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Denis L. Rousseau, Ph.D.

Denis L. Rousseau, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Chair Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 325
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3592
Fax: 718.430.8808
denis.rousseau@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: Cytochrome c oxidase structure, function and dynamics. Catalytic mechanism of the membrane-bound enzyme probed by time resolved resonance Raman scattering and time resolved X-ray crystallography.

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Seetharama A. Acharya, Ph.D.

Seetharama A. Acharya, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Hematology)

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 911D
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2133
seetharama.acharya@einsteinmed.org

Myles Akabas, M.D., Ph.D.

Myles Akabas, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Professor, Department of Medicine

Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 209
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3360
Fax: 718.430.8819
myles.akabas@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: Malaria parasite membrane transport physiology; mechanisms of purine and drug transport; development of novel antimalarial drugs that target the primary malaria purine import transporter

Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.

Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Chair Department of Biochemistry

Wollowick Family Foundation Chair in Multiple Sclerosis and Immunology

Director, Einstein Macromolecular Therapeutics Developmental Facility

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 308
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2746
steve.almo@einsteinmed.org

Ana B. Asenjo, Ph.D.

Ana B. Asenjo, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 217
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3451
ana.asenjo@einsteinmed.org

Matthieu Benoit, Ph.D.

Matthieu Benoit, Ph.D.

Associate, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 217
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3451
matthieu.benoit@einsteinmed.org

Craig A. Branch, Ph.D.

Craig A. Branch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Director, Department of Radiology Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
MRRC, Room: 208
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.8917
craig.branch@einsteinmed.org

Nancy M. Buckley, M.D.

Nancy M. Buckley, M.D.

Professor Emerita, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461

David Cowburn, Ph.D.

David Cowburn, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 423
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.8621
david.cowburn@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: Structural molecular biology; structure/function relationships in the immune system, signal transduction, and nuclear transport; NMR; integration of simulation of time dependent processes and experiment; protein engineering.

Kelvin Davies, Ph.D.

Kelvin Davies, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Urology

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 742
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3201
Fax: 718.430.8694
kelvin.davies@einsteinmed.org

Tim Q. Duong, Ph.D.

Tim Q. Duong, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Radiology

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Vice Chair for Research Department of Radiology

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.5113
Fax: 718.920.4854
tim.duong@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: METHODS: medical imaging, MRI, image analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, and predictive modeling. DISEASES: COVID-19, clinical neuroscience, multiple sclerosis, brain injuries, neurodegeneration (AD/MCI), breast cancer.

Alan Finkelstein, Ph.D.

Alan Finkelstein, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Professor Emeritus, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 203
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3169
alan.finkelstein@einsteinmed.org

Joel M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

Joel M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Professor, Department of Medicine

Young Men's Division Chair in Physiology Emeritus

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 325
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3591
joel.friedman@einsteinmed.org

Gary J. Gerfen, Ph.D.

Gary J. Gerfen, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 225
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2634
Fax: 718.430.8819
gary.gerfen@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: Enzyme structure/function studies, mechanisms of radical enzymes, advanced EPR technique development, site-directed spin label studies, mechanistic studies of ribonucleotide reductase, cytochrome c oxidase, kinesin 13's.

Raj K. Gupta, Ph.D.

Raj K. Gupta, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
MRRC, Room: 314
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2729
raj.gupta@einsteinmed.org

Izumi Ishigami, Ph.D.

Izumi Ishigami, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 313
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2899
Fax: 718.430.8819
izumi.ishigami@einsteinmed.org

Karen S. Jakes, Ph.D.

Karen S. Jakes, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 205
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3169
Fax: 718.430.8819
karen.jakes@einsteinmed.org

Laura J. Juszczak, Ph.D.

Laura J. Juszczak, Ph.D.

Visiting Associate, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 305B
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3214
ljuzak@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Adele B. Kostellow, Ph.D.

Adele B. Kostellow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 223
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2065

Gene A. Morrill, Ph.D.

Gene A. Morrill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 250
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2072
gene.morrill@einsteinmed.org

Parimala Nacharaju, Ph.D.

Parimala Nacharaju, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 320
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.8571
Fax: 718.430.8819
parimala.nacharaju@einsteinmed.org

Seiji Ogawa, Ph.D.

Seiji Ogawa, Ph.D.

Visiting Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
MRRC, Room: 204
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.4015
ogawa-s@tfu-mail.tfu.ac.jp

Areas of Research: Structural and functional MRI to elucidate the system activity of the brain related to the education induced plasticity. Intersted in finding fMRI signal characters that distinguish the information content of neuro-processing

David J. Prezant, M.D.

David J. Prezant, M.D.

Professor, Department of Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine)

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology)

Instructor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.6087
dprezant@montefiore.org

Victor L. Schuster, M.D.

Victor L. Schuster, M.D.

Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology)

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Senior Vice-Dean

Ted and Florence Baumritter Chair in Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 615C
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2910
Fax: 718.430.8963
victor.schuster@einsteinmed.org

Steven D. Schwartz, Ph.D.

Steven D. Schwartz, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 213
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2139
steve.schwartz@einsteinmed.org

Wolf R. See, D.Sc.

Wolf R. See, D.Sc.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Block, Room: 333
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2280

David J. Sharp, Ph.D.

David J. Sharp, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 223
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3463
Fax: 718.430.8819
david.sharp@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: We study the roles of microtubules in cell division, motility and morphogenesis. We are developing therapeutics that target microtubule regulators to enhance wound healing, neural regeneration and cardiovascular disease.

Hernando J. Sosa, Ph.D.

Hernando J. Sosa, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 217
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3456
Fax: 718.430.8819
hernando.sosa@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: Structure and function of the cytoskeleton. Biological molecular motors. Kinesins. Structural biology. Cryo-electron microscopy. Single molecule florescence microscopy.

Jil Tardiff, M.D., Ph.D.

Jil Tardiff, M.D., Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

University of Arizona @ Tucson
1656 East Mabel Street
MRB 312, MS # 245217
Tuscon, AZ 85724


jtardiff@email.arizona.edu

Mark E. Wagshul, Ph.D.

Mark E. Wagshul, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
MRRC, Room: 208
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.4011
Fax: 718.430.3399
mark.wagshul@einsteinmed.org

Beatrice A. Wittenberg, Ph.D.

Beatrice A. Wittenberg, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 119
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2066
beatrice.wittenberg@einsteinmed.org

Jonathan B. Wittenberg, Ph.D.

Jonathan B. Wittenberg, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: G19
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2064
jwitten@post.harvard.edu

Syun-Ru Yeh, Ph.D.

Syun-Ru Yeh, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 313
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.4234
syun-ru.yeh@einsteinmed.org

Areas of Research: Regulatory and Inhibitory Mechanisms of Human Tryptophan Dioxygenase and Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase: enzymology, spectroscopy, crystallography, protein chemistry, protein dynamics and drug discovery

Edward L. Yellin, Ph.D.

Edward L. Yellin, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Professor Emeritus, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Block, Room: 200
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2261
ed@yellin.net

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