Pharmacology & Toxicology Research Faculty
Cheryl Cropp, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Prostate cancer, lipid metabolism, pharmacogenomics, genetic epidemiology,
cancer ( breast, colorectal, and prostate) health disparities, and diabetes
Email: ccropp@msm.edu
Jason DeBruyne, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Cellular and genetic mechanisms underlying circadian timekeeping.
Email: jdebruyne@msm.edu
Danita Eatman-Daniels, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Hormonal regulation of hypertension.
Email: deatman@msm.edu
Robert Meller, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Molecular responses to stress. Molecular diagnostic signatures
in gene expression. Signatures following stroke, concussion, and sickle-cell anemia
Email: rmeller@msm.edu
Sharon Owino, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Mechanisms of brain adaptation and risk: neurogenesis in anxiety
and ancestral immune pathways in alzheimer's disease.
Email: sowino@msm.edu
Karen Russell Randall, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Opioid receptor signal transduction in the eye. Drug targets in
the design of novel drugs for managing glaucoma.
Email: krandall@msm.edu
Kennie Shepherd, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neurodegenerative disorders and neuroprotective therapies.
Email: kshepherd@msm.edu
Robert Sloviter, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Physiology of the hippocampal formation and its role in temporal
lobe epilepsy.
Email: rsloviter@msm.edu
Gianluca Tosini, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Interactions between retinal and hypothalamic circadian clocks.
Email: gtosini@msm.edu