Faculty

Assistant Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 3195
 517-884-5124 (office)
 517-884-5093 (lab)
 jnbazil@msu.edu

Interests: Cardiac energetics; mitochondrial physiology; ischemia/reperfusion injury; ischemic heart disease; mathematical modeling; mitochondria calcium sequestration; free radical homeostasis; biological network inference; non-linear dynamical systems modeling; biophysics; enzyme kinetics and mechanisms; metabolic networks.

Assistant Professor
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 2193
  517-884-5046
 beattyj7@msu.edu

Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 3178
 517-884-5118 (office)
 517-884-5106 (lab)
 busik@msu.edu

Interests: Diabetes-induced shift in the balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory bioactive lipid mediators; the role of sphingolipid signaling and pro-inflammatory and pro-apoptotic ceramide production in the development of diabetic complications with the focus on diabetic retinopathy; the role of exosomes in diabetes-induced retinal damage.

Assistant Professor
CHM West Michigan
618 Secchia Bld.
Grand Rapids
  616-234-2660
 colonber@msu.edu

Professor and Chair *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 2201E
 517-884-5059
 coxclee@msu.edu

Interests: Neurophysiology and neuroplasticity within thalamocortical circuits. Neurophysiological alterations associated with Developmental disorders (fragile X syndrome, Autism), Epilepsy, and Parkinson's Disesase.

Assistant Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd
Rm 2168 (Office) Rm 2100 (Lab)
 Office: 517-884-5055
 Lab: 517-884-5031
 cranda86@msu.edu

Interests: Structure and function of neural circuits in the mammalian brain; Basic physiology of neurons and synapses; Physiology of sensory systems; Optogenetics.

Assistant Professor *
BioMedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 2195
 517-884-5049
 dasrupal@msu.edu

Interests: Cancer immunology, innate T cells, natural Killer T cells,  Leukemia and lymphoma, tumor microenvironment, asthma and corticosteroid resistance.

Associate Professor
BioMedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 2201K
 517-884-5067
 denison4@msu.edu

Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd
Rm 4171 (Office) Rm 4155 (Lab)
 Office: 517-884-5153
 Lab: 517-884-5143
 dicarlos@msu.edu

Interests: Spinal Cord Injury Induced Autonomic and Cardiovascular Dysfunction; High Salt and High Fat Induced Autonomic and Cardiovascular Dysfunction.

Professor
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 2178
 517-884-5040
 dillon@msu.edu

Professor *
Director, Graduate Program
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd
Rm 4173 (Office) Rm 4153 (Lab)
 Office: (517) 884-5155
 Lab: (517) 884-5142
 doseffan@msu.edu

Interests: Immune-regulation, immune-oncology and foods for health. Gene and protein networks that regulate monocyte/macrophage cell fate, apoptosis and metabolism. Anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic mechanisms of dietary flavonoids in obesity and cancer.

Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 4164
 517-884-5156
 gallok@msu.edu

Interests: Protein kinase signaling in neurogenerative diseases.

MSU Foundation Professor *
Associate Professor of Physiology
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 3181
  517-884-5121
 gulbrans@msu.edu

Interests: Intercellular communication in gastrointestinal health and disease. Neuroinflammation and the roles of glia in the nervous system.

Assistant Professor
965 Fee Rd. Rm 206C
 517-353-3453
 pauljk@msu.edu
 

Assistant Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 3184
 517-884-5057
 laumetge@msu.edu

Interests: Dr. Laumet’s lab interest is focused on understanding the neurobiology of chronic pain. Improving our understanding of how pain transitions from acute to chronic will facilitate the development of novel disease-modifying drugs. Thereby improve the quality of life of those who suffer from chronic pain.

Associate Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 3183
 517-884-5123
 leinning@msu.edu

Interests: Central regulation of feeding and other motivated behaviors.

Associate Professor
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 2100
 517-353-4606
 luckie@msu.edu

Associate Professor *
Biomedical Physical Sciences Building
567 Wilson Rd Rm 3182
 517-884-5004
 mazeirob@msu.edu

Interests: The goal of the Mazei-Robison lab is to understand how dysfunction of ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons contributes to drug addiction and mood disorders. We identify molecular and cellular changes in VTA neurons using methods such as translating ribosome affinity purification and evaluate their behavioral relevance using viral and genetic approaches in mouse models.