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Kalil G. Abdullah, MD, MSc 
Sameer Agnihotri, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Rannar Airik, PhD 
Issam Al Diri 
Jonathan Alder, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Daniel Altschuler, PhD 
Christiano Alves 
Gerard Apodaca, PhD 
Meir Aridor, PhD 
Karen Arndt, PhD 
Gavin E. Arteel, PhD 
Christopher James Bakkenist, PhD 
Aaron Barchowsky, PhD 
Michael J. Becich, MD, PhD 
Jonathan M. Beckel, PhD Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Medical Education
Molecular Pharmacology
Jason Becker, PhD 
Juliane I. Beier Arteel, PhD Assistant Professor
Molecular Pharmacology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Kambez H. Benam , PhD 
Bharat Bhushan, PhD 
Timothy R. Billiar, MD George Vance Foster Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Robert J. Binder, PhD 
Lori Ann Birder, PhD 
Alessandro Bisello, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Experiential Learning
Molecular Pharmacology
Harry C. Blair, MD 
Irina M. Bochkis, PhD 
Jesus Tejero Bravo, PhD 
Miguel Brieño-Enriquez Assistant Professor
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Jeffrey L. Brodsky, PhD Avinoff Chair of Biological Sciences
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Bryan Brown, PhD 
Ronald Buckanovich 
Yuri Bunimovich, MD, PhD 
Michael Butterworth, PhD Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Marcelo D. Carattino, PhD 
Sandra Cascio, PhD 
Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD Director, Center for Pulmonary Vascular Biology and Medicine
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Yuan Chang, MD Distinguished Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Yuanyuan Chen, PhD Assistant Professor
Molecular Pharmacology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Yu Chih Chen, PhD 
Charleen Chu, MD, PhD 
Lan G Coffman, MD, PhD 
Christopher Cunningham, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Susana da Silva 
Lance Davidson, PhD 
Silmara de Lima, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Marie DeFrances, MD, PhD 
Donald B. Defranco, PhD 
Neal A. Deluca, PhD 
Anthony J. Demetris, MD 
Daniel C. Devor, PhD 
Chandra Divay, PhD 
Steven F. Dobrowolski, PhD 
Hengjiang Dong, PhD 
Christopher Donnelly, PhD 
Peter F. Drain, PhD 
Wei Du, MD, PhD Associate Professor
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Andrew Wayne Duncan, PhD Director, Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program and Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Partha Dutta, DVM, PhD Professor & Director, Center for Cardiovascular Inflammation
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Pharmacology
Mo Ebrahimkhani, MD Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Oliver Eickelberg, MD, FERS, ATSF 
Farzad Esni, PhD 
Marco Fazzari, PhD 
Toren Finkel, MD, PhD 
Elise Fouquerel, PhD 
Bruce A. Freeman, PhD 
Zachary Freyberg, PhD 
Sarah L. Gaffen, PhD 
Ferruccio Galbiati, PhD 
Shou Jiang Gao, PhD 
Xin (Daniel) Gao 
David Martin Gau, PhD 
Stacy Gelhaus, PhD 
Sharon A. George, PhD 
Subhadip Ghatak, PhD 
Arjumand Ghazi, PhD Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
George Gittes, MD 
Joseph C. Glorioso, PhD 
Eric Goetzman, PhD 
Delphine Gomez, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
J. Timothy Greenamyre, PhD 
Angela M. Gronenborn, PhD Rosalind Franklin Professor and Chair, Structural Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
Haitao Guo, PhD 
Aditi Gurkar, PhD 
Alejandro Soto Gutierrez, MD, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Sarah Hainer, PhD 
Gerry Hammond, PhD Director, Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology Graduate Program and Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Nadine Hempel, PhD 
Jacqueline Ho, MD Assistant Professor
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Gregg E. Homanics, PhD 
Yang Hong, PhD 
Baoli Hu, PhD Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Neil A. Hukriede, PhD Associate Professor
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
George S. Hussey, PhD 
Hun Way Hwang, MD, PhD 
Smita S. Iyer, MS, PhD 
Edwin K. Jackson, PhD 
Tija C. Jacob, PhD 
Yu Jiang, PhD 
Michael Jurczak, PhD 
Valerian E. Kagan, PhD 
Anthony J. Kanai ,PhD 
Lawrence Patrick Kane, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Education, Department of Immunology
Molecular Pharmacology
Ossama Kashlan, PhD 
Daniel Kass, MD 
Brett Kaufman, PhD 
Erin E. Kershaw, MD Associate Professor
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Saleem A. Khan, PhD 
Seungwon Kim, MD 
John M. Kirkwood, MD 
Thomas R. Kleyman, MD 
Corrine Kliment, MD, PhD 
Sungjin Ko, DVM, PhD 
Julia Kofler, MD 
Alison B Kohan, PhD Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Gary Kohanbash, PhD 
Melanie Königshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF, FERS Professor
Molecular Pharmacology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Tatiana Kudryashova, PhD 
Bernhard Kuhn Associate Professor & Director, Research in Cardiology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Scott M. Kulich, MD, PhD 
Adam Vincent Kwiatkowski, PhD Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Robert Lafyatis, MD 
Eric Lagasse, PhD 
Samuel Todd Lamitina 
Nara Lee 
Adrian Vincent Lee, PhD Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Precision Medicine
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Sanford H Leuba PhD 
Edwin S Levitan PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Research Operations
Molecular Pharmacology
Guang Li PhD 
Gang Li PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Hang Lin PhD 
Silvia Liu, PhD 
