Research
The Department sponsors a weekly research seminar series, usually on Wednesday afternoons, 4:00 PM.
There are tremendous opportunities and resources for Physiology and Neurobiology research at Dartmouth. Faculty from Physiology and Neurobiology and other Geisel School of Medicine / Dartmouth College departments provide the breadth and diversity necessary for multidisciplinary research.
The Department supports both graduate and medical students in research endeavors relevant to their career interests in Physiology and Neurobiology. In addition to support from grants and department sources, the department is honored to be able to support deserving students through the S.M. Tenney Medical Student Fellowship.
Research Areas in Physiology and Neurobiology
The general research interests of our faculty are as follows:
Donald Bartlett, Jr.
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
M.D., Harvard, 1964.
Respiratory and environmental physiology
Jack E. Bodwell
Research Associate Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., University of Vermont, 1980.
Molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid hormone action.
Farran Briggs
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2003
Neural and circuit mechanisms of visual perception and attention.
J. Andrew Daubenspeck
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology, Active Emeritus
Ph.D., Dartmouth, 1972.
Cardiorespiratory control and biomedical engineering.
John V. Fahey, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Reproductive physiology.
Géza Féjes-Tóth
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
D.M.D., Semmelweis University Medical School, Hungary, 1972.
Mechanisms of cell differentiation and stem cell renewal in the kidney.
Valerie Anne Galton
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., University of London, 1958.
Mechanisms of thyroid hormone action in development.
Allan T. Gulledge
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., University of Texas, San Antonio
Neurophysiology of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus.
Paul M. Guyre
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1979.
Hormonal regulation of human leukocyte function.
Leslie P. Henderson
Associate Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology and of Biochemistry
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1982.
Cellular processes governing sexual dimorphism in the vertebrate nervous system.
James C. Leiter
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology and of Medicine
M.D. Dartmouth, 1979.
Comparative physiology, control of the upper airway, and respiratory control.
Aihua Li
Research Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
M.D. Nanjing Medical College, 1981.
Central chemoreceptors, brainstem control of breathing and blood pressure.
Bryan W. Luikart
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern, 2004
Molecular mechanisms governing synapse formation and function.
Robert A. Maue
Associate Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology and of Biochemistry
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1985.
Molecular biology and electrophysiology of neuronal ion channels; cellular physiology, neurophysiology, and molecular biology.
Anikó Náray-Fejes-Tóth
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
M.D., Semmelweis University Medical School, Hungary, 1972.
Mechanism of action of corticosteroid hormones; steroid effects on ion transport and cell differentiation; glucocorticoid metabolism.
Eugene E. Nattie
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
M.D., Harvard, 1971.
Role of the ventrolateral medulla in the control of breathing and blood pressure; focus on central chemoreceptors; neurophysiology; respiratory physiology
William G. North
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., University of Queensland, 1973.
Neuropeptides in breast cancer, in small-cell carcinoma, and in Alzheimer's disease.
Lynn Sheldon , Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Charles R. Wira
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ph.D., Dartmouth, 1966.
Physiology of reproduction; cellular and molecular actions of estrogens, androgens, and cytokines in the regulation of the mucosal system in the male and female reproductive tract.
Hermes Hsiao-mei Yeh
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology and Chairman of the Department
Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1981.
Neuroscience; cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter receptor interactions using transgenic approaches.
Affiliated Faculty Members
Robert A. Darnall
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Physiology and Neurobiology
M.D., UCLA, 1972.
Respiratory control in the newborn and neonatology.
Arnold M. Katz, M.D.
Visiting Professor of Medicine and of Physiology and Neurobiology
Pathophysiology and treatment of heart failure; history of medicine and physiology.
Harold L. Manning, M.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology and of Medicine, Pulmonary Division
Respiratory physiology and pathology; asthma and respiratory perception and sensation.
R. Brooks Robey, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
M.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1985)
Patricia Pioli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
PH.D., George Washington University, 1993.
Reproductive physiology and immunology.
Donald L. St. Germain, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Metabolism of thyroid hormones.
Bruce A. Stanton
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Ph.D., Yale, 1980.
Cellular and molecular biology of ion channels.
Harold M. Swartz, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology of Radiology and of Community and Family Medicine
Measurements of oxygen in vivo; use of magnetic resonance (EPR and NMR) in viable systems; neuromelanin and degenerative diseases.