Cardio-Pulmonary:

• Julia V. Busik, Assistant Professor; Ph.D. Okazaki, Japan. Mechanisms of the development of diabetic complications with a focus on diabetic retinopathy.
• David L. Kreulen, Professor; Ph.D., Wayne State. Relationships between sympathetic neuron properties and the regulation of blood vessels; ion channels in sympathetic neurons; neuromuscular transmission in blood vessels; sympathetic sensory interactions. (Joint appointment with Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology)
• Ronald Meyer, Professor; Ph.D., SUNY Upstate Medical Center. Comparative cellular energetics and metabolism; skeletal- and cardiac-muscle physiology; exercise physiology. (Joint appointment with the Department of Radiology)
• Nara Parameswaran, BVSc., (Madras Veterinary College, India), PhD (Michigan State University). Receptor Biology and Signal Transduction; Pathophysiology of inflammatory diseases including sepsis, arthritis and atherosclerosis.
• Harvey V. Sparks Jr., University Distinguished Professor; M.D., Michigan. Cardiovascular physiology.
• Bruce D. Uhal, Professor; Ph.D., Saint Louis. Cell biology of the pulmonary alveolar epithelium; lung injury/repair mechanisms; regulation of apoptosis and cell kinetics in the lung; roles of local angiotensin systems in lung fibrosis.