I. Affiliated Faculty, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D. https://www.clevelandclinic.org/reproductiveresearchcenter/staff/agarwala.html Biological markers of oxidative stress; proteomic and bioinformatics in DNA damage, apoptosis and preserving fertility in patients with cancer; laboratory and clinical studies assessing efficacy of certain antioxidants in improving male fertility
Alex Almassan, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cancerbio/almasan/ Autophagy; apoptosis; cell cycle; DNA damage; ubiquitin; DNA repair; cancer therapeutics; radiation therapy; leukemia; epithelial tumors; prostate cancer
Suneel Apte, M.B.B.S, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/bme/apte/ Extracellular matrix; proteolysis; metalloproteinases; ADAMTS proteases; ADAMTS-like proteins; proteomics; morphogenesis; cardiovascular; musculoskeletal; birth defects; fetal-maternal medicine; eye disorders; neural tube; craniofacial development; smooth muscle; post-translational modification; inherited connective tissue disorders; osteoarthritis; primary cilium
Mark Aronica, M.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/immuno/aronica/ Mechanisms by which specific ECM proteins contribute to the onset of asthma
Kathleen Berkner, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/moleccard/berkner/ Vitamin K; vitamin K-dependent protein carboxylation; hemostasis; anticoagulation; calcification; vitamin K-dependent clotting factors deficiency (VKCFD); pseudoxanthoma elasticum; warfarin resistance; gamma-glutamyl carboxylase; vitamin K oxidoreductase (VKOR)
Mark Brown, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cms/brown/ Lipid metabolism; lipoprotein metabolism; atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; reverse cholesterol transport; triacylglycerol; nutrition
Tatiana Byzova, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/neurosci/byzova/ Angiogenesis; endothelial cells; integrins; extracellular matrix; cell adhesion; tumor progression; vascular biology; signal transduction in endothelium and platelets; oxidative stress and vasculature; toll-like receptors in angiogenesis
John Crabb, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/eye/crabb/ Eye; age-related macular degeneration; glaucoma; uveal melanoma; proteomics
Donna Driscoll, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cellbio/driscoll/ RNA biology; mRNA translational control; nutritional regulation of gene expression; selenium
Serpil Erzurum, M.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/immuno/erzurum/ Asthma; pulmonary vascular disease; hypoxia; metabolism
Paul Fox, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cellbio/fox/ Angiogenesis; atherosclerosis; cell migration; endothelial cells; iron metabolism; macrophages; translational control
Vincent Hascall, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/bme/hascall/ Hyaluronan in inflammation; asthma; diabetes; autophagy; hyperglycemia; connective tissue biology
Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cellbio/hazen/ Inflammation; atherosclerosis; asthma; myeloperoxidase; cardiovascular diseases; HDL; peroxidases; airway remodeling; intestinal microbiota; gut flora; cardiometabolic disease
Christopher Hine, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/cms/hine/ Dietary restriction; aging; lifespan extension; stress resistance; exercise; hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production and metabolism; sulfur amino acid metabolism; endocrine signaling and longevity
Sadashiva Karnik, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cms/karnik/ GPCRs; angiotensin receptors; ARBs; biased signaling; cardiac hypertrophy; hypertension; heart failure; structure-function of GPCRs; transmembrane signaling; microRNA; gene expression; chromatin protein modifications; STAT3 and U-STAT3 signaling; RGS proteins
Xiaoxia Li, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/immuno/li/ Signal transduction in innate and adaptive immunity
Daniel Lindner, M.D., Ph.D. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/3044-daniel-lindner Mechanisms of acquired drug resistance in renal cancer, development of more effective drugs to treat myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia
Thomas McIntyre, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cellbio/mcintyre/ Lipid mediators; inflammatory signaling; platelet biology; biochemistry; acute kidney injury
Richard Padgett, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cms/padgett/ Transcription; RNA processing; RNA splicing; splicing factors; relation to cancer and developmental diseases; gene structure and function; genomics; evolution of genomes; RNA biochemistry
Edward Plow, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/moleccard/plow/ Integrins; plasminogen; kindlins; thrombospondins; atherothrombosis
Eugene Podrez, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cms/podrez/ Atherosclerosis; thrombosis; atherothrombosis; platelets; macrophage; scavenger receptors; LDL; HDL; cholesterol; phospholipids; oxidative stress; lipid peroxidation
Jun Qin, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/moleccard/qin/ Signal transduction; integrin; cell adhesion; cell migration; kinase; heart disease; cancer; structural biology; protein NMR; protein crystallography
Sujata Rao, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/eye/rao/ Eye; developmental biology; circadian clock; neurovascular development; thyroid hormone signaling; cone photoreceptors; vascular remodeling
Nima Sharifi, M.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/cancerbio/sharifi/ Prostate cancer; androgens; metabolism; steroids; castration-resistant prostate cancer; androgen receptor; hormone therapy; medical oncology; dihydrotestosterone; enzymes; biochemistry
