CGS General Faculty

ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY

Kyle Ramsey, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Vice President,
Chief Academic Officer of the College of Graduate Studies and Colleges of Dental Medicine
Professor

Yir Gloria Yueh, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Professor

Michael J. Fay, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi
Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Professor

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY

ARIZONA

Wade Grow, Ph.D., Chair
University of Idaho
Professor

Karen Baab, Ph.D.
City University of New York
Associate Professor

Justin Georgi, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Professor

Aryeh Grossman, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Professor

Margaret Hall, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Professor

Christopher Heesy, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Professor

Bucky Jones, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Professor

Jason Kaufman, Ph.D.
Washington University, St. Louis
Professor

Andrew Lee, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkley
Associate Professor

Kathleen Muldoon, Ph.D.
Washington University, St. Louis
Associate Professor

Randall L. Nydam, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor

Matthew O’Neill
Johns Hopkins University
Assistant Professor

Jose Rodriguez Sosa, Ph.D.
University of Guelph
Assistant Professor

Erin Simons, Ph.D.
Ohio University
Associate Professor

Heather Smith, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Director of Anatomical Laboratories
Professor

Kathryn Townsend, Ph.D.
Washington University, St. Louis
Professor

Carrie Veilleux, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin
Assistant Professor

Linda Walters, Ph.D.
Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Professor

ILLINOIS

Sandra E. Inouye, Ph.D., Chair
Northwestern University
Professor

Julie A. Doll, M.S.
The Ohio State University
Instructor

Michael Ebeid, Ph.D.
Creighton University
Assistant Professor

Michele Fornaro, Ph.D.
University of Turin, Italy
Associate Professor

Joanna Goral, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Associate Professor

Eric Gorscak, Ph.D.
Ohio University
Assistant Professor

Erin Leslie, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Associate Professor

Mackenzie Loyet, M.A., M.S.
Indiana University
Instructor

Latha Malaiyandi, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor

Vivian E. Noble
Johns Hopkins University
Adjunct Instructor

Michelle Singleton, Ph.D.
Washington University
Professor

Maria Traka, Ph.D.
University of Crete, Greece
Assistant Professor

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS

ARIZONA

Jose Hernandez, Ph.D., Chair
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Professor

Nancy Bae, Ph.D.
University of Maryland at College Park/National Institutes of Health
Associate Professor

Thu Huynh, Ph.D.
New York University
Assistant Professor

Chongwoo Kim, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Associate Professor

Kathryn Lawson, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Associate Professor

Minsub Shim, Ph.D.
North Carolina State University
Assistant Professor

Mark Swanson, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Assistant Professor

ILLINOIS

Nalini Chandar, Ph.D., Chair
University of Madras, India
Professor

Bryan C. Bjork, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Associate Professor

Thomas M. Bodenstine, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Assistant Professor

Jacalyn M. Green, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Professor

Sophie La Salle, Ph.D.
McGill University, Canada
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Chicago Colle of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Professor

Sean Lynch, Ph.D.
University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Professor

Renier Velez-Cruz, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor

Susan M. Viselli, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Professor

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

ARIZONA

Kathryn Leyva, Ph.D., Chair
Northern Arizona University
Professor

Jeremy Ellermeier, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Assistant Professor

Fernando Gonzalez, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Associate Professor

Nicholas Haley, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Assistant Professor

John A. Hnida, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico
Associate Professor

Lauritz A. Jensen, D.A.
University of Northern Colorado
Professor

Sam Katzif, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
Associate Professor

Tyler Kokjohn, Ph.D.
Loyola University
Professor

Lisa Kronstad, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Assistant Professor

ILLINOIS

Michael V. Volin, Ph.D., Chair
The University of Chicago
Professor

Richard Laddaga, Ph.D.
McGill University, Canada
Professor

Balbina Plotkin, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee
Professor

Ira Sigar, Ph.D.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor

Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Associate Professor

Julie Swartzendruber, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Assistant Professor

Martin Szul, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee
Lab Manager & Instructor

Vaibhav Tiwari, Ph.D.
Banaras Hindu University, India
Associate Professor

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY

ARIZONA

Tony Tullot, M.D., Chair
Medical College of Georgia
Assistant Professor

Dana Devine, D.O.
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Professor

Parveen Ranjan, Ph.D.
University of Delhi Medical School, New Delhi
Assistant Professor

ILLINOIS

John N. Kasimos, D.O., M.S., M.S.H.C.E., Chair
Midwestern University
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor

Hilal Arnouk, M.D., Ph.D.
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Assistant Professor

Louis W. Gierke, D.O.
Midwestern University
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor Emeritus

Luigi Strizzi, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Associate Professor

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

ARIZONA

Pamela Potter, Ph.D., Chair
Dalhousie University
Professor

Gerald Call, Ph.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Professor

Douglas Jones, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Associate Professor

