GRHD Faculty

Planning Committee

Anton Komar

Dr. Anton A. 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)
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Dr. Michael Kalafatis

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
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Dr. Barsanjit Mazumder

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
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Dr. Crystal M. Weyman

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

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
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Dr. Merlin Nithya Gnanapragasam

Dr. Merlin Nithya Gnanapragasam
Assistant Professor
Location: SR 262
m.gnanapragasam@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216-687-3511
Fax: 216-687-6972
Research Interests: Erythroid proliferation and differentiation.
Funding history: NIH and Cooley's Anemia Foundation
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Dr. Kailash Gulshan

Dr. Kailash Gulshan
Assistant Professor
Location: SR 260
k.gulshan@csuohio.edu
Phone: (216)687-2409
Fax: (216)687-6972
Research Interests: Inflammation in cardiovascular disease.
Funding history: NIH and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Pen JiangDr. Peng Jiang

Dr. 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
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Dr. Roman Kondratov

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
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Dr. Bibo Li

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
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Dr. Andrew Resnick

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
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Dr. Aaron F. Severson

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
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Dr. Girish Shukla

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
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Dr. Bin Su

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
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Dr. Xue-Long Sun

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

Dr. Jingqi 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

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
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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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