Yuan Liu PhD 
Cecilia Lo PhD F. Sargent Cheever Chair Department of Developmental Biology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Nathan Lord 
Michael Lotze MD 
Jianhua Luo MD PhD 
Marcus Malek, PhD 
Michelle L. Manni, PhD 
Kacey Gribbin Marra, PhD 
Wendy M. Mars, PhD 
Curtis McCloskey, PhD 
Melissa M. McGovern, PhD 
Christina Megli, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, OB-Gyn and Reproductive Sciences
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
George K. Michalopoulos, MD, PhD Distinguished Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Mark Miedel, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Pamela Moalli, MD, PhD Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Adele Moatti 
Satdarshan (Paul) Monga, MD Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Organ Pathobiology and Therapeutics Institute (OPTIn)
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Patrick S. Moore, MD, MPH Distinguished Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Michael Morowitz, MD 
Mousumi Moulik, MD 
Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Sandra A. Murray, PhD 
Logan Myler, PhD 
Benjamin Nacev, MD, PhD 
Niranjana Natarajan, PhD 
Yael Nechemia-Arbely, PhD Assistant Professor
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Jessie R. Nedrow, PhD 
Kari Nejak-Bowen, PhD, MBA Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Carola A. Neumann, MD Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Precision and Translational Pharmacology
Molecular Pharmacology
Yuri E. Nikiforov, MD, PhD Vice Chair of the Department of Pathology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Enrico Novelli, MD 
Roderick O'Sullivan, PhD 
Michael Oertel, PhD Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Steffi Oesterreich, PhD 
Abby Olsen, MD, PhD 
Patricia Opresko, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Trainee Mentoring and Excellence
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Benjamin C. Orsburn 
Kyle E. Orwig, PhD 
Hatice Ulku Osmanbeyoglu, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Tim D. Oury, MD, PhD 
Patrick J. Pagano, PhD 
Michael John Palladino, PhD 
Andrey A. Parkhitko, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Thomas Pearce, MD, PhD 
Julie Phillippi, PhD 
Edward V. Prochownik, MD, PhD 
Reben Raeman, PhD Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Hooman H. Rashidi, PhD Professor and Associate Dean of AI in Medicine
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Babak Razani, MD, PhD 
Stacey Sukoff Rizzo, PhD 
Guillermo G. Romero, PhD 
Sarah E. Ross, PhD Professor and Director, Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Partha Roy, PhD 
Yoel Sadovsky, MD 
Guy Salama, PhD 
Jami Saloman, PhD 
Anita Saraf, MD, PhD 
Orlando Schärer, PhD 
Gerald Phillip Schatten, PhD 
Nicole Scheff, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Francisco Jose Schopfer, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Biotechnology Development
Molecular Pharmacology
Iain Scott, PhD Associate Professor
Molecular Pharmacology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Melanie J. Scott, MD, PhD 
Donghun Shin, PhD 
Sruti Shiva, PhD 
Daniel Shiwarski, PhD 
Ian A. Sigal 
Sunder Sims-Lucas, PhD Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Kanhaiya Singh, PhD 
Thomas E. Smithgall, PhD Chair, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
T. Rinda Soong, MD, PhD, MPH 
Alexander D. Sorkin, PhD Richard Beatty Mellon chair Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Cynthia St Hilaire, PhD 
Claudette M. St. Croix, PhD 
Wayne Stallaert, PhD 
Richard Steinman, MD, PhD 
Adam C. Straub, PhD 
Arohan R. Subramanya, MD 
Stella Sun 
Shivalingappa Swamynathan, PhD Associate Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Kenichi Tamama, MD, PhD 
Jay Tan, PhD Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Roderick Tan, MD, PhD 
Pei Tang, PhD 
Sina Tavakoli, MD, PhD Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Amantha Thathiah, PhD 
Gary Thomas 
Angus W. Thomson, PhD, D.Sc 
Mary M. Torregrossa, PhD 
Mohamed Trebak, PhD 
Michael Tsang, PhD Associate Professor
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Athanassios Tzounopoulos, PhD Professor & Vice Chair of Basic Science Research, Department of Otolaryngology
Molecular Pharmacology
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Zsolt Urban, PhD 
Bennett Van Houten, PhD Professor
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Ivona Vasile-Pandrea, MD, PhD 
Deepika Vasudevan, PhD Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Dario Vignali, PhD 
Jean Pierre Vilardaga, PhD 
Flordeliza M. Villanueva, MD 
Nam Vo, PhD 
Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD 
Yoram Vodovotz, PhD 
David Vorp 
William H. Walker, PhD Associate Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Xiaosong Wang, MD, PhD Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Zhou Wang, PhD 
Qiming Jane Wang, PhD 
Jing Hong Wang, MD, PhD 
Simon C. Watkins, PhD 
Alan Watson, PhD 
Xiangyun Wei, PhD 
Ora A. Weisz, PhD 
Alan Wells, MD, DMS 
Sally Wenzel, MD 
Zachary P. Wills, PhD 
Peter Wipf, PhD 
Matt Wohlever 
Haodi Wu, PhD 
Wen Xie, MD, PhD 
Jianhua Xing, PhD 
Yan Xu, PhD 
Judith Yanowitz, PhD Professor and Director, Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology Graduate Program
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Vijay Yechoor, MD 
Yvette Yien 
Abdolreza Zarnegar, PhD 
Lianghui Zhang, MD, PhD Assistant Professor
Cellular & Molecular Pathology
Molecular Pharmacology
Cheng Zhang, PhD 
Hua Zhang, MD, PhD 
Bokai Zhu Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology