Faculty with Secondary Appointments in Pharmacology
![Rolf Brekken](/education/medical-school/departments/pharmacology/assets/brekken-rolf.jpg)
Rolf Brekken, Ph.D.
Lab Website • rolf.brekken@utsouthwestern.edu
We study the tumor microenvironment with an emphasis on ECM remodeling, angiogenesis, and immune reactivation.
![Shawn Burgess](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/46213/images/BurgessShawn.jpg)
Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.
shawn.burgess@utsouthwestern.edu
The Burgess Lab uses stable isotope tracers, NMR and mass spectrometry to study how metabolic flux is regulated by molecular physiology and altered by disease or pharmacology.
![Cheng-Ming Chiang](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/95126/images/Chiang_Cheng-Ming.jpg)
Cheng-Ming Chiang, Ph.D.
Lab Website • cheng-ming.chiang@utsouthwestern.edu
We research the mechanisms of transcription and gene regulation during cancer progression and the HPV life cycle.
![Joel Elmquist](/edumedia/eduimages/medical_school/pharmacology/elmquist-joel.jpg)
Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Lab Website • joel.elmquist@utsouthwestern.edu
Our current projects focus on leptin, melanocortins, orexin, glucagon-like peptide 1, and serotonin.
![Boning Gao](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/12432/images/GAO_BONING.jpg)
Boning Gao, Ph.D.
My lab works to identify and characterize oncogene and tumor suppressor genes in pre-clinical models, and to discover drugs for target therapy in lung cancer.
![John Hulleman](/education/medical-school/departments/pharmacology/assets/hulleman-john.jpg)
John Hulleman, Ph.D.
Lab Website • john.hulleman@utsouthwestern.edu
The Hulleman Lab focuses on the fundamental cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie age-related and inherited diseases with an emphasis on disorders caused by secreted and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins.
![Jin Jiang](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/34980/images/JIANG_JIN.jpg)
Jin Jiang, Ph.D.
Lab Website • jin.jiang@utsouthwestern.edu
We study regulation of embryonic development, adult tissue homeostasis, and regeneration.
![Jane Johnson](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/13612/images/JOHNSON_JANE.jpg)
Jane Johnson, Ph.D.
Lab Website • jane.johnson@utsouthwestern.edu
The Johnson lab focuses on vertebrate nervous system development during the transition from proliferating neural stem cells to differentiating neurons and glia.
![Steven Kliewer](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/54583/images/kliewer-steven-phd.jpg)
Steven Kliewer, Ph.D.
Lab Website • steven.kliewer@utsouthwestern.edu
The Mango/Kliewer Lab studies the physiologic role of nuclear hormone receptors and endocrine fibroblast growth factors in regulating metabolic processes.
![Man with graying hair, mustache and beard, wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt, and tie.](/education/medical-school/departments/pharmacology/assets/william-kraus-140x202.jpg)
W. Lee Kraus, Ph.D.
Lab Website • lee.kraus@utsouthwestern.edu
The Kraus Lab focuses on the basic mechanisms of nuclear signaling and gene regulation by small molecules in human physiology and disease.
![Weibo Luo](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/154146/images/weibo-luo.jpg)
Weibo Luo, Ph.D.
Lab Website • weibo.luo@utsouthwestern.edu
We study the crosstalk of oxygen homeostasis and cancer epigenetics/metabolism.
![Distinguished balding man wearing a white lab coat over a blue shirt and burgundy tie.](/education/medical-school/departments/pharmacology/assets/minna-john-150x200.png)
John Minna, M.D.
Lab Website • john.minna@utsouthwestern.edu
We study genetic and epigenetic abnormalities leading to lung cancer, and how to exploit them as therapeutic targets.
![Margaret Phillips](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/15701/images/Dr%20Margaret%20Phillips_05242021_BICH_7972%20_210x222.jpg)
Margaret Phillips, Ph.D.
Lab Website • margaret.phillips@utsouthwestern.edu
We study the biochemistry of trypanosome and malaria parasites, with a focus on enzymology, structural biology, and drug discovery.
![Jose Rizo-Rey](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/16107/images/RIZO-REY_JOSE.jpg)
Jose Rizo-Rey, Ph.D.
Lab Website • jose@arnie.swmed.edu
My lab studies the mechanisms of neurotransmitter release and intracellular membrane fusion using structural biology, a variety of biophysical techniques and reconstitution approaches.
![Jon Terman](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/73975/images/Terman_Jon.jpg)
Jonathan Terman, Ph.D.
Lab Website • jonathan.terman@utsouthwestern.edu
Research in my laboratory focuses on axonal connections and promoting reconnection after trauma or disease.
![Christoph Zechner](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/109324/images/zechner-christoph.jpg)
Christoph Zechner, M.D., Ph.D.
christoph.zechner@utsouthwestern.edu
My research focuses on intestinal hormones and their actions on energy and phosphate metabolism.