Faculty and Research

Division Chief

Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Professor and Vice Chair, Research

Carl H. Westcott Distinguished Chair in Medical Research

Maclin Family Distinguished Professorship in Medical Science, in Honor of Dr. Roy A. Brinkley

Education: D.V.M., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Anatomy, Iowa State University
Fellowship: Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Division Faculty

Goncalo Dias do Vale, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Center for Human Nutrition and Internal Medicine

Dr. Xiaorong Fu wearing glasses and a grey shirt

Xiaorong Fu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Center for Human Nutrition and Internal Medicine

Teppei Fujikawa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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Mina Fujitani, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Laurent Gautron, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Frankie Heyward, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine and Neuroscience

Nicholas Hurren, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Center for Human Nutrition and Internal Medicine

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Makoto Ishii, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

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Chaiwan “Chai-wan” Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Center for Human Nutrition and Internal Medicine

Luis Leon Mercado, Ph.D.

Instructor

Instructor

Associate Professor

Instructor

Center for Human Nutrition and Internal Medicine

Kevin Williams, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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Associate Professor

Jeffrey Zigman, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry

Kent and Jodi Foster Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology, in Honor of Daniel Foster, M.D.
The Diana and Richard C. Strauss Professorship in Biomedical Research
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Brookshire Professorship in Medicine

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