Research in my laboratory is currently focused on several categories of emerging drugs of abuse, including synthetic cannabinoids (constituents of K2/”Spice” smoking blends), analogues of cathinone (present in “bath salts” preparations), and novel arylcyclohexylamines (related to PCP and ketamine.) In an effort to better understand the biological actions of these emerging drugs of abuse, we […]
Chun-Yang Fan, Ph.D.
Pebbles Fagan
Hari Eswaran, Ph.D.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has active basic and clinical research in the divisions of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, General Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology. Our mission is to create a center of excellence in women’s health to serve the people of Arkansas. Our goal is to expand our research activities by utilizing supportive internal […]
Joshua Epstein, D. Sc.
Robert Eoff, Ph.D.
Our lab studies DNA replication and DNA damage tolerance: mechanisms and roles in cancer.
Marisha Eigenbrodt, M.D., M.P.H.
As a pathologist and epidemiologist, I have broad interests in chronic diseases with a particular interest in the methodological issues facing observational and clinical studies. Specific interests include indicators of arteriosclerosis severity and vascular aging, gene-environmental interactions, orthostatic hypotension, stroke, the relationship between alcohol and cardiovascular disease, and novel vascular risk factors in renal disease.
Rick Edmondson
Paul Drew, Ph.D.
Dr. Drew conducts research in the field of Neuroimmunology. Normally, immune activity in the brain is limited. However, in diseases including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and alcohol abuse activated immune cells are observed in the brain. These immune cells produce cytokines which may be toxic to brain cells as well as chemokines which direct cells […]