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 10/22/24)
Harold A. Singer, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
Email: singerh@mail.amc.edu
Dept. web site: amc.edu/education/basic-science-ms-phd/molecular-cellular-physiology/
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/
Matthew A. Beogehold, Ph.D.
Basic Sciences Department
Augusta Univ/Univ of Georgia Medical Partnership
Athens, GA
Email: mboegehold@augusta.edu
Dept. web site: medicalpartnership.usg.edu/directory/faculty_staff/boegehold-matthew
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/
Bret Smith, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Email: bret.smith@colostate.edu
Dept. web site: vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/bms/
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
Patrick Forcelli, Ph.D.
Dept. of Pharmacology & Physiology
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Email: paf22@georgetown.edu
Dept. web site: pharmacology.georgetown.edu/
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/
Patrick Forcelli, Ph.D.
Dept. of Pharmacology & Physiology
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Email: paf22@georgetown.edu
Dept. web site: pharmacology.georgetown.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/
Kebreten F. Manaye, M.D.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, DC
Email: kmanaye@howard.edu
Dept. web site: medicine.howard.edu/academics/masters-doctoral-programs/physiology
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
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
V. Gustavo Blanco, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
Email: gblanco@kumc.edu
Dept. web site: kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/academics/departments/cell-biology-and-physiology.html
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/
Erika S Piedras-Renteria, Ph.D.
Department of Cell & Molecular Physiology
Loyola University Chicago Medical School
Maywood, IL
Email: epiedra@luc.edu
Dept. web site: ssom.luc.edu/physio/
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
Pamela Martin, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
Email: pamela.martin@mmc.edu
Dept. web site: home.mmc.edu/school-of-graduate-studies-research/faculty/
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/
Amos Sakwe, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
Email: asakwe@mmc.edu
Dept. web site: home.mmc.edu/school-of-graduate-studies-research/faculty/
Amadou Gaye, Ph.D.
Department of Integrative Genomics and Epidemiology
Meharry Medical College
School of Graduate Studies
Nashville, TN
Email: amadou.gaye@mmc.edu
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/
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
Winston Thompson, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Email: wthompson@msm.edu
Dept. web site: msm.edu/Education/physiology/index.php
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/
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
Andrew P. Thomas, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology & Physiology
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ
Email: andrew.thomas@rutgers.edu
Dept. web site: njms.rutgers.edu/departments/pharmacology
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
Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology & Physiological Science
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Email: daniela.salvemini@health.slu.edu
Dept. web site: slu.edu/medicine/medical-education/graduate-programs/pharmacology-physiology/index.php
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
Heddwen L. Brooks, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Email: hlbrooks@physiology.org
Dept. web site: medicine.tulane.edu/physiology
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
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
Greg Funk, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Email: gf@ualberta.ca
Dept. web site: ualberta.ca/physiology/index.html
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/
Stephanie Correa, Ph.D.
Vice Chair
Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Email: stephaniecorrea@ucla.edu
Dept. web site: ibp.ucla.edu/
Priscila Sanabria Ramirez, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University Central de Caribe School of Medicine
Bayamon, PR
Email: psanabria@uccaribe.edu
Dept. web site: uccaribe.edu/medicine/?page_id=1743
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
Marissa A. Ehringer, Ph.D.
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
Email: marissa.ehringer@colorado.edu
Dept. web site: colorado.edu/iphy/
David G Edwards, Ph.D.
Dept. of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Email: dge@udel.edu
Dept. web site: udel.edu/academics/colleges/chs/departments/kaap/
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/
Claudio Grosman, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
Email: grosman@life.illinois.edu
Dept. web site: mcb.illinois.edu/departments/molecular-integrative-physiology
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/
Melinda Wilson, Ph.D. (Vice Chair)
Department of Physiology
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY
Email: melinda.wilson@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
Daniel E. Michele, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Email: dmichele@umich.edu
Dept. web site: medicine.umich.edu/dept/molecular-integrative-physiology
Joseph M. Metzger, Ph.D.
Dept. of Integrative Biology & Physiology
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Email: metzgerj@umn.edu
Dept. web site: med.umn.edu/physiology
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
Dojin (DJ) Ryu, Ph.D.
Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
University of Missouri-Columbia
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Columbia, MO
Email: dryu@missouri.edu
Dept. web site: cafnr.missouri.edu/divisions/food-nutrition-and-exercise-sciences/
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
Dean Burkin, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Reno, NV
Email: dburkin@med.unr.edu
Dept. web site: med.unr.edu/physiology
Nancy L. Kanagy, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology & Physiology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM
Email: nkanagy@salud.unm.edu
Dept. web site: hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/cell-biology-physiology/
Kathleen Caron, Ph.D.
Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Email: kathleen_caron@med.unc.edu
Dept. web site: med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/
Julia Busik. Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Email: julia-busik@ouhsc.edu
Dept. web site: medicine.ouhsc.edu/Academic-Departments/Physiology
Annabell C. Segarra, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
San Juan, PR
Email: annabell.segarra@upr.edu
Dept. web site: md.rcm.upr.edu/physiology/
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
Fadi N. Salloum, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Virginia Commonwealth University Sch. of Medicine Richmond, VA
Email: Fadi.salloum@vcuhealth.org
Dept. web site: physiology.vcu.edu/index.html
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/
Eric S. Bennett, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Dayton, OH
Email: eric.bennett@wright.edu
Dept. web site: science-math.wright.edu/neuroscience-cell-biology-and-physiology
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