A central goal of cell biology is to understand how thousands of encoded proteins bring about the highly coordinated behavior of cells and tissues. Since all human diseases result from failed mechanisms within cells, understanding normal function also facilitates development of novel therapies. Research in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics approaches these goals at many different levels ranging from single molecules in individual cells to the whole organism. Areas of study include cell signaling, regulation of vesicle targeting and cell polarity, cell migration, ion transport, and cell-cell interactions in the immune system and epithelia. Disease processes under investigation include Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, inflammation, polycystic kidney disease, osteoporosis, and wound healing.
Walter Boron, Professor and Chairman
Kidney, Cell Biology, Membrane Structure/Function, Systems Integrated Physiology
Margaret Chandler, Assistant Professor
Heart, Cell Biology, Systems Integrated Physiology
Pamela Davis, Professor
Lung, Cell Biology
Isabelle Deschenes, Assistant Professor
Heart, Cell Biology
Paul Dicorleto, Professor
Heart, Cell Biology, Systems Integrated Physiology
Muscle, Cell Biology, Systems Integrated Physiology
Steven Fisher, Associate Professor
Heart, Cell Biology
Muscle, Cell Biology
Philip Howe, Professor
Endocrine, Cell Biology
Lung, Cell Biology
Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, Professor
Digestive, Liver and Epithelial, Cell Biology, Membrane Structure/Function
Endocrine, Cell Biology, Membrane Structure/Function
Jeffrey Kern, Professor
Lung, Cell Biology, Systems Integrated Physiology
Carole Liedtke, Professor
Kidney, Cell Biology
Susanne Mohr, Assistant Professor
Endocrine, Cell Biology, Systems Integrated Physiology
William Schilling, Professor
Endocrine, Cell Biology
John Sedor, Professor
Kidney, Cell Biology
Corey Smith, Associate Professor
Brain and Nervous System, Cell Biology, Membrane Structure/Function, Systems Integrated Physiology
Endocrine, Cell Biology, Membrane Structure/Function, Systems Integrated Physiology
Julian Stelzer, Assistant Professor
Heart, Cell Biology, Systems Integrated Physiology
Muscle, Cell Biology, Systems Integrated Physiology
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4970 
