Pharmacology & Toxicology Research Faculty

Mohamed A. Bayorh, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Cardiovascular, neurochemical, and signal transduction pathways in the action of polyunsaturated fatty acids, vasoactive substances, and drugs of abuse.
Email: mbayorh@msm.edu

Jason DeBruyne, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Cellular and genetic mechanisms underlying circadian timekeeping.
Email: jdebruyne@msm.edu

Danita Eatman-Daniels, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Hormonal regulation of hypertension.
Email: deatman@msm.edu

Ward Kirlin, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Chemical carcinogenesis and toxicology; Molecular regulation of induction pathways involved in activation and detoxification of carcinogens.
Email: wkirlin@msm.edu

Robert Meller, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Molecular responses to stress. Molecular diagnostic signatures in gene expression. Signatures following stroke, concussion, and sickle-cell anemia
Email: rmeller@msm.edu

Karen Russell Randall, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Opioid receptor signal transduction in the eye. Drug targets in the design of novel drugs for managing glaucoma.
Email: krandall@msm.edu

Kennie Shepherd, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neurodegenerative disorders and neuroprotective therapies.
Email: kshepherd@msm.edu

Robert Sloviter, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Physiology of the hippocampal formation and its role in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Email: rsloviter@msm.edu

Gianluca Tosini, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Interactions between retinal and hypothalamic circadian clocks.
Email: gtosini@msm.edu

Evan F. Williams, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Role of nucleoside transporters in cardiovascular function, ocular purinergic systems.
Email: ewilliams@msm.edu