Center Members

Leadership

Mustafa M Ahmed

Department:

MD-CARDIOLOGY

Mustafa M Ahmed MD

Professor of Medicine

Katelyn A Bruno

Department:

MD-CARDIOLOGY

Katelyn A Bruno PhD, FHFSA, FACC

Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

Ashley A Darakjian

Department:

MD-CARDIOLOGY-OTHER

Ashley A Darakjian

GRADUATE AST-R

Faculty and Staff

Kyle D Allen

Department:

EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Kyle D Allen

PROF

Josephine Allen

Department:

EG-MATERIALS SCI ENGINEERING

Josephine Allen

ASO CHAIR & PROF

Mark A Atkinson

Department:

MD-PATHOLOGY

Mark A Atkinson

Eminent Scholar

Christopher D Batich

Department:

EG-MATERIALS SCI ENGINEERING

Christopher D Batich

PROF

Scott A Berceli

Department:

MD-SURGERY-VASCULAR

Scott A Berceli MD, PhD

Robert H. And Kathleen M. Axline Basic Science Professor And Vice Chair Of Research

Adam H Biedrzycki

Department:

Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Adam H Biedrzycki BVSc (Hons), PhD, BSc (Hons) MRCVS DACVS DECVS

Associate Professor

Prodip K Bose

Department:

MD-ANESTHESIOLOGY-GENERAL

Prodip K Bose MD, PhD

Associate Professor Of Anesthesiology & Neurology; Interim Director, Brain Rehabilitation Research Center; Director, MRI/PET & Translational Neurotrauma Rehabilitation Lab

Mark L Brantly

Department:

MD-PULMONARY-OTHER

Mark L Brantly M.D.

Professor

Todd M Brusko

Department:

MD-PATHOLOGY-GENERAL

Todd M Brusko

Professor

Barry J Byrne

Department:

MD-CHILD HEALTH RES INSTITUTE

Barry J Byrne M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Chair

Roniel Cabrera

Department:

MD-GASTROENTERLOGY-LIVER

Roniel Cabrera M.D., M.S.

Medical Director Of Liver Transplant, Section Chief Of Hepatology & Professor

Martha Campbell-Thompson

Department:

MD-PATHOLOGY

Martha Campbell-Thompson

Professor

Michael J Clare-Salzler

Department:

MD-PATHOLOGY

Michael J Clare-Salzler M.D.

Professor Emeritus

Christopher R Cogle

Department:

MD-HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Christopher R Cogle M.D.

Professor

Rodrigo Cristofoletti

Department:

Pharmaceutics

Rodrigo Cristofoletti Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Olivia M D'Agati

Department:

MD-GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMS

Olivia M D'Agati

GRADUATE AST-R

Kalyan C Dadireddy

Department:

MD-SURGERY-PLASTIC

Kalyan C Dadireddy MD, MS, Mch

Clinical Assistant Professor

Samhita Divakar Rao

Department:

MD-GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMS

Samhita Divakar Rao

GRADUATE AST-R

Karyn Esser

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Karyn Esser PhD

Professor And Chair

Amara H Estrada

Department:

Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Amara H Estrada

Professor

Rameesha Fareed

Department:

MD-PULMONARY MEDICINE

Rameesha Fareed

Study Coordinator II

Katherine Gegoutchadze

Department:

MD-CARDIOLOGY-OTHER

Katherine Gegoutchadze

Laboratory Technician I

Steven C Ghivizzani

Department:

MD-ORTHOPAEDICS – REHAB

Steven C Ghivizzani

Professor

C. Parker Gibbs

Department:

MD-ORTHOPAEDICS – REHAB

C. Parker Gibbs M.D.

Chair and Professor

Michelle L Gumz

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Michelle L Gumz PhD

Professor

Jennifer E Hagen

Department:

MD-ORTHOPAEDICS – REHAB

Jennifer E Hagen M.D.

