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Membership
Currently, CMB has 30 active and engaged members across 6 Colleges at the University of Kentucky. Center Members focus on various muscles with active research programs in areas including:
AGING - SEPSIS - HEART FAILURE - METABOLIC DISEASES - ARTHRITIS - CANCER - INJURY - EXERCISE
Comprised of both basic and clinical researchers, the CMB interacts with the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), Sanders Brown Center on Aging, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and Markey Cancer Center, positioning us well for new translational programs and clinical trials.
Membership
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | CONTACT |
| Francisco H. Andrade, PhD | Physiology | paco.andrade@uky.edu |
| Babak Bazrgari, PhD | Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering | babak.bazrgari@uky.edu |
| Lance Bollinger, PhD | Kinesiology & Health Promotion College of Education | lance.bollinger@uky.edu |
| Tim Butterfield, PhD | Rehabilitation Sciences/Athletic Training College of Health Sciences | tim.butterfield@uky.edu |
| Leigh Ann Callahan, MD | Internal Medicine (Pulmonary) College of Medicine | lacall2@uky.edu |
| Kenneth Campbell, PhD | Physiology College of Medicine | k.s.campbell@uky.edu |
| Gilson Capilouto, PhD | Rehabilitation Sci/Communication Sci & Disorders College of Health Sciences | gilson.capilouto@uky.edu |
| Jody Clasey, PhD | Kinesiology & Health Promotion College of Education | jlclas0@uky.edu |
| Robin Cooper, PhD | Biology College of Arts and Sciences | rlcoop1@uky.edu |
| Brian Delisle, PhD | Physiology College of Medicine | brian.delisle@uky.edu |
| Sanda Despa, PhD | Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences College of Medicine | s.despa@uky.edu |
| Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD | Rehabilitation Sciences/Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences | eedupo2@uky.edu |
| Charles Lutz, MD, PhD | Pathology College of Medicine | ctlutz@uky.edu |
| John McCarthy, PhD | Physiology College of Medicine | jjmcca2@uky.edu |
| Carole Moncman | Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry College of Medicine | carole.moncman@uky.edu |
| Jennifer Moylan, PhD | Physiology College of Medicine | jennifer.moylan@uky.edu |
| Michael P. Murphy, PhD | Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry College of Medicine | mpmurp3@uky.edu |
| Brian Noehren, PhD | Rehabilitation Sciences/Physical Therapy College of Health Sciences | b.noehren@uky.edu |
| Abhijit Patwardhan, PhD | Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering | abhijit@uky.edu |
| Charlotte Peterson, PhD | Rehabilitation Sciences College of Health Sciences | cpete4@uky.edu |
| Hiroshi Saito, PhD | Surgery and Physiology College of Medicine | hiroshi.saito@uky.edu |
| Jonathan Satin, PhD | Physiology College of Medicine | jonathan.satin@uky.edu |
| Joseph Stemple, PhD | Rehabilitation Sci/Communication Sci & Disorders College of Health Sciences | joseph.stemple@uky.edu |
| Gerald Supinski, MD | Internal Medicine (Pulmonary) College of Medicine | gsupi2@uky.edu |
| D. Travis Thomas, PhD | Clinical Sciences College of Health Sciences | david.t.thomas@uky.edu |
| Tim Uhl, PhD | Rehabilitation Sciences/Athletic Training College of Health Sciences | tluhl2@uky.edu |
| Kristine Urschel, PhD | Animal and Food Sciences College of Agriculture | klurschel@uky.edu |
| Guoqiang Yu, PhD | Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering | guoqiang.yu@uky.edu |
Muscles Studied
Center Members' research involves the study of various muscle groups, such as skeletal, cardiac, diaphragm, laryngeal, tongue and extraocular. Many research programs study multiple muscles.
