Faculty

	Roy L. Silverstein, M.D.
	Chairman
	Role of CD36 in platelet function CD36 signaling in vascular cells Regulation of angiogenesis by TSR containing proteins
	Martha K. Cathcart, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Human monocyte activation Respiratory burst activation Lipid oxidation Signal transduction Lipoprotein oxidation
	Paul E. DiCorleto, Ph.D.
	Staff, Chairman of the Lerner Research Institute
	Regulation of Endothelial Cell Gene Expression TNF-a Signaling through TNF receptor 2 in Endothelial Cells Role of Homeobox Gene HOXA9 in Endothelial Cell Activiation MAP Kinase Phosphatase-1 in EC signaling
	Donna M. Driscoll, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression RNA structure and function
	Thomas Egelhoff, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Cytoskeletal mechanics of cell migration Regulation of cell division machinery Cancer cell migration Keratinocyte wound healing
	Ariel Feldstein, M.D.
	Staff
	The liver in obesity and type 2 diabetes  Mechanisms of lipotoxicity Mechanisms of inflammation and fibrogenesis during chronic liver injury Lipid homeostasis and liver carcinogenesis
	Paul L. Fox, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Endothelial cell motility Cellular oxidation processes Ceruloplasmin
	Stanley L. Hazen, M.D., Ph.D.
	Staff
	Leukocyte peroxidases Free radicals and reactive oxygen species Oxidative damage of biomolecules in disease
	Donald W. Jacobsen, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Homocysteine as a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease Vascular cell metabolism of homocysteine and gene-nutrient interactions Homocysteine-induced gene expression in vascular cells Vascular biochemistry of vitamin B12
	Damir Janigro, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Epilepsy Blood Brain Barrier
	Andrea N. Ladd, Ph.D.
	Assistant Staff
	Pre-mRNA alternative splicing regulation in vertebrate heart and muscle development
	Véronique Lefebvre, Ph.D.
	Associate Staff
	Transcriptional control of cell fate and differentiation
	Keith McCrae, M.D.
	Staff
	Mechanisms of endothelial cell activation in the antiphospholipid syndrome Regulation of angiogenesis by kininogen and kininogen-derived peptides Characterization and activities of circulating microparticles
	Thomas M. McIntyre, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Identify novel inflammatory lipids and characterize the signaling systems they activate Explore intracellular signaling by lysophosphatidic acid Purify the enzyme that synthesizes PAF Purify and clone novel enzymes that degrade PAF
	Richard E. Morton, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism Membrane structure-function relationships Lipid-protein interactions
	Ofer Reizes, Ph.D.
	Associate Staff
	Role of syndecans in energy balance and obesity Mechanisms underlying and adipose tissue resistance to weight loss
	Jonathan D. Smith, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Macrophage cholesterol metabolism Genetics of atherosclerosis susceptibility in mouse models Genetics and drug discovery in mouse models of Alzheimer disease
	Alan J. Zhu, Ph.D.
	Assistant Staff
	Hedgehog signaling Vesicle trafficking Cytoskeletal dynamics

Staff Scientist

• Joseph DiDonato, Ph.D

Project Scientists

• Venk Betapudi, Ph.D
• Unni Chandrasekharan, Ph.D.
• James Crish, Ph.D
• Luca Cucullo, Ph.D.
• Linda Hsi, Ph.D.
• Bruce Levison, Ph.D.
• Jinbo Liu, Ph.D.
• Wei Li, M.D., Ph.D.
• Nicola Marchi, Ph.D.
• Valentin Yakubenko, Ph.D.

Research Associates

• Smarajit Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
• Bin Ren, M.D., Ph.D.
• Ashish Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.
• Prabar Ghosh, Ph.D.
• Lahoucine Izem, Ph.D.
• Xin-Min Li, Ph.D.
• Valiyaveettil Manojkumar, Ph.D.
• Nicola Marchi, Ph.D.
• Shaik Rahaman, Ph.D.
• Fulvia Terenzi, Ph.D.
• Ke Yang, Ph.D.
• Zeneng Wang, Ph.D.
• Zhiping Wu, Ph.D.
• Xingwu Teng, Ph.D.
• Maryam Zamanian-Daryoush, Ph.D.

Joint Appointments

• Bela Anand-Apte, MBBS, Ph.D. (Primary w/ Cole Eye Institute)
• Jay Ciezki, M.D. (Primary w/ Radiation Oncology)
• John W. Crabb, Ph.D. (Primary w/ Eye Institute)
• Joe G. Hollyfield, Ph.D. (Primary w/ Eye Institute)
• Vikram Kashyap, M.D. (Primary w/Vascular Surgery)
• Stephen Nicholls, M.D. (Primary w/Cardiovascular Medicine)
• Jonathan Sears, M.D. (Primary w/ Eye Institute)
• Wai Hong Wilson Tang, M.D. (Primary w/Cardiovascular Medicine)

Adjunct Appointments

• G. Valentin Boerner, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University)
• Nicola Brasch, Ph.D. (Kent State University)
• Stanley Duraj, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University)
• Valentin Gogonea, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University)
• Kurt Lu, M.D. ( Case Western Reserve University)
• Barsanjit Mazumder, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University)
• Gopal Marathe, Ph.D. (Univ. of Mysore Manasagangothri)
• Lily M. Ng, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University)
• Andrew Resnick, Ph.D (Cleveland State University)
• Gerald M. Saidel, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
• William P. Schilling, Ph.D. (MetroHealth Medical Center)
• Crystal Weyman, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University)

Consultants

• Henry Hoff , Ph.D.