Name |
Research Interest |
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Gary H. Gibbons, MD, |
Vascular biology and the pathogenesis of vascular diseases |
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Elizabeth Ofili, MD, |
The mechanism of myocardial dysfunction with particular emphasis on the role of ultrasound imaging modalities |
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David Satcher, MD, PhD, |
JElimination of health-care disparities through effective community mobilization and research translation |
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Randell Alexander, MD, Pediatrics |
Child Abuse, Prader Willi Syndrome |
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Daniel Blumenthal, MD, MPH, Chair CHPM |
Cancer prevention, public health |
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Gregory Strayhorn, MD, PhD, Professor, Family Medicine |
Chronic Disease Management-Type II Diabetes |
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George Rust, MD, |
Diabetes, Cultural Competence, Health Disparities |
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L. Dianne Bradford, MD, Professor of Psychiatry |
Clinical studies in the Polymorphism of CYPP450 2D6; Mental Health Diseases |
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Robert Green, MD, Boston University |
Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease/Stroke/Diabetes |
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Beatrice Gee, MD, Pediatrics |
Sickle Cell |
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Roland Mathews, MD, OB/GYN |
Osteoporosis |
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William Dietz, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Childhood Obesity |
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Gail Mattox, MD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry |
Childhood Trauma |
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Kerry Ressler, MD, Emory University, Psychiatry |
Psychiatry |
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Rebekah Bradley, MD, Emory, Psychiatrist |
Psychiatry |
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Rigobert Lapu-Bula, PhD, CRC, Asst. Professor |
Cardiovascular |
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Anekwe Onwuanyi, MD, Assoc. Professor of Medicine |
Cardiovascular |
Other Potential Mentors at Emory University | |
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Gang Bao, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering |
Biomolecular Engineering, Bionanotechnology, Molecular Imaging, Molecular Biomechanics |
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Xiaoping Philip Hu, PhD, Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Imaging |
Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, functional MRI, image reconstruction and processing, molecular imaging |
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Robert M. Nerem, PhD, Parker H. Petit Professor and Director, Georgia Tech Parker H. Petit Institute for bioengineering and Bioscience |
Biofluid mechanics, cardiovascular devices, cellular biomechanics, mammalian cell culture engineering, vascular biology, atherosclerosis |
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Shuming Nie, PhD, Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Chair, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director for Nanotechnology and Bioengineering, Emory Winship Cancer Institute |
Biomolecular engineering and nanotechnology, with a focus on bioconjugated nanoparticles for cancer molecular imaging, molecular profiling, pharmacogenomics, and targeted therapy |
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David G. Harrison, MD, Bernard Marcus Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiology |
Vascular function; education of young physicians |
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Arshed Quyyumi, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, PI, Emory-无码人妻 Partnership to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities |
Human vascular physiology and its relationship to CVD |
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W. Robert Taylor, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering |
Vascular biology with an emphasis on the role of vascular inflammation in the pathogenesis of hypertension, diabetes and artherosclerosis |
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Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Director, Emory Program in Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Epidemiology |
Cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention involving the social, behavioral, and emotional determinants of cardiovascular risk and the underlying mechanisms linking these factors to cardiovascular disease |
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Roberto Pacifici, MD, Herndon Professor of medicine and Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Mechanism of action of estrogen in bone |
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Thomas R. Ziegler, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director, Emory GCRC, Director, Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition, Co-PI, Emory K12-EMCRS Program |
Molecular mechanisms and nutrient, growth factor and recox regulation of intestinal cell growth, repair, and function; mechanisms of action and metabolic/clinical effects of glutamine supplemented specialized nutrition support in critical illness; gut mucosal mechanisms and metabolic/clinical effects of modified diet, glutamine and specific growth factors in clinical and translational models of short bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease |
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Joseph Ouslander, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Geriatrics, Director, Center for Health in Aging |
Geriatric urinary conditions and long-term care quality |
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Vincent Yang, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Gastroenterology |
Proliferation and differentiation of mammalian intestinal epithelial cells |
