USF Heart Institute
Core Faculty
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Jerome Breslin, Ph.D.
Molecular Signaling Pathways, Edema, Lymphatic Vessels
breslin@usf.edu -
Javier Cuevas, Ph.D.
Sigma Receptor-Mediated Cytoprotection, Neurovascular Model, Ischemia
jcuevas@usf.edu -
George E. Davis, M.D., Ph.D.
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Ganesh Halade, PhD
Inflammation and resolution of inflammation signaling in heart failure
ghalade@usf.edu -
Jose Herazo-Maya, MD
Lung fibrosis, genomics, monocyte/macrophage biology
jherazomaya@usf.edu -
Travis Jackson, Ph.D.
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Donghwa Kim, PhD
G Protein-coupled receptor signaling and regulation
donghwa@usf.edu -
Stephen Liggett, MD
G-Protein Coupled Receptor Biology
sliggett@usf.edu -
Ruisheng Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Hypertension, renal hemodynamics, acute & chronic kidney injury
ruisheng@usf.edu -
John Mably, PhD, Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Cardiovascular development and function, vascular anomalies, regenerative medicine
jmably@usf.edu -
Ronald R. Magness
Endothelial Function, IUGR Induced by Space Restriction
rmagness@usf.edu -
Thomas McDonald, MD
Molecular Biology of ion channels and their human mutations; Cardiomyopathy
thomasmcdonald@usf.edu -
Sami Noujaim, Ph.D.
Cardiac Excitability & Arrhythmias
snoujaim@usf.edu -
Aarti Patel, MD
Cardiac Imaging, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Biomarkers, Friedreich’s Ataxia
apatel15@usf.edu -
Timo Rieg, MD
Renal & Intestinal Blood Pressure Regulation
trieg@usf.edu -
Joshua Scallan, Ph.D.
Lymphatic Vasculature, Vascular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Permeability, Lymphatic Valve Development
jscallan@usf.edu -
Kunhua Song, PhD
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine – Heart Institute, Heart regeneration, Cardiomyopathy, heart failure, Congenital heart disease, Down syndrome
ksong34@usf.edu -
Alexander Starushchenko, Ph.D.
Hypertension, ion channels, chronic kidney disease
staruschenko@usf.edu -
Saulius Sumanas, PhD
Associate Professor
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Thomas Taylor-Clark, Ph.D.
Sensory Nerve Excitability & Function
ttaylorclark@usf.edu -
Hana Totary-Jain, Ph.D.
Epigenetics & mRNA therapeutics
totaryjainh@usf.edu -
Da-Zhi Wang, PhD
Heart development and function, stem cell and regenerative medicine, non-coding RNAs
dazhiw@usf.edu -
Lianchun Wang, MD
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Zhigao Wang, PhD
Cell death, inflammation, infection, and tissue injury
zhigao@usf.edu -
Mack Wu, MD
Regulation of Endothelial & Epithelial Barrier Function
mwu1@usf.edu -
Ying Yang, Ph.D.
Lymphatic Valve Formation & Lymphatic Biology
yingyang@usf.edu -
Yao Yao, Ph.D.
Blood-Brain Barrier, Pericytes, Laminin, Stroke, Alzheimer's disease
yao7@usf.edu -
Kay-Pong (Daniel) Yip, Ph.D.
Renal Epithelial Transport, Mechanobiology
dyip@usf.edu -
Sarah Yuan, MD, PhD
Vascular Endothelial Permeability in Inflammation
syuan@usf.edu
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Brenda Juan-Guardela, MD
Genomincs, asthma/COPD and biomarkers in COVID-19
brendajuan@usf.edu