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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.

DCAPT

Matthias Buck

Matthias Buck

Professor
Buck Lab
PBSBC
Website: http://dynamic-protein-complexes.org/
Protein-Protein and Protein-Membrane Interactions in Cell Signaling of small GTPases, Plexin and Eph receptors
Robbins E607
216-368-8651 (office)

Sam Mesiano, PhD

Sam Mesiano, PhD

Professor
Reproductive Biology
Human birth timing and steroid hormone action in pregnancy and parturition
MacDonald Women’s Hospital 8009
216-844-1553 (office)

Xin Qi, PhD
ex officio

Xin Qi, PhD

Jeanette M. and Joseph S. Silber Professor of Brain Sciences
Qi Lab
Mitochondrial quality control and neurodegenerative diseases
Robbins E516
+12163684459 (office)

Andrea Romani, MD, PhD

Andrea Romani, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Romani Lab
Regulation of magnesium homeostasis and transport in mammalian cells
Robbins E528
216-368-1625 (office)

Witold K. Surewicz, PhD
Chair

Witold K. Surewicz, PhD

Robert F Bennett MD Professor
Surewicz Lab
Molecular basis of prion diseases and other neurodegenerative disorders associated with protein misfolding
Robbins E605
216-368-0139 (office)

Patrick Osei-Owusu, PhD, FAHA
Vice Chair

Patrick Osei-Owusu, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor
Osei-Owusu Lab
MPPC
G protein Signaling Regulation in Health and Disease
Robbins E526
216-368-4062 (office)

Nami Tajima, PhD

Nami Tajima, PhD

Assistant Professor
Tajima Lab
Molecular Basis of Synaptic Transmission 
Robbins E619
216-368-5519 (office)

Vivien Yee

Vivien Yee

Associate Professor
Biochemistry
216-368-1184 (office)

Julian E. Stelzer, PhD

Julian E. Stelzer, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair
Stelzer Lab
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiac muscle contraction in health and disease
Robbins E522
+12163688636 (office)

Kingman P. Strohl, MD

Kingman P. Strohl, MD

Professor
Pulmonary
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
216-231-3399 (office)

Jeffrey R. Schelling, MD

Jeffrey R. Schelling, MD

Professor
SOM, Robbins E611
216-368-1100 (office)