Anatomy and Physiology
Research Areas of Expertise
Animal Welfare and Animal Behavior
Cell Signaling
- Epithelial physiology, membrane channels and transporters
- Cell migration and cell-to-cell contact
- Endocrine physiology and function
Cell, Tissue, and Organ Development
- Stem cell biotechnology and physiology
- Cancer biology and tumor development
- Development of the reproductive tract and reproductive functions
Integrative and Systems Physiology/Pathophysiology
- Cardiovascular and microcirculatory physiology and nitric oxide biology
- Oxygen transport pathway, exercise capacity, cardiovascular control and muscle function
- Unique connection between the brain and skeletal muscle with exerciseNovel vaccine technologies for animal infectious diseases
Nanomedicine
- Biological interactions with nanoparticles
Neuroscience
- Central mechanisms of alcohol dependence and withdrawal syndromes
- Mechanisms of exercise-induced protection against Alzehimer's diseaseStem cells and regenerative medicine for injuries and disorders
Pharmacology
- Antimicrobial Therapy and Antimicrobial Resistance
- Pharmacokinetics (population and physiological-based modeling)
- Pharmacometrics and computational medicine
- Clinical pharmacology and comparative drug metabolism
- Epithelial barriers to drug movement through the body
- Pain pathways and development of analgesics and analgesic adjuvants
Toxicology