Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Faculty Members
Angeles, Danilyn, PhD, Loma Linda University, 2000
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia, mechanisms of neonatal brain injury, examination of neuroprotection strategies
Brantley, Eileen, PhD, Meharry Medical College, 1999
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Development of agents that target molecular alterations associated with cancer, Drug metabolism, DNA damage and repair
Buchholz, John N., PhD, Loma Linda University, 1989; Associate Chair of Pharmacology
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Cardiovascular and neuropharmacology
Cress, C. Ray, PhD, Oregon State University, 1969
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Toxicology
De Leon, Daisy, PhD, University of California at Davis, 1987
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Endocrinology, breast cancer
De Leon, Marino, PhD, University of California at Davis, 1987, Director, Center for Health Disparities
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Molecular neurobiology, peripheral neuropathy, neurochemistry of neuronal injury and nerve regeneration
Ducsay, Charles A., PhD, University of Florida, 1980
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology and of Pediatrics
Reproductive physiology, endocrinology
Hall, Raymond G. Jr., PhD, Loma Linda University, 1976
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Cell physiology
Hessinger, David A., PhD, University of Miami, 1970
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, of Biochemistry, and of Natural Sciences
Chemo- and mechanoreceptor signal transduction, developmental regulation of ion channels, marine toxicology
Longo, Lawrence D., MD, Loma Linda University, 1954, Director, Center for Perinatal Biology
Distinguished Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, of Physiology and Pharmacology, and of Biochemistry
Regulation of Cerebral Circulation; Changes with Development and in Response to Hypoxia
Pearce, William J., PhD, University of Michigan, 1979
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, of Biochemistry and of Pediatrics
Cardiovascular physiology, control of cerebral circulation
Power, Gordon G., MD, University of Pennsylvania, 1961
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and of Physiology and Pharmacology
Placental exchange, fetal physiology
Tang, Jiping, MD, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, China, 1983
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Diabetes Mellitus and stroke-related brain injuries
Yellon, Steven M., PhD, University of Connecticut, 1981
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology and of Pediatrics
Neuroendocrinology, neuroimmunology, reproduction, and biological rhythms
Zhang, John H., PhD, University of Alberta, 1992; Associate Chair of Physiology
M.D., Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, China, 1983
Professor of Neurosurgery, of Anesthesiology, of Physiology and Pharmacology
Stroke and Cerebral Vascular Biology, Hyperbaric Medicine
Zhang, Lubo, PhD, Iowa State University at Ames, 1990
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Biochemical pharmacology
Adjunct Faculty Members
Edwards, Lincoln P., PhD, Loma Linda University, 1998
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Physiology and Pharmacology
Imidazoline compounds as a novel treatment for Type II Diabetes
Mohan, Subburaman, PhD, Bangalore, India, 1978
Research Professor of Medicine and of Biochemistry and of Physiology
Molecular genetic and gene therapy studies of the musculoskeletal system
Roos, Philip J., MD, Loma Linda University SM, 1975
Associate Professor of Medicine and of Physiology
Pulmonary physiology
Xuejun Sun, MD, Taishan Medical Collage, 1992, PhD, Second Military Medical University, 1998
Research Professor of Physiology
Hyperbaric medicine, neuroscience
Leonard Werner, MD
Associate Dean, Educational Affairs
Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
and Physiology and Pharmacology
Emeritus Faculty Members
Kootsey, J. Mailen, PhD, Brown University, 1966
Voluntary Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Mathematical modeling and computer simulation
Retired Faculty Members
Gonzalez, Ramon R. Jr, PhD, Wake Forest University, 1968
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Cardiovascular physiology, control of circulation
Gilbert, Raymond D., PhD, University of Florida at Gainesville, 1971
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Fetal cardiovascular physiology
Teel, Robert W., PhD, Loma Linda University, 1972
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Carcinogen metabolism, chemoprevention of cancer
Thorington, Glyne, PhD, Boston University, 1980
Assistant Research Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Cell biology, signal transduction