Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences (CMB)

Faculty

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Bryan Ballif, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology

Ph.D., Harvard University, 2001
Publications

Area of expertise
Signal Transduction, Proteomics, Neuroscience

Contact Information
Email: bballif@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-1389
Office: Marsh Life Sciences 311
Website: Faculty website

John Barlow, DVM/Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

DVM, University of Illinois, 1992
Ph.D., University of Vermont, 2009
Publications

Area of expertise
Mathematical and molecular epidemiology of infectious disease; Host-Pathogen interactions in mastitis; Cattle MHC

Contact Information
Email: John.Barlow@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-1395
Office: Terrill Hall 202
Lab: Terrill Hall 221
Website: Faculty website

Chris Berger, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1991
Publications

Area of expertise
Molecular Mechanisms of Axonal Transport

Contact Information
Email: Christopher.Berger@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-0832
Office: HSRF 122
Lab: HSRF 123
Website: Faculty website

Elizabeth Bonney, M.D.
Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

M.D. Stanford University Medical School, 1987
Publications

Area of expertise
Maternal immunity and tolerance

Contact Information
Email: elizabeth.bonney@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-8630
Office: Given C246
Lab: Given C244
Website: Faculty website

Jason Botten, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine - Immunobiology

Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 2000
Publications

Area of expertise
Host immune response to viral infection, the basis of persistent viral infection in reservoir hosts, host-pathogen
interactions, and the development of novel therapeutic agents and vaccines

Contact Information
Email: jason.botten@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-9797
Office: Given E410B
Lab: Given E405
Website: Faculty website

Jonathan Boyson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1997
Publications

Area of expertise
Immunobiology of Innate-like T cells in the host immune response, the role of Slam family receptors on
NKT cells and γδ T cells, genetic determinants of NKT cell and γδ cell function and their impact on
the host immune response

Contact Information
Email: jboyson@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-8846
Office: Given D319D
Lab: Given E305
Website: Faculty website

Emily Bruce, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Ph.D. Cambridge University, 2012
Publications

Area of expertise
Cell biology and molecular virology of RNA viruses (SARS-CoV-2 and influenza)

Contact Information
Email: emily.bruce@med.uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-9069
Office: Stafford 216
Website: Faculty website

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Karen Glass, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology

Ph.D. University of Vermont, 2005
Publications

Area of expertise
Structure and function of epigenetic reader domains

Contact Information
Email: karen.glass@med.uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 802-656-5760
Office: Given C205A
Website: Faculty website
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Jonathan Gordon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Ph.D. University of Western Ontario, 2006
Publications

Area of expertise
Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Bone biology, Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Bone and cancer interactions

Contact Information
Email: jonathan.a.gordon@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-4885
Office: Given E210C
Website: Faculty website

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John Salogiannis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Ph.D. Harvard University, 2013
Area of expertise
Molecular mechanisms of intracellular movement
Publications

Contact Information
Email: John.Salogiannis@med.uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-2071
Office: HSRF 118
Website: salogiannislab.org

David Seward, M.D, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ph.D. University of Colorado, 2010
Publications

Area of expertise
Clinical: Molecular Pathology; Research: Functional Genomics, Cancer Metabolism, Epigenetics

Contact Information
Email: david.seward@med.uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-0390
Office: HSRF 206
Website: Faculty website

Arti Shukla, Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ph.D. Banares Hindu University, 1989
Publications

Area of expertise
Understanding Pathogenesis of mesothelioma and identifying appropriate therapeutic strategies

Contact Information
Email: arti.shukla@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-8253
Office: Given D205
Lab: Given C264
Website: Faculty website

Girja Shukla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery - Oncology

Ph.D. Lucknow University, 1981

Area of expertise
Cancer-specific affinity molecules for diagnosis and targeted therapy

Contact Information
Email: Girja.Shukla@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-9488
Office: Given E303A
Lab: Given E309
Website: Faculty website

