Marlene Wilson, PhD
Dr. Wilson's research examines the neurochemical mechanisms that contribute to stress and anxiety.
Our Chair
Our Faculty
Shaquria Adderley, PhD
Dr. Adderley is a clinical associate professor and medical educator in the Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience Department.
Jim Fadel, PhD
Dr. Fadel's research focuses on the processes of aging under both normal and pathological conditions. He also is the course director for Medical Neuroscience.
Daniel Foster, PhD
Dr. Foster’s lab focuses on brain circuits that are dysregulated in mental disorders and finding novel therapeutic strategies to target these circuits.
Norma Frizzell, PhD
Dr. Frizzell's research focuses on metabolic processes and protein modifications that result from mitochondrial metabolites.
Claudia Grillo, PhD
Dr. Grillo studies mechanisms that regulate food intake with the goal of reducing the onset of obesity.
Janel Hagar, PhD
Dr. Hagar is a clinical associate professor and medical educator in the Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience Department.
Fiona Hollis, PhD
Dr. Hollis studies the role of brain mitochondrial function in neurodevelopment and psychiatric diseases.
Aaron Jasnow, PhD
Dr. Jasnow is interested in the neural mechanisms that regulate learning, especially aversive memories like fear.
Joe McQuail, PhD
Dr. McQuail studies the interactions between stress and age-related cognitive dysfunction.
David Mott, PhD
Dr. Mott's lab studies the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and the interaction between neurotransmitters systems that alter brain function under both normal and pathological conditions.
Gerardo Piroli, PhD
Dr. Piroli works with Dr. Frizzell's lab to study the impact of mitochondrial dysfunction.
Ana Pocivavsek, PhD
Dr. Pocivavsek examines the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for the interaction between sleep and cognitive function.
Sujit Pujhari, PhD
Dr. Pujhari is the director of the Viral Vector Core.
Lawrence Reagan, PhD
Dr. Reagan's lab examines the pathways by which both emotional and metabolic stress impacts the function of the brain. He also is the course director for Medical Pharmacology.
Michael Ryan, PhD
Dr. Ryan investigates the blood pressure, renal, and vascular consequences of autoimmunity and chronic stress, and he serves as the ACOS for Research at the Columbia VA Medical Center.
Raoni da C. dos Santos, PhD
Dr. dos Santos's research focuses on the mechanisms through which the brain controls behavior.
Britt Wilson, PhD
Dr. Wilson's research focuses on neural control of the circulation. He also is the course director for Medical Physiology.
Susan Wood, PhD
Dr. Wood's lab examines the mechanisms that regulate the impact of stress on the body and how individuals differ in their responses to stress.
Nurse Anesthesia Faculty
Jeffrey Boswell, DNAP, MNA, CRNA
Dr. Jeffrey Boswell is a clinical assistant professor in the Nurse Anesthesia program.
Janett Esposito
Janett Esposito is the student manager for our Greenville campus.
Catherine Gutshall, DNAP, MNA, CRNA
Dr. Catherine Gutshall serves as the assistant program director for the Nurse Anesthesia program in Columbia.
Marcia Iszard, DNAP, CRNA
Dr. Marcia Iszard is a clinical assistant professor in the Nurse Anesthesia program.
Winston King, CRNA
Tab King is a clinical professor in the Nurse Anesthesia program.
Kevin LeBlanc, PhD, MNA, CRNA
Dr. LeBlanc is the Program Director of the Nurse Anesthesia program.
Sheena Morris, DNAP, MNA, CRNA
Dr. Sheena Morris is a clinical assistant professor in the Nurse Anesthesia program.
Tracy Pedigo, DNP, MNA, CRNA
Dr. Tracy Pedigo is the assistant program director for the Greenville campus, and a clinical assistant professor in the Nurse Anesthesia Program.
Jefferson Souza, DHA, MNA, CRNA
Dr. Jeff Souza is a clinical assistant professor in the Nurse Anesthesia program.
Our Adjunct Faculty
Shayne Barlow, DVM, PhD, DACLAM
Attending Veterinarian
Sandra Kelly, PhD
Interim Assistant Dean for Pre-Clerkship Curriculum; Director of Academic Affairs
PK Krajacic, MD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education
Jeff Twiss, PhD
Professor, SmartState Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
M. Shawn Stinson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
Emeritus Faculty
Jim Augustine
Janet Fisher
Paul Housley
Alex McDonald, PhD
Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Ken Walsh, PhD
Emeritus Associate Professor
Steven P. Wilson
Matthew Wolf