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Department Committees

The Department of Physiology and Biophysics maintains multiple standing committees to cover specific functions in support of education, research and infrastructure within the department. These committees are listed here with roster and contact information provided.

Chairs Cabinet

The Chairs cabinet consists of one elected and 2 appointed members of the primary faculty that act as an advisory panel to the Chair for all matters relevant to the department, public and confidential. Terms of the committee members are staggered to ensure consistency. Current committee membership and contact information is provided below.

Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD

Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD

Myers/Scarpa Professor and Chair
Boron Lab
Regulation of intracellular pH, gas channels
Robbins E524
216-368-8978 (office) 216-368-5586 (fax)

Corey Smith, PhD
Vice Chair

Corey Smith, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair
Smith Lab
Neurotransmitter release evoked by sympathetic activation.
Robbins E508
216-368-3487 (office) 216-368-5586 (fax)

George R. Dubyak, PhD

George R. Dubyak, PhD

Professor
Dubyak Lab
Signal transduction by extracellular nucleotides and inflammasomes in innate immunity and inflammation
Robbins E520
216-368-5523 (office) 216-368-5586 (fax)

Xin Qi, PhD

Xin Qi, PhD

Jeanette M. and Joseph S. Silber Professor of Brain Sciences
Qi Lab
Mitochondrial quality control and neurodegenerative diseases
Robbins E516
216-368-4459 (office) 216-368-5586 (fax)