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Affiliated and Adjunct MCB Faculty Profiles: 
         Molecular and Cellular Biology

• Leslie Baier (Ph.D., Michigan): Molecular Biology. Identification and characterization of novel genes involved with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. National Institutes of Health, Phoenix
  lbaier@phx.niddk.nih.gov (602) 200-5240
  
• Michael Berens MCB(Ph.D., Arizona): Cell biology. Pathological mechanisms utilized by brain tumor cells to invade the brain; determinants of glioma migration and invasion. Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix.
  mberens@chw.edu (602) 406-6664
  
• Eliot Brinton MCB (M.D. U of Utah): Metabolism of high-density lipoproteins (including apolipoproteins A-I and A-II) in human subjects, as determined by particle size, endothelial lipase (hepatic lipase and lipoprotein lipase) activity, estrogen and androgen therapy, adiposity, insulin resistance and diabetes. The relationship of vascular endothelial function to atherosclerosis and the regulation of both by natural or therapy-induced differences in (1) plasma levels of lipoproteins (LDL, HDL, triglycerides, etc.), lipoprotein subfractions (HDL subfractions Lp A-I, Lp A-I/A-II, and pre beta-1 HDL, small dense LDL, etc.), (2) insulin resistance, and (3) vascular wall glycosaminoglycans.VA Medical Center Phoenix eliot.brinton@med.va.gov (602) 277-5551 ext 7472
  
• William Duckworth MCB (M.D. U of Tennesee): Metabolism, endocrinology and diabetes. VA Medical Center Phoenix duckworth.william@phoenix.va.gov (602)277-5551 ext 6690
  
• John Hayden MCB (Ph.D., U of Missouri, Columbia) : Vascular dysfunction and control of macrophage foam cell developemnt. VA Medical Center Phoenix John.Hayden@med.va.gov, (602) 277-5551 X 6684.
  
• Jeffrey Joyce MCB (Ph.D., Florida): Novel therapeutic interventions for Parkinson's disease, molecular substrates of aging and neuron death - degeneration of dopaminergic pathways. Thomas H. ChristopherParkinson's Disease Research Center, Sun Health Research Institute. jjoyce@mail.sunhealth.org(602) 876-5328
  
• Dianne Lorton MCB (Ph.D. Indiana State) Nervous system influence on the immune system; autoimmune disease; rheumatoid arthritis. Robert J. Hoover Arthritis Center, Sun Health Research Institute. dlorton@mail.sunhealth.org (602) 876-5328
  
• Ronald Lukas MCB (Ph.D. SUNY Downstate Medical Center) Multidisciplinary studies principally concern the biology of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in native tissues or in genetically engineered or natural cell lines. Nicotinic receptors are involved in many critical functions throughout the brain and body, are implicated in several neurological, psychiatric and neuromuscular disorders, and play central roles in nicotine dependence, which is thought to drive habitual use of tobacco products. Barrow Neurological Institute Phoenix, rlukas@chw.edu(602) 406-3399
  
• John A. McDonald MCB (Ph.D., Rice; M.D. Duke): Cell biology of extracellular matrix; role of integrins in cardiac myocyte function; role of hyaluronan in health and disease. Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale
  mcdonald.john@mayo.edu (480)301-8859
  
• Paska Permana, MCB (Ph.D., Ohio State University): Molecular biology and gene expression profiling of insulin resistance and obesity. National Institutes of Health, Phoenix
  ppermana@phy.niddk.nih.gov ( 602) 200-5345
  
• Michal Prochazka, MCB (M.D., University of Zurich, Switzerland) Molecular genetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pima Indians. National Institutes of Health, 
  mprochazka@phx.niddk.nih.gov(602) 200-5337
  
• Peter Reaven, MCB (M.D., University of Chicago) Modified lipoproteins, inflammation and atherosclerosis. VA Medical Center, Phoenix
  preaven@aol.com  (602) 277-5551 (ext 6691)
  
• Joseph Rogers,(Ph.D., California, San Diego): Neuroimmunology; neurobiology; neuropathology; special interests in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Sun Health Research Institute
  (602) 876-5328
  
• Lucian Saucan MCB (MD,Romania)Cell biology of intracellular protein transport;lipoprotein particles assembly and secretion,turnover and catabolism, saucan.lucian@phoenix.va.gov (602) 277-5551 ext.6680 office ext.6689 lab
  
• Adrianne Scheck, MCB (ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) ): Identifying novel genes involved in resistance to cancer therapies. Identification and use of molecular probes for the diagnosis, treatment and prognostication of human tumors, particularly brain tumors.
  ascheck@chw.edu (602) 406-3648
  
• Yong Shen, MCB (Ph.D., State U of New York): Molecular neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease. Molecular inflammatory mechanisms and drug discovery in neurodegenerative diseases and mental illnesses. Cell death genes in neurological disorders. Sun Health Research Institute yshen@mail.sunhealth.org (602) 876-5456
  
• Zoltan Vajo, MCB (M.D. Semmelweis Univ Budapest Hungary, Ph.D. National Academy of Sciences, Budapest Hungary)  Genetically engineered insulin analogues.  VA Medical Center, Phoenix.
  Zvajo@usa.net  (602) 277-5551
  
• James Xia, MCB (M.D. China Medical University: Developing a scalable polymorphism detection system for the DNA chip technology in Motorola BiChip Systems.. Motorola, Tempe, AZ (480) 413-7520

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