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Primary Faculty  
   
Alan D. Elbein, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman 
Structure, function, and synthesis of complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins
Timothy Chambers, Ph.D.
Professor, Vice Chair
Cytotoxic signaling mechanisms of anticancer drugs
Edathara Abraham, Ph.D.
Professor
Genetic and posttranslational modifications of α-crystallin/shsps in the eye lens.
Giulia Baldini, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Molecular mechanisms of hormone secretion
Craig Cooney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Epigenetics, gene expression. DNA methylation, nutrition, maternal effects

Mari K. Davidson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Role of junctional adhesion proteins in endothelial barrier

Alan B. Diekman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Structure and function of glycoconjugates in the mammalian reproductive tract
Michael G. Douglas, Ph.D.
Professor & Director UAMS Bioventures
Organelle Biogenesis and Function
Masahiro Higuchi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Roles of mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA in apoptosis and cancer progression
Fusun Kilic, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Serotonin and serotonin transporter protein
Grover Paul Miller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Structure, function, and evolution of Cytochrome P450s
Donald M. Mock, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Biotin nutrition, non-radioactive measurement of red cell mass and red cells survival, and pharmacokinetics of peptides hormones using biotin as a non-radioactive label 
Yuan-Tseng Pan, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Adhesion of bacteria to mammalian cells
Anna Radominska-Pandya, Ph.D.
Professor
Hepatic and extra-hepatic biotransformation of hydrophobic endogenous compounds and drugs
Irena Pastuszak, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
 
Kevin D. Raney, Ph.D.
Professor
DNA and RNA Metabolism
W. Grady Smith, Ph.D.
Professor
Kinetics and molecular properties of enzymes
Alan J. Tackett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

The Systems Biology of Unique Chromatin Structures

Wayne P. Wahls, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Chromosome Dynamics in Meiosis; Combinatorial bZIP Dimers and Cellular Growth Control
   
Secondary Faculty  
   
Helen Benes, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Regulation of gene transcription during development 
Gur P. Kaushal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Extracellular matrix proteases and cancer metastasis
Robert J.S. Reis, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular genetics of aging
K. David Straub, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
 
Piotr Zimniak, Ph.D.
Professor
Transmembrane transport and detoxification mechanisms in liver cells 
   
Professor Emeritus  
   
Donald C. DeLuca, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Emeritus
Selective inhibition of oxidation/reduction enzymes
Charles G. Winter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Emeritus
Human erythrocyte glutathione adduct transporter (MRP)
Yun-Chi, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
   
Adjunct Faculty  
   
Syed F. Ali Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Developmental neurochemistry and neurotoxicology of psychoactive agents, heavy metals and pesticides
Richard Beger, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 
Frederick A. Beland, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Chemical basis of carcinogenesis
Andrea Duina, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Prof
essor
 
Rick Edmondson, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 
Kristen Sterba, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 
   

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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