Laszlo Kerecsen, M.D.
Medical School of Debrecen
Professor

Shaleen Korch, Ph.D.
University of North Dakota
Associate Professor

Jeffrey Norris, D.V.M., Ph.D.
University of California-Davis
Assistant Professor

ILLINOIS

Phillip Kopf, Ph.D., Chair
University of New Mexico
Associate Professor

Kirk Dineley, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Professor

Joshua Edwards, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Professor

Keith B. Glaser, Ph.D.
University of California at Santa Barbara
Adjunct Professor

Alejandro M. Mayer, Ph.D.
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Professor 

Marsha Pierce, Ph.D.
Creighton University
Assistant Professor

Walter C. Prozialeck, Ph.D.
Thomas Jefferson University
Professor

Prasanth Puthanveetil, Ph.D.
University of British Columbia, Canada
Assistant Professor

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY

ARIZONA

Layla Al-Nakkash, Ph.D., Interim Chair
University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Professor

Thomas L. Broderick, Ph.D.
University of Alberta
Professor

Christopher R. Olson, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Assistant Professor

Michael C. Quinlan, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Associate Professor

Ann Revill, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Assistant Professor

Tobias Riede, D.V.M, Ph.D.
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Associate Professor

Johanna Vallejo-Elias, Ph.D.
University of Missouri
Professor

John M. VandenBrooks, Ph.D.
Yale University
Associate Professor

ILLINOIS

Kathleen O’Hagan, Ph.D., Chair
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Professor

Mae Ciancio, Ph.D.
Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Program Coordinator, Master of Biomedical Sciences Program
Associate Professor

Kyle Henderson, Ph.D.
Kansas University Medical Center
Associate Professor

Kathy J. LePard, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Program Director, Biomedical Sciences
Professor

Rafael Mejia-Alvarez, M.D., Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México School of Medicine, Mexico
Baylor College of Medicine
Professor

Paul F. McCulloch, Ph.D.
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Professor

Maura Porta, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Assistant Professor

Fred D. Romano, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Dean, College of Health Sciences (Downers Grove, IL)
Professor

Jacquelyn M. Smith, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Dean, College of Health Sciences (Glendale, AZ)
Professor

Gordon M. Wahler, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Professor

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM

ARIZONA

Leonard B. Bell, Ph.D., Program Director
Medical College of Wisconsin
Professor

Lori M. Buhlman, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
College of Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs
Associate Professor

Pedro I. Chavez, Ph.D.
University of Texas Graduate School
Professor

Kimbal E. Cooper, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor Emeritus

Delrae M. Eckman, Ph.D.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Associate Professor

Mitra Esfandiarei, Ph.D.
University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Associate Professor

Sudhindra R. Gadagkar, Ph.D.
Dalhousie University
Associate Professor

Elizabeth E. Hull, Ph.D.
Rockefeller University
Professor

Nafisa M. Jadavji, Ph.D.
McGill University
Assistant Professor

Nathan W. Johnson, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor

Carleton B. Jones, Ph.D.
Washington State University
College of Pharmacy
Associate Professor

Scott D. Soby, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
College of Agricultural and Environmental Science
Associate Program Director and Professor

Brian P. Wellensiek, Ph.D.
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Associate Professor

ILLINOIS

Kathy J. LePard, Ph.D., Program Director
The Ohio State University
Professor

Mae Ciancio, Ph.D.
Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Program Coordinator, Master of Biomedical Sciences Program  
Associate Professor

Joshua Gasiorowski, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Integrated Graduate Program
Associate Professor

Kolla Kristjansdottir, Ph.D.
Duke University
Duke University Medical Center
Associate Program Director, Precision Medicine Program
Associate Professor

Kristina Martinez-Guryn, Ph.D., R.D.
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
School of Health and Human Sciences
Assistant Professor

PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM

Alice Chapman, D.V.M., M.P.H., DACVPM, Program Director
North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Assistant Professor

Lawrence Sands, D.O., M.P.H.
Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Professor

Amy Stein, Ph.D.
Baylor University
Manager of BioClinical Statistics and Adjunct Assistant Professor

Felicia Trembath, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Purdue University
Assistant Professor

Andrew Yorgason, D.O., M.P.H.
Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Assistant Professor

Mariah Zeigler, D.V.M., M.P.H., DACVPM
Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Assistant Professor

PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM

Garilyn Jentarra, Ph.D., Program Director
Arizona State University
Program Director, Precision Medicine Program
Associate Professor

Hilal Arnouk, M.D., Ph.D.
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Assistant Professor

Nancy Bae, Ph.D.
University of Maryland at College Park/National Institutes of Health
Associate Professor

Bryan Bjork, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Associate Professor

Chongwoo Kim, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Associate Professor

Sudhindra Gadagkar, Ph.D.
Dalhousie University
Associate Professor

Thomas Bodenstine, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Assistant Professor

Annette Gilchrist, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center
Associate Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy
College of Graduate Studies

Jose Hernandez, Ph.D.
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Professor and Department Chair

Kolla Kristjansdottir, Ph.D.
Duke University
Duke University Medical Center
Associate Program Director, Precision Medicine Program
Associate Professor

Mark Swanson, Ph.D.
SUNY, Stony Brook
Associate Professor