GRHD Faculty

Planning Committee

Dr. Anton A. Komar
Director, Professor
Location: SR 259
a.komar@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2516
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Translational control of gene expression and protein folding. Implications for cardiovascular disease, hemophilia and cancer.
Funding history: NIH, NSF, AHA (American Heart Association) and HFSP (Human Frontier Science Program)
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Dr. Michael Kalafatis
Professor
Location: SR 370
m.kalafatis@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2460
Fax: 216-687-9289
Research Interests: Blood coagulation and apoptosis (cell death). Implications for heart disease and cancer.
Funding history: NIH, AHA and private foundations
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Dr. Barsanjit Mazumder
Professor
Location: SR 263
b.mazumder@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2435
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Regulation of inflammation. Implications for heart disease and other inflammatory diseases.
Funding history: NIH and AHA
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Dr. Crystal M. Weyman
Professor
Location: SR 266
c.weyman@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-6971
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Apoptosis. Implications for heart disease, muscular dystrophy and cancer.

 

Dr. Valentin Boerner
Professor
Location: SR 281
g.boerner@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-523-7557
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation during Meiosis. Implications for reproductive health.
Funding history: NIH and March of Dimes Foundation
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Dr. Merlin Nithya Gnanapragasam
Assistant Professor
Location: SR 262
m.gnanapragasam@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-3511
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Erythroid proliferation and differentiation.
Funding history: NIH and Cooley's Anemia Foundation
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Dr. Kailash Gulshan
Assistant Professor
Location: SR 260
k.gulshan@csuohio.edu
Phone: (216)687-2409
Fax: (216)687-6972
Research Interests: Inflammation in cardiovascular disease.
Funding history: NIH and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Dr. Peng Jiang
Assistant Professor
Location (temp): FH 468
p.jiang@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-3917
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Multi-Omics data Integration, Machine Learning, Regenerative & Developmental Biology
Funding history: NIH and DARPA
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Dr. Roman Kondratov
Professor
Location: SR 270
r.kondratov@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-523-7199
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Circadian system regulation. Implications for aging and age-related diseases such as heart disease.
Funding history: NIH and AHA
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Dr. Bibo Li
Professor
Location: SR 253
b.li37@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2444
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Telomere function. Implications for infectious disease, aging and cancer.
Funding history: NIH and NSF
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Dr. Andrew Resnick
Professor
Location: SI 121
a.resnick@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2437
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Studies of mechanotransduction response in epithelial cells using state-of-the-art physical tools and biomarkers.
Funding history: NIH and NSF
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Dr. Aaron F. Severson
Associate Professor
Location: SR 280C
a.severson@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-4864
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Mechanisms involved in the production of normal sperm and eggs. Implications for reproductive health.

Funding history: NIH
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Dr. Girish Shukla
Professor
Location: SR 256
g.shukla@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2395
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Regulation of mRNA processing. Implications for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Funding history: NIH and DoD
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Dr. Bin Su
Professor
Location: SR 327
b.su@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-9219
Fax: 216-687-9289
Research Interests: Design and development of novel anticancer drugs.
Funding history: NIH
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Dr. Xue-Long Sun
Professor
Location: SI 313
x.sun55@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-3919
Fax: 216-687-9289
Research Interests: Glycobiology-based antiviral and anti-inflammation drug development, immunomodulation, targeted drug delivery, nanomaterial surface functionalization, and biosensors. On-demand antithrombotics.

Dr. Jackson Taylor
Assistant Professor
Location: SR 309
j.taylor60@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2398
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Epigenetic regulation of the aging process, longevity, and Alzheimer's Disease.

 

Dr. Jingqi Yan
Assistant Professor
Location: SR184
j.yan37@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2411
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Brain cell-cell interactions. neurological disorders. Autism.

 

Dr. Aimin Zhou
Professor
Location: SI 424
a.zhou@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-2416
Fax: 216-687-9289
Research Interests: Interferon and RNase L signaling. Implications for infectious disease, heart disease and cancer.
Funding history: NIH
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