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Henry M. Blumberg, MD, Professor of Medicine and Program Director, PI, MSCR/CRCA K30 Program, PI, EMCRS K12 Program |
Healthcare and molecular epidemiology; tuberculosis (epidemiology, drug resistance, new diagnostics, prevention of nosocomial transmission and community control, global health) clinical research training |
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Carlos del Rio, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chief of Emory Medical Service at Grady Memorial Hospital, Associate Director for Clinical Services & International Research 鈥� Emory Center for AIDS Research, Director of Emory AIDS International , Training and Research Program |
Access to care and barriers to care among HIV-infected persons in the U.S.; healthcare resource utilization by HIV-infected patients; epidemiologic research on opportunistic infections and HIV/AIDS-associated risk behaviors as well as adherence and the impact of therapy on behavior; spectrum and impact of AIDS in developing countries and issues related to access to care in resource poor settings |
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David S. Stephens, MD, Stephen W. Schwarzmann Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases |
Genetic determinants of bacterial pathogenesis; pathogenesis and epidemiology of neisseria meningitides, haemophilus influenzae and other agents of bacterial meningitis |
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Arlene B. Chapman, MD, Professor of Medicine |
Polycystic kidney disease, hypertension |
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Jeff M. Sands, MD, Professor of Medicine, Executive Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Director, Renal Division |
Physiology of the inner medulla; mechanisms of urinary concentration |
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Kenneth L. Brigham, MD, Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Research |
Role of the liver in acute lung injury, stem cells in lung inflammation and repair, gene therapy as an anti-inflammatory strategy and inflammation and repair in the aging lung |
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David M. Guidot, MD, Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Research, Div. of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care |
Mechanisms by which inflammation and oxidative stress contribute to tissue injury, particularly within the lung. |
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Jesse Roman, MD, Professor of Medicine |
Cellular and molecular mechanisms that control tissue remodeling in the lung |
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Dean P. Jones, PhD, Professor, Cardiology, Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Professor, Biochemistry, Director, Core Laboratory, GCRC |
Defining redox control and signaling mechanisms and identifying sites of disruption during oxidative stress |
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Otis Brawley, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Grady Cancer Center and the NIH-supported Grady Center for Health Disparities |
Cancer epidemiology and health disparities |
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Fadlo R. Khuri, MD, Blomeyer Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Otolaryngology, Medicine and Pharmacology |
Development of molecular, prognostic, therapeutic, and chemopreventive approaches to improve the standard of care for patients with tobacco related cancers |
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Edmund K. Waller, MD, PhD, FACP, Professor of Hematology/Oncology, Director, Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Center |
Optimizing the graft versus leukemia effect of allogeneic transplantation and optimizing the safety of the transplant maneuver |
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Marc Chimowitz, MBChB, Professor of Neurology, Director, Stroke Fellowship Program |
Antithrombotic therapy for intracranial occlusive disease; management of coronary disease in patients with stroke; cryptogenic stroke in the young; thrombolytic therapy; transcranial doppler ultrasound |
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Donald L. Bliwise, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Director, Program in Sleep, Aging and Chronobiology |
Sleep in normal aging and dementia; behavioral consequences of sleep apnea; movement during sleep in degenerative neurologic conditions |
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Allan I. Levey, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair Department of Neurology |
Clinical studies of memory disorders; research studies of gene families that encode neurotransmitter receptors for acetylcholine, dopamine, and glutamate |
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Robert Taylor, MD, PhD, McCord-Cross Professor, Vice Chair for Research |
Cellular and molecular biology of endometriosis, embryonic implantation and preeclampsia |
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Benjamin Gold, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology Chief, Gastroenterology Service at Egleston Children鈥檚 Hospital |
Etiopathogenesis and epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in gastroduodenal (ulcers, gastritis) disease in children |
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Paul Spearman, MD, Associate Professor, Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology |
Understanding the assembly process of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to develop a vaccine that can effectively neutralize HIV |
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Arlene Stecenko, MD, Associate Professor, Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep, Director, Emory University Cystic Fibrosis Center |
Investigation of molecular signals that terminate the pulmonary inflammatory response in patients with cystic fibrosis, ARDS, and COPD; Development of gene and protein therapy employing plasmid/liposome complexes or membrane permeable fusion proteins to deliver the therapeutic agent to the lungs. |