CHIEF & CLIN ASO PROF

Cora C Hart

Department:

MD-MED QUANTITATIVE HEALTH

Cora C Hart

Senior Project Manager

William W Hauswirth

Department:

MD-OPHTHALMOLOGY

William W Hauswirth PhD

Eminent Scholar

Coy Heldermon

Department:

MD-HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Coy Heldermon M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Denise A Hernandez

Department:

MD-GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMS

Denise A Hernandez

GRADUATE AST-R

Gregory Hudalla

Department:

EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Gregory Hudalla

PROF

Benjamin G Keselowsky

Department:

EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Benjamin G Keselowsky

Professor

Varsha Kurup

Department:

MD-MED CENTRAL-HOUSESTAFF

Varsha Kurup

RESIDENT

Christiaan Leeuwenburgh

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Christiaan Leeuwenburgh PhD

Professor

Andrew C Liu

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Andrew C Liu PhD

Professor

Malcolm Maden

Department:

LS-BIOLOGY

Malcolm Maden

Ph.D.

Robert Mankowski

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Robert Mankowski Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Clayton Mathews

Department:

Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Clayton Mathews

Chair and Professor

Taralyn M McCarrel

Department:

Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Taralyn M McCarrel

Assistant Professor

Borna Mehrad

Department:

MD-PULMONARY MEDICINE

Borna Mehrad M.D.

Chief and Professor

Duane A Mitchell

Department:

MD-NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

Duane A Mitchell M.D., Ph.D.

Director – UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Assistant Vice President for Research – University of Florida; Associate Dean – UF College of Medicine

John D Murray

Department:

Surgery – Jacksonville

John D Murray MD

Professor; Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery

David R Nelson

Department:

Senior Vice President for Health Affairs

David R Nelson M.D.

Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, UF & President, UF Health

Michael S Okun

Department:

MD-NEUROLOGY-MOVEMENT DISORDER

Michael S Okun MD

Director, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases

Kevin Otto

Department:

EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Kevin Otto

Professor

Glyn D Palmer

Department:

MD-ORTHOPAEDICS – REHAB

Glyn D Palmer

RES AST PROF

Bernadett Papp

Department:

DN-ORAL BIOLOGY

Bernadett Papp Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Carl J Pepine

Department:

MD-CARDIOLOGY

Carl J Pepine M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Edward A Phelps

Department:

EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Edward A Phelps

ASO PROF

Mohan K Raizada

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Mohan K Raizada PhD

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR

Brent A Reynolds

Department:

MD-NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

Brent A Reynolds

Professor

Carlos M Rinaldi-Ramos

Department:

EG-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Carlos M Rinaldi-Ramos

CHAIR & PROF

Andrea A Iturbe

Department:

Department of Neuroscience

Andrea A Iturbe

GRADUATE AST-R

Suhel A Sabunwala

Department:

MD-INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Suhel A Sabunwala

Clinical Assistant Professor

Shamit Gajanan Savant

Department:

MD-MED QUANTITATIVE HEALTH

Shamit Gajanan Savant

STU AST – NON-CLERICAL & ADMIN

Desmond A Schatz

Department:

MD-PEDS-ENDOCRINOLOGY

Desmond A Schatz M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director, Diabetes Institute

Thomas D Schmittgen

Department:

Pharmaceutics

Thomas D Schmittgen Ph.D.

Professor of Pharmaceutics

Edward W Scott

Department:

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Edward W Scott

Professor & Director

Mark S Segal

Department:

MD-NEPHROLOGY

Mark S Segal M.D., PH.D.

Senior Associate Dean For Faculty Affairs & Professional Development

Nikita Shah

Department:

MD-MED CENTRAL-HOUSESTAFF

Nikita Shah

RESIDENT

Blanka Sharma

Department:

EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Blanka Sharma

ASO PROF

Cherie Stabler

Department:

EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Cherie Stabler

Professor

Maurice S Swanson

Department:

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Maurice S Swanson

Professor and Associate Program Director

Xin Tang

Department:

EG-MECHANICAL – AEROSPACE ENG

Xin Tang

ASO PROF

Naohiro Terada

Department:

MD-PATHOLOGY

Naohiro Terada

Professor

Robert Thoburn

Department:

MD-RHEUMATOLOGY

Robert Thoburn M.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor

Gilbert R Upchurch, Jr

Department:

MD-SURGERY-CHAIRMAN

Gilbert R Upchurch, Jr MD, DHA

Edward M. Copeland III and Ann & Ira Horowitz Chair, Professor of Vascular Surgery

Glenn Walter

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Glenn Walter PhD

Professor and Vice-Chair

John R Wingard

Department:

MD-HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

John R Wingard M.D.

Professor Emeritus, Former Deputy Director of UF Health Cancer Center, and Former Director of Bone Marrow Transplant Program

Stephanie Wohlgemuth

Department:

Department of Physiology and Aging

Stephanie Wohlgemuth PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Helena Zomer

Department:

Department of Physiological Sciences

Helena Zomer

Assistant Professor

Graduate Students

Jacob Barretto

Department:

MD-PHARMACOLOGY – THERAPEUTICS

Jacob Barretto

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone:

(352) 294-1700

Julian Febo Tirado

Department:

MD-PHARMACOLOGY – THERAPEUTICS

Julian Febo Tirado

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone:

(352) 219-5660

Orinda Hobson

Department:

MD-PHARMACOLOGY – THERAPEUTICS

Orinda Hobson

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone:

(352) 273-8587

Noah T Jones

Department:

MD-PULMONARY MEDICINE

Noah T Jones

Graduate Research Assistant

Phone:

(352) 672-1914

Garrett M Knotts

Department:

MD-BIOCHEMISTRY-GENERAL

Garrett M Knotts

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone:

(228) 217-8199

Xinyue Liu

Department:

MD-PHARMACOLOGY – THERAPEUTICS

Xinyue Liu

GRADUATE AST-R

Angela Shar

Department:

MD-GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMS

Angela Shar

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone:

(352) 273-6230

Additional Faculty

W. Brad Barbazuk, PhD

Professor

Department of Biology

Zhiyong Cheng, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

Demetra Christou, PhD

Associate Professor

UF Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

UF College of Health & Human Performance

Jon Dobson, PhD

J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor

UF Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tamara Mandell, M.Ed. 

Associate Director, Education and Training Programs

UF Center of Excellence for Regenerative Health Biotechnology

Peter McFetridge, PhD

Associate Professor

UF Department of Biomedical Engineering

Walter Lee Murfee, PhD

Associate Professor

UF Department of Biomedical Engineering

Renato “Sam” Navarro, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Christine E. Schmidt,  PhD

Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair & Department Chair

Biomedical Engineering

Feng Yue, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Masters Students

Talia Alhammoud

Master Student

Medical Physiology and Pharmacology 

Nina Ally

Master Student

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Katherine Arriola

Master Student

Forensic Medicine

Naomi Anelapumehana Cardenas, MPH, BS

Master Student

Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Reese Clarke

Master Student

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Luz Delgadillo

Master Student

Neuroscience

Irina Dorko

Master Student

Medical physiology and anatomy 

Erika Norabuena

Master Student

Biomedical Neuroscience

Katherine Miranda

Master Student

Medical Physics

Indigo Peterson 

Master Student

Aging and physiology 

Madeline Strojie

Master Student

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Gillian Watts

Master Student

Pharmacology / Physiology

Undergraduate Students

Gabrielle Gleason

Undergraduate Student

Department of Biology

Mia Hornberger 

Undergraduate Student

College of Public Health and Human Performance 

Marko Ivkovic

Undergraduate Student

Applied physiology and Kinesiology 

Mallory Paul

Undergraduate Student

Applied Physiology and Kinesiology 

Priya Tomerlin

Undergraduate Student

Microbiology and Cell Science