Faculty

Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Elizabeth Akin
Elizabeth Akin, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6275
eakin@unr.edu
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All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology Microbiology, Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Immunology
David AuCoin
David AuCoin, Ph.D.
Professor; Chair
(775) 784-4128
daucoin@med.unr.edu
CMM Office L-211A, Lab L-312
3709 4140 Microbiology, Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Immunology
Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Josh Baker
Josh Baker, Ph.D.
Professor; INBRE Principal Investigator/Director; Associate Vice President for Research
(775) 327-2363
jebaker@unr.edu
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All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology Microbiology and Immunology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology Undergraduate Major
Paul Brett
Paul Brett, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-4109
pbrett@med.unr.edu
CMM Office L-311B | Lab L-308
3709 4140 Microbiology and Immunology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology Undergraduate Major
Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Dean Burkin
Dean Burkin, Ph.D.
Professor; IACUC Committee Chair
(775) 784-6288
dburkin@med.unr.edu
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Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty preterm labor, research
Heather Burkin
Heather Burkin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6289
hburkin@med.unr.edu
CMM Room 307E
4141 3709 preterm labor, research
All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Mary Burtnick
Mary Burtnick, Ph.D.
Professor
775-784-4123
mburtnick@med.unr.edu
CMM Office L-311C | Lab L-308
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Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Iain Buxton
Iain Buxton, Pharm.D.
Regents Professor, Foundation Professor
(775) 784-4800
ibuxton@med.unr.edu
MHS Room 1B
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Neuroscience Faculty
Takesha Cooper
Takesha Cooper, M.D., M.S., F.A.P.A
Chair/Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Professor of Psychiatry
(775) 682-8456
takeshac@med.unr.edu
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Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Gale Craviso
Gale Craviso, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-4118
gcraviso@med.unr.edu
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All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Christine Cremo
Christine Cremo, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-7033
cremo@unr.edu
HMS 153
3709 4140
Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Ruben Dagda
Ruben Dagda
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-4121
rdagda@medicine.nevada.edu
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Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Yumei Feng Earley
Yumei Feng Earley, M.D., PhD
Professor
(775) 784-4116
yumeifeng@med.unr.edu
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Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-4119 (office)
rdharvey@med.unr.edu
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All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology Mechanisms of lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity; Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity by natural killer cells
Dorothy Hudig
Dorothy Hudig, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-4430
dhudig@med.unr.edu
CMM Office L-211D | Lab L-300
3709 4140 Mechanisms of lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity; Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity by natural killer cells
All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology Opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS; biodefense; diagnostics development for global health
Thomas Kozel
Thomas Kozel, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-4124
tkozel@med.unr.edu
CMM Office L-311A | Lab L-312
3709 4140 Opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS; biodefense; diagnostics development for global health
Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Normand LeBlanc
Normand LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-1420
nleblanc@med.unr.edu
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Neuroscience Faculty All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Gillian Moritz
Gillian Moritz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6065
gmoritz@med.unr.edu
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Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva
Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva
Professor
(775) 784-6274
vmutafova@medicine.nevada.edu
CMM
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Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Research
Lucia Notterpek
Lucia Notterpek, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Biomedical Research; Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology
(775) 784-4060
lnotterpek@unr.edu
1312 4141 Research
Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Kenton Sanders
Kenton Sanders, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 784-6980
ksanders@medicine.nevada.edu
AHS
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Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology Medical School Admission/Education
Cherie Singer
Cherie Singer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Associate Dean
(775) 682-8360
csinger@med.unr.edu
PMB
4141 3709 4140 Medical School Admission/Education
Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Paul Sumby
Paul Sumby, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6105
psumby@med.unr.edu
CMM Office L-211B | Lab L-212
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Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Cam Ha Tran
Cam Ha Tran
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-9830
camt@med.unr.edu
MHS 3B
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All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Subhash Verma
Subhash Verma, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology - Director, Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program
(775) 682-6743
scverma@med.unr.edu
CMM Office L-211F | Lab L-212/214
3709 4140
Neuroscience Faculty Graduate Program: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology All Molecular Biosciences Faculty Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Seán Ward
Seán Ward
Professor
(775) 784-6061
sean@unr.edu
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