Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
                                   Faculty Listing

Research Faculty

Anatomy Faculty

Assistant Research Scientists

Joint Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

Postdoctorate Fellows

 

COMPLETE FACULTY LISTING

Faculty                                                      Office                         Lab                            e-mail address
CB1109- 721.3731 CB1114- 721.2026 satherton@mcg.edu
Ruth B. Caldwell, Ph.D. CB3902A-721.6145 CB3315- 721.6145 rcaldwel@mcg.edu

Zheng Dong, Ph.D.

CB1124- 721-2825 CB1124- 721.3551 zdong@mcg.edu
Anna Edmondson, Ph.D. CB1837- 721.1808   aedmondson@mcg.edu
Thomas Gale, Ph.D. CB1835- 721.2026   tgale@mcg.edu
Laxman Gangwani, Ph.D. CB2915B- 721.2705 CB2901- 721.2699 lgangwani@mcg.edu
Graydon Gonsalvez, Ph.D. CB2915D- 721.1756 CB2905- 721.2551 ggonsalvez@mcg.edu
Adarsh Gulati, Ph.D. CB1822- 721.2061   agulati@mcg.edu
Mark Hamrick, Ph.D. CB1116- 721.1958 CB1116- 721.1934 mhamrick@mcg.edu
William D. Hill, Ph.D. CB1119- 721.2019 CB1119- 721.4797 whill@mcg.edu
David Lause, Ph.D. CB1826- 721.2025   dlause@mcg.edu
Ellen LeMosy, M.D., Ph.D. CB2916- 721.0876 CB2916- 721.0893 elemosy@mcg.edu
Paul McNeil, Ph.D. CB2816- 721.3065 CB2707- 721.8742 pmcneil@mcg.edu
Jeffrey Mumm, Ph.D. CB2917- 721.3318 CB2917- 721.4298 jmumm@mcg.edu
Carol Nichols, Ph.D. CB1823- 721.2569   cnichols@mcg.edu
Patricia Schoenlein, Ph.D. CB1123- 721.6281 CB1123- 721.3268 pschoenl@mcg.edu
Dale Sickles, Ph.D. CB2911- 721.7393 CB2910- 721.3913 dsickles@mcg.edu
Ahmet Sinav, M.D. CB1824- 721.2684   asinav@mcg.edu
Sylvia Smith, Ph.D. CB2820- 721.7392 CB2820- 721.7392 sysmith@mcg.edu
G. S. Sohal, Ph.D. CB2908- 721.4843 CB2908- 721.2317 gsohal@mcg.edu

 

RESEARCH FACULTY

Research programs in the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy contribute new knowledge in several areas of cellular and structural biology including development, cancer, vision, neuroscience, cell growth, and wound healing.

Sally S. Atherton, Ph.D. 

Regents Professor and Chair

 

Pathogenesis of herpes virus infections of the eye and brain, axonal transport and routes of virus spread, herpes virus latency.

Ruth Caldwell, Ph.D.

     Professor

 

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of pathological angiogenesis.  Molecular regulation of blood-retina barrier function.

Zheng Dong, Ph.D.

Professor 

 
Cell injury, death and adaptation under pathological and toxic stress during Ischemic disease and tumor formation.

Laxman Gangwani, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cell growth and development.

Graydon Gonsalvez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 

Mark Hamrick, Ph.D.

Professor 

Treatment and prevention of osteoporosis by studying the mechanisms that regulate bone gain and bone loss throughout life.

William Hill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor 

Pathogenic and reparative processes associated with stroke and Alzheimer’s disease; with a focus on the use of stem cells in tissue repair to minimize injury and generate new neurons and blood vessels.

David J. Kozlowski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor


Molecular mechanisms of sensory hair cell regeneration. Developmental origin of sensory hair cells in the inner ear. Zebra fish model.

Ellen K. LeMosy, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Regulation of embryonic patterning signals by extracellular matrix. Developmental biology study using Drosophila model.

 

Paul McNeil, Ph.D. 

Professor

Cellular, subcellular and molecular basis of the cell's response to temporary disruption in plasma membrane integrity.

Jeffrey Mumm, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the formation, function, and regeneration of neuronal subcircuits through coordinated use of live imaging, behavioral, and targeted cellular ablation techniques in the zebrafish model system.

Patricia Schoenlein, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Signaling pathways that control tumor cell growth, proliferation, differentiation and death. Breast cancer and hormonal therapy.

Dale Sickles, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair


Neurotoxicology and the cytoskeleton: effects of toxicants on intracellular neuronal transport and motor proteins.

Sylvia Smith, Ph.D.

Professor

Cell and molecular biological studies of retinal function under normal and diseased conditions. Tansporters, neuronal death and retinopathy.

G.S. Sohal, Ph.D.

Professor

Developmental biology.  Identification and characterization of neural tube stem cells: VENT cells

 

ANATOMY FACULTY

Members of the department also participate in anatomy, cell biology, histology, development

and  neuroscience/neuroanatomy courses for medical, allied health, undergraduate, and

graduate students.

Anna Edmondson, Ph.D.                 Assistant Professor
Thomas Gale, Ph.D.                      Associate Professor
Adarsh Gulati, Ph.D.                     Associate Professor
David Lause, Ph.D.                       Associate Professor
Click for submission info Carol Nichols, Ph.D.                      Associate Professor
Ahmet Sinav, M.D.                          Professor
Click for submission info Robert Wrenn, Ph.D.                       Associate Professor

ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

Brendan Marshall, Ph.D. CB1114
Qingqing Wei, Ph.D.

CB1124

Ming Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. CB1114

JOINT FACULTY

   
Wendy Bollag, Ph.D. Greg Liou, Ph.D.
Richard Cameron, Ph.D.  Andrew Mellor, Ph.D. 
Gretchen B. Caughman, Ph.D.  David Munn Ph.D.
Catherine Chew, Ph.D.  Norris O'Dell, Ph.D. 
Sandra W. Helman, Ph.D.  George S. Schuster, D.D.S., Ph.D. 
Leszek Ignatowicz, Ph.D. Mohamed Sharawy, D.D.S., Ph.D. 
Carlos Isales, M.D.  
Iqbal Khan, Ph.D.  
   

EMERITUS FACULTY

   
J. Michael Barrett, Ph.D. Margaret L. Kirby, Ph.D.
Dale E. Bockman, Ph.D. Michael J. Mulroy, Ph.D.
Gene L. Colborn, Ph.D. Andy Reese, Ph.D.
Lon Hodge, Ph.D. Dave A. Welter, Ph.D.
   

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

   
Yonju Ha, PhD Dr. Smith's Lab CB2820
Man Jiang, PhD  Dr. Dong's Lab CB1124
M. Badruzzaman Khan, PhD  Dr. Gangwani's Lab CB2901
Zhengwei Ma, PhD  Dr. Dong's Lab CB1124
Navjot Pabla, PhD  Dr. Dong's Lab CB1124
Pamela Steen, PhD  Dr. LeMosy's Lab CB2916
Sudharsan Periyasamy Thandavan, PhD  Dr. Schoenlein's Lab CB1123
Lingling Zhang, PhD Dr. Gangwani's Lab CB2901

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Revised November 13, 2009 Please send comments, suggestions or questions about this page to Nan Eaton, neaton@mcg.edu .