Department of Pharmacology
Faculty and Staff
Department of Pharmacology

Associate Professor; INBRE Principal Investigator/Director; Interim Chair, Department of Pharmacology
(775) 784-4103
jebaker@unr.edu
Pharmacology

Research Assistant Professor
(775) 784-4115
sagarwal@med.unr.edu
Regulation of ion channels and cell signaling by autonomic nervous system in mammalian heart.

Professor; Director, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program
(775) 784-6288
dburkin@med.unr.edu
Role of integrins and integrin signaling in neuromuscular development and disease, and integrin signaling in vascular smooth muscle cell plasticity.

Associate Professor
(775) 784-6289
hburkin@med.unr.edu
Signaling pathways that regulate stretch induced activation of the human uterine myometrium. Development of therapeutic targets for the treatment of preterm labor.

Regents Professor, Foundation Professor
(775) 784-4800
ibuxton@med.unr.edu
Receptor-signal transduction in cardiac and smooth muscle cells. Role of receptor-stimulated phosphoinositide metabolism; agonist-specific regulation of cyclic nucleotide action; role of adenyl purines in myometrial function and hormonal regulation of endothelial cell contractile factors.

Professor
(775) 784-4118
gcraviso@med.unr.edu
Interaction of electromagnetic fields with excitable cells; exploring the potential for nanosecond duration electric pulses of high intensity as a new, bioelectric approach for stimulating neural cells.

Associate Professor
(775) 784-4121
rdagda@med.unr.edu
Regulation of mitochondrial biology and bioenergetics by serine/threonine kinases and phosphatases in neurons and in cardiac cells; new signaling pathways that promote synaptic connectivity; development of alternative therapies to reverse mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related brain diseases.

Professor of Pharmacology
(775) 784-4301
searley@med.unr.edu
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in endothelial and smooth muscle cell function.

Director of Educational Excellence and Active Learning
(775) 327-2007
facemyer@unr.edu

Associate Professor
(775) 784-4116
yumeifeng@med.unr.edu
Neural cardiovascular physiology; the neural mechanisms of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases including diabetes and obesity.

Professor
(775) 784-4119 (office)
rdharvey@med.unr.edu
Cardiac electrophysiology, cell signaling, and ion channel regulation.

Associate Professor; Mick Hitchcock Endowed Chair of Medical Biochemistry
(775) 784-1566
peterjones@med.unr.edu

Professor
(775) 784-1420
nleblanc@med.unr.edu
Role of ion channels in the regulation of excitation-contraction coupling of cardiac and vascular smooth muscle cells in health and disease.

Associate Dean for Student Affairs
(775) 682-8360
csinger@med.unr.edu
In addition to her role as the Associate Dean, Dr. Singer is an Associate Professor in the Pharmacology Department, continuing her research on the molecular mechanisms contributing to inflammatory lung disease.

Assistant Professor
(775) 682-8203
lwen@unr.edu
Molecular mechanisms of leukocyte adhesion and inflammation.
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