CODRC Faculty

Coordinator:

Nalini Santanam, Ph.D., MPH, Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
E-mail: santanam@marshall.edu
Phone:  (304) 696-7321
Research Interests:  Cardiovascular, obesity and reproductive endocrinology

Members:

Eric Blough, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Deaprtment: Biological Sciences
Phone: (304) 696-2708  Fax: (304) 696-7136
E-Mail: blough@marshall.edu
Office: Science Building 315
Research Interests: Cardiovascular adaptation and signal transduction

Bruce S. Chertow, M.D., Professor
Department: Internal Medicine
Phone: (304) 691-1058
E-Mail: bchertow@marshall.edu
Office: G626 (Medical Center)

Richard Egleton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-3523 Fax: (304) 696-7391
E-mail: egleton@marshall.edu
Office: BBSC 435H
Research Interests: Cerebrovascular biology; diabetes and obesity modulation of the blood brain barrier;
brain angiogenesis in disease.

Todd L. Green, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-7329 Fax: (304) 696-7381
E-Mail: green@marshall.edu
Office: MEB 121
Research Interests: Gene expression in obesity-associated hypertension; Smooth muscle cell response to inflammatory lipids

Carl A. Gruetter, Ph.D., Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-7316   Fax: (304) 696-7391
E-Mail: gruetter@marshall.edu
Office: MEB G33A
Research Interests: Role of intracellular histamine in regulation of vascular smooth muscle function

Jung Han Kim, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-3873  Fax: (304) 696-7391
E-Mail: kimj@marshall.edu
Office: BBSC 435K
Research Interests:  Genetics of obesity and type 2 diabetes

Elsa I. Mangiarua, Ph.D., Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-6211 Fax: (304) 696-7381
E-Mail: mangiaru@marshall.edu
Office: BBSC 435M
Research Interests: Obesity-associated hypertension; Angiogenesis in diabetic neuropathy

William D. McCumbee, Ph.D., Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-7366 Fax: (304) 696-7381
E-Mail: mccumbee@marshall.edu
Office: BBSC 435N

Donald A. Primerano, Ph.D., Professor and Microbiology Division Head
Department: Biochemistry and Microbiology
Phone: (304) 696-7338 Fax: (304) 696-7554
E-Mail: primeran@marshall.edu
Office: BBSC 336F
Laboratories: MEB108/120 and VA107
Research Interests: Genetic basis of cardiovascular disease

Gary O. Rankin, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-7319 Fax: (304) 696-7391
E-Mail: rankin@marshall.edu
Office: BBSC 435F

Monica Valentovic, Ph.D., Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: 304-696-7317  Fax: 304-696-7391
E-mail: valentov@marshall.edu
Office: BBSC 435G
Research Interests: Mechanisms for hepatic and renal toxicity

Ernest Walker, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
Department: Anatomy and Pathology
Phone: (304) 696-7346 Fax: (304) 696-6777
E-Mail: walkere@marshall.edu
Office: MEB123

Paulette Wehner, M.D., Professor
Department: Cardiovascular Services
Phone: (304) 697-1166  Fax: (304) 697-1168
E-Mail: wehner@marshall.edu

Gary L. Wright, Ph.D., Professor
Department: Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Phone: (304) 696-7368 Fax: (304) 696-7381
E-Mail: wrightg@marshall.edu
Office: MEB 206