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Biomedical Sciences

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The interests of the biomedical sciences faculty encompass a range of research themes in biological and biomedical sciences. These diverse faculty interests are organized into three broad focus groups:

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Physiology & Neuroscience | Cell, Developmental & Microbiology

Discover the specific areas of our research and the faculty who are pursuing them:

Signaling Molecules as Therapeutic Targets

BMS faculty: Fabian Benencia, Mark Berryman, Xiao Chen, Karen Coschigano, John Kopchick, Ramiro Malgor

Ohio University Affiliates*: Kelly McCall (DSM)

Mechanisms of Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

BMS Faculty: Fabian Benencia, Karen Coschigano, Pete Coschigano, Frank Horodyski, Calvin James, John Kopchick, Erin Murphy

Infectious Disease

BMS Faculty: Mario Grijalva, Erin Murphy, Shaohua Wang

Institute Affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute

Ohio University Affiliates*: Kelly McCall (DSM)

Cancer, Immunology and Vascular Biology

BMS Faculty: Fabian Benencia, Mark Berryman, Xiao Chen, Ramiro Malgor

Ohio University Affiliates*: Doug Goetz (BME), Kelly McCall (DSM)

Complications of Diabetes

BMS Faculty: Darlene Berryman, Karen Coshigano, John Kopchick, Ramiro Malgor

Institute/Initiative Affiliation: Diabetes Research Initiative, Diabetes/Endocrine Center

Ohio University Affiliates*: Kelly McCall (DSM)

Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders

BMS Faculty: Cory Baumann, Brian Clark, Nathaniel Szewczyk, Shouan Zhu

Institute Affiliation: Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute

Ohio University Affiliates*: John Cotton (BMS adjunct; BME), Dawn Sammons (DSM), Robert Williams (BME)

Neurological Disorders

BMS Faculty: Brian Clark, Yang Li

Institute Affiliation: Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute

Ohio University Affiliates*:

Biology of Manual Therapies

BMS Faculty: Fabian Benencia, Brian Clark

 

Functional Morphology and Evolution

BMS Faculty: Patrick O'Connor, Nancy Stevens, Susan Williams, Larry Witmer

Center Affiliation: Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies

 

Comparative Biomechanics

BMS Faculty: Nancy Stevens, Susan Williams, Larry Witmer

Ohio University Affiliates*: John Cotton (BMS adjunct; BME)

*Ohio University Affiliates: BIOS, Biological Sciences; BME, Biomedical Engineering; DFM/OMM: Heritage College Department of Family Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine; DSM, Heritage College Department of Specialty Medicine; GEOL, Geological Sciences; PT, Physical Therapy

Institutes and Programs

Diabetes Institute

Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute