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.
Jamie Alan, RPh, PharmD, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B305B Life Science Building - Phone: (517) 353-7145
- Email: alanjami@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Coming soon!
William Atchison, Ph.D.
- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B331A Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-4947
- Email: atchiso1@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Research in my lab is directed at understanding the basis of cellular neurotoxicity, especially at synapses.
Susan Barman, Ph.D., FAPS
- Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B426 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-3154
- Email: barman@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Central neural control of the cardiovascular system; basis for rhythms in sympathetic nerve activity.
Jamie Bernard, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Lab Website: bernardlabmsu.org -
Location: B420 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-5326
- Email: jbernard@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Our laboratory studies toxicological effects in everyday life that act as triggers in the formation of cancer.
Matthew Bernard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Director, South Campus Flow Cytometry Core
Location: IQ Building, Rm 2315
Phone: (517) 355-4076
Email: mbernard@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: Coming soon!
Sudin Bhattacharya , Ph.D.
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.
Xiaochun Bian, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Location: B308 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 355-1711
- Email: bian@msu.edu
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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.
Courtney Carignan, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B331A Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-2039
- Email: carigna4@msu.edu
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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.
Bin Chen, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pediatrics & Human Development
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Location (Primary): Secchia Center, 7th Floor, 15 Michigan St. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 - Location (Secondary): Life Sciences, 1355 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824
- Phone: (616) 234-2819
- Email: bin.chen@hc.msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Chen Lab is dedicated to leveraging Big Data and AI for cancer therapeutic discovery
Peter J.R. Cobbett, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B305 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-5479
- Email: cobbett@msu.edu
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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.
Bryan Copple, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B403 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-6691
- Email: copple@msu.edu
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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.