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Primary Faculty:

Name  Research Contact Information
Pablo Artigas, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate Advisor Structure based functional studies of Na/K ATPase and bilayer regulation of membrane protein function
(806) 743-1142
pablo.artigas@ttuhsc.edu
Luis Cuello, Ph.D., Professor Structure-function studies of voltage-gated K+ channels
(806) 743-2525
luis.cuello@ttuhsc.edu
Lan Guan, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Director of CMPR X-ray crystal structures and mechanisms of cation-coupled transporters
(806) 743-3102
lan.guan@ttuhsc.edu

Michaela Jansen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean of Curriculum SOM

Structure and function studies of ligand-gated ion channels and transporters
(806) 743-4059
michaela.jansen@ttuhsc.edu
Hongjun Liang, Ph.D., Associate Professor Membrane biophysics and bionanotechnology
(806) 743-1463
h.liang@ttuhsc.edu
Raul Martínez-Zaguilán, Ph.D., Associate Professor Regulation of intracellular pH and calcium during angiogenesis (diabetes) an tumorigenesis (cancer)
(806) 743-2562
raul.martinez-zaguilan@ttuhsc.edu
R. Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., Professor X-ray crystallography of peripheral membrane associating C2 domains in synaptotagmin and human dysferlin
(806) 743-4058
roger.b.sutton@ttuhsc.edu
Michael C. Wiener, Ph.D., Professor & Chair  

(806) 743-1204

Michael.Wiener@ttuhsc.edu

 

Resesarch Faculty:

Name  Research Contact Information
Hairong Ma, Ph.D.,Research Assistant Professor                 

 

Protein folding dynamics and super-resolution imaging
(806) 743-3629
helen.ma@ttuhsc.edu
Hariharan Parameswaran, Ph.D.,  Research Assistant Professor                        Structure and function of membrane transporters      
(806) 743-2526
hariharan.parameswaran@ttuhsc.edu

 

Emeritus Professor:

Name  Research Contact Information
Guillermo Altenberg, M.D., Ph.D.          Membrane transport and biophysics   g.altenberg@ttuhsc.edu
Luis Reuss, M.D. Transport across biological membranes                                                luis.reuss@ttuhsc.edu



Joint & Adjunct Appointees:

Name Department Contact Information        
Michael Blanton, Ph.D. Pharmacology & Neuroscience, TTUHSC (806) 743-2425
Elka Georgieva, Ph.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry, TTU (806)834-8166
Juyang Huang, Ph.D. Physics, TTU (806) 834-3182
Michael Latham, Ph.D. UMN  
Carla M.R. Lacerda, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, TTU (806) 834-4089
Carlos González León Biophysics, Centro Universitario de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile  
Ruibin Liang, Ph.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry, TTU (806)834-7183
Thomas Pressley, Ph.D. Medical Education, TTUHSC  
Mauricio Retamal, Ph.D. Physiology, Univ del Desarrollo Chile  
Doug Swartz, Ph.D. Natural Sciences, Lubbock Christian University (806) 720-7710
Ina Urbatsch, Ph.D. Cell Biology & Biochemistry, TTUHSC (806) 743-1192
Joachim Weber, Ph.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry, TTU (806) 742-1297
Benjamin Wylie, Ph.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry, TTU (806) 834-2328