Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology Faculty
Primary Faculty
Alex M. Dopico
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Van Vleet Chair of Excellence and Professor
Brain and cerebrovascular ion channels, lipids and neurotoxicants, including alcohol
adopico@uthsc.edu
901.448.3822
Anna Bukiya, PhD
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Professor
Pregnancy and alcohol, cannabis, fish oil, cholesterol, ion channels and brain blood
supply
abukiya@uthsc.edu
901.448.2128
Hao Chen, PhD
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Professor
Genetics and genomics on nicotine and opioid abuse using rat models
hchen@uthsc.edu
901.448.3720
George A. Cook, PhD
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Professor
Pharmacology Education
gcook@uthsc.edu
Phone: 901.448.6008
Marshall Elam, III, PhD
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Professor
Clinician Educator/Myalgia induced by agents that combat hypercholesterolemia
melam@uthsc.edu
901.448.6011
Changhoon Jee, PhD
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Assistant Professor
Genetic and signaling bases of compulsive alcohol/drug-seeking behaviors in C. elegans
cjee1@uthsc.edu
901.448.6050
Dean Kirson, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Sex-specific neurobiological mechanisms that underlie substance use and stress disorders
dkirson@uthsc.edu
901.448.1398
Francesca-Fang Liao, PhD
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Vice Chair and Professor
Neuronal, cerebrovascular and inflammatory signaling in AD and other dementias
fliao@uthsc.edu
901.448.2752
Kafait U. Malik, DSc, PhD
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Professor
Neurohormonal mechanisms of gender differences in hypertension, inflammation and associated
pathogenesis
kmalik@uthsc.edu
901.448.6075
Edwards A. Park, PhD
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Professor
Regulation of brown adipose tissue metabolism by phospholipases and lipids
epark@uthsc.edu
901.448.4779
Jeffery D. Steketee, PhD
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Professor
Neurochemistry of substance abuse, with a focus on cocaine, using rodent models
jsteketee@uthsc.edu
901.448.4585
Wenlin Sun, MD, PhD
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Associate Professor
In vivo electrophysiological and behavioral studies of cocaine and alcohol use disorders
wsun5@uthsc.edu
901.448.1354
Trevor W. Sweatman, PhD
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Professor
Pharmacology Education
tsweatman@uthsc.edu
901.448.4591
Steven J. Tavalin, PhD
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Associate Professor
Regulation of glutamatergic receptors and neuronal excitability by localized signaling
complexes
stavalin@uthsc.edu
901.448.3007
Brendan Tunstall, PhD
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Assistant Professor
Neurobiology of alcohol and opioid dependence
btunstall@uthsc.edu
901.448.3519
Thirumalini Vaithianathan, PhD
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Assistant Professor
Synaptic vesicle dynamics and local calcium signaling in retinal ribbon synapses during
development, normal adulthood, and disease
tvaithia@uthsc.edu
901.448.2786
Fu-Ming Zhou, PhD
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Professor
Electrophysiological, anatomical and behavioral studies of basal ganglia-cortical
circuits in Parkinson's disease
fzhou3@uthsc.edu
901.448.1779
Research Faculty
Kazuko Sakata, PhD
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Associate Professor
Rodent models to study brain-derived neurotrophic factor in psychiatric conditions
ksakata@uthsc.edu
901.448.2662
Chi Young Song
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Instructor
Neurological role of metabolites of sex steroids in hypertension
csong1@uthsc.edu
901.448.6010
Secondary Faculty
Joint
Karen J. Derefinko, PhD
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Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
Department of Preventive Medicine
Byron Jones
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Professor
College of Medicine
Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics
Burt Sharp
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Distinguished Professor
College of Medicine
Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics
Emeritus Faculty
Murray Heimberg, MD, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Emeritus