Current ACDP Membership

We welcome all leaders whose faculty are involved in the research and/or teaching of physiology. Anyone who is a Chair or leader of a Department, Division of Physiology, or Program of Physiology in any form, in any type of school is eligible and welcome to join the ACDP.

(As of 4/2/24)

Robert L. Judd, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
Auburn, AL 
Email: juddrob@auburn.edu
Dept. web site: vetmed.auburn.edu/academic-departments/dept-of-anatomy-physiology-pharmacology/

Walter F. Boron, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine  
Cleveland, OH 
Email: walter.boron@case.edu
Dept. web site: physiology.case.edu/

Matt Henry, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
DesMoines University Osteopathic Medical Center 
DesMoines, IA
Email: matthew.henry@dmu.edu 
Dept. web site: dmu.edu/physiology-and-pharmacology/ 

Espen Spangenburg, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville, NC
Email: spangenburge14@ecu.edu
Dept. web site:  physiology.ecu.edu/

Gabi N.  Waite, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Education
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Scranton, PA
Email: gnwaite@geisinger.edu
Dept. web site: geisinger.edu/education

David Mendelowitz, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology & Physiology
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Washington, DC 
Email:  dmendel@gwu.edu
Dept. web site:  pharmacology.smhs.gwu.edu/

Edward Balog, Ph.D.
School of Applied Physiology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 
Email: ed.balog@ap.gatech.edu
Dept. web site: ap.gatech.edu/

Alexander G. Robling, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology, Anatomy & Physiology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN 
Email: arobling@iupui.edu
Dept. web site:  medicine.iu.edu/anatomy-cell-biology-physiology

Hans Coetzee, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Manhattan, KS
Email: jcoetzee@vet.k-state.edu
Dept. web site: vet.k-state.edu/academics/anatomy-physiology/

Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Louisiana State University Health Science Center
New Orleans, LA 
Email: pmolin@lsuhsc.edu
Dept. web site: medschool.lsuhsc.edu/physiology/

Norman Harris, Ph.D.
Department Molecular & Cellular Physiology
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Shreveport, LA 
Email: nharr6@lsuhsc.edu  
Dept. web site:  schoolofgradstudies.lsuhs.edu/academics/molecular-and-cellular-physiology

Alexander Murashov, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Baton Rouge, LA
Email: amurashov@lsu.edu
Dept. web site:  lsu.edu/vetmed/faculty/index.php

Toni R. Pak, Ph.D.
Department of Cell & Molecular Physiology
Loyola University Chicago Medical School
Maywood, IL 
Email: tpak@luc.edu
Dept. web site:  ssom.luc.edu/physio/

Jonathan A. Kirk, Ph.D. (Vice Chair)
Department of Cell & Molecular Physiology
Loyola University Chicago Medical School
Maywood, IL 
Email:  jkirk2@luc.edu
Dept. web site: ssom.luc.edu/physio/

Layla Al-Nakkash, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Glendale, AZ
Email: lalnak@midwestern.edu
Dept. web site: midwestern.edu/academics/our-colleges/college-of-graduate-studies/department-of-physiology

Paul F. McCulloch, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Downers Grove, IL 
Email: PMcCul@midwestern.edu
Dept. web site:  midwestern.edu//academics/our-faculty/paul-mcculloch-phd

Kristin L. Gosselink, Ph.D.
Dept of Physiology and Pathology 
New Mexico State University Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Las Cruces, NM 
Email: kgosselink@burrell.edu
College web site:  burrell.edu/faculty-affairs/academic-departments/physiology-pathology/

Gary O. Rankin, Ph.D. 
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Huntington, WV
Email: rankin@marshall.edu 
Dept. web site: jcesom.marshall.edu/research/office-of-research-and-graduate-education/departments/biomedical-sciences/

Y.S. Prakash, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering
Mayo Foundation College of Medicine
Rochester, MN 
Email: prakash.ys@mayo.edu 
Dept. web site: mayo.edu/research/departments-divisions/department-physiology-biomedical-engineering/

Curt D. Sigmund, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Email: csigmund@mcw.edu 
Dept. web site:  mcw.edu/departments/physiology

Pius Nde, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Meharry Medical College School of Graduate Studies
Nashville, TN
Email: pnde@mmc.edu
Dept. web site: home.mmc.edu/school-of-graduate-studies-research/

L. Karl Olson, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 
Email:  olsonla@msu.edu
Dept. web site:  physiology.natsci.msu.edu/

Isabelle Deschênes Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Email:  isabelle.deschenes@osumc.edu  
Dept. web sites:  medicine.osu.edu/departments/physiology-and-cell-biology

Carsten Schultz, Ph.D.
Dept. Physiology & Pharmacology
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, OR 

Email: schulcar@ohsu.edu
Dept. web site:  ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/chemical-physiology-and-biochemistry

Christopher Yengo, MS, Ph.D.
Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 
Hershey, PA 
Email: cmy11@psu.edu
Dept. web site: med.psu.edu/physiology

Mikhail V. Pletnikov, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
SUNY University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 
Email: mvpletni@buffalo.edu
Dept. web site: medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/physiology.html

