Membership

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.

NAME	DEPARTMENT	CONTACT
Francisco H. Andrade, PhD	Physiology College of Medicine	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
Steve Leung, MD	Internal Medicine (Cardiology) College of Medicine	steve.leung@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.