Physiology Faculty
Environmental and Comparative Physiology
James L. Blank
E-mail: jblank@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2984
Fax: 330-672-3713
Ph.D., Indiana University. Neuroendocrine regulation of gonadal function and metabolism in male mammals, environmental regulation of seasonal breeding cycles; behavioral endocrinology. More on Blank
Dean E. Dluzen
E-mail: ded@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6300
Fax: 330-325-5913
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology. The role of dopamine in corpus striatum as function of age, influence of sex pheromones on neurotransmitter release and in olfactory area. More on Dluzen
Robert V. Dorman
E-mail: rdorman@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2363
Fax: 330-672-3713
Ph.D., Ohio State University. Biochemistry and functions of membranes; signal transduction, nervous system trauma and recovery, multiple sclerosis. More on Dorman
Douglas Kline
E-mail: dkline@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3810
Fax: 330-672-3713
Ph.D., University of California, Davis. Gamete physiology, oocyte maturation, in vitro fertilization of mammalian eggs and the regulation of egg activation. More on Kline
E-mail: gkoski@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3614 Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Univeristy. Immunity and cancer, vaccines, treatment, molecular mechanisms. More on Koski
Richard L. Londraville
E-mail: londraville@uakron.edu
Phone: 330-972-7151
Fax: 330-972-8445
Ph.D., Univ. Maine. Physiology and molecular biology of fish, temperature, vision, metabolism. More on Londraville
Jennifer L. Marcinkiewicz
E-mail: jmarcink@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-5554
Fax: 330-672-3713
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Ovarian physiology, ovarian follicle development, oocyte-somatic cell interactions, effects of cytokines on ovarian function. More on Marcinkiewcz
Gary D. Niehaus
E-mail: gdn@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6420
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. Cell adhesion molecules, pathogen detection. More on Niehaus
Shobhana Sivaramakrishnan
E-mail: ssivaram@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325 6639
Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin. Ion channels, synaptic transmission, neural networks. More on Sivaramakrishnan
John R.D. Stalvey
E-mail: jstalvey@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2945
Fax: 330-672-3713
Ph.D., University of Southern California. Molecular analysis of steroidogenic enzymes, interaction between hormonal and genetic factors regulating steroid biosynthesis. More on Stalvey
Cornelis J. Van der Schyf
E-mail: cvanders@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6467
Fax: 330-325-5930
D.Sc., Potchefstroom University. Etiology of neurodegenerative diseases, pharmaceutical intervention, stroke, Alzheimers, AIDS dementia. More on Van der Schyf
Charles Thodeti
E-mail: cthodeti@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6423
Fax: 330-325-5912
Ph.D., S.V. University. Mechanical control of integrin activation in capillary endothelial cells, signal transduction. More on Thodeti
S. Vijayaraghavan
E-mail: svijayar@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9598
Fax: 330-672-3713
Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Signal transduction, sperm physiology, fertilization, contraception. More on Vijayaraghavan
Christopher J. Woolverton
E-mail: cwoolver@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4648
Fax: 330-672-3713
Ph.D., West Virginia University. Induction and propagation of chronic inflammatory disease by bacterial antigens, cytokine regulation of inflammatory disease, cardiovascular responses to bacterial polymers, novel antimicrobial therapies. More on Woolverton
Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology
Ian Bratz
E-mail: ibratz@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6530
Fax: 330-325-5912
Ph.D., University of New Mexico. Functional roles of TRVP1 channels in coronary vascular tone and diabetes. More on Bratz
William Chilian
E-mail: wchilian@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6426
Fax: 330-325-5912
Ph.D., University of Missouri. Vascular biology, angiogenesis, arteriogenesis, collateral blood vessel growth, regulation of coronary blood flow, redox signaling, reactive oxygen species. More on Chilian
Ernest J. Freeman
E-mail: efreema2@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2388
Ph.D., Kent State Univeristy. Biochemistry, diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, vascular physiology and biochemistry. More on Freeman
Ellen L. Glickman
E-mail: eglickma@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2857
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Metabolic and thermal responses to acute cold exposure.
Michael Kalinski
E-mail: mkalinsk@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2857
Ph.D., Academy of Science of Ukraine. Biochemical adaptation to exercise, sport nutrition.
Gary Meszaros
E-mail: jgmeszar@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6432
Ph.D., University of Texas. G Protein-coupled receptor signaling in the myocardium. More on Meszaros
Amy Milsted
E-mail: amilsted@uakron.edu
Phone: 330-972-7976
Ph.D., CUNY. Renin-angiotensin system; sexual dimorphism; homeostatic mechanisms in blood pressure regulation; genetics of hypertension. More on Milsted
Priya Raman
E-mail: praman@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6425
Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University. Regulation of thrombospondin-1 by leptin in vascular smooth muscle cells, atherosclerosis. More on Raman
Angela Ridgel
E-mail: aridgel@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-7495
Ph.D., Marshall University. Motor functions,Parkinsons disease, rehabilitation. More on Rigdel
Charles Thodeti
E-mail: cthodeti@neomed.edu
Phone: 330-325-6423
Fax: 330-325-5912
Ph.D., S.V. University. Mechanical control of integrin activation in capillary endothelial cells. More on Thodeti