Larry J. Suva, Ph.D.
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine
College Station, TX 
Email: lsuva@cvm.tamu.edu
Dept. web site: vetmed.tamu.edu/vtpp/

Michael C Wiener, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Physiology & Molecular Biophysics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX 
Email:  michael.wiener@ttuhsc.edu 
Dept. web site:  ttuhsc.edu/medicine/cell-physiology-molecular-biophysics/seminars.aspx


David L. Pollock, Ph.D.
Department of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine
Division of Nephrology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Email: dpollock@uab.edu 
Dept. web site: uab.edu/medicine/nephrology/research/basic-research 

Nicholas A. Delamere, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Email: delamere@arizona.edu
Dept. web site: physiology.arizona.edu/

Mingyu Liang, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Email:  mliang1@arizona.edu 
Dept. web site: physiology.arizona.edu/

Teresita Bellido, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Email: BellidoTeresita@uams.edu
Dept. web site:  medicine.uams.edu/physiology/

Michael D. Cahalan, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
University of California at Irvine
Irvine, CA 
Email: mcahalan@uci.edu 
Dept. web site: physiology.uci.edu/

Rachelle H. Crosbie, Ph.D.
Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Email: rcrosbie@physci.ucla.edu
Dept. web site: ibp.ucla.edu/ 

James P. Herman, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
Email: HERMANJS@ucmail.uc.edu
Dept. web site: med.uc.edu/depart/physPharm

Karyn Esser, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL 
Email:  kaesser@ufl.edu
Dept. web site: physiology.med.ufl.edu

Gaylen L. Edwards, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Athens, GA 
Email: gedwards@uga.edu
Dept. web site:  vet.uga.edu/education/academic-departments/physiology-and-pharmacology/

Takashi Matsui, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Honolulu, HI 
Email: tmatsui@hawaii.edu
Dept. web site:  jabsom.hawaii.edu/education/departments/anatomy/

Jan K. Kitajewski, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL 
Email: kitaj@uic.edu 
Dept. web site:  physiology.uic.edu/

Patricia Silveyra, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Email: psilveyr@iu.edu
Dept. web site: publichealth.indiana.edu/research/departments/environmental-occupational-health/index.html

Kevin P. Campbell, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA 
Email: kevin-campbell@uiowa.edu 
Dept. web site:  medicine.uiowa.edu/physiology/

Gary L. Pierce, Ph.D.
Department of Health and Human Physiology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 
Email: gary-pierce@uiowa.edu  
Dept. web site:  hhp.uiowa.edu/

Alan Daugherty, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Department of Physiology 
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY  
Email: Alan.Daugherty@uky.edu
Dept. web site:  medicine.uky.edu/departments/physiology/

Ian M.C. Dixon, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Email:  ian.dixon@umanitoba.ca
Dept. web site: umanitoba.ca/medicine/department-physiology-pathophysiology

John E. Hall, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Email:  jehall@umc.edu
Dept. web site:  umc.edu/som/Departments%20and%20Offices/SOM%20Departments/
Physiology/Physiology-and-Biophysics.html

Doug K. Bowles, Ph.D.
Department of Veterinary Biomedical Science
University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine
Columbia, MO
Email: BowlesD@missouri.edu
Dept. web site:  cvm.missouri.edu/biomedical-sciences/

Kerry S. McDonald, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Columbia, MO 
Email: mcdonaldks@missouri.edu
Dept. web site: medicine.missouri.edu/departments/medical-pharmacology-and-physiology

Rebekah L. Gundry, Ph.D.
Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 
Email:  rebekah.gundry@unmc.edu
Dept. web site: unmc.edu/Physiology

Erika I. Boesen Ph.D.
Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine Doctoral Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 
Email:  erika.boesen@unmc.edu
Dept. web site: unmc.edu/gradstudies/programs/igpbs/integrative-physiology-molecular-medicine/index.html

Marlene A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Dept. of Pharmacology, Physiology, & Neuroscience
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC 
Email: marlene.wilson@uscmed.sc.edu
Dept. web site:  sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/medicine/education/
basic_science_departments/pharmacology_physiology_and_neuroscience/index.php


Sarah Yuan, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL 
Email: syuan@health.usf.edu
Dept. web site:  health.usf.edu/medicine/mpp

Bina Joe, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Toledo, College of Medicine
Toledo, OH 
Email: bina.joe@utoledo.edu
Dept. web site: utoledo.edu/med/depts/physpharm/

David M. Warshaw, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, VT
Email: dave.warshaw@uvm.edu 
Dept. web site: med.uvm.edu/physioweb/physioweb

Nancy Carrasco, M.D.
Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN 
Email: nancy.carrasco@Vanderbilt.Edu
Dept. web site: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mpb

David W. Piston, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology & Physiology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO 
Email: piston@wustl.edu
Dept. web site: cellbio.wustl.edu/

Michael Caplan, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT 
Email: michael.caplan@yale.edu
Dept. web site: medicine.yale.edu/physiology/index.aspx