Graduate Faculty
Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology
612-301-7685
ealejand@umn.edu
Research Interests: diabetes; islet biology and nutrient-sensing; epigenetics
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
612-624-4240
balbo006@umn.edu
Research Interests: chemical carcinogenesis; DNA adductomics; biomarkers
Professor of Medicine
(612) 873-9095
bartx005@umn.edu
Research interests: addiction; medications for opioid use disorder; clinical trials
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health (OBGYN)
612-625-2889
mbazzaro@umn.edu
Research interests: cancer metastasis; preclinical models of cancer; FDA-approved drugs
Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
612-624-2469
bieli003@umn.edu
Research Interests: DNA damage response; cell cycle regulation; telomere biology
Professor of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
612-624-3158
birnb002@umn.edu
Research Interests: neuropharmacology; pharmacokinetics/pharmacometrics; translational research
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Research interests: neuropharmacology; orphan drug development; biologics
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
612-625-9956
ccamell@umn.edu
Research Interests: aging; immuno-metabolism; tissue-resident immune cells
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
612-625-8986
campb034@umn.edu
Research interests: DNA damage response; DNA repair; cancer chemotherapy
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences (Duluth)
218-726-7691
rcao@umn.edu
Research interests: autism; circadian rhythm; protein synthesis
Associate Professor of Chemistry
612-625-2580
carlsone@umn.edu
Research Interests: bacterial virulence; antibiotics; chemical probes and inhibitors
Associate Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
Research Interests: genetics of autism and schizophrenia; L1 Syndrome; ERK signaling
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
612-624-3132
conne018@umn.edu
Research interests: iron homeostasis; RNA-protein interactions; mRNA stability
Associate Professor of Surgery
612-625-8608
davyd003@umn.edu
Research interests: pancreatic cancer; oncolytic viruses; in vivo cancer models
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
612-625-1504
dehm@umn.edu
Research Interests: prostate cancer; regulation of gene expression; genomics
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-624-7151
jdrake@umn.edu
Research interests: prostate cancer; kinase signaling; proteomics
Professor of Pharmaceutics
612-625-2945
carfair@umn.edu
Research interests: pain; opioid addiction; therapeutic development
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-301-8313
tfreedma@umn.edu
Research interests: immune cell signaling; tumor microenvironment; autoimmune disease
Associate Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
612-626-6760
klei0091@umn.edu
Research Interests: molecular mechanisms of cell division; microtubules; microscopy and computational modeling
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
612-626-6320
georg@umn.edu
Research Interests: contraception; cancer; medicinal chemistry
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
612-626-6824
rgomezpa@umn.edu
Research Interests: neurodegeneration; molecular mechanisms of cell death; protein aggregation
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
612-301-1196
wrgordon@umn.edu
Research Interests: mechanobiology; cell surface proteolysis; genome engineering
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-624-7335
gravess@umn.edu
Research interests: Neuropharmacology and physiology of systems regulating motor control and addiction.
Associate Professor of Medicine
612-250-0863
harr0547@umn.edu
Research Interests: nicotine and opioid addiction; behavioral pharmacology; addiction vulnerability
Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
612-624-0457
rsh@umn.edu
Research interests:cancer and anti-viral research; mutation mechanisms; precision genome engineering
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
612-626-9262
chaskell@umn.edu
Research Interests: obesity and diabetes; G protein-coupled receptors; chemical biology and drug discovery
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
612-624-7604
hecht002@umn.edu
Research interests: environmental and tobacco carcinogenesis; chemical mechanisms; cancer prevention
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
612-626-3101
hiasa001@umn.edu
Research interests: anti-bacterial and anti-cancer drug discovery; topoisomerase inhibitors
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
612-625-1616
hogqu001@umn.edu
Research Interests: autoimmunity; T cell development; thymus
Associate Professor of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
612-625-1372
rshuang@umn.edu
Research Interests: pharmacogenomics; drug repositioning; biomarkers for anti-cancer agents
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
612-625-3204
ameeta@umn.edu
Research interests: cancer metabolism; immuno-metabolism; cancer immunotherapy
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
612-301-7747
ekrookma@umn.edu
Research Interests: epilepsy; tremor; neuronal diversity and circuitry
Professor of Medicine
612-626-0621
lange047@umn.edu
Research interests: breast and ovarian cancer; steroid hormone receptor transcription factors; signal transduction
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-626-2859
amlee@umn.edu
Research interests: addiction; nicotine; alcohol
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
612-301-2540
jlemos@umn.edu
Research Interests: stress and decision-making; neural circuits underlying behavior; neuromodulation
Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: nicotine/tobacco addiction; behavioral pharmacology; medications and regulatory science
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-626-5309
ctleung@umn.edu
Research interests: cancer dormancy; drug resistance; cancer recurrence
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-301-1322
nml@umn.edu
Research interests: protein kinase structure and function; kinase drug targeting; allostery
Endowed Professor in Structural Biology of Disease; Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
612-625-6149
lifang@umn.edu
Research interests: cell entry mechanisms of COVID-19; drug and vaccine development for COVID-19
Professor of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
612-626-2359
lil@umn.edu
Research interests: Alzheimer's disease; HDL and apolipoproteins; small GTPase signaling
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
612-626-5079
linw@umn.edu
Research interests: neurodegeneration; unfolded protein response; myelin disorders
Director Diagnostic and Biological Sciences
612-626-5525
mansky@umn.edu
Research interests: human cancer virology; HIV, SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19; drug target identification
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-625-7698
hdnguyen@umn.edu
Research Interests: cancer; genomic instability and DNA damage response; drug discovery
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: fibrosis; cell death; tissue injury
Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
612-626-2549
lniedern@umn.edu
Research Interests: age-related diseases; cellular senescence; therapeutic development
Associate Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology
612-625-6750
tdoconne@umn.edu
Research interests: heart failure; G protein-coupled receptors; signal transduction
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: breast cancer, biomarkers, and stem cells; growth factor signaling; therapy resistance
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
612-624-9066
llparker@umn.edu
Research Interests: peptide chemical biology; kinase assays; proteomics
Professor, Center for Drug Design
612-625-7962
patte219@umn.edu
Research interests: anti-protozoal mechanisms; neuroprotection; drug discovery
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
612-624-9174
porto001@umn.edu
Research interests: opioids and opioid receptors; novel therapeutics for pain; medicinal chemistry
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
612-347-4427
prave001@umn.edu
Research interests: opioid use disorders; vaccinology; novel therapeutics
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
612-626-8744
rothwell@umn.edu
Research Interests: endogenous opioids; opioid addiction; brain circuit function and dysfunction
Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology
612-301-7686
hruan@umn.edu
Research Interests: obesity; immuno-metabolism; adipose tissue biology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
612-626-9420
sachd003@umn.edu
Research interests: breast cancer; insulin and insulin-like growth factor signaling; in vivo imaging
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
612-626-9419
schwe251@umn.edu
Research interests: breast cancer; macrophage biology; mammary gland development
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
(612) 625-2263
selmecki@umn.edu
Research Interests: fungal pathogenesis and drug resistance; genome instability; genomics and bioinformatics
Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
612-301-1537
sivaraj@umn.edu
Research Interests: G protein-coupled receptor and kinase selectivity; cytoskeletal motors; screening technologies
Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
612-624-2644
skinn002@umn.edu
Research Interests: HIV pathogenesis and treatment; prion disease; cellular immunotherapies
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
612-624-1343
asobeck@umn.edu
Research Interests: cancer predisposition; genomic instability; DNA replication and repair
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
612-625-9929
spencers@umn.edu
Research interests:addiction and relapse; psychostimulants; cannabinoids
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
612-624-4998
stepa011@umn.edu
Research Interests: tobacco carcinogenesis; tobacco regulatory science; biomarker development and applications
Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests: chronic back pain; analgesic neuropharmacology; epigenetics
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
612-626-7771
ingunn@umn.edu
Research Interests: tumor immunology; immunotherapy
Associate Professor of Surgery
612-626-4330
subree@umn.edu
Research interests: tumor immunology; intercellular communications mediated by exosomes and microRNAs
Professor of Pharmacology
612-626-7049
sathayer@umn.edu
Research interests: neuropharmacology; synaptic physiology; neurodegeneration
Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
612-624-1054
stefanit@umn.edu
Research Interests: ovarian cancer; mass spectrometry; proteomics
Professor of Radiation Oncology
612-626-6664
valle001@umn.edu
Research interests: bioengineering cancer therapeutics; antibody-directed targeting; immunotherapy
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Associate Professor of Neuroscience
612-626-5726
vulch001@umn.edu
Research Interests: mechanisms of chronic pain; spinal neuroplasticity; neuropeptides
Professor of Pharmacology
612-625-9402
weixx009@umn.edu
Research interests: retinoic acid signaling in immunity; metabolism; neurodegeneration
Professor of Pharmacology
612-624-5966
wickm002@umn.edu
Research interests: neural mechanisms of mood and addiction; neuromodulation; cell excitability
Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience
612-625-1474
george@umn.edu
Research interests: pain; mechanisms of hyperalgesia, analgesia, and analgesic tolerance; spinal transmission of pain
Professor of Surgery
612-624-9131
yamam016@umn.edu
Research interests: cancer gene therapy; oncolytic virus; gastrointestinal cancers
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
612-626-8487
yeexx006@umn.edu
Research interests: breast cancer; insulin and insulin-like growth factor signaling; experimental therapeutics
Assistant Professor
612-301-5328
msheedlo@umn.edu
Research interests: Structural Biology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, and Bacterial Toxins and Effectors