IMSD Faculty
Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine (CHDMM) faculty members represent a diverse collage of scientific disciplines that are critical in the fulfillment of our objective to eliminate health disparities.
IMSD Faculty Members and Departments Represented
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Danylin Angeles, PhD |
| Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-7563 | |
| Email: dangeles@llu.edu |
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Denise Bellinger, PhD |
| Associate Research Professor, Basic Sciences, Department of Pathology & Human Anatomy | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-7069 | |
| Email: dbellinger@llu.edu |
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Arlin Blood, PhD |
| Associate Professor of Pediatrics | |
| Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-8622 | |
| Email: ablood@llu.edu |
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Eileen Brantley, PhD |
| Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-7703 | |
| Email: ebrantley@llu.edu |
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John Buchholz, PhD |
| Professor & Vice Chair, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-7026 | |
| Email: jbuchholz@llu.edu |
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Carlos Casiano, PhD |
| Associate Professor, Basic Science, Division of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics | |
| Associate Director, CHDMM, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-9474 | |
| Email: ccasiano@llu.edu |
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Daisy De Leon, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| Assistant to the Dean for Diversity, CHDMM, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-2757 | |
| Email: ddeleon@llu.edu |
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Marino De Leon, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| Director, CHDMM, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-9474 | |
| Email: madeleon@llu.edu |
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Charles Ducsay, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4325 | |
| Email: cducsay@llu.edu |
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Penelope Duerksen-Hughes, PhD |
| Professor & Associate Dean, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry | |
| CHDMM, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-8740 | |
| Email: pdhughes@llu.edu |
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Hansel Fletcher, PhD |
| Professor & Vice Chair, Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558- 8497 | |
| Email: hfletcher@llu.edu |
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David Hessinger, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-7042 | |
| Email: dhessinger@llu.edu |
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Daila Gridley, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics | |
| Associate Director, Radiation Research Laboratories, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-8361 | |
| Email: dgridley@dominion.llumc.edu |
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Mary Kearns-Jonker, PhD |
| Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Department of Pathology & Human Anatomy | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-8694 | |
| Email: mkearnsjonker@llu.eduu |
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Michael Kirby, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Department of Pathology & Human Anatomy | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 824-0800 | |
| Email: mkirby@llu.edu |
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Wolff Kirsch, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry | |
| Director, Neurosurgery Center for Research Training and Education, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-7070 | |
| Email: wkirsch@llu.edu |
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William Langridge, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry | |
| CHDMM, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-1362 | |
| Email: blangridge@llu.edu |
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Lawrence Longo, MD |
| Distinguished Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| Director, Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4325 | |
| Email: llongo@llu.edu |
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Eugenia Mata-Greenwood, PhD |
| Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4325 | |
| Email: ematagreenwood@llu.edu |
| Subburaman Mohan, PhD | |
| Research Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry, School of Medicine | |
| Director, Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Hospital | |
| Phone: (909) 558-8622 | |
| Email: smohan@llu.edu |
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Kimberly Payne, PhD |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy | |
| CHDMM, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-8622 | |
| Email: kpayne@llu.edu |
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William Pearce, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4325 | |
| Email: wpearce@llu.edu |
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Jiping Tang, MD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone:(909) 558-7693 | |
| Email: jtang@llu.edu |
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Barry Taylor, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4881 | |
| Email: bltaylor@llu.edu |
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Nathan Wall, PhD |
| Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry | |
| CHDMM, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4000 Ext. 81397 | |
| Email: nwall@llu.edu |
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Kylie Watts, PhD |
| Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-1000 Ext. 42758 | |
| Email: kwatts@llu.edu |
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Steven Yellon, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4325 | |
| Email: syellon@llu.edu |
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John Zhang, MD, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology | |
| School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4723 | |
| Email: jhzhang@llu.edu |
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Lubo Zhang, PhD |
| Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology | |
| Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine | |
| Phone: (909) 558-4325 Ext. 81325 | |
| Email: lzhang@llu.edu |




































