Faculty
in Pharmacology at The University of Iowa


Faculty in the Department of Pharmacology conduct research in six fundamental areas:

  • Cancer and the Cell Cycle
  • Hormones and Growth Factors
  • Membrane Trafficking
  • Nervous System Function and Dysfunction
  • Pain Mechanisms
  • Receptors and Signal Transduction
  • Stroke and Hypertension

Below are brief descriptions of each faculty member's area of research interest. More detailed descriptions can be obtained by clicking on a name below or in the column on the left. Post-doctoral and undergraduate research positions are frequently available in the laboratories of department faculty. Interested individuals should contact faculty members directly.

 

Primary Appointees

Research Interest

Ascoli, Mario (Ph.D.)
2-319B BSB
(319) 335-9907
mario-ascoli@uiowa.edu

Receptors and Signal Transduction / Cellular and Molecular Endocrinology

Chen, Songhai (M.D., Ph.D.)
2-452 BSB
(319) 384-4562
songhai-chen@uiowa.edu

G protein Signaling

Fisher, Rory (Ph.D.)
2-216 BSB
(319) 335-8330
rory-fisher@uiowa.edu

Molecular Biology and Signal Transduction of G Protein-Coupled Receptors and RGS Proteins

Gardinier, Minnetta (Ph.D.)
2-532 BSB
(319) 335-6735
m-gardinier@uiowa.edu

Oligodendroglial Cell Biology and CNS Myelination

Kasson, Barry (Ph.D.)
2-450 BSB
(319) 335-9954
barry-kasson@uiowa.edu

Molecular Mechanisms of Hormone-induced Cell Proliferation

Koland, John (Ph.D.)
2-272A BSB
(319) 335-6508
john-koland@uiowa.edu

Signal Transduction by Growth Factor Receptor/Protein Tyrosine Kinases

Mohapatra, D.P. (Ph.D.)
2-252 BSB
(319) 335-6944
dp-mohapatra@uiowa.edu

Ion channel Modulations In Seizures and Cancer Pain

Quelle, Dawn (Ph.D.)
2-370 BSB
(319) 353-5749
dawn-quelle@uiowa.edu

Molecular Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis and Cell Cycle Control

Quelle, Fred (Ph.D.)
2-210 BSB
(319) 335-8539
frederick-quelle@uiowa.edu

Cytokine Receptor Signal Transduction and Regulation of Cell Growth

Dr. David Sheff, M.D., Ph.D.

Sheff, David (M.D., Ph.D.)
2-570 BSB
(319) 335-7705
david-sheff@uiowa.edu

Receptor Traffic in the Endosomal System

Strack, Stefan (Ph.D.)
2-432 BSB
(319) 384-4439
stefan-strack@uiowa.edu

Protein Phosphatase 2A in Neuronal Signal Transduction

Usachev, Yuriy (Ph.D.)
2-250 BSB
(319) 335-9388
yuriy-usachev@uiowa.edu
Ca2+ Signaling and Plasticity of Primary Nociceptors
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Secondary Appointees

Research Interest

Brennan, Timothy J. (M.D., Ph.D.)
6421 JCP
(319) 356-7319
tim-brennan@uiowa.edu

Neural Mechanisms for Post-operative Pain

Faraci, Frank (Ph.D.)
E318-2 GH
(319) 335-8250
frank-faraci@uiowa.edu

Vascular Biology

Hammond, Donna (Ph.D.)
2-454 BSB
(319) 335-7946
donna-hammond@uiowa.edu

Central Nervous System Mechanisms Mediating Pain and Analgesia

Heistad, Donald (M.D.)
E315B GH
(319) 356-2706
donald-heistad@uiowa.edu

Vascular Biology and Gene Therapy

Hohl, Raymond (M.D., Ph.D.)
C32-I GH
(319) 356-8110
raymond-hohl@uiowa.edu

Role of Isoprene Compounds in Cell Proliferation and Differentiation

Johnson, A. Kim (Ph.D.)
E20 SSH
(319) 335-2423
alan-johnson@uiowa.edu

Neuronal Control of Behavior, Neural and Hormonal Systems, and Circulation

Kopp, Ulla (Ph.D.)
226 VA
(319) 338-0581 x 7608
ulla-kopp@uiowa.edu

Sensory Innervation of the Kidney

Lamping, Kathryn (Ph.D.)
6W-29 VA
(319) 339-7019
kathryn-lamping@uiowa.edu

Regulation of Coronary Microcirculation

Wiemer, David (Ph.D.)
305 CB
(319) 339-3124
david-wiemer@uiowa.edu

Analogues of metabolic phosphates as anti-proliferative agents

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Adjunct

 

Hell, Johannes, (Ph.D.)
University of California - Davis
johannes-hell@uiowa.edu

 

   

Emeritus

 

Baron, Jeffrey (Ph.D.)
jeffrey-baron@uiowa.edu

 

Bhatnagar, Ranbir K. (Ph.D., M.F.A.)
2-306 BSB
(319) 335-7940
ranbir-bhatnagar@uiowa.edu

 

Dutton, Gary (Ph.D.)
gary-dutton@uiowa.edu

 

Gebhart, Gerald (Ph.D.)
gebhartgf@upmc.edu

 

Proudfit, Herbert (Ph.D.)
2-430 BSB
(319) 384-4438
hk-proudfit@uiowa.edu

 

Shires, Thomas (Ph.D.)
2-550 BSB
(319) 335-7959
thomas-shires@uiowa.edu

 

Spratt, James (M.D., Ph.D.)
2-230 BSB
(319) 335-7966
james-spratt@uiowa.edu

 

Tephly, Thomas (M.D., Ph.D.)
2-452 BSB
(319) 335-7979
thomas-tephly@uiowa.edu

 

Williamson, H.E. (Ph.D.)
2-232 BSB
(319) 335-7972
h-williamson@uiowa.edu