John Castellot, PhD, Program Director - Mechanisms of smooth muscle proliferation 
Lauren Black, III, PhD - Cardiovascular tissue engineering
Peter Brooks, PhD - Extracellular matrix and inflammation; angiogenesis and tumor progression
Jake Jinkun Chen, DDS, PhD - Cell and molecular biology of bone
David Damassa, PhD** - Steroid hormone signaling networks
Christiane Dammann, MD - Fetal lung development
Al-Walid El-Bermani, PhD** - Mechanisms involved in innervation of the lung
Robert Friesel, PhD - Angiogenesis, tissue remodeling and development
Jonas Galper, MD, PhD - Sterol regulation of cardiovascular disease
Jonathan Garlick, DDS, PhD - Cell-cell interaction in squamous cell carcinoma; stem cells and tissue regeneration
Grace Gill, PhD - Regulation of neuronal gene expression by post-translational modification of transcription factors
Alvar Gustafson, PhD** - Male reproductive physiology
Victor Hatini, PhD - Genetic approaches to patterning and organ development
Ira Herman, PhD - Mechanics of motility, angiogenesis and wound healing: Therapeutics for regenerative medicine
Gordon Huggins, MD - Molecular genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular development and disease
Michele Jacob, PhD - Molecular mechanisms dirrecting synapse assembly and plasticity
Iris Jaffe, MD, PhD - Aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor in vascular function and disease
David Kaplan, PhD - Tissue engineering and stem cells
Richard Karas, MD - Effects of estrogen on the cardiovascular system
Rajendra Kumar-Singh, PhD - Gene therapy for inherited retinal disorders
Catherine Kuo, PhD - Tissue engineering and stem cell biology
Charlotte Kuperwasser, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development
Janis Lem, PhD - Retinal degeneration mechanisms and phototransduction
Lucy Liaw, PhD -Blood vessel development and repair
Volkhard Lindner, MD, PhD - Genes associated with vascular injury and repair
Thomas Linsenmayer, PhD - Corneal development and innervation; oxidative damage protective mechanisms
Karina Meiri, PhD - Regulation of neurogenesis and neuronal plasticity
Heber Nielsen, MD - Normal and abnormal regulation of fetal lung development
Leif Oxburgh, DVM, PhD - BMP and regulation of kidney development
Noorjahan Panjwani, PhD - Corneal disease mechanisms
Ilka Pinz, PhD -Lipotoxicity and heart disease
Igor Prudovsky -Molecular events associated with protein release
Beverly Rubin, PhD - Effects of perinatal xenoestrogen on body weight and fetal development
Satyapriya Sarkar, PhD** - Molecular control of striated muscle growth and differentiation
James Schwob, MD, PhD - Olfactory system development and regeneration
Carlos Sonnenschein, MD - Proliferation of estrogen-dependent cells
Ana Soto, MD - Control of cell proliferation
Michael Steer, MD - Molecular mechanisms of pancreatitis
Calvin Vary, PhD -TGFβ in vascular development and disease
Joseph Verdi, PhD -Molecular mechanisms of stem cell differentiation
Zack Zhengyu Wang, PhD - Cardiovascular and hematopoietic stem cell development
Don Wojchowski, PhD - Regulation of erythropoiesis and anemia development
Pamela Yelick, PhD - Genetic analysis of craniofacial and tooth development
Jeong Yoon, PhD -Wnt signaling during development and tissue regeneration
Li Zeng, PhD - Cartilage development and regeneration
** These faculty are active in teaching and educational aspects of the program, but no longer accept dissertation or rotation students.