Robert Silverman, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cancerbio/silverman/ Interferon; rnase l; antiviral innate immunity; oncolytic virotherapy, DNA methyltransferase inhibitor
Jonathan Smith, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cellbio/smith/ Atherosclerosis; HDL metabolism; atrial fibrillation; genetics; genomics; eQTL; gene expression; reverse cholesterol transport; dysfunctional HDL; RNAseq; allelic expression imbalance; ABCA1; mouse models; zinc finger nuclease
George Stark, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/cancerbio/stark/ Interferons; IL-6; NFkB; STAT3; EGFR; drug resistance; DNA repair; lung cancer; breast cancer; prostate cancer; glioblastoma; septic shock
Dennis Stuehr, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/immuno/stuehr/ Inflammation; nitric oxide; heme transport; soluble guanylate cyclase; electron transfer
Wai Hong Wilson Tang, M.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cms/tang/ Heart failure; cardiomyopathy; nitrative stress; metabolomics; cardio-renal syndrome
Bruce Trapp, Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/neurosci/trapp/ Multiple sclerosis; glia; oligodendrocytes; astrocytes; neuroprotection; myelin, autism
Qingyu Wu, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.lerner.ccf.org/cms/wu/ Blood pressure; cardiac function; cardiovascular disease; cell membrane proteases; corin; hormone processing; hypertension; preeclampsia; pregnancy-induced hypertension; proteolytic enzymes; vascular biology
Bin Zhang, Ph.D. https://www.lerner.ccf.org/gmi/zhang/ Mechanism of intracellular trafficking in human disease development; protein secretion; endoplasmic reticulum stress; hemophilia; alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, cardiovascular diseases; cancer
II. Affiliated Faculty, Doctoral Clinical Laboratory Scientists
A. Robert J. Tomsich Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/pathology
Edmund Z. Reineks, M.D., Ph.D., DABCC https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/15151-edmunds-reineks Point of care testing; quality; lab directorship; special topics
Adam McShane, Ph.D., DABCC https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/22478-adam-mcshane Automated chemistry; cardiovascular disease; blood gases
Marvin Natowicz, M.D., Ph.D. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/4098-marvin-natowicz Biochemical genetics; metabolic diseases
Manjula Gupta, Ph.D. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/823-manjula-gupta Cancer; endocrinology
Jessica Colon-Franco, Ph.D., DABCC https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/24086-jessica-colon-franco Endocrinology; special chemistry; leadership
Kamran Kadkhoda, Ph.D., DABMLI https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/24007-kamran-kadkhoda Immunopathology; serology; allergy; cellular immunology
Grace Kroner, Ph.D. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/26703-grace-kroner Special chemistry; diabetes testing; laboratory test utilization; data analytics
B. Department of Pathology, MetroHealth Medical Center
https://www.metrohealth.org/pathology
Michael Ip, Ph.D., DABCC Clinical chemistry; endocrinology; prenatal diagnosis; infertility; POCT; clinical toxicology; critical care lab; rapid response labs
C. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Medical center of akron
https://www.akronchildrens.org/locations/Pathology-and-Laboratory-Medicine.html
Sihe Wang, Ph.D., DABCC https://www.akronchildrens.org/people/Sihe-Wang.html General clinical chemistry; pediatric testing; chromatography; mass spectrometry; assay development; CLIA regulation; laboratory management; process improvement
D. Quest Diagnostics Cleveland HeartLab Center of Excellence
http://www.clevelandheartlab.com/
Deborah Sun, Ph.D. Clinical laboratory operations and management
III. Affiliated Faculty Case Western Reserve University or MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University
(*Faculty with primary position at MetroHealth Medical Center)
Romani Andrea M.D., Ph.D. https://physiology.case.edu/person/andrea-romani/ Regulation of magnesium homeostasis and transport in mammalian cells
Ge Jin, Ph.D. https://case.edu/dental/node/2466 Mechanism of cancer cell-derived cytokines and/or metabolites; immune response and role of HIV-infection in development/progression of non-AIDS-defining cancers
*Jeffrey Schelling, M.D. (MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University) https://physiology.case.edu/people/visitor/jeffrey-r-schelling/ Mechanisms of chronic kidney disease progression; in vitro molecular and cellular methods, animal models and human studies investigating glomerular and tubulointerstitial pathophysiology
*Bing-Cheng Wang, Ph.D. (MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University) https://case.edu/medicine/pharmacology/people/bingcheng-wang Roles of Eph receptor tyrosine kinases in invasive growth and distal metastasis of cancer cells
Wen-Quan Zou, M.D., Ph.D. https://case.edu/medicine/pathology/faculty/wen-quan-zou Protein aggregation in the conformational diseases; pathologic prion proteins (PrPC and PrPSc) in prion diseases (PrD); neurotoxic amyloid β (Aβ) in Alzheimer disease (AD); Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
IV. Affiliated Faculty, Cleveland State University
Jerry Mundell, Ph.D. Manager, Freshman Chemistry Program, Department of Chemistry
V. Affiliated Faculty, NASA
James L. Smialek Ph.D. https://re.grc.nasa.gov/people/senior-technologists/ High temperature oxidation; coatings