Faculty
* = Indicates labs that are training graduate students and/or Post-docs. The availability of training slots in these labs is dependent on the funding status of the PI.
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- Jamie Alan, RPh, PharmD, Ph.D.
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- Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B305B Life Science Building - Phone: (517) 353-7145
- Email: alanjami@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Coming soon!
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- William Atchison, Ph.D.
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- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B331A Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-4947
- Email: atchiso1@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Research in my lab is directed at understanding the basis of cellular neurotoxicity, especially at synapses.
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- Marc Bailie, Ph.D., DVM
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- Associate Professor (Fixed Term)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Director, MSU InVivo Facility
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Location: B142 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-7768
- Email: bailie@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Dr. Bailie has extensive experience in a broad array of models for the evaluation of pharmacologic and toxicologic activity of compounds.
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- Susan Barman, Ph.D., FAPS
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- Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B426 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-3154
- Email: barman@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Central neural control of the cardiovascular system; basis for rhythms in sympathetic nerve activity.
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- Jamie Bernard, Ph.D.
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- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Lab Website: bernardlabmsu.org -
Location: B420 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-5326
- Email: jbernard@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Our laboratory studies toxicological effects in everyday life that act as triggers in the formation of cancer.
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- Matthew Bernard, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Research Scientist, InVivo Facility
Location: B142 Life Sciences
Phone: (517) 432-7768
Email: mbernard@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
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- Sudin Bhattacharya , Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor *
Biomedical Engineering | Pharmacology & Toxicology
Center for Research on Ingredient Safety
Institute for Integrative Toxicology
Location: 324 Food Safety
Phone: (517) 884-6952
Email: sbhattac@msu.edu
Fields of Interest: A major focus of my work is the application of computational methods to study the signaling and transcriptional regulatory networks that underlie the determination of cell fate, and the perturbation of these networks by environmental pollutants like dioxin.
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- Xiaochun Bian, Ph.D.
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- Assistant Professor
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Location: B308 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 355-1711
- Email: bian@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My research interest is focused on postnatal development of the enteric nervous system (ENS) with special emphasis on pediatric related neurogastrointestinal issues.
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- Bin Chen, Ph.D.
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- Assistant Professor *
- Department of Pediatrics & Human Development
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Location (Primary): Secchia Center, 7th Floor, 15 Michigan St. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 - Location (Secondary): Life Sciences, 1355 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824
- Phone: (616) 234-2819
- Email: bin.chen@hc.msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Chen Lab is dedicated to leveraging Big Data and AI for cancer therapeutic discovery
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- Peter J.R. Cobbett, Ph.D.
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- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B305 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-5479
- Email: cobbett@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My major research focus has been on ion channel function in neurons and other cell types. However, after many diverse and rewarding projects and collaborations, I no longer run a research lab. Instead, my time is focused on teaching students at all levels.
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- Bryan Copple, Ph.D.
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- Associate Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B403 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-6691
- Email: copple@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: The research in my laboratory is focused on understanding the role of the immune system and hypoxia in the development of liver disease.
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- Anne Dorrance, Ph.D.
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- Professor *, Associate Chair
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B340 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 432-7403
- Email: dorranc3@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: The Dorrance Lab is committed to understanding the pathogenesis of hypertension- and obesity-related cerebrovascular disease with the goal of identifying novel treatments for stroke and dementia.
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- Andrea Doseff, Ph.D.
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- Professor *
- Department of Physiology | Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: 567 Wilson Rd - Phone: (517) 884-5155
- Email: doseffan@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Regulatory gene and protein networks of immune cell fate and apoptosis; anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic mechanisms of phytochemicals; phytochemical target identification; the role of cell death regulators in immune-regulation and immune-oncology; foods for health.
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- Edmund Ellsworth, Ph.D.
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- Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B347 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-8816
- Email: ellswo59@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: (Coming Soon)
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- Gregory Fink, Ph.D.
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- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: B327 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-4648
- Email: finkg@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My research concerns the causes of systemic arterial hypertension, a major world-wide risk factor for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.
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- James Galligan, Ph.D.
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- Professor; Co-Director – MS in Pharmacology & Toxicology program
- Director – Neuroscience program *
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Location: B328 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 353-4776
- Email: galliga1@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: "Purinergic neurotransmission in the intestine", "Neural control of arteries and veins in hypertension", "SERT KO rats are a model of sex specific
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- Patricia Ganey, Ph.D.
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- Professor *
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: 214 Food Safety Toxicology - Phone: (517) 432-1761
- Email: ganey@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Dr. Ganey's research focuses on understanding mechanisms by which inflammation modulates responses to chemicals. Of particular interest are chemicals, including drugs, that damage liver.
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- Jay Goodman, Ph.D.
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- Professor (Emeritus)
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Location: 310 Food Safety and Toxicology - Phone: (517) 353-9346
- Email: goodman3@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My research interests are focused on discerning epigenetic mechanisms underlying carcinogenesis and other chemical-induced toxicities.
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- John Goudreau, Ph.D., D.O.
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- Associate Professor
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Director, Neuro-Degenerative Research Unit
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Location: B436 Life Sciences - Phone: (517) 884-2484
- Email: john.goudreau@ht.msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: My research interests are focused on genetic and environmental factors involved in the pathogenesis of neuro-degenerative disorders such as Parkinson's Disease (PD).
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- JR Haywood, Ph.D.
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- Professor
- Assistant VP, Office of Regulatory Affairs
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Location: Olds Hall - Phone: (517) 353-7147
- Email: haywood12@msu.edu
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Fields of Interest: Our research program is focused on neurotransmitter regulation and function in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in normotensive and hypertensive animals.