Committee on Cell Physiology
Ph.D. Degrees Awarded Since 1983

Douglas Stoller

Ph.D.'07

ATP sensitive potassium channel and cardiovascular stress

Clark Lin

Ph.D.'05

Characterization of two novel serine/threonine kinases, MST4 and CDKL5

Megan McNulty

Ph.D.'05

State-dependent block of sodium and T-type calcium channels by mibefradi


Robert Guzy

Ph.D.'05
Role of the mitochondrial electron transport chain in oxygen sensing and hypoxic HIF-1 alpha stabilization

Michael Puljung

Ph.D.'05

An ionic block model of voltage gating in Gap junction hemichannels

Radmila Sarac

Ph.D.'04

Molecular determinants of GIRK subunit association and channel function

NicoleCampbell-Robinson                 

Ph.D.'04

The regulation of CLC-3 by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II

Babak Jahromi

Ph.D.'03

Potassium channels and cerebral vasospasm

Leiming Li

Ph.D.'02

The function of Src family kinases and adaptor protein CrkL at focal adhesions


Janice Y. Zhou


Ph.D.'02

Modulation of N-type calcium channels by G-protein b-g subunits and regulators of G-protein signaling


Andrea Nicholas


Ph.D.'02

Behavioral, neurochemical and molecular analysis of rat lines bred for differences
 in 5-HTlA receptor sensitivity


Brian Skaggs


Ph.D.'02

The non-ITAM tyrosines of IGa mediate distal B cell receptor signaling pathways through the direct recruitment of BLNK

Yolanda Vallejo

Ph.D.'02

A pharmacological characterization of the neuronal nicotinic a4b2 receptor subtype

Jia Hong

Ph.D.'01

Characterization of cystatin N, a novel cysteine proteinase inhibitor

Caitlin Sedwick

Ph.D.'01

The roles of TCR, LFA-1 and CD28 in the function and organization of the immunological synapse

Kevin Corbit

Ph.D.'01 Protein kinase C isoforms as determinants of growth factor specific MAP kinase activation

Chong Lee

Ph.D.'00

Modulation of neuronal functions by neuropeptide Y and galanin

Sean O'Shea

Ph.D.'00

Modulation and gating of the GABAA receptor: The role of the alpha subunit

Feng Qian

Ph.D.'00

Mouse TRP4 and its associated proteins

Lee Shekter

Ph.D.'99

G protein regulation of human, neuronal, calcium channels

Jonathan Walsh

Ph.D.'99

Specification of distinct myeolid cell fates by the transcription factor PU.1

Maribeth Wert

Ph.D.'99



Jean-Pyo Lee


Ph.D.'98

Mutant superoxide dismutase-1-linked familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Molecular mechanisms of neuronal death and protection

Lihjen Sun

Ph.D.'98

Regulation of potassium and calcium channels by a family of neuropeptide Y

Wen Xiong

Ph.D.'98

Cyclins in neuronal differentiation

Gyorgy Bagnigg

Ph.D.'97

Tyrosine kinases in bradykinin signaling pathways

Navdeep Chandel

Ph.D.'97

Effects of hypoxia on the regulation of cellular respiration and metabolism

Gregory Jedd

Ph.D.'97

The role of Ypt/Rab GTPase in the yeast secretory pathway


Shehan Dissanayake


Ph.D.'95

The capacity of PLA2, PLC, PKC and NFIC or Ca2+ to mediate changes in actin and barrier function in phorbol ester and EGF treated CaCo-2 cells

Steve Chang

Ph.D.'95

The molecular mechanisms of sodium current decay

Charles Marcuccilli

Ph.D.'95

Heat shock responses in cultured neurons and astrocyte cells

Hyewhon Rhim

Ph.D.'95

Biochemical mechanisms of neurotransmitters

Nicholas Marsh

Ph.D.'95

NGF signal transduction

Alice Choi

Ph.D.'95

Histamine effects on chromaffin cells

Kyung Lee

Ph.D.'95

The mechanism of Ca2+ entry stimulated by bradykinin in human fibroblast cells


Jing Xu


Ph.D.'95
Characterization of a cardiac derived cell line and analysis of the effect of neural input on muscle cell differentiation

Paul Chard

Ph.D.'94

Parvalbumin and calbindin D28k in the nervous system: Buffering properties and functional implications

James Holzwarth

Ph.D.'94

Ion channels and neuropharmacology

Matthew Brady

Ph.D.'94

Effects of nerve growth factor on two calmodulin-binding proteins in PC12 cells

Biljana Pavlovic-Surjancev

Ph.D.'94

Chromogranin A, proenkephalin A and protein convertases

Irene Griswold-Prenner

Ph.D.'94

Regulation of EGF receptors signal transduction pathways by MAP kinase

Marcy Tucker

Ph.D.'94

EGF signal transduction in hippocampal neurons

Mathew Jones

Ph.D.'93

Modulation of inhibitory postsynaptic currents


Leora Baumgarten


Ph.D.'93

The role of Ca2+ channels and Ca2+ pools in bradykinin stimulated changes in intracellular Ca2+ in human fibroblasts

Heinrich  Matthies

Ph.D.'92

Regulation of neurotransmitter release

Julio Tallet

Ph.D.'91

Prostaglandin E2 in isolated canine airway smooth muscle

Kenneth Byron

Ph.D.'90

Signal transduction and regulationof intracellular calcium in human fibroblasts

Edward Pewitt

Ph.D.'90

Regulation of Na/K/2Cl cotransport in the avian erythrocyte

Beth Etscheid

Ph.D.'89

Characterization of bradykinin-stimulated responses in cultured human fibroblasts

Shawn Murphy

Ph.D.'89

Modulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis by excitatory amino acids in mouse central neurons

Randy Eisensmith

Ph.D.'88

Serotonin biosynthesis in enterochromaffin cells of the rabbit

Mary Walker

Ph.D.'88

Neuropeptide Y and peptide YY receptors

Paul Francel

Ph.D.'87

Modulation of bradykinin production in cell lines

Timothy Kamp

Ph.D.'87

Voltage-dependent modulation of cardiac calcium channels by dihydropyridines


Leslie Muldoon


Ph.D.'86

Mitogenic signal transduction in cultured human fibroblasts: Mobilization of intracellular calcium and activation of Na/Hexchanger

Sam Kongsumat

Ph.D.'86

Pharmacology of voltage sensitive calcium channels in cultured cells

Ellen Scanley

Ph.D.'85

Patch clamp study of single sodium channels in canine cardiac Purkinje cells

David Friel

Ph.D.'85

The mechanism of muscarinic cholinergic stimulation of electrolyte transport in rabbit mucosa

Sandie Rossie

Ph.D.'84

Stimulation of histamine release from mast cells by neurotensin

Steve Shorofsky

Ph.D.'83

Steady state L- and T-type calcium current in cardiac Purkinje cells


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