Associate Faculty

Shahid Pervez Baba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Environmental Medicine
To understand the factors that contribute to cardiac and skeletal muscle function and metabolism

Paula Bates, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Oncology
Development of anticancer agents
paula.bates@louisville.edu
502-852-2432

Aruni Bhatnagar, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Christina Lee Brown Environmental Institute
Diabetes and obesity; cardiovascular health
aruni01@louisville.edu
502-852-5966

Doug Borchman, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
douglas.borchman@louisville.edu
502-852-7435


Jonathan Chaires, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair, Professor of Medicine
The physical biochemistry of nucleic acids and their interactions with the aim of designing new potential drugs that selectively target DNA to control gene expression
jbchai01@louisville.edu
502-852-1172
BCC

Jason Chesney, M.D.,Ph.D.
Director, Brown Cancer Center
Multi-disciplinary approaches to the treatment of metastatic melanoma and multiple solid tumor types
jaches03@louisville.edu
502-562-4585

Geoffrey Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Development of oncopig model for human cancer; novel small molecules for cancer therapy
geoff.clark@louisville.edu
502-852-4485

Daniel J. Conklin, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
How environmental pollutants influence cardiovascular disease risk primarily by using animal models of human disease, including obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis
dj.conklin@louisville.edu
502-852-5836

Howard Donninger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
RASSF family of Ras effectors and how they function to inhibit the growth promoting functions of Ras
howard.donninger@louisville.edu
502-852-5414

Nichola Garbett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Director, Biophysical Core Facility, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Study of biomolecules and their interactions
nichola.garbett@louisville.edu
502-852-3479

Bradford G. Hill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine; Distinguished University Scholar
Understanding the metabolic underpinnings of cardiovascular health and disease
bghill01@louisville.edu
502-852-1015

Kyung Hong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Role of arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NAT) in development of metabolic syndrome
kuhong01@louisville.edu
502-852-0686

Gary Hoyle, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
How inhaled agents encountered in the environment injure the lung and how the lung is repaired after injury
Gary.Hoyle@louisville.edu
502-852-7337

Steven Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine; Distinguished University Scholar
Division of Environmental Medicine
The nexus of ventricular dysfunction, metabolism, and matrix remodeling
spjone04@louisville.edu
502-852-2460

Sham Kakar, Ph.D.
Professor in Physiology
Molecular mechanism of causation and prevention of hormone related cancers
sham.kakar@louisville.edu
502-852-0812


Amanda Jo LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology
Coronary microvascular dysfunction
amanda.leblanc@louisville.edu
502-854-0560

Donghan Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Med-Oncology
Structural biologists revealing functions of biomolecules
donghan.lee@louisville.edu
502-852-3591

Norman Lehman, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Aurora A kinase inhibition as a treatment for glioblastoma
norman.lehman@louisville.edu
502-852-

Zhenmin Lei,M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
zhenmin.lei@louisville.edu
502-561-7252

Quitang Li, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Addressing biological and clinical questions using mouse models of human eye diseases
q.li@louisville.edu
502-852-2409

Mark Linder, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
Director, Pathology Thread for Medical School Curriculum
Dr. Mark Linder
502-852-8400

Qingxian Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
qlu@louisville.edu

Ken McLeish, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Nephrology; Lupus Nephritis; Glomerulonephritis
kenneth.mcleish@louisville.edu
502-852-5757

Donald M. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Head and Neck; Medical Oncology; Skin Cancer; Melanoma
dmmill01@louisville.edu
502-852-4790

Robert Mitchell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery
Characterizing macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) family member-dependent tumor progression
Email Dr. Robert Mitchell
502-852-7698
CTRB 404

Joseph Moore, IV, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds
Elucidating the fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying cell therapy mediated cardiac repair and understanding how dynamic RNA modifications contribute to heart failure pathophysiology
jbmoor01@louisville.edu
502-852-2036

Timothy O'Toole, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Environmental Medicine
Identifying how exposure to particulate matter air pollution or volatile organic compounds contributes to cardiovascular disease
tim.otoole@louisville.edu
502-852-5886

David Powell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Defining genetic risks and molecular and cellular mechanisms for lupus nephritis
dwpowe01@louisville.edu
502-852-5239



Sanjay Srivastava, Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
Professor of Medicine; Distinguished University Scholar
Division of Environmental Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
sanjay@louisville.edu
502-852-5834

Shigeo Tamiya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology
Determining molecules/signaling pathways involved in retinal fibrosis
shigeo.tamiya@louisville.edu
502-852-0402
KLEC 2218

Sucheta Telang, M.B.B.S.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
sucheta.telang@louisville.edu
502-852-3679
CTRB 423

John Trent, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair, Professor of Oncology
DNA and protein structure, molecular modeling, biophysics, and drug discovery and design
jotren01@louisville.edu
502-852-2194
BCC 427

Roland Valdes, Ph.D.
Professor in Pathology
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
rvaldes@louisville.edu
502-852-1778
1C28UL

Stephen Winters, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
sjwint01@louisville.edu
502-852-4237
A3G11 ACB

Hong Ye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
hong.ye@louisville.edu
502-852-4047
CTR Building, room 204

Igor N. Zelko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Disorders Medicine
igor.zelko@louisville.edu
502-852-5841- Academic Office
502-852-7632- Research Office
Donald Baxter Building, Ste. 221E