Faculty & Staff
PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Priya Raman, Ph.D.
Co-Director
Basic and Translational Biomedicine
330.325.6425
praman@neomed.edu

Matthew Smith, M.S., Ph.D.
Co-Director
Basic and Translational Biomedicine
330.325.6437
msmith13@neomed.edu
Advisory committee
Sheila Fleming, Ph.D.
Neurodegenerative Disease & Aging Representative
Alexander Galazyuk, Ph.D.
Auditory Neuroscience Representative
Yoon-Kwang Lee, Ph.D.
Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Representative
Fayez Safadi, Ph.D.
Musculoskeletal Representative
Liya Yin, M.D., Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Representative
Ernesto Solorzano Zepeda
Student Representative
Research Focus Areas
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism
Researchers within this area have expertise in studying bile acid, glucose, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism.
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Hearing
Researchers in the Hearing Research Focus Area are interested in how the central nervous system functions in association with hearing and vocal communication, how it is affected by hearing disorders, and how interventions of the peripheral and central nervous systems may ameliorate hearing disorders.
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Heart & Blood Vessel Disease
Research within the Heart and Blood Vessel Disease Research Focus Area is comprised of four clusters of investigators in different scientific areas with a focus on heart and blood vessel diseases.
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Musculoskeletal
Researchers within this area have a multi-level understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy, function and pathology.
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Neurodegenerative Disease & Aging
Recent evidence indicates a number of similarities between different age-related neurodegenerations. We believe that determining the underlying mechanisms of these commonalities in each disease can inform research on the other disorders. Our investigations focus on drug development and delivery, neuroinflammation, neurotoxicology, pre-degenerative pathologies, and unique predictors & symptoms.
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