisms that regulate immune cell polarization and activation as well as the subsequent downstream immune responses.
Eileen S. Rodriguez-Tapia, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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- Phone: (517) 353-7145
- Email: tapiarod@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Gastrointestinal physiology, Neurophysiology
Robert Roth, Ph.D.
- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: 221 Food Safety - Phone: (517) 353-9841
- Email: rothr@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in my laboratory research inflammation as a determinant of susceptibility to the toxic effects of drugs and other chemical agents.
Neera Tewari-Singh, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor*
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B307 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-0252
- Email: tewarisi@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: The focus of research in my laboratory is to study the toxic responses and elucidate mechanisms to identify novel molecular targets for therapeutic intervention with an ultimate goal of effectively treating injuries/diseases/ inflammation from toxic chemical exposures.
John Thornburg, D.O., Ph.D.
- Professor (Fixed Term Emeritus)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B405 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-4383
- Email: thornbur@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
Nathan Tykocki, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B436 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-8227
- Email: tykockin@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My research focuses on urinary bladder physiology, with specific emphasis on the mechanisms responsible for the sensation of bladder fullness. Tykocki Lab Website: https://tykocki-lab.com/
Stephanie Watts, Ph.D.
- Professor *
- Undergraduate Minor Director
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B445 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-3724
- Email: wattss@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Our laboratory focuses on vascular smooth muscle pharmacology, physiology and function. Watts Lab Website: https://www.thewattslab.com/ -
Hui Xu, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B329 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-6609
- Email: xuhui2@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My research works focus on the autonomic nervous system, molecular signaling and receptor/ion channel interaction in the vasculature, and how these factors regulate smooth muscle and vascular tone in health and human diseases. -
Yukun Yuan, B.M. (M.D.), M.M. (M.S.), Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B307A Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-9513
- Email: yuanyuku@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My research interests are in the fields of neurotoxicology, neuropharmacology/neurophysiology and neurological disorders.