Jay Silveira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Ph.D. University of Vermont, 2001
Publications

Area of expertise
Biochemistry of Platelet Function

Contact Information
Email: Jay.Silveira@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-3101
Office: Given C413
Lab: Given C403
Website: Faculty website

Jeffrey Spees, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine- Cardiovascular

Ph.D. University of California- Davis
Publications

Area of expertise
Adult Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Contact Information
Email: jeffrey.spees@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-2388
Office: Colchester Research Facility T113
Website: Faculty website

James Stafford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences

Ph.D. Oregon Health and Science University, 2012

Area of expertise
Epigenetics in the brain, diseases of neurodevelopment, alcohol use disorders, brain tumors, learning and memory

Contact Information
Email: james.stafford@med.uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-4584
Office: HSRF 406
Website: Faculty website

Gary Stein, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry

Ph.D. University of Vermont
Publications

Area of expertise
Cancer, Stem Cell and Bone Biology Program, Epigenetic Control and Cell Cycle Regulation

Contact Information
Email: gary.stein@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-6613
Office: HSRF 326
Lab: HSRF 315
Website: Faculty website

Janet Stein, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry

Ph.D. Princeton University, 1975
Publications

Area of expertise
Regulation of Gene Expression during the Cell Cycle and during the Proliferation/Differentiation Transition

Contact Information
Email: janet.stein@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-4876
Office: Given E210E
Website: Faculty website

Jason Stumpff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Ph.D. University of Colorado
Publications

Area of expertise
Cell Division and Cancer Biology

Contact Information
Email: Jason.Stumpff@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-7849
Office: HSRF 106
Lab: HSRF 105
Website: Faculty website
Twitter: @jstumpffVT

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Doug Taatjes, Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ph.D. University of Basel, 1987
Publications

Area of expertise
Cell imaging and disease

Contact Information
Email: douglas.taatjes@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-0373
Office: HSRF 208
Lab: HSRF 203
Website: Faculty website

Eric Testroet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Ph.D. Iowa State University, 2017
Publications

Area of expertise
Nutrigenomic regulation of hepatic lipid partitioning in human and animals, extracellular vesicle role in growth and immune modulation, nutritional physiology

Contact Information
Email: eric.testroet@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-2113
Office: Terrill 213
Website: Faculty website

Cory Teuscher, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine - Immunobiology

Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 1982
Publications

Area of expertise
Genetics of susceptibility to infectious and autoimmune disease

Contact Information
Email: cteusche@zoo.uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-3270
Office: Given C329A
Website: Faculty website

Markus Thali, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Ph.D. University of Zurich, 1990
Publications

Area of expertise
Multiscale analyses of HIV-1 cell-to-cell transmission

Contact Information
Email: markus.thali@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-1056
Office: Stafford 318B
Lab: Stafford 318
Website: Faculty website

Mary Tierney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Plant Biology

Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1983
Publications

Area of expertise
Mechanisms for controlling cell function through ECM structure

Contact Information
Email: mary.tierney@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-0434
Office: Jeffords 313
Lab: Jeffords 315
Website: Faculty website

Michael Toth, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine- Cardiovascular

Ph.D. University of Maryland- Baltimore, 1997
Publications

Area of expertise
Translational studies of human skeletal muscle structure and function

Contact Information
Email: Michael.Toth@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-7989
Office: HSRF 126B
Website: Faculty website

Kathleen Trybus, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1981
Publications

Area of expertise
Molecular motors and their tracks

Contact Information
Email: Kathleen.Trybus@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-8750
Office: HSRF 130
Lab: HSRF 133
Website: Faculty website

Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences (CMB)

Faculty

Eyal Amiel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Vikas Anathy, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Bryan Ballif, Ph.D. Professor, Biology

John Barlow, DVM/Ph.D.Associate Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Chris Berger, Ph.D.Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Elizabeth Bonney, M.D. Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Jason Botten, Ph.D. Professor, Medicine - Immunobiology

Jonathan Boyson, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Surgery

Emily Bruce, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Professor, Pharmacology

Nimrat Chatterjee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Brian Cunniff, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Paula Deming, Ph.D., MTAssociate Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Sean Diehl, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Sylvie Doublie, Ph.D.Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Benedek Erdos, M.D./Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Andrea Etter, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences

Stephen Everse, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Christopher Francklyn, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry

Kalev Freeman, M.D./Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Surgery

Seth Frietze, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Karen Glass, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Pharmacology

Jonathan Gordon, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Osama Harraz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Jessica L. Heath, MD Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Biochemistry

Robert Hondal, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Alan Howe, Ph.D. Professor, Pharmacology

Chris Huston, M.D.Professor, Medicine - Infectious Disease

Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, Ph.D.Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Thomas Jetton, Ph.D. Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Robert Kelm, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular and Biochemistry

Matthew Kinsey, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

Leigh Knodler, PhD

Jana Kraft, PhD Associate Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Dimitry Krementsov, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Chris Landry, Ph.D. Professor, Chemistry

Benjamin Lee, M.D. Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Jane Lian, Ph.D.Professor, Biochemistry

Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D. Professor, Pharmacology

Dev Majumdar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Surgery

Bruno Martorelli Di Genova, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Stephanie McKay, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Tony Moriellli, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Pharmacology

Amreen Mughal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (Pharmacology)

Shanmugasundaram Nallasamy, DVM, PhDAssistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Mark Nelson, PhDProfessor, Pharmacology

Ou, Yangguang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences

Matt Poynter, Ph.D.Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

Michael Previs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Delphine Quenet, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

John Salogiannis, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

David Seward, M.D, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Arti Shukla, Ph.D. Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Girja Shukla, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Surgery - Oncology

Jay Silveira, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Jeffrey Spees, Ph.D.Professor, Medicine- Cardiovascular

James Stafford, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences

Gary Stein, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry

Janet Stein, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry

Jason Stumpff, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Doug Taatjes, Ph.D. Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Eric Testroet, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Cory Teuscher, Ph.D. Professor, Medicine - Immunobiology

Markus Thali, Ph.D.Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Mary Tierney, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Plant Biology

Michael Toth, Ph.D.Professor, Medicine- Cardiovascular

Kathleen Trybus, Ph.D.Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Albert van der Vliet, Ph.D. Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Gary Ward, Ph.D.Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Matthew Wargo, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

David Warshaw, Ph.D.Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Dan Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

George Wellman, Ph.D.Professor, Pharmacology

Eyal Amiel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Vikas Anathy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Bryan Ballif, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology

John Barlow, DVM/Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Chris Berger, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Elizabeth Bonney, M.D.
Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Jason Botten, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine - Immunobiology

Jonathan Boyson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery

Emily Bruce, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Nimrat Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Brian Cunniff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Paula Deming, Ph.D., MT
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Sean Diehl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Sylvie Doublie, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

Benedek Erdos, M.D./Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Andrea Etter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences

Stephen Everse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Christopher Francklyn, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry

Kalev Freeman, M.D./Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Seth Frietze, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Karen Glass, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology

Jonathan Gordon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Osama Harraz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Jessica L. Heath, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Biochemistry

Robert Hondal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Alan Howe, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmacology

Chris Huston, M.D.
Professor, Medicine - Infectious Disease

Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Thomas Jetton, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Robert Kelm, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular and Biochemistry

Matthew Kinsey, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

Jana Kraft, PhD
Associate Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Dimitry Krementsov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Chris Landry, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry

Benjamin Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Jane Lian, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry

Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmacology

Dev Majumdar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Bruno Martorelli Di Genova, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Stephanie McKay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Tony Moriellli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology

Amreen Mughal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Pharmacology)

Shanmugasundaram Nallasamy, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Mark Nelson, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology

Matt Poynter, Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

Michael Previs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Delphine Quenet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry