Research in Physiology & Biophysics at BUSM
Research in the department encompasses many facets of structural biology, cell biology, molecular and cellular physiology, and molecular biophysics.
Actin, Myosin and Muscle
Biophotonics and Light Microscopy
Cardiovascular (Disease)
Electrophysiology, Neurophysiology, and Ion Channels
Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis
Membrane Biology and Plasmalogens
Microbial Pathogenesis
Signaling
Structural Biology and Protein Folding
Vision
Actin, Myosin and Muscle:
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Lynne M. Coluccio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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William J. Lehman, Ph.D.
Professor and
Chair ad interim, Department of Physiology & Biophysics -
Judith Saide, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Hiroshi Tokuo, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
Biophotonics and Light Microscopy:
Cardiovascular (Disease):
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David Atkinson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
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Olga Gursky, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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James A. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Haya Herscovitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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William J. Lehman, Ph.D.
Professor and
Chair ad interim, Department of Physiology & Biophysics -
C. James McKnight, Ph.D.
Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Medical Sciences
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics -
Michael J. Rynkiewicz
Instructor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Aaron W. Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics,
Co-Director of PrISM
Electrophysiology, Neurophysiology, and Ion Channels:
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Christopher W. Connor, MD, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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M. Carter Cornwall, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Christopher V. Gabel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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J. Fernando Garcia-Diaz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Simon Levy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Clint L. Makino, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Aaron W. Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics,
Co-Director of PrISM
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Christopher W. Connor, MD, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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M. Carter Cornwall, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Christopher V. Gabel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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J. Fernando Garcia-Diaz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Simon Levy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Clint L. Makino, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Aaron W. Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics,
Co-Director of PrISM
Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis:
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David Atkinson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
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Olga Gursky, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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James A. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Haya Herscovitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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C. James McKnight, Ph.D.
Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Medical Sciences
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics -
G. Graham Shipley, Ph.D, D.Sc.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics, and Biochemistry
Membrane Biology and Plasmalogens:
Microbial Pathogenesis:
Signaling:
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M. Carter Cornwall, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Christopher V. Gabel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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J. Fernando Garcia-Diaz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Simon Levy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Clint L. Makino, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Assen Marintchev, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Aaron W. Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics,
Co-Director of PrISM -
Raphael A. Zoeller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
Structural Biology and Protein Folding
(CryoEM, molecular dynamics, NMR, solution scattering, x-ray crystallography):
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Christopher W. Akey, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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David Atkinson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
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Esther Bullitt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Olga Gursky, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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James A. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Haya Herscovitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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William J. Lehman, Ph.D.
Professor and
Chair ad interim, Department of Physiology & Biophysics -
Assen Marintchev, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
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C. James McKnight, Ph.D.
Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Medical Sciences
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics -
Xiaohu Mei, Ph.D.
Instructor of Physiology & Biophysics
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Michael J. Rynkiewicz
Instructor of Physiology & Biophysics
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G. Graham Shipley, Ph.D, D.Sc.
Professor of Physiology & Biophysics, and Biochemistry