Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Primary Faculty

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Dr. Bina Joe

Bina Joe, Ph.D., FAHA, FCVS (APS), ISHF

Distinguished University Professor & Chair
Frederick-Hiss Endowed Professor
Founding Executive Director, Center for Hypertension & Precision Medicine (CHPM)
Principal Investigator, Program in Physiological Genomics
Host-microbial and metabolomic Interactions in Hypertension Research Laboratory

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Dr. Jennifer Hill

Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.

Professor
Director of Molecular Medicine (MOME) Track

Neuroendocrine Physiology Laboratory

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matam vijaykumar

Matam Vijay-Kumar, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, University of Toledo Microbiome Consortium (UT-MiCo)
Microbiota and Immunity in GI, Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases Laboratory

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charles thodeti

Charles Thodeti, Ph.D., FAHA, FCVS

Professor
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Mechanobiology and Therapeutics 

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Dr. Lauren Koch

Lauren Koch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Exercise Capacity Research (ECR) Laboratory

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Dr. Guillermo Vazquez

Guillermo Vazquez, Ph.D., FAHA

Professor
Program Director, MSBS-MS
Associate Director, Center for Hypertension & Precision Medicine (CHPM)

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tao  yang

Tao Yang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Microbiota and Drug Metabolism in Hypertension Research Laboratory

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piu saha

Piu Saha, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Nutrition and Mucosal Immunology 

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Dr. Islam Osman

Islam Osman, B.Pharm., M.S., Ph.D

Assistant Professor
Vascular Biology Laboratory

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Beng San Yeoh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Intrahepatic vascular disease laboratory
bengsan.yeoh@utoledo.edu 

Lakshminarayan Reddy Teegala, Ph.D.

Instructor

lakshminarayan.teegala@utoledo.edu

Dr. Nikolai Modyanov

Nikolai Modyanov, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Professor
Developmental Cardiology Research Laboratory

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Dr. John Turner

John Turner, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor
Climate Change and Environmental Research Laboratory 

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Last Updated: 3/26/25