Please welcome our new faculty who joined the Biological Sciences Division in June and July 2024.
BSD track
Rishi Arora, Professor of Medicine
The Arora lab investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying heart rhythm disorders (cardiac arrhythmias), with a primary focus on atrial fibrillation (AF). The lab has worked extensively on the role of the autonomic nervous system and inflammation (oxidative injury) on the genesis of AF. The lab is also investigating the role of altered calcium cycling in the onset and progression of AF. In recent years, the lab has developed new gene therapy approaches to target key molecular mechanisms underlying AF, along with signal processing approaches to accurately detect regions of increased inflammation and aberrant autonomic signaling in the atrium.
Seth Himelhoch, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
Prof. Himelhoch is a public health researcher whose career has focused on developing and testing evidence-based interventions, including those for HIV, substance use disorders and cancer control. He leads one of the federal Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science, and his current work seeks to evaluate the most promising treatments for smoking cessation among people living with HIV/AIDS.
Hening Lin, Professor of Medicine and Chemistry, HHMI Investigator
Prof. Lin is recognized as a pioneer in chemistry, biology, and the therapeutic targeting of enzymes with important physiological functions. His work interfaces with organic synthesis, biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, and cell biology to study enzymes in order to develop small molecule inhibitors that target enzymes and investigate their potential in treating diseases such as cancer and inflammation.
Francesca Luca, Professor of Human Genetics
Prof. Luca’s research interest is in understanding the genetic basis of differences among individuals and among groups in common disease risk and complex traits of biomedical interest. Her lab develops approaches to identify DNA variants that regulate cellular responses to environmental stimuli, and across biological contexts. They investigate genetics and psycho-social factors, and genotype-environment interactions in urban environments to understand the biological consequences of health and social disparities.
Julia Kreiner, Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolution
Asst. Prof. Kreiner studies the rate and nature of adaptation to contemporary landscapes. Her work has leveraged rapid evolution of plants to modern agriculture, cutting-edge population genomic techniques, and novel spatiotemporal sampling to address the evolutionary mechanisms, facilitators, and limits to adaptation. The Kreiner Lab will continue to dissect these evolutionary dynamics across population and species to enhance the predictability of adaptation in changing environments.
Taras Kreslavskiy, Associate Professor of Pathology
Prof. Kreslavskiy’s lab studies the specificity, development, and function of innate-like lymphocytes, in particular γδT cells. They established a screening pipeline that identified several novel ligand candidates in γδT, and they are exploring the functional consequences with in vivo models. The second direction of the Kreslavskiy lab focuses on regulation of cell fate decisions in humoral immunity, and they are now investigating general mechanisms that orchestrate complex lineage choices made by activated B cells.
School of Medicine (SOM) track
- Louis Baeseman, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Nephrology
- Julieta Barroeta, Associate Professor of Pathology
- Elizabeth Carroll, Assistant Professor of Neurology
- Clarence Chan, Assistant Professor of Pathology
- Alice Cheng, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Gastroenterology
- Allie Dakroub, Assistant Professor of Medicine-General Internal Medicine
- Bernice Fokum, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Emergency Medicine
- Recia Frenn, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Thomas Haferkamp, Assistant Professor Medicine-Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
- Jennifer Hwang, Instructor of Medicine-General Internal Medicine
- Samantha Ing, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
- Carlos Lara Cevallos, Assistant Professor of Neurology
- Michael Macklin, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Rheumatology
- Nabiel Mir, Instructor of Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
- Momin Muzaffar, Assistant Professor of Radiology
- Douglas Nordli III, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Neurology
- Gregory Roloff, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
- Pablo Sanchez, Professor of Surgery-Thoracic
- Anna Trzcinska, Assistant Professor of Pathology
