Department of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS

	Nicola C. Partridge, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Research Building 259 (732) 235-4552 partrinc@umdnj.edu Signal transduction, molecular endocrinology, transcriptional regulation, and metalloproteinases
	Huizhou Fan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Building 161 (732) 235-4607 fanhu@umdnj.edu Cell signaling, ectodomain shedding,and Chlamydial infection.
	Joseph Fondell, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Building 164 (732) 235-3348 fondeljd@umdnj.edu Molecular endocrinology, transcriptional regulation, signal transduction, and mechanisms of oncogenesis.
	Estela Jacinto, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Building 260 (732) 235-4476 jacintes@umdnj.edu Growth regulation by nutrients and hormones.
	John Lenard, Ph.D. Professor Research Tower, S219 (732) 235-4784 lenard@umdnj.edu Mechanisms of membrane fusion; sterol utilization in C. elegans.
	Jianjie Ma, Ph.D. University Professor Research Building 162 (732) 235-4494/4474 maj2@umdnj.edu www2.umdnj.edu/jmlabweb Calcium Signaling in muscle physiology, in apoptosis, and in cancer biology
	Zui Pan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Building 157 (732) 235-4509 panzu@umdnj.edu Calcium Signaling in Muscle Physiology and Tumorigenesis
	Ling Qin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Building 254 (732) 235-2821 qinl1@umdnj.edu Bone metabolism, osteoporosis and mesenchymal stem cell
	Hong Ruan, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Building 286 (732) 235-5552 ruanho@umdnj.edu Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity and Energy Metabolism by Adipose Tissue-Derived Hormones
	Federico Sesti, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Building 158 (732)235-4032 sestife@umdnj.edu Potassium channels in physiology and diseases.
	Nancy R. Stevenson, Ph.D. Professor Research Tower, S219F (732)235-4610 stevenso@umdnj.edu Intestinal digestion and absorption; nutrition, and curricular development.
	Chih-Cheng Tsai, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Building 163 (732)235-4885 tsaich@umdnj.edu Nuclear receptor signaling, and mechanisms of transcriptional repression
	Harvey R. Weiss, Ph.D. Professor Research Tower, CB10 (732)235-4626 hweiss@umdnj.edu Coronary and cerebral circulation and microcirculation, nitric oxide, myocardial signal transduction
	Rob Zachow, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Tower, S215A (732) 235-5658 zachowrj@umdnj.edu Medical Physiology Course Director and Co-course Director for M1 Integrated Cases.

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