Faculty

All of the faculty associated with the DSCB graduate program are listed below. Click on a faculty name to view a detailed description of an individual research program, contact information, recent publications and links to other relevant websites.
 

Pao-Tien Chuang, MD, PhD

Professor
Cardiovascular Research Institute
Research Summary: 
Molecular mechanisms of mammalian Hedgehog signaling and lung development, regeneration and cancer

Kelsey Collins, PhD

Assistant Professor In Res
Orthopaedic Surgery

Bruce Conklin, MD

Professor & Senior Investigator
Department of Medicine
Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease
Research Summary: 
Human Cardiovascular Genetics and Genome Engineering
Mentorship Requirements Completed

Marco Conti, MD

Professor
Department of Obstetrics Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Center for Reproductive Sciences
Research Summary: 
Mechanisms of Action of Peptide Hormones and Growth Factors

Abigail (Abby) Buchwalter Cool, PhD

Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Research Inst
Research Summary: 
We seek to understand how the organization of the nucleus is established, specialized across cell types, and maintained over time to influence cellular identity.

Kyle Cromer, PhD

Asst Professor in Residence
Surgery
Research Summary: 
The research interest of my lab lies at the intersection of CRISPR-based genome editing and protein/cell engineering with special focus on hematopoietic stem cells and red blood cell disorders.

Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Pediatrics and Stem Cell Biology
Research Summary: 
Discovering vascular stem cells and their interactions with neural cells in the developing brain and spinal cord

Markus Delling, PhD

Asst Professor
Physiology
Research Summary: 
Calcium signaling in primary cilia during development and disease

Sheng Ding, PhD

William K. Bowes Jr. Distinguished Investigator
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Research Summary: 
Our lab develops and uses chemical biology approaches to identify and characterize novel small molecules that modulate cell fate and function in normal or diseased states.

Dena Dubal, MD, PhD

Professor in Residence
Neurology
Research Summary: 
Longevity, Brain Resilience, and Sex Differences

Sophie Dumont, PhD

Professor
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Research Summary: 
Mechanics of chromosome segregation

Adrian Erlebacher, MD, PhD

Professor
Laboratory Medicine
Research Summary: 
Immunology and epigenetics of pregnancy and parturition

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