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Barbara J. Stoll, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics |
Infectious Diseases of the neonate, immune mechanisms related to their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention |
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Nadine Kaslow, PhD, Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chief Psychologist, Grady Health System |
Child psychopathology, pediatric psychology, depression and suicide, family violence, women鈥檚 health |
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Helen Mayberg, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology |
Neuropsychiatry; functional neuroimaging; pathophysiology of affective disorders, cognitive, pharmacological and surgical treatments of depression. |
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Andrew Miller, MD, Professor, Director, Laboratory of Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions |
Glucocorticoids as mediators if interactions between the CNS and the immune system |
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Dominique Musselman, MD, MSc, Associate Professor |
Neuroendocrinology, anxiety and mood disorders, cancer, heart disease |
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Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, Reunette W. Harris Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
Effects of psychopharmacological agents on brain neuropeptide systems |
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Carolyn Meltzer, MD, PhD, W.P. Timmie Professor and Interim Chair of Radiology |
Applying PET to understand neuroreceptor function and dysfunction in normal aging, dementia, and other late-life neuropsychiatric disorders |
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J. Douglas Bremner, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Psychiatry, Director, PET Center |
Brain imaging in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression |
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Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD, Livingston Professor of Surgery, Director, Kidney Transplant Program |
Development of an advance generation of cardiovascular materials, devices and pharmacotherapeutics based upon the principles of biomimetrics, molecular engineering and nanofabrication technologies;endovascular therapies for treatment of aortic aneurysms, carotid disease and peripheral arterial disease |
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Christian P. Larsen, MD, D Phil, Carlos and Marguerite Mason Professor of Surgery, Director, Emory Transplant Center and Transplantation Biology Research Center |
Investigation of the fundamental mechanisms involved in the T cell response to transplant tissues, specifically the role of costimulatory pathways in T cell activation; researching the mechanisms involved in immunologic tolerance to self and transplanted tissues |
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Thomas Pearson, MD, PhD, Livingston Professor of Surgery, Director, Kidney Transplant Program |
Gaining a better understanding of the critical factors for T cell activation and function |
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Rafi Ahmed, PhD, Director, Emory Vaccine Center, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology; Georgia Research Alliance Scholar in Vaccine Research |
Understanding the mechanisms for how immune memory cells are created and how long they survive which is crucial to the development of vaccines for HIV and other infectious agents and findings are being applied to research into therapies for the treatment of cancer and the prevention of organ rejection |
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Eric Hunter, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology |
Elucidating the virus-cell interactions involved in the assembly and the entry of retroviruses; translational HIV research |
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Bali Palundren, PhD, Professor of Pathology |
Understanding the decision-making mechanisms in the immune system and designing novel strategies to make vaccines and drugs |
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Roberd Bostick, MD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology |
Cancer epidemiology; use of biomarkers of risk and molecular epidemiologic methods in observational studies and chemoprevention trials |
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Ralph DiClemente, PhD, Candler Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education and Georgia Cancer Coalition |
Design and evaluation of STD and HIV prevention interventions tailored for adolescents and women |
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Julie A. Gazmararian, PhD, Associate Research Professor, Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality, Department of Health Policy and Management |
Health outcomes; health literacy; maternal and child health; domestic violence |
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Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Georgia Cancer Coalition |
Theories of health behavior; research on determinants and change processes; cancer prevention and control; ethnic differences in health behavior and determinants; nutrition education and behavior; program evaluation and evaluation research |
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Kathy P. Parker, PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Adult and Elder Health Nursing |
Study of sleep/wake cycle disturbances in patients with chronic illness and the development and testing of population-specific interventions |
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Sandra B. Dunbar, RN, DSN, FAAN, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing, Department of Adult and Elder health Nursing |
Psychosocial adaptation of patients and families to heart disease; arrhythmia, ICD and heart failure self care; qualify of life of patients with heart disease; chronobiology and cardiovascular circadian rhythms |