Adams, Michael E. Ph.D. (Professor, Departments of Cell Biology & Neuroscience and Entomology; phone: 909-787-4746, Fax: 909-787-3087, E-mail: michael.adams@ucr.edu).  Isolation, characterization and physiological actions of ion-channel toxins from arachnid venoms; physiology and biochemistry of nervous system transmission in insects.

Bachant, Jeffrey Ph.D.  (Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: (909) 787-6473, Fax: (909) 787-2966, E-mail: jeffrey.bachant@ucr.edu).  Mechanisms that ensure accurate mitotic chromosome transmission and make mitotic entry responsive to stressful contingencies.

Currás-Collazo, Margarita C. Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-3960, Fax: 909-787-2966, E-mail: mcur@ucrac1.ucr.edu). Neurophysiology,  neuropharmacology, neuroendocrinology, excitotoxicity. Identification and function of glutamate receptor subunits in neuroendocrine cells, physiological regulation of glutamate receptor expression, mechanisms underlying neuroprotection.

Currie, Scott N. Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-2411, Fax: 909-787-2966, E-mail: currie@mail.ucr.edu).  Network, synaptic and cellular mechanisms that control locomotion in the vertebrate spinal cord and brainstem.

Gill, Sarjeet S. Ph.D.  (Professor and Chair, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-4621, Fax: 909-787-3087, E-mail: sarjeet.gill@ucr.edu).  Cellular and molecular approaches to elucidate the mechanisms of toxicity and cell membrane transport.

Hatton, Glenn I. Ph.D. (Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-4419, Fax: 909-787-2966, E-mail: glenn.hatton@ucr.edu).  Mechanisms of neuroendocrine control; plasticity in the adult mammalian nervous system; neuron-glial cell interactions.

Martins-Green, Manuela Ph.D.  (Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-2585, Fax: 909-787-4286, E-mail: manuela.martins@ucr.edu).  The role of chemokines in wound healing and tumor development.

Nugent, Connie Ph.D.  (Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-2383, Fax: 909-787-2966, E-mail: connie.nugent@ucr.edu).  Mechanisms of telomere replication and chromosome end protection in S. cerevisiae.

Parpura, Vladimir M.D., Ph.D.  (Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone and Fax: 909-787-2074, E-mail: vlad@citrus.ucr.edu).  Astrocyte-neuron signaling; modulation of glutamate release from astrocytes; modulation of synaptic transmission.

Sladek, Frances M. Ph.D.  (Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-2264, Fax: 909-787-3087, E-mail: frances.sladek@ucr.edu).  Molecular, cellular and biochemical techniques are used to decipher the molecular mechanism by which a certain liver-enriched transcription factor, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 (HNF4), controls the expression of a variety of genes, including those involved in cholesterol, fatty acid and glucose metabolism as well as detoxification processes.

Stanley, B. Glenn Ph.D. (Professor, Departments of Cell Biology & Neuroscience and Psychology, and Director of Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program; phone: 909-787-5625, Fax: 909-787-3985, E-mail: glenn.stanley@ucr.edu).  Neuronal control of eating behavior, disturbances of eating behavior, and neurotransmitters.

Talbot, Prudence Ph.D.  (Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience; phone: 909-787-3768, Fax: 909-787-4286, E-mail: prudence.talbot@ucr.edu).  Reproductive biology studies, using mammalian systems that include the hamster, mouse and human.