GRHD Faculty

Planning Committee

Anton 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)

 

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

 

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

 

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.

Funding history: NIH and Ohio Third Frontier

 

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

 

Dr. Merlin Nithya Gnanapragasam


Assistant Professor
Location: SR 262

Phone: 216-687-3511
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Erythroid proliferation and differentiation.
Funding history: NIH and Cooley's Anemia Foundation

 

Dr. Kailash Gulshan


Assistant Professor
Location: SR 260

Phone: (216)687-2409
Fax: (216)687-6972
Research Interests: Inflammation in cardiovascular disease.
Funding history: NIH and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

 

 

Pen JiangDr. 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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

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.

Funding history: NIH, NSF and AHA
 
 
Dr. Jackson Taylor

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.

Funding history: NIH
 

 

Dr. Jinggi 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.

Funding history: NIH and Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
 

 

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

Mailing Address
Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD)
2121 Euclid Avenue, SR 259
Cleveland, OH 44115

Campus Location
2351 Euclid Avenue
Science and Research Building, Room 259
Phone: (216) 687-2516
Fax: (216) 687-5549
d.jackel@csuohio.edu

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