Cell Biology And Molecular Physiology

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The Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology program is a dynamic and rapidly expanding group of investigators whose research is uniquely focused on integrative biology; that is, using the tools of genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry to understand the integrated functions of cells and organisms in the era following the description of the human genome. Graduates will be able to study and appreciate cell structure and function, physiology, cell interactions, and development from the molecular to the organ level. The faculty is drawn from both basic science and clinical departments. The central theme of integrative biology plays out in research projects that are focused on normal cellular function as well as understanding heart disease, cancer and diabetes, as well as inherited disorders of developmental and reproductive functions. Areas of concentration are described below. Further information about our program can be found at http://www.cbp.pitt.edu/gradprog/gradprog.html.

Research
The central theme of integrative biology plays out in research projects that are oftentimes focused on important diseases, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes, as well as inherited disorders of developmental and reproductive functions. The areas of research interest include the following.

Genetic Disorders of Ion Channels
Membrane Traffic of Proteins and Lipids
Molecular Basis of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction
Regulation of Gene Expression During Development
Signal Transduction in Diabetes
Center for Biologic Imaging

Faculty
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Gerard Apodaca [+]

Meir Aridor [+]

Jeffrey L Brodsky [+]

Jennifer C. Condon [+]

Carolyn B. Coyne [+]

Daniel C. Devor [+]

Peter F. Drain [+]

Raymond A. Frizzell [+]

James L. Funderburgh [+]

David J. Hackam [+]

Kenneth R. Hallows [+]

Patricia A. Hebda [+]

Yang Hong [+]

Rebecca P. Hughey [+]

John P. Johnson [+]

Jes K. Klarlund [+]

Thomas R. Kleyman [+]

Sanford Leuba [+]

Sandra A. Murray [+]

Laura J. Niedernhofer [+]

Nuria Pastor-Soler [+]

David H. Perlmutter [+]

Tony M. Plant [+]

Kathleen D. Ryan [+]

Abhiram Sahu [+]

Guy Salama [+]

Gerald P. Schatten [+]

Gary Silverman [+]

Claudette M. St. Croix [+]

Donna Beer Stolz [+]

Nirmala Sundar Raj [+]

Shivalingappa K. Swamynathan [+]

Agnieszka Swiatecka-Urban [+]

Patrick H. Thibodeau [+]

Linton M. Traub [+]

William H. Walker [+]

Yong Wan [+]

Simon C. Watkins [+]

Ora A. Weisz [+]

David C. Whitcomb [+]

Anthony J. Zeleznik [+]

Allan Z. Zhao [+]