The UC Irvine School of Medicine Department of Physiology & Biophysics faculty work to provide high-level service and excellent educational opportunities and mentoring to students, postdoctoral fellows and residents in the discipline of physiology and biophysics.

 

Michael Cahalan, PhD
Michael Cahalan, PhD

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Physiology & Biophysics
Geoffrey Abbott, PhD
Geoffrey Abbott, PhD

Vice Dean, Basic Science Research

Senior Associate Dean, Academic Personnel
Kevin Beier, PhD
Kevin Beier, PhD

Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics

Associate Director, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
David Davies, PhD
David Davies, PhD

Associate Professor in Residence, Physiology & Biophysics
Asuka Eguchi, PhD
Asuka Eguchi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Philip Felgner, PhD
Philip Felgner, PhD

Professor in Residence, Physiology and Biophysics
Steve Goldstein, MD, PhD
Steve Goldstein, MD, PhD

Vice Chancellor, Health Affairs

Distinguished Professor, Physiology and Biophysics
Milton Greenberg, PhD
Milton Greenberg, PhD

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Michael Hicks, PhD
Michael Hicks, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Todd Holmes, PhD
Todd Holmes, PhD

Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Lan Huang, PhD
Lan Huang, PhD

Professor, Physiology & Biophysics

Graduate Faculty Advisor, Physiology & Biophysics
Rongsheng Jin, PhD
Rongsheng Jin, PhD

Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Barbara Jusiak, PhD
Barbara Jusiak, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Vladimir Kefalov, PhD
Vladimir Kefalov, PhD

Professor, Ophthalmology
Philip Kiser, PhD, PharmD
Philip Kiser, PhD, PharmD

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Devon Lawson, PhD
Devon Lawson, PhD

Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Francesco Marangoni, PhD
Francesco Marangoni, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Shivashankar Othy, PhD
Shivashankar Othy, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Mitradas Panicker, PhD
Mitradas Panicker, PhD

Associate Adjunct Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Medha Pathak, PhD
Medha Pathak, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Eric Pearlman, PhD
Eric Pearlman, PhD

Director, Institute for Immunology

Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology
Subrata Sabui, PhD
Subrata Sabui, PhD

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Hamid Said, PhD, PharmD
Hamid Said, PhD, PharmD

Distinguished Professor, Physiology & Biophysics

Distinguished Professor — Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Medicine
Harinder Singh, PhD
Harinder Singh, PhD

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

MedEd Course Director
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Francesco Tombola, PhD
Francesco Tombola, PhD

Associate Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Sergio Villalta, PhD
Sergio Villalta, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics

Assistant Professor, Neurology
Lisa Wagar, PhD
Lisa Wagar, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Stephen White, PhD
Stephen White, PhD

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Physiology & Biophysics
Qin Yang, MD, PhD
Qin Yang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor — Division of Endocrinology, Medicine

Associate Professor — Physiology & Biophysics
Alvin Yu, PhD
Alvin Yu, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD
Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Pediatrics

Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Alan Goldin, MD, PhD
Alan Goldin, MD, PhD

Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Naoto Hoshi, PhD
Naoto Hoshi, PhD

Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Wei Ling Lau, MD
Wei Ling Lau, MD

Chief, Division of Nephrology

Associate Professor In-Residence — Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation, Medicine
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, FACC
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, FACC

Professor — Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division, Medicine

Medical Director — Integrative Cardiology and Cardiac Rehab
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology

Donald Bren Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology
Nosratola Vaziri, MD
Nosratola Vaziri, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics

Former Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and former Chairman of Department of Medicine, Medicine
Gulab Zode, PhD
Gulab Zode, PhD

Professor, Ophthalmology

Ralph A. Bradshaw
 

George Chandy

 

Jay Gargus

 

Harry Haigler

 

James Hall

 

Frances Anne Jurnak

 

Janos K. Lanyi

 

Kenneth Longmuir

 

Larry E. Vickery

 

Albert Zlotnik

 

 

Janita Parpana

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

Email: jparpana@hs.uci.edu

Phone: 949-824-6833

Lillian Li

Senior Financial Analyst

Email: liq16@uci.edu

Phone: 949-824-5864

Terri Warren

Senior Academic and Staff Personnel Analyst

Email: twarren@hs.uci.edu

Phone: 949-824-5865

Xiaoting Jin

Financial Analyst

Email: xiaotinj@uci.edu

Phone: 949-824-5864

Ann Wu

Purchasing/Reimbursement Coordinator

Email: chialw1@hs.uci.edu

Phone: 949-824-5863

Claire Chen

Administrative Assistant/Graduate Coordinator

Email: chiaochc@hs.uci.edu

Ron Pulido

Basic Science IT Support

Email: ronp@uci.edu

Phone: 949-824-5311

Physiology & Biophysics Admin staff group photo, taken summer 2024