NIH-T35 Medical Student Training Grant in
Renal, GI, Endocrine & Epithelial Biology
Principal Investigator: Thomas Kleyman, MD
Participating Faculty Members
(Alphabetically by Faculty Member)
Name/Degree(s)
Rank
Albers, Kathryn, PhD Professor
Primary (& Secondary) Appointment (s)
Email
Research Interest
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and
Nutrition
kaa2@pitt.edu
Sensory neurons,
neurotrophic factors
& transcription
factors
Alonso, Laura, MD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism
alonsolc@upmc.edu
Beta cell
regeneration
Apodaca, Gerard,
PhD
Professor
Dept of Medicine (Cell Biology & Physiology,
Bioengineering)
gla6@pitt.edu
Membrane trafficking
mechanisms in
specialized epithelia
Aridor, Meir, PhD
Associate
Professor
Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology
aridor@pitt.edu
Membrane traffic of
proteins and lipids
Billiar, Timothy
Professor
Department of Surgery
billiartr@upmc.edu
Shock, injury,
inflammation
Birder, Lori, PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Medicine (Pharmacology &
Chemical Biology)
lbirder@pitt.edu
Epithelial cell
function in the
urinary bladder
Brodsky, Jeff, PhD
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
jbrodsky@pitt.edu
ER associated
protein degradation
(ERAD)
Departments of Medicine, Surgery and
Immunology
butterfieldl@upmc.edu
Professor
Tumor immunology,
melanoma,
hepatocellular cancer
Assistant
Professor
Department of Medicine (and Immunology),
Renal Electrolyte Division
chalasanig2@upmc.edu
B cells and memory T
cells in the
pathogenesis of
allograft rejection
Butterfield, Lisa, PhD Assistant
Chalasani, Geetha,
MD
Name/Degree(s)
Rank
DeFranco, Donald,
PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Chemical
Biology, Neuroscience
dod1@pitt.edu
Signal transduction
and
neurodegeneration
Duerr, Richard, MD
Associate
Professor
Department of Medicine and Human Genetics
Head, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics
Program
duerrh@upmc.edu
Inflammatory bowel
disease genetics
Ferrell, Robert, PhD
Professor
Department of Human Genetics
rferrell@helix.hgen.pitt.edu
Disease
susceptibility
population genetics.
Fox, Ira
Professor
Department of Surgery & Transplantation
ira.fox@chp.edu
Hepatocyte
transplantation;
Generation of
human-induced
pluripotent stem cells
Fried, Linda, MD,
MPH
Associate
Professor
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology
friedlf2@upmc.edu
Chronic kidney
disease,
Peritoneal dialysis,
cardiovascular
disease, diabetic
nephropathy
Department of Pharmacology, Department of
Medicine (Renal Division)
paf10@pitt.edu
Regulation of
parathyroid hormone
receptor signaling
and regulated
trafficking
Friedman, Peter, PhD Professor
Primary (& Secondary) Appointment (s)
Email
Research Interest
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Name/Degree(s)
Rank
Primary (& Secondary) Appointment (s)
Email
Research Interest
Frizzell, Raymond,
PhD
Professor
and
Chairman
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
frizzell@pitt.edu
Basic studies of the
function, protein
interactions,
trafficking and
processing of the CF
gene product, CFTR;
understanding the
infectioninflammation issues
that compromise the
function of CF
airways
Garcia-Ocana,
Adolfo, PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism
ocana@pitt.edu
Use of growth factors
and intracellular
signaling molecules
to improve islet
transplantation
Greenspan, Susan,
MD
Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism
greenspansl3@upmc.edu
Combination therapy
for treatment of
osteoporosis
Hackam, David, MD,
PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cell Biology
and Physiology
david.hackam@chp.edu
Regulation of
intestinal
inflammation by
innate immune
receptors
Hallows, Kenneth,
MD, PhD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Medicine, Cell Biology &
Physiology
hallows@pitt.edu
Cystic fibrosis
transmembrane
conductance
regulator
Epithelial Na+
channel
3
Name/Degree(s)
Rank
Hughey, Rebecca,
PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Medicine, Department of Cell
Biology and Physiology, Department of
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
hughey@dom.pitt.edu
Apical membrane
trafficking in
polarized epithelia,
and regulation of
epithelial sodium
channel (ENaC)
Hukriede, Neil, PhD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Molecular
Genetics
hukriede@pitt.edu
Origin and regulation
of kidney progenitor
cells
Humphrey, Allen,
PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Neurobiology
humphrey@pitt.edu
T35 training grant codirector
Department of Pharmacology and Medicine
edj@pitt.edu
Pre-clinical
cardiovascular &
renal pharmacology
Jackson, Edwin, PhD Professor
Primary (& Secondary) Appointment (s)
Email
Research Interest
Johnson, John, MD
Professor
Department of Medicine, Renal Eletrolyte
Division, Department of Cell Biology and
Physiology
johnsonjp@upmc.edu
Cellular regulating
mechanisms and
epithelial sodium
channel trafficking
Kleyman, Thomas,
MD
Professor
Department of Medicine (Cell Biology and
Physiology)
kleyman@pitt.edu
Structure, function, &
regulation of
epithelial Na+ & K+
channels
Korytkowski, Mary,
MD
Professor
Department of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology
korytkowskim@upmc.edu
Inpatient diabetes
education
Lakkis, Fadi, MD
Professor
Departments of Surgery and Immunology
lakkisf@upmc.edu
The biology of
memory T cells in
organ transplantation
Liu, Youhua, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology, Division of
Experimental Pathology
yhliu@pitt.edu
Cellular and
molecular pathways
leading to chronic
renal fibrosis
Lotze, Michael, MD
Professor
Department of Surgery and Bioengineering
lotzemt@upmc.edu
HMGB1 and
Autophagy
4
Name/Degree(s)
Rank
Primary (& Secondary) Appointment (s)
Email
Research Interest
Monga, Satdarshan,
MD
Associate
Professor
Departments of Pathology and Medicine
mongss@upmc.edu
Morowitz, Michael,
MD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Pediatric Surgery
michael.morowitz@chp.edu Pathogenesis &
Murase, Noriko, MD
Associate
Professor
Department of Surgery
murase@pitt.edu
Hepatic ischemic
injury
Nalesnik, Michael,
MD
Professor
Department of Pathology
nalesnikma@upmc.edu
Hepatic & transplant
pathology
Newman, Anne, MD,
MPH
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Medicine
newmab@upmc.edu
Cardiovascular
disease
epidemiology
Orchard, Trevor, MD
Professor
Department of Epidemiology, Medicine and
Pediatrics
orchardtj@upmc.edu
Diabetes and
cardiovascular
epidemiology
Palevsky, Paul, MD
Professor
Department of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte
Division
palevskyp@upmc.edu
Acute kidney injury
management of
chronic kidney
disease
Pastor-Soler, Nuria,
MD, PhD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte
Division
pastorsolernm@upmc.edu
Epithelial proton
secretion in the
kidney and male
reproductive tract
Department of Medicine, Cell Biology,
Physiology & Pediatrics
pilewskijm@upmc.edu
Cystic Fibrosis and
heterologous
Transplantation
Pilewski, Joseph, MD Associate
Professor
Signalling pathways
in liver development,
regeneration, injury &
tumorigenesis
mgmt of neonatal
necrotizing
enterocolitis
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Name/Degree(s)
Rank
Primary (& Secondary) Appointment (s)
Email
Research Interest
Reis, Steven, MD
Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology reisse@upmc.edu
and Emergency Medicine
Pathophysiological
mechanisms for
atherosclerosis,
racial and gender
disparities in CVD,
clinical and
translational
research
Sachdev, Ulka, MD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular
Surgery
sachdevu2@upmc.edu
Innate immunity and
its role in mediating
angiogenesis and
muscle recovery after
ischemia
Scott, Donald, PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism
dks23@pitt.edu
Regulation of gene
expression & cellular
phenotype in
changing metabolic
environments
Thomson, Angus,
PhD
Distinguished Department of Surgery
Professor of (Department of Immunology)
Surgery
thomsonaw@upmc.edu
Roles of cytokines
and adhesion
molecules in
inflammation and
immunity.
Traub, Linton, PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Cell Biology & Physiology
traub@pitt.edu
Membrane traffic of
proteins and lipids
Tsung, Allan, MD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Surgery, Divisions of Surgical
Oncology and Transplantation
tsunga@upmc.edu
Liver cancer; liver
ischemia/reperfusion
injury
Vasavada, Rupangi,
PhD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism
vasavada@pitt.edu
Therapeutic potential
of growth factors in
islet transplantation
and beta cell
regeneration
6
Name/Degree(s)
Rank
Email
Research Interest
Division of Pediatric Nephrology
abhay.vats@chp.edu
Genetic/biomarker
studies of polyoma
viruses in relation to
renal transplantation
Watkins, Simon, PhD Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
swatkins@pitt.edu
Basic cell biologic
processes in the
immune system
Weisbord, Steven,
MD, MSc
Assistant
Professor
Department of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte
Division
weisbordsd@upmc.edu
Acute renal failure
Weisz, Ora, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine (Cell Biology &
Physiology)
weisz@pitt.edu
Apical membrane
traffic in polarized
epithelial cells
Whitcomb, David,
MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology)/
Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Graduate Program
whitdc@upmc.edu
Pancreatitis,
pancreatic cancer
and pancreatic
physiology
Zhao, Allan, PhD
Associate
Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
azhao@pitt.edu
Transgenic and genetargeting models to
mimic the situations
in human obesity and
type 2 diabetes
Zeh, Herbert, MD
Associate
Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical
Oncology
zehxhx@upmc.edu
Cancer
immunobiology;
damage-associated
molecular pattern
molecules
Vats, Abhay, MD
Assistant
Professor
Primary (& Secondary) Appointment (s)
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