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.
Jack Harkema, DVM, PHD, DACVP, ATSF
- University Distinguished Professor
- Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: 212 Food Safety and Toxicology - Phone: (517) 353-8627
- Email: harkemaj@msu.edu
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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
JR Haywood, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Assistant VP, Office of Regulatory Affairs
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Location: Olds Hall - Phone: (517) 353-7147
- Email: haywood12@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Our research program is focused on neurotransmitter regulation and function in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in normotensive and hypertensive